Add Ticket 291 optimization; replace string concatenation with using a character buffer (list) which is joined at the end.

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/suds/__init__.py b/suds/__init__.py
index ce6d5de..ec16846 100644
--- a/suds/__init__.py
+++ b/suds/__init__.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import sys
 #
 
 __version__ = '0.3.9'
-__build__="(beta) R633-20091223"
+__build__="(beta) R634-20100105"
 
 #
 # Exceptions
diff --git a/suds/sax/parser.py b/suds/sax/parser.py
index c130c83..447d174 100644
--- a/suds/sax/parser.py
+++ b/suds/sax/parser.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class Handler(ContentHandler):
             if self.mapPrefix(node, attribute):
                 continue
             node.append(attribute)
+        node.charbuffer = []
         top.append(node)
         self.push(node)
         
@@ -77,6 +78,9 @@ class Handler(ContentHandler):
     def endElement(self, name):
         name = unicode(name)
         current = self.top()
+        if len(current.charbuffer):
+            current.text = Text(u''.join(current.charbuffer))
+        del current.charbuffer
         if len(current):
             current.trim()
         currentqname = current.qname()
@@ -88,10 +92,7 @@ class Handler(ContentHandler):
     def characters(self, content):
         text = unicode(content)
         node = self.top()
-        if node.text is None:
-            node.text = Text(text)
-        else:
-            node.text += text
+        node.charbuffer.append(text)
 
     def push(self, node):
         self.nodes.append(node)