1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

M emailbook-hare.ha

@@ 214,7 214,7 @@ fn parse_file(filename: str, lines: *[]str) void = {
 	const file = os::open(filename)!;
 	defer io::close(file)!;
 	let continuation = false;
-	const joined_lines: str = "";
+	const joined_lines: []u8 = [];
 
 	for (true) {
 		const line = match (bufio::read_line(file)) {


@@ 230,21 230,22 @@ fn parse_file(filename: str, lines: *[]str) void = {
 		};
 		const index = starts_with_any(line, fields);
 		if (index >= 0) {
-			if (joined_lines != "") {
-				process_line(joined_lines);
-				joined_lines = "";
+			if (len(joined_lines) > 0) {
+				process_line(strings::fromutf8_unsafe(joined_lines));
+				joined_lines = [];
 			};
 			continuation = true;
-			joined_lines = strings::trim(strings::sub(line, len(fields[index]), strings::end));
+			// can slices be trimmed?
+			joined_lines = strings::toutf8(line)[len(fields[index])..];
 		} else if (continuation && strings::hasprefix(line, " ")) {
-			joined_lines = strings::concat(joined_lines, line);
+			append(joined_lines, strings::toutf8(line));
 		} else {
 			continuation = false;
 		};
 
 	};
-	if (joined_lines != "") {
-		process_line(joined_lines);
+	if (len(joined_lines) > 0) {
+		process_line(strings::fromutf8_unsafe(joined_lines));
 	};
 };