Faster insertion into table

4 files changed, 13 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/builtin/game/auth.lua b/builtin/game/auth.lua
index 423eb3134..deb811b14 100644
--- a/builtin/game/auth.lua
+++ b/builtin/game/auth.lua
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function core.privs_to_string(privs, delim)
 	local list = {}
 	for priv, bool in pairs(privs) do
 		if bool then
-			table.insert(list, priv)
+			list[#list + 1] = priv
 		end
 	end
 	return table.concat(list, delim)
diff --git a/builtin/game/chatcommands.lua b/builtin/game/chatcommands.lua
index 6b4ca0d12..2c7a0b532 100644
--- a/builtin/game/chatcommands.lua
+++ b/builtin/game/chatcommands.lua
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ core.register_chatcommand("help", {
 			local cmds = {}
 			for cmd, def in pairs(core.chatcommands) do
 				if core.check_player_privs(name, def.privs) then
-					table.insert(cmds, cmd)
+					cmds[#cmds + 1] = cmd
 				end
 			end
 			table.sort(cmds)
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ core.register_chatcommand("help", {
 			local cmds = {}
 			for cmd, def in pairs(core.chatcommands) do
 				if core.check_player_privs(name, def.privs) then
-					table.insert(cmds, format_help_line(cmd, def))
+					cmds[#cmds + 1] = format_help_line(cmd, def)
 				end
 			end
 			table.sort(cmds)
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ core.register_chatcommand("help", {
 		elseif param == "privs" then
 			local privs = {}
 			for priv, def in pairs(core.registered_privileges) do
-				table.insert(privs, priv .. ": " .. def.description)
+				privs[#privs + 1] = priv .. ": " .. def.description
 			end
 			table.sort(privs)
 			return true, "Available privileges:\n"..table.concat(privs, "\n")
diff --git a/builtin/game/misc.lua b/builtin/game/misc.lua
index d0e67bd88..4f58710d0 100644
--- a/builtin/game/misc.lua
+++ b/builtin/game/misc.lua
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ end)
 function core.after(after, func, ...)
 	assert(tonumber(time) and type(func) == "function",
 			"Invalid core.after invocation")
-	table.insert(jobs, {
+	jobs[#jobs + 1] = {
 		func = func,
 		expire = time + after,
 		arg = {...},
 		mod_origin = core.get_last_run_mod()
-	})
+	}
 end
 
 function core.check_player_privs(player_or_name, ...)
@@ -63,14 +63,14 @@ function core.check_player_privs(player_or_name, ...)
 		-- We were provided with a table like { privA = true, privB = true }.
 		for priv, value in pairs(requested_privs[1]) do
 			if value and not player_privs[priv] then
-				table.insert(missing_privileges, priv)
+				missing_privileges[#missing_privileges + 1] = priv
 			end
 		end
 	else
 		-- Only a list, we can process it directly.
 		for key, priv in pairs(requested_privs) do
 			if not player_privs[priv] then
-				table.insert(missing_privileges, priv)
+				missing_privileges[#missing_privileges + 1] = priv
 			end
 		end
 	end
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function core.get_connected_players()
 	local temp_table = {}
 	for index, value in pairs(player_list) do
 		if value:is_player_connected() then
-			table.insert(temp_table, value)
+			temp_table[#temp_table + 1] = value
 		end
 	end
 	return temp_table
diff --git a/builtin/game/register.lua b/builtin/game/register.lua
index ba5f69d67..398daf057 100644
--- a/builtin/game/register.lua
+++ b/builtin/game/register.lua
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ end
 
 function core.register_abm(spec)
 	-- Add to core.registered_abms
-	core.registered_abms[#core.registered_abms+1] = spec
+	core.registered_abms[#core.registered_abms + 1] = spec
 	spec.mod_origin = core.get_current_modname() or "??"
 end
 
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ end
 local function make_registration()
 	local t = {}
 	local registerfunc = function(func)
-		table.insert(t, func)
+		t[#t + 1] = func
 		core.callback_origins[func] = {
 			mod = core.get_current_modname() or "??",
 			name = debug.getinfo(1, "n").name or "??"
@@ -467,9 +467,9 @@ end
 
 function core.register_on_player_hpchange(func, modifier)
 	if modifier then
-		table.insert(core.registered_on_player_hpchanges.modifiers, func)
+		core.registered_on_player_hpchanges.modifiers[#core.registered_on_player_hpchanges.modifiers + 1] = func
 	else
-		table.insert(core.registered_on_player_hpchanges.loggers, func)
+		core.registered_on_player_hpchanges.loggers[#core.registered_on_player_hpchanges.loggers + 1] = func
 	end
 	core.callback_origins[func] = {
 		mod = core.get_current_modname() or "??",