From 1e261cffddd9ec8189bcff89795d65a53af7bf42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Astralcircle <142503363+Astralcircle@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2026 04:41:26 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Switch all string.Trim* functinos to WireLib alternative
 Has better performance and will help avoid some problems

---
 .../base/preprocessor.lua                     | 71 +++----------------
 .../gmod_wire_expression2/core/console.lua    |  2 +-
 .../gmod_wire_expression2/core/e2lib.lua      | 10 +--
 .../gmod_wire_expression2/core/extpp.lua      |  8 +--
 .../gmod_wire_expression2/core/string.lua     |  6 +-
 lua/entities/gmod_wire_target_finder.lua      |  2 +-
 lua/entities/gmod_wire_turret.lua             |  2 +-
 lua/weapons/gmod_tool/stools/wire_adv.lua     |  2 +-
 .../gmod_tool/stools/wire_debugger.lua        | 10 +--
 lua/wire/client/text_editor/modes/zcpu.lua    |  4 +-
 lua/wire/client/text_editor/texteditor.lua    |  3 +-
 lua/wire/client/wire_filebrowser.lua          | 10 +--
 lua/wire/client/wire_listeditor.lua           |  6 +-
 lua/wire/gates/string.lua                     |  3 +-
 lua/wire/stools/expression2.lua               |  2 +-
 lua/wire/stools/friendslist.lua               |  4 +-
 lua/wire/wireshared.lua                       | 57 +++++++++++++++
 17 files changed, 101 insertions(+), 101 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/base/preprocessor.lua b/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/base/preprocessor.lua
index 3a44320631..e308bc3500 100644
--- a/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/base/preprocessor.lua
+++ b/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/base/preprocessor.lua
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ local type_map = {
 }
 
 function PreProcessor:GetType(tp, trace)
-	tp = self:Trim(tp):lower()
+	tp = WireLib.Trim(tp):lower()
 	local up = tp:upper()
 
 	if tp == "normal" then
@@ -83,61 +83,6 @@ function PreProcessor:HandlePPCommand(comment, col)
 	end
 end
 
-function PreProcessor:Trim(line)
-	local length = #line
-	local first
-
-	for i = 1, length do
-		local b = string.byte(line, i)
-
-		if b ~= 32 and (b < 9 or b > 13) then
-			first = i
-			break
-		end
-	end
-
-	if not first then
-		return ""
-	end
-
-	local last
-
-	for i = length, 1, -1 do
-		local b = string.byte(line, i)
-
-		if b ~= 32 and (b < 9 or b > 13) then
-			last = i
-			break
-		end
-	end
-
-	return string.sub(line, first, last)
-end
-
-function PreProcessor:TrimLeft(line)
-	for i = 1, #line do
-		local b = string.byte(line, i)
-
-		if b ~= 32 and (b < 9 or b > 13) then
-			return string.sub(line, i)
-		end
-	end
-
-	return ""
-end
-
-function PreProcessor:TrimRight(line)
-	for i = #line, 1, -1 do
-		local b = string.byte(line, i)
-
-		if b ~= 32 and (b < 9 or b > 13) then
-			return string.sub(line, 1, i)
-		end
-	end
-
-	return ""
-end
-
 function PreProcessor:FindComments(line)
 	local isinput = not self.blockcomment and not self.multilinestring and line:match("^@inputs") ~= nil
 	local isoutput = not self.blockcomment and not self.multilinestring and line:match("^@outputs") ~= nil
@@ -339,7 +284,7 @@ local directive_handlers = {
 	["persist"] = handleIO("persist"),
 
 	["trigger"] = function(self, value, trace)
-		local trimmed = PreProcessor.Trim(nil, value)
+		local trimmed = WireLib.Trim(value)
 		if trimmed == "all" then
 			if self.directives.trigger[1] ~= nil then
 				self:Error("Directive (@trigger) conflicts with previous directives", trace)
@@ -385,7 +330,7 @@ local directive_handlers = {
 		end
 
 		if CLIENT then
-			if #PreProcessor.Trim(nil, arg) > 0 then
+			if #WireLib.Trim(arg) > 0 then
 				trace.start_col = trace.end_col + 1
 				trace.end_line = trace.start_line + 1
 				trace.end_col = 1
@@ -422,7 +367,7 @@ function PreProcessor:ParseDirectives(line)
 	-- not a directive?
 	if not directive then
 		-- flag as "in code", if that is the case
-		if self:Trim(line) ~= "" then
+		if WireLib.Trim(line) ~= "" then
 			self.incode = true
 		end
 		-- don't handle as a directive.
@@ -488,7 +433,7 @@ function PreProcessor:Process(buffer, directives, ent)
 		for i, line in ipairs(lines) do
 			self.readline = i
 
-			line = self:TrimRight(line)
+			line = WireLib.TrimRight(line)
 			line = self:RemoveComments(line)
 			line = self:ParseDirectives(line)
 			lines[i] = line
@@ -545,7 +490,7 @@ function PreProcessor:ParsePorts(ports, startoffset)
 					column2 = column + column2
 					local tr = Trace.new(self.readline, column2, self.readline, column2 + #var)
 
-					var = self:Trim(var)
+					var = WireLib.Trim(var)
 					-- skip empty entries
 					if var ~= "" then
 						-- error on malformed variable names
@@ -690,7 +635,7 @@ function PreProcessor:PP_else(args, trace)
 	local state = table.remove(self.ifdefStack)
 	if state == nil then self:Error("Found #else outside #ifdef/#ifndef block", trace) end
 
-	if self:Trim(args) ~= "" then self:Error("Must not pass an argument to #else", trace) end
+	if WireLib.Trim(args) ~= "" then self:Error("Must not pass an argument to #else", trace) end
 
 	if self:Disabled() then
 		table.insert(self.ifdefStack, false)
@@ -703,7 +648,7 @@ function PreProcessor:PP_endif(args, trace)
 	local state = table.remove(self.ifdefStack)
 	if state == nil then self:Error("Found #endif outside #ifdef/#ifndef block", trace) end
 
-	if self:Trim(args) ~= "" then self:Error("Must not pass an argument to #endif", trace) end
+	if WireLib.Trim(args) ~= "" then self:Error("Must not pass an argument to #endif", trace) end
 end
 
 function PreProcessor:PP_error(args, trace)
diff --git a/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/console.lua b/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/console.lua
index c43a2250be..99254a8ef8 100644
--- a/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/console.lua
+++ b/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/console.lua
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ end
 local function getWhitelist(ply, cvar)
 	local whitelist = {}
 
-	for _, v in ipairs(string.Split(string.Trim(ply:GetInfo(cvar)), ",")) do
+	for _, v in ipairs(string.Split(WireLib.Trim(ply:GetInfo(cvar)), ",")) do
 		if v ~= "" then
 			whitelist[v] = true
 		end
diff --git a/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/e2lib.lua b/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/e2lib.lua
index 0ea5cd693f..5442c96691 100644
--- a/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/e2lib.lua
+++ b/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/e2lib.lua
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ do
 	end
 
 	function E2Lib.GetExtensionStatus(name)
-		name = name:Trim():lower()
+		name = WireLib.Trim(name):lower()
 		return extensions.status[name]
 	end
 
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ do
 		end
 
 		function E2Lib.RegisterExtension(name, default, description, warning)
-			name = name:Trim():lower()
+			name = WireLib.Trim(name):lower()
 			E2Lib.currentextension = name
 
 			if extensions.status[ name ] == nil then
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ do
 		end
 
 		function E2Lib.SetExtensionStatus( name, status )
-			name = name:Trim():lower()
+			name = WireLib.Trim(name):lower()
 			status = tobool( status )
 			extensions.status[ name ] = status
 			if extensions.save then
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ do
 			end
 			local name = args[ 1 ]
 			if name then
-				name = name:Trim():lower()
+				name = WireLib.Trim(name):lower()
 				if extensions.status[ name ] ~= nil then
 					local status = tobool( cmd:find( "enable" ) )
 					if extensions.status[ name ] == status then
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ do
 	-- shared stuff
 
 	local function makeAutoCompleteList( cmd, args )
-		args = args:Trim():lower()
+		args = WireLib.Trim(args):lower()
 		local status, list, tbl, j = tobool( cmd:find( "enable" ) ), extensions.list, {}, 1
 		for i = 1, #list do
 			local name = list[ i ]
diff --git a/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/extpp.lua b/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/extpp.lua
index f42fc5496c..c2acbabcad 100644
--- a/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/extpp.lua
+++ b/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/extpp.lua
@@ -106,17 +106,17 @@ local function parseAttributes(attributes, trace)
 	if attributes ~= "" and attributes:sub(1, 1) == "[" and attributes:sub(-1, -1) == "]" then
 		local attrs = { legacy = "false" } -- extpp can generate functions abiding by the new compiler.
 		for _, tag in ipairs(attributes:sub(2, -2):Split(",")) do
-			local k = tag:lower():Trim()
+			local k = WireLib.Trim(tag:lower())
 
 			if k:find("=", 1, true) then
 				-- [xyz = 567, event = "Tick"]
 				-- e2function number foo()
 				local key, value = unpack(k:Split("="), 1, 2)
-				attrs[key:lower():Trim()] = value:Trim()
+				attrs[WireLib.Trim(key:lower())] = WireLib.Trim(value)
 			elseif not ValidAttributes[k] then
 				ErrorNoHalt("Invalid attribute fed to ExtPP: " .. k .. " " .. trace .. "\n")
 			else
-				attrs[tag:lower():Trim()] = "true"
+				attrs[WireLib.Trim(tag:lower())] = "true"
 			end
 		end
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ end
 
 --- Compact lua code to a single line to avoid changing lua's tracebacks.
 local function compact(lua)
-	return (lua:Trim():gsub("\n\t*", " "))
+	return (WireLib.Trim(lua):gsub("\n\t*", " "))
 end
 
 ---@param contents string
diff --git a/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/string.lua b/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/string.lua
index c7c6774b25..bbdd868689 100644
--- a/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/string.lua
+++ b/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/string.lua
@@ -233,15 +233,15 @@ __e2setcost(2)
 
 -- E2Lib.PreProcessor trimming functions are much more efficient than regular ones, so it's better to use them
 e2function string string:trim()
-	return E2Lib.PreProcessor.Trim(nil, this)
+	return WireLib.Trim(this)
 end
 
 e2function string string:trimLeft()
-	return E2Lib.PreProcessor.TrimLeft(nil, this)
+	return WireLib.TrimLeft(this)
 end
 
 e2function string string:trimRight()
-	return E2Lib.PreProcessor.TrimRight(nil, this)
+	return WireLib.TrimRight(this)
 end
 
 --[[******************************************************************************]]--
diff --git a/lua/entities/gmod_wire_target_finder.lua b/lua/entities/gmod_wire_target_finder.lua
index c5a6b9ba3c..cbf86edea7 100644
--- a/lua/entities/gmod_wire_target_finder.lua
+++ b/lua/entities/gmod_wire_target_finder.lua
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ local function CheckPlayers(self, contact, tab)
 	if not isOneOf(contact:GetName(), tab.PlayerName, tab.CaseSen) then return false end
 
 	-- Check if the player's steamid/steamid64 matches the SteamIDs
-	if tab.SteamName:Trim() ~= "" then
+	if WireLib.Trim(tab.SteamName) ~= "" then
 		local contact_steamid, contact_steamid64 = contact:SteamID(), contact:SteamID64()
 
 		if not (isOneOf(contact_steamid, tab.SteamName, tab.CaseSen) or isOneOf(contact_steamid64, tab.SteamName, tab.CaseSen)) then
diff --git a/lua/entities/gmod_wire_turret.lua b/lua/entities/gmod_wire_turret.lua
index 98a2f9cf14..551a0cee34 100644
--- a/lua/entities/gmod_wire_turret.lua
+++ b/lua/entities/gmod_wire_turret.lua
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ function ENT:SetNumBullets( numbullets )
 end
 
 function ENT:SetTracer( tracer )
-	tracer = string.Trim(tracer)
+	tracer = WireLib.Trim(tracer)
 	self.tracer = TracerEnabled:GetBool() and ValidTracers[tracer] and tracer or ""
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/weapons/gmod_tool/stools/wire_adv.lua b/lua/weapons/gmod_tool/stools/wire_adv.lua
index 1272cc31f7..137c12bc40 100644
--- a/lua/weapons/gmod_tool/stools/wire_adv.lua
+++ b/lua/weapons/gmod_tool/stools/wire_adv.lua
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ elseif CLIENT then
 						local w = 0
 						local h = 0
 						for i=1,#lines do
-							lines[i] = string.Trim(lines[i])
+							lines[i] = WireLib.Trim(lines[i])
 							local ww, hh = surface.GetTextSize( lines[i] )
 							w = math.max(w,ww)
 							h = h + hh + 2
diff --git a/lua/weapons/gmod_tool/stools/wire_debugger.lua b/lua/weapons/gmod_tool/stools/wire_debugger.lua
index 7cf2f3536e..07d29add9a 100644
--- a/lua/weapons/gmod_tool/stools/wire_debugger.lua
+++ b/lua/weapons/gmod_tool/stools/wire_debugger.lua
@@ -359,12 +359,12 @@ if (CLIENT) then
 			local ExplodeLines = string.Explode("\n", Line)
 
 			for Index, ExplodeLine in ipairs(ExplodeLines) do --break it into multible lines for 1 entry
-				if string.Trim(ExplodeLine) ~= "" then
+				if WireLib.Trim(ExplodeLine) ~= "" then
 
 					local XPos = 0
 					if(Index > 1) then
 						if dgb_orient_vert then --if the string is not the first and it is vertical, line it up acordingly
-							if(string.Trim(ExplodeLine) == "OUT:" or string.Trim(ExplodeLine) == "IN:") then
+							if(WireLib.Trim(ExplodeLine) == "OUT:" or WireLib.Trim(ExplodeLine) == "IN:") then
 								XPos = 17
 							else
 								XPos = 42
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ if (CLIENT) then
 					end
 
 					local TrimLine = {
-						LineText = string.Trim(ExplodeLine),
+						LineText = WireLib.Trim(ExplodeLine),
 						OffsetPos = { XPos, Line_Count*14 } --move the next text down some for each line
 					}
 					table.insert(CurEntry.Lines, TrimLine )
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ if (CLIENT) then
 			local TextWidth
 			for _, Entry in ipairs(Entries) do
 				for _, Line in ipairs(Entry.Lines) do
-					TextWidth = surface.GetTextSize(string.Trim(Line.LineText))
+					TextWidth = surface.GetTextSize(WireLib.Trim(Line.LineText))
 					TextWidth = TextWidth+Line.OffsetPos[1] --offset it with the text's offset
 
 					if(TextWidth > LongestWidth) then
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ if (CLIENT) then
 		for _, Entry in ipairs(Entries) do
 			for _, Line in ipairs(Entry.Lines) do
 				draw.Text({
-					text = string.Trim(Line.LineText) or "",
+					text = WireLib.Trim(Line.LineText) or "",
 					font = "Default",
 					pos = { Line.OffsetPos[1]+10, 250*MoveBox+10+Line.OffsetPos[2] },
 					color = Entry.TextColor
diff --git a/lua/wire/client/text_editor/modes/zcpu.lua b/lua/wire/client/text_editor/modes/zcpu.lua
index 787d035881..49083cc806 100644
--- a/lua/wire/client/text_editor/modes/zcpu.lua
+++ b/lua/wire/client/text_editor/modes/zcpu.lua
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ function EDITOR:SyntaxColorLine(row)
     if self:NextPattern("^[a-zA-Z0-9_@.]+:") then
       tokenname = "label"
     elseif self:NextPattern("^[a-zA-Z0-9_@.]+") then
-      local sstr = string.upper(self.tokendata:Trim())
+      local sstr = string.upper(WireLib.Trim(self.tokendata))
       if opcodeTable[sstr] then
         tokenname = "opcode"
       elseif registersTable[sstr] then
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ function EDITOR:SyntaxColorLine(row)
           tokenname = "normal"
         end
       elseif self:NextPattern("^[a-zA-Z0-9_@.#]+") then
-        local sstr = string.sub(string.upper(self.tokendata:Trim()),2)
+        local sstr = string.sub(string.upper(WireLib.Trim(self.tokendata)),2)
         if macroTable[sstr] then
           self:NextPattern(".*$")
           tokenname = "pmacro"
diff --git a/lua/wire/client/text_editor/texteditor.lua b/lua/wire/client/text_editor/texteditor.lua
index 6363e17acf..f6882db385 100644
--- a/lua/wire/client/text_editor/texteditor.lua
+++ b/lua/wire/client/text_editor/texteditor.lua
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ local string_gsub = string.gsub
 local string_rep = string.rep
 local string_byte = string.byte
 local string_format = string.format
-local string_Trim = string.Trim
 local string_reverse = string.reverse
 local math_min = math.min
 local table_insert = table.insert
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@ function EDITOR:OpenContextMenu()
 			for _, v in pairs( colors ) do
 				local color = v[2][1]
 
-				if (prev_colors and prev_colors == color) or string_Trim(v[1]) == "" then
+				if (prev_colors and prev_colors == color) or WireLib.Trim(v[1]) == "" then
 					str = str .. v[1]
 				else
 					prev_colors = color
diff --git a/lua/wire/client/wire_filebrowser.lua b/lua/wire/client/wire_filebrowser.lua
index 26c336431b..67b9a1b56f 100644
--- a/lua/wire/client/wire_filebrowser.lua
+++ b/lua/wire/client/wire_filebrowser.lua
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ local function PathFilter(Folder, TxtPanel, Root)
 		end
 	end
 
-	ValidFolder = string.Trim(ValidFolder)
+	ValidFolder = WireLib.Trim(ValidFolder)
 	--[[
 	if string.sub(ValidFolder, 0, 4) == ".svn" then -- Disallow access to .svn folders. (Not needed.)
 		ValidFolder = string.sub(ValidFolder, -4)
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ local function PathFilter(Folder, TxtPanel, Root)
 	end
 	--]]
 
-	ValidFolder = string.Trim(ValidFolder, "/")
+	ValidFolder = WireLib.Trim(ValidFolder, "/")
 
 	if IsValid(TxtPanel) then
 		TxtPanel:SetText(ValidFolder)
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ local function PathFilter(Folder, TxtPanel, Root)
 	for i = 1, Dirs do
 		if not file.IsDir(ConnectPathes(Root, ValidFolder), "GAME") then
 			ValidFolder = string.GetPathFromFilename(ValidFolder)
-			ValidFolder = string.Trim(ValidFolder, "/")
+			ValidFolder = WireLib.Trim(ValidFolder, "/")
 		end
 	end
 
-	ValidFolder = string.Trim(ValidFolder, "/")
+	ValidFolder = WireLib.Trim(ValidFolder, "/")
 
 	if ValidFolder == "" then return end
 	return ValidFolder
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ function PANEL:Init()
 
 		if not path then return end
 		path = string.sub(path, #self.m_strRootPath+1)
-		path = string.Trim(path, "/")
+		path = WireLib.Trim(path, "/")
 
 		if not self.NotUserPressed then
 			self.FolderPathText:SetText(path)
diff --git a/lua/wire/client/wire_listeditor.lua b/lua/wire/client/wire_listeditor.lua
index ca4fe9bc82..2397566e2a 100644
--- a/lua/wire/client/wire_listeditor.lua
+++ b/lua/wire/client/wire_listeditor.lua
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ local function ReadLine(filedata)
 			if (char == "\n") then break end // line end
 			line = line .. char
 		end
-		line = string.Trim(line)
+		line = WireLib.Trim(line)
 
 		if (not fileend and line == "") then continue end
 		fileline = line
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ local function ReadLine(filedata)
 		local line = linetable[k]
 
 		if (k == 1) then
-			line = string.Trim(line, "/")
+			line = WireLib.Trim(line, "/")
 		end
-		line = string.Trim(line)
+		line = WireLib.Trim(line)
 
 		linetable[k] = line
 	end
diff --git a/lua/wire/gates/string.lua b/lua/wire/gates/string.lua
index e92afb325a..d41febd7a1 100644
--- a/lua/wire/gates/string.lua
+++ b/lua/wire/gates/string.lua
@@ -169,8 +169,7 @@ GateActions["string_trim"] = {
 	inputtypes = { "STRING" },
 	outputtypes = { "STRING" },
 	output = function(gate, A)
-		if not A then A = "" end
-		return string.Trim(A)
+		return WireLib.Trim(A or "")
 	end,
 	label = function(Out, A)
 		return string.format ("trim(%s) = %q", A, Out)
diff --git a/lua/wire/stools/expression2.lua b/lua/wire/stools/expression2.lua
index 55ab0ce58b..49bda2bec5 100644
--- a/lua/wire/stools/expression2.lua
+++ b/lua/wire/stools/expression2.lua
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ if CLIENT then
 			name = string.sub(name, 1, -2)
 		end
 
-		name = string.Trim(name) .. "..."
+		name = WireLib.Trim(name) .. "..."
 	end
 
 	function Expression2SetProgress(p, p2, w)
diff --git a/lua/wire/stools/friendslist.lua b/lua/wire/stools/friendslist.lua
index 852c80bc49..5c86405a9c 100644
--- a/lua/wire/stools/friendslist.lua
+++ b/lua/wire/stools/friendslist.lua
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ else
 
 		local ret = {}
 		for i=1,#t do
-			local str = string.Trim(t[i])
+			local str = WireLib.Trim(t[i])
 			if string.match( str, "^STEAM_%d:%d:%d+$") ~= nil then
 				ret[#ret+1] = str
 			end
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ else
 		btn_add:SetText( "Add" )
 
 		function btn_add:DoClick()
-			local steamid = string.upper(string.Trim(txt:GetValue()))
+			local steamid = string.upper(WireLib.Trim(txt:GetValue()))
 
 			if addSteamID( steamid ) then
 				local ply = player.GetBySteamID( steamid )
diff --git a/lua/wire/wireshared.lua b/lua/wire/wireshared.lua
index 7dc5d16458..0ff0c377f7 100644
--- a/lua/wire/wireshared.lua
+++ b/lua/wire/wireshared.lua
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ local Entity = Entity
 local string = string
 local string_gsub = string.gsub
 local string_char = string.char
+local string_byte = string.byte
 local string_match = string.match
 local string_sub = string.sub
 local utf8_char = utf8.char
@@ -76,6 +77,62 @@ function string.GetNormalizedFilepath( path ) -- luacheck: ignore
 	return table.concat(tbl, "/")
 end
 
+-- Cheaper string.Trim* functions
+function WireLib.Trim(line)
+	local length = #line
+	local first
+
+	for i = 1, length do
+		local b = string_byte(line, i)
+
+		if b ~= 32 and (b < 9 or b > 13) then
+			first = i
+			break
+		end
+	end
+
+	if not first then
+		return ""
+	end
+
+	local last
+
+	for i = length, 1, -1 do
+		local b = string_byte(line, i)
+
+		if b ~= 32 and (b < 9 or b > 13) then
+			last = i
+			break
+		end
+	end
+
+	return string_sub(line, first, last)
+end
+
+function WireLib.TrimLeft(line)
+	for i = 1, #line do
+		local b = string_byte(line, i)
+
+		if b ~= 32 and (b < 9 or b > 13) then
+			return string_sub(line, i)
+		end
+	end
+
+	return ""
+end
+
+function WireLib.TrimRight(line)
+	for i = #line, 1, -1 do
+		local b = string_byte(line, i)
+
+		if b ~= 32 and (b < 9 or b > 13) then
+			return string_sub(line, 1, i)
+		end
+	end
+
+	return ""
+end
+
 -- works like pairs() except that it iterates sorted by keys.
 -- criterion is optional and should be a function(a,b) returning whether a is less than b. (same as table.sort's criterions)
 function pairs_sortkeys(tbl, criterion)

From 535f73cee90a141cac4a228147ad03c001d6f89b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Astralcircle <142503363+Astralcircle@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2026 04:56:52 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Fix github linter

---
 .github/workflows/preprocess.lua | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/preprocess.lua b/.github/workflows/preprocess.lua
index b5ee115d6e..d5b940fc97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/preprocess.lua
+++ b/.github/workflows/preprocess.lua
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ end
 -- Polyfills
 AddCSLuaFile = function() end
 _G.E2Lib = {}
+_G.WireLib = {}
 _G.wire_expression_types = {
 	VECTOR = {"v"}, VECTOR2 = {"xv2"},
 	VECTOR4 = {"xv4"}, STRING = {"s"},
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ _G.wire_expression_types = {
 if not unpack then unpack = table.unpack end
 function istable(t) return type(t) == "table" end
 
-function string.Trim(s)
+function WireLib.Trim(s)
 	return string.match( s, "^%s*(.-)%s*$" ) or s
 end