Major speed improvements to ledger-post-align-postings

Got rid of markers.  Use inhibit-modification-hook to suppress any other buffer stuff happening.

Got giant-buffer down to around 3.5 seconds with full modifications.

lisp/ldg-post.el

@@ -124,11 +124,12 @@ PROMPT is a string to prompt with.  CHOICES is a list of
 	  "\\([ \t]*[@={]@?[^\n;]+?\\)?"
 	  "\\([ \t]+;.+?\\|[ \t]*\\)?$"))
 
-(defun ledger-next-amount (&optional end)
+(defsubst ledger-next-amount (&optional end)
   "Move point to the next amount, as long as it is not past END.
-Return the width of the amount field as an integer."
+Return the width of the amount field as an integer and leave
-  (beginning-of-line)
+point at beginning of the commodity."
-  (when (re-search-forward ledger-post-amount-regex (marker-position end) t)
+  ;;(beginning-of-line)
+  (when (re-search-forward ledger-post-amount-regex end t)
     (goto-char (match-beginning 0))
     (skip-syntax-forward " ")
     (- (or (match-end 4)
@@ -138,34 +139,29 @@ Return the width of the amount field as an integer."
   (concat "\\(^[ \t]+\\)"
 	  "\\([\\[(*!;a-zA-Z0-9]+?\\)"))
 
-(defun ledger-next-account (&optional end)
+(defsubst ledger-next-account (&optional end)
   "Move point to the beginning of the next account, or status marker (!*), as long as it is not past END.
-Return the column of the beginning of the account"
+Return the column of the beginning of the account and leave point
-  (beginning-of-line)
+at beginning of account"
-  (if (> (marker-position end) (point))
+  ;; (beginning-of-line)
-      (when (re-search-forward ledger-post-account-regex (marker-position end) t)
+    (if (> end (point))
+	(when (re-search-forward ledger-post-account-regex end t)
 	  (goto-char (match-beginning 2))
 	  (current-column))))
 
 
-(defun end-of-line-or-region (end-region)
+(defsubst ledger-post-end-of-line-or-region (end-region)
-  "Return a number or marker to the END-REGION or end of line
+  "Return a number the END-REGION or end of line
 position, whichever is closer."
-  (let ((end (if (< end-region (line-end-position))
+  (let ((eol (line-end-position)))
+    (if (< end-region eol)
 	end-region
-		 (line-end-position))))
+	eol)))
-    (if (markerp end-region)
-	(copy-marker end)
-	end)))
 
 (defsubst ledger-post-adjust (adjust-by)
   (if (> adjust-by 0)
       (insert (make-string adjust-by ? ))
-      (if (looking-back " " (- (point) 1))
+      (delete-char adjust-by)))
-	  (delete-char adjust-by)
-	  (skip-chars-forward "^ \t")
-	  (delete-horizontal-space)
-	  (insert "  "))))
 
 (defun ledger-post-align-postings (&optional beg end)
   "Align all accounts and amounts within region, if there is no
@@ -176,42 +172,40 @@ region align the posting on the current line."
 	    (not (use-region-p)))
 	(set-mark (point)))
     
-    (let* ((has-align-hook (remove-hook 
+    (let* ((inhibit-modification-hooks t)
-			    'after-change-functions
-			    'ledger-post-maybe-align t))
 	   (mark-first (< (mark) (point)))
 	   (begin-region (if beg
 			     beg
 			     (if mark-first (mark) (point))))
 	   (end-region (if end
 			   end
-			   (if mark-first (point-marker) (mark-marker))))
+			   (if mark-first (point) (mark))))
 	   acc-col amt-offset acc-adjust 
 	   (lines-left 1))
       ;; Condition point and mark to the beginning and end of lines
       (goto-char end-region)
-      (setq end-region (copy-marker (line-end-position)))
+      (setq end-region (line-end-position))
       (goto-char begin-region)
       (goto-char 
        (setq begin-region
-	     (copy-marker (line-beginning-position))))
+	     (line-beginning-position)))
-      (while (or (setq acc-col (ledger-next-account (end-of-line-or-region end-region)))
+      (while (or (setq acc-col (ledger-next-account (ledger-post-end-of-line-or-region end-region)))
-		 (and (< (point) (marker-position end-region))
+		 (and (< (point) end-region)
-		      (> lines-left 0)))
+		      lines-left))
 	(when acc-col 
 	    (setq acc-adjust (- ledger-post-account-alignment-column acc-col))
 	    (if (/= acc-adjust 0)
 		(ledger-post-adjust acc-adjust))
 	    
-	    (when (setq amt-offset (ledger-next-amount (end-of-line-or-region end-region)))
+	    (when (setq amt-offset (ledger-next-amount (ledger-post-end-of-line-or-region end-region)))
 	      (let* ((amt-adjust (- ledger-post-amount-alignment-column 
 				    amt-offset 
 				    (current-column))))
 		(if (/= amt-adjust 0)
 		    (ledger-post-adjust amt-adjust)))))
-	(setq lines-left (forward-line)))
+	(forward-line)
-      (if has-align-hook
+	(setq lines-left (not (eobp))))
-	  (add-hook 'after-change-functions 'ledger-post-maybe-align t t)))))
+      (setq inhibit-modification-hooks nil))))
 
 (defun ledger-post-maybe-align (beg end len)
   "Align amounts only if point is in a posting.

lisp/ldg-state.el

@@ -122,9 +122,7 @@ dropped."
 
     ;;this excursion toggles the posting status
     (save-excursion
-      (let ((has-align-hook (remove-hook 
+      (setq inhibit-modification-hooks t)
-			 'after-change-functions
-			 'ledger-post-maybe-align t)))
       
       (goto-char (line-beginning-position))
       (when (looking-at "[ \t]")
@@ -162,8 +160,7 @@ dropped."
 		   ((looking-at " ")
 		    (delete-char 1))))
 	     (setq new-status inserted))))
-	   (if has-align-hook
+      (setq inhibit-modification-hooks nil))
-	       (add-hook 'after-change-functions 'ledger-post-maybe-align t t))))
 
     ;; This excursion cleans up the entry so that it displays
     ;; minimally.  This means that if all posts are cleared, remove