Use generic Item with typed content to reduce cache misses

src/structs/ContentString.js

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+import {
+  Transaction, Item, StructStore // eslint-disable-line
+} from '../internals.js'
+
+import * as encoding from 'lib0/encoding.js'
+import * as decoding from 'lib0/decoding.js'
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ */
+export class ContentString {
+  /**
+   * @param {string} str
+   */
+  constructor (str) {
+    /**
+     * @type {string}
+     */
+    this.str = str
+  }
+  /**
+   * @return {number}
+   */
+  getLength () {
+    return this.str.length
+  }
+  /**
+   * @return {Array<any>}
+   */
+  getContent () {
+    return this.str.split('')
+  }
+  /**
+   * @return {boolean}
+   */
+  isCountable () {
+    return true
+  }
+  /**
+   * @return {ContentString}
+   */
+  copy () {
+    return new ContentString(this.str)
+  }
+  /**
+   * @param {number} offset
+   * @return {ContentString}
+   */
+  splice (offset) {
+    const right = new ContentString(this.str.slice(offset))
+    this.str = this.str.slice(0, offset)
+    return right
+  }
+  /**
+   * @param {ContentString} right
+   * @return {boolean}
+   */
+  mergeWith (right) {
+    this.str += right.str
+    return true
+  }
+  /**
+   * @param {Transaction} transaction
+   * @param {Item} item
+   */
+  integrate (transaction, item) {}
+  /**
+   * @param {Transaction} transaction
+   */
+  delete (transaction) {}
+  /**
+   * @param {StructStore} store
+   */
+  gc (store) {}
+  /**
+   * @param {encoding.Encoder} encoder
+   * @param {number} offset
+   */
+  write (encoder, offset) {
+    encoding.writeVarString(encoder, offset === 0 ? this.str : this.str.slice(offset))
+  }
+  /**
+   * @return {number}
+   */
+  getRef () {
+    return 4
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ *
+ * @param {decoding.Decoder} decoder
+ * @return {ContentString}
+ */
+export const readContentString = decoder => new ContentString(decoding.readVarString(decoder))