Add optimized contains_prefix method #209
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Summary
Implements an optimized
contains_prefixmethod to efficiently check if any key with a given prefix exists in the tree.Motivation
Currently, users check for prefix existence using
.prefix().next()?.is_some(), which has significant overhead:This PR provides a more efficient alternative that returns as soon as any matching key is found.
Implementation
The new
contains_prefixmethod:trueimmediately upon finding the first matching keyAPI
Example usage:
Performance Benefits
Testing
get)Closes #138