[parser] storing address_parser_context on the parser struct itself so it doesn't have to be allocated every time

src/address_parser.c

@@ -287,6 +287,11 @@ bool address_parser_load(char *dir) {
 
     fclose(postal_codes_file);
 
+    parser->context = address_parser_context_new();
+    if (parser->context == NULL) {
+        goto exit_address_parser_created;
+    }
+
     char_array_destroy(path);
     return true;
 
@@ -305,6 +310,10 @@ void address_parser_destroy(address_parser_t *self) {
         crf_destroy(self->model.crf);
     }
 
+    if (self->context != NULL) {
+        address_parser_context_destroy(self->context);
+    }
+
     if (self->vocab != NULL) {
         trie_destroy(self->vocab);
     }
@@ -1642,15 +1651,17 @@ libpostal_address_parser_response_t *address_parser_response_new(void) {
     return response;
 }
 
-libpostal_address_parser_response_t *address_parser_parse(char *address, char *language, char *country, address_parser_context_t *context) {
+libpostal_address_parser_response_t *address_parser_parse(char *address, char *language, char *country) {
-    if (address == NULL || context == NULL) return NULL;
+    if (address == NULL) return NULL;
 
     address_parser_t *parser = get_address_parser();
-    if (parser == NULL) {
+    if (parser == NULL || parser->context == NULL) {
         log_error("parser is not setup, call libpostal_setup_address_parser()\n");
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    address_parser_context_t *context = parser->context;
+
     char *normalized = address_parser_normalize_string(address);
     bool is_normalized = normalized != NULL;
     if (!is_normalized) {

src/address_parser.h

@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ typedef struct address_parser {
         averaged_perceptron_t *ap;
         crf_t *crf;
     } model;
+    address_parser_context_t *context;
     trie_t *vocab;
     trie_t *phrases;
     address_parser_types_array *phrase_types;
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ address_parser_t *address_parser_new_options(parser_options_t options);
 address_parser_t *get_address_parser(void);
 bool address_parser_load(char *dir);
 
-libpostal_address_parser_response_t *address_parser_parse(char *address, char *language, char *country, address_parser_context_t *context);
+libpostal_address_parser_response_t *address_parser_parse(char *address, char *language, char *country);
 void address_parser_destroy(address_parser_t *self);
 
 char *address_parser_normalize_string(char *str);

src/address_parser_train.c

@@ -328,6 +328,13 @@ address_parser_t *address_parser_init(char *filename) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    address_parser_context_t *context = address_parser_context_new();
+    if (context == NULL) {
+        log_error("Error allocating context\n");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    parser->context = context;
+
     khash_t(str_uint32) *vocab = kh_init(str_uint32);
     if (vocab == NULL) {
         log_error("Could not allocate vocab\n");
@@ -1043,7 +1050,7 @@ bool address_parser_train_epoch(address_parser_t *self, void *trainer, char *fil
         return false;
     }
 
-    address_parser_context_t *context = address_parser_context_new();
+    address_parser_context_t *context = self->context;
 
     size_t examples = 0;
     uint64_t errors = address_parser_train_num_errors(self, trainer);
@@ -1087,7 +1094,6 @@ bool address_parser_train_epoch(address_parser_t *self, void *trainer, char *fil
 
 exit_epoch_training_started:
     address_parser_data_set_destroy(data_set);
-    address_parser_context_destroy(context);
 
     return true;
 }

src/libpostal.c

@@ -1021,18 +1021,14 @@ inline libpostal_address_parser_options_t libpostal_get_address_parser_default_o
 }
 
 libpostal_address_parser_response_t *libpostal_parse_address(char *address, libpostal_address_parser_options_t options) {
-    address_parser_context_t *context = address_parser_context_new();
+    libpostal_address_parser_response_t *parsed = address_parser_parse(address, options.language, options.country);
-    libpostal_address_parser_response_t *parsed = address_parser_parse(address, options.language, options.country, context);
 
     if (parsed == NULL) {
         log_error("Parser returned NULL\n");
-        address_parser_context_destroy(context);
         libpostal_address_parser_response_destroy(parsed);
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    address_parser_context_destroy(context);
-
     return parsed;
 }