Have you considered a Trie like a Judy array? specifically Judy::L (int to pointer) and Judy::HS (string to int/pointer)

I hadn't. In the past; I've avoided Judy arrays for the simple reason that I hate to use stuff I don't understand. And whilst I 'understand' the principles behind Judy arrays, the code is so complex that I doubt my ability to maintain it; and hate to get stuck needing other people to do things for me.

And I just rediscovered another reason I've not used them:

C:\perl64\packages\Judy-0.41>build
compilet-1064304640.c
   Creating library C:\Windows\TEMP\compilet.lib and object C:\Windows
+\TEMP\compilet.exp
Generating code
Finished generating code
Checking prerequisites...
  requires:
    !  Alien::Judy is not installed
  build_requires:
    !  Test::Deep is not installed

ERRORS/WARNINGS FOUND IN PREREQUISITES.  You may wish to install the v
+ersions
of the modules indicated above before proceeding with this installatio
+n

Run 'Build installdeps' to install missing prerequisites.

Creating new 'MYMETA.yml' with configuration results
Creating new 'Build' script for 'Judy' version '0.41'

C:\perl64\packages\Judy-0.41>Build installdeps
Too early to specify a build action 'installdeps'.  Do 'Build installd
+eps' instead.

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Recurse: see recurse!

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In reply to Re^2: Bidirectional lookup algorithm? (judy trie?) by BrowserUk
in thread Bidirectional lookup algorithm? (Updated: further info.) by BrowserUk

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