refactor: extract RangeArr subclass from Arr to reduce memory footprint

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Motivation

Follow-up to #771 (lazy range arrays). The initial implementation added _isRange (Boolean) and _rangeFrom (Int) as inline fields directly on Val.Arr. While functionally correct, these fields are wasted memory for the vast majority of arrays that are not created via std.range.

On a 64-bit JVM with compressed oops, each Arr instance carries ~9 bytes of overhead (boolean + int + alignment padding) that only range arrays use.

Key Design Decision

Extract range-specific state into a dedicated RangeArr subclass instead of keeping it inline:

• Arr: stays lean — only arr, _reversed, _concatLeft/Right, _length (the fields every array actually needs)
• RangeArr extends Arr: adds rangeFrom: Int + size: Int; delegates to parent after materialization

This follows the same pattern as jrsonnet's specialized array variants (RangeArray, ReverseArray, etc.) where each representation is a distinct type.

Modification

Val.scala — Single file change:

• Arr is no longer final; arr and _length widened to private[Val] for subclass access
• isConcatView made final for Scala 2.x @inline compatibility
• Removed _isRange, _rangeFrom, isRange, and materializeRange() from Arr
• Removed range-specific branches from Arr.value(), eval(), asLazyArray(), reversed()
• Added RangeArr(pos, rangeFrom, size) extends Arr(pos, null) with overrides for value, eval, asLazyArray, reversed
• Arr.range() factory now returns new RangeArr(...) instead of mutating a plain Arr

Benchmark Results

JMH (JVM, Scala 3.3.7)

No regression on any benchmark. Key results:

Benchmark	Before (ms/op)	After (ms/op)	Change
comparison	0.028	0.029	≈ same
reverse	6.909	6.912	≈ same
bench.06	2.117	2.097	≈ same
realistic2	60.2	60.4	≈ same

Hyperfine (Scala Native vs jrsonnet)

Benchmark	sjsonnet native	jrsonnet	Ratio
comparison	1.2 ms	7.4 ms	sjsonnet 6.3x faster
reverse	18.1 ms	24.4 ms	sjsonnet 1.35x faster

Analysis

Pure refactoring — moves existing range logic into a subclass without algorithmic changes. The virtual dispatch overhead for RangeArr overrides is negligible (confirmed by JMH). The memory savings benefit every non-range Arr instance in the program.

References

• Follow-up to perf: lazy range arrays for O(1) std.range creation #771 (lazy range arrays)
• jrsonnet array specialization: crates/jrsonnet-evaluator/src/arr/spec.rs

Result

✅ All tests pass (./mill __.test — all platforms × all Scala versions)
✅ No JMH regression
✅ No native benchmark regression
✅ ~9 bytes saved per non-range Arr instance

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JMH Benchmark Results (vs master 0d13274)

Benchmark	Master (ms/op)	This PR (ms/op)	Change
regressed assertions	0.207	0.212	+2.4%
base64	0.156	0.154	-1.3%
improved base64Decode	0.123	0.116	-5.7%
base64DecodeBytes	5.899	5.790	-1.8%
improved base64_byte_array	0.803	0.768	-4.4%
bench.01	0.052	0.051	-1.9%
bench.02	35.401	35.096	-0.9%
regressed bench.03	9.583	9.954	+3.9%
improved bench.04	0.122	0.119	-2.5%
improved bench.06	0.224	0.217	-3.1%
improved bench.07	3.332	3.177	-4.7%
regressed bench.08	0.038	0.039	+2.6%
regressed bench.09	0.041	0.042	+2.4%
comparison	0.028	0.028	+0.0%
improved comparison2	18.681	17.886	-4.3%
improved escapeStringJson	0.032	0.031	-3.1%
improved foldl	0.077	0.075	-2.6%
regressed gen_big_object	0.918	0.953	+3.8%
improved large_string_join	0.555	0.512	-7.7%
regressed large_string_template	1.600	1.639	+2.4%
lstripChars	0.113	0.114	+0.9%
manifestJsonEx	0.052	0.051	-1.9%
manifestTomlEx	0.069	0.070	+1.4%
regressed manifestYamlDoc	0.055	0.058	+5.5%
improved member	0.656	0.637	-2.9%
parseInt	0.032	0.032	+0.0%
regressed realistic1	1.661	1.757	+5.8%
realistic2	57.541	56.998	-0.9%
regressed reverse	6.717	7.172	+6.8%
regressed rstripChars	0.119	0.123	+3.4%
improved setDiff	0.431	0.413	-4.2%
setInter	0.371	0.372	+0.3%
setUnion	0.604	0.605	+0.2%
stripChars	0.117	0.117	+0.0%
substr	0.057	0.057	+0.0%

Summary: 11 improvements, 10 regressions, 14 neutral
Platform: Apple Silicon, JMH single-shot avg