feat: speed up question and answer internals

src/zeroconf/_dns.pxd

@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ cdef object current_time_millis
 
 cdef class DNSEntry:
 
-    cdef public object key
-    cdef public object name
+    cdef public str key
+    cdef public str name
     cdef public object type
     cdef public object class_
     cdef public object unique
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ cdef class DNSHinfo(DNSRecord):
 cdef class DNSPointer(DNSRecord):
 
     cdef public cython.int _hash
-    cdef public object alias
-    cdef public object alias_key
+    cdef public str alias
+    cdef public str alias_key
 
     cdef _eq(self, DNSPointer other)
 

src/zeroconf/_dns.py

@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ class DNSEntry:
 
     __slots__ = ('key', 'name', 'type', 'class_', 'unique')
 
-    def __init__(self, name: str, type_: int, class_: int) -> None:
-        self.key = name.lower()
+    def __init__(self, name: str, type_: _int, class_: _int) -> None:
         self.name = name
+        self.key = name.lower()
         self.type = type_
         self.class_ = class_ & _CLASS_MASK
         self.unique = (class_ & _CLASS_UNIQUE) != 0
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ def __init__(
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(name, type_, class_, ttl, created)
         self.alias = alias
-        self.alias_key = self.alias.lower()
+        self.alias_key = alias.lower()
         self._hash = hash((self.key, type_, self.class_, self.alias_key))
 
     @property

src/zeroconf/_handlers/answers.pxd

@@ -5,6 +5,23 @@ from .._dns cimport DNSRecord
 from .._protocol.outgoing cimport DNSOutgoing
 
 
+cdef class QuestionAnswers:
+
+    cdef public object ucast
+    cdef public object mcast_now
+    cdef public object mcast_aggregate
+    cdef public object mcast_aggregate_last_second
+
+
+cdef class AnswerGroup:
+
+    cdef public object send_after
+    cdef public object send_before
+    cdef public object answers
+
+
+
+
 cdef object _FLAGS_QR_RESPONSE_AA
 cdef object NAME_GETTER
 

src/zeroconf/_handlers/answers.py

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 """
 
 from operator import attrgetter
-from typing import Dict, List, NamedTuple, Set
+from typing import Dict, List, Set
 
 from .._dns import DNSQuestion, DNSRecord
 from .._protocol.outgoing import DNSOutgoing
@@ -38,20 +38,37 @@
 
 _FLAGS_QR_RESPONSE_AA = _FLAGS_QR_RESPONSE | _FLAGS_AA
 
+float_ = float
 
-class QuestionAnswers(NamedTuple):
-    ucast: _AnswerWithAdditionalsType
-    mcast_now: _AnswerWithAdditionalsType
-    mcast_aggregate: _AnswerWithAdditionalsType
-    mcast_aggregate_last_second: _AnswerWithAdditionalsType
 
+class QuestionAnswers:
+    """A group of answers to a question."""
 
-class AnswerGroup(NamedTuple):
+    __slots__ = ('ucast', 'mcast_now', 'mcast_aggregate', 'mcast_aggregate_last_second')
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        ucast: _AnswerWithAdditionalsType,
+        mcast_now: _AnswerWithAdditionalsType,
+        mcast_aggregate: _AnswerWithAdditionalsType,
+        mcast_aggregate_last_second: _AnswerWithAdditionalsType,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Initialize a QuestionAnswers."""
+        self.ucast = ucast
+        self.mcast_now = mcast_now
+        self.mcast_aggregate = mcast_aggregate
+        self.mcast_aggregate_last_second = mcast_aggregate_last_second
+
+
+class AnswerGroup:
     """A group of answers scheduled to be sent at the same time."""
 
-    send_after: float  # Must be sent after this time
-    send_before: float  # Must be sent before this time
-    answers: _AnswerWithAdditionalsType
+    __slots__ = ('send_after', 'send_before', 'answers')
+
+    def __init__(self, send_after: float_, send_before: float_, answers: _AnswerWithAdditionalsType) -> None:
+        self.send_after = send_after  # Must be sent after this time
+        self.send_before = send_before  # Must be sent before this time
+        self.answers = answers
 
 
 def construct_outgoing_multicast_answers(answers: _AnswerWithAdditionalsType) -> DNSOutgoing:

src/zeroconf/_handlers/query_handler.pxd

@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 import cython
 
 from .._cache cimport DNSCache
-from .._dns cimport DNSPointer, DNSQuestion, DNSRecord, DNSRRSet
+from .._dns cimport DNSAddress, DNSPointer, DNSQuestion, DNSRecord, DNSRRSet
 from .._history cimport QuestionHistory
 from .._protocol.incoming cimport DNSIncoming
 from .._services.info cimport ServiceInfo
 from .._services.registry cimport ServiceRegistry
+from .answers cimport QuestionAnswers
 
 
-cdef object TYPE_CHECKING, QuestionAnswers
+cdef object TYPE_CHECKING
 cdef cython.uint _ONE_SECOND, _TYPE_PTR, _TYPE_ANY, _TYPE_A, _TYPE_AAAA, _TYPE_SRV, _TYPE_TXT
 cdef str _SERVICE_TYPE_ENUMERATION_NAME
 cdef cython.set _RESPOND_IMMEDIATE_TYPES
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ cdef object _TYPE_PTR, _CLASS_IN, _DNS_OTHER_TTL
 
 cdef class _QueryResponse:
 
-    cdef object _is_probe
+    cdef bint _is_probe
     cdef DNSIncoming _msg
     cdef float _now
     cdef DNSCache _cache
@@ -29,17 +30,19 @@ cdef class _QueryResponse:
     cdef cython.set _mcast_aggregate
     cdef cython.set _mcast_aggregate_last_second
 
+    @cython.locals(record=DNSRecord)
     cpdef add_qu_question_response(self, cython.dict answers)
 
     cpdef add_ucast_question_response(self, cython.dict answers)
 
+    @cython.locals(answer=DNSRecord)
     cpdef add_mcast_question_response(self, cython.dict answers)
 
     @cython.locals(maybe_entry=DNSRecord)
-    cpdef _has_mcast_within_one_quarter_ttl(self, DNSRecord record)
+    cdef bint _has_mcast_within_one_quarter_ttl(self, DNSRecord record)
 
     @cython.locals(maybe_entry=DNSRecord)
-    cpdef _has_mcast_record_in_last_second(self, DNSRecord record)
+    cdef bint _has_mcast_record_in_last_second(self, DNSRecord record)
 
     cpdef answers(self)
 
@@ -55,8 +58,8 @@ cdef class QueryHandler:
     @cython.locals(service=ServiceInfo)
     cdef _add_pointer_answers(self, str lower_name, cython.dict answer_set, DNSRRSet known_answers)
 
-    @cython.locals(service=ServiceInfo)
-    cdef _add_address_answers(self, str lower_name, cython.dict answer_set, DNSRRSet known_answers, cython.uint type_)
+    @cython.locals(service=ServiceInfo, dns_address=DNSAddress)
+    cdef _add_address_answers(self, str lower_name, cython.dict answer_set, DNSRRSet known_answers, object type_)
 
     @cython.locals(question_lower_name=str, type_=cython.uint, service=ServiceInfo)
     cdef cython.dict _answer_question(self, DNSQuestion question, DNSRRSet known_answers)