Unordered map seems to be faster than map

mvt.cpp

@@ -498,6 +498,42 @@ bool mvt_value::operator<(const mvt_value &o) const {
 	return false;
 }
 
+bool mvt_value::operator==(const mvt_value &o) const {
+	if (type == o.type) {
+		switch (type) {
+		case mvt_string:
+			return string_value == o.string_value;
+
+		case mvt_float:
+			return numeric_value.float_value == o.numeric_value.float_value;
+
+		case mvt_double:
+			return numeric_value.double_value == o.numeric_value.double_value;
+
+		case mvt_int:
+			return numeric_value.int_value == o.numeric_value.int_value;
+
+		case mvt_uint:
+			return numeric_value.uint_value == o.numeric_value.uint_value;
+
+		case mvt_sint:
+			return numeric_value.sint_value == o.numeric_value.sint_value;
+
+		case mvt_bool:
+			return numeric_value.bool_value == o.numeric_value.bool_value;
+
+		case mvt_null:
+			return numeric_value.null_value == o.numeric_value.null_value;
+
+		default:
+			fprintf(stderr, "mvt_value::operator==: can't happen\n");
+			exit(EXIT_IMPOSSIBLE);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static std::string quote(std::string const &s) {
 	std::string buf;
 
@@ -557,8 +593,8 @@ std::string mvt_value::toString() const {
 void mvt_layer::tag(mvt_feature &feature, std::string key, mvt_value value) {
 	size_t ko, vo;
 
-	std::map<std::string, size_t>::iterator ki = key_map.find(key);
+	std::unordered_map<std::string, size_t>::iterator ki = key_map.find(key);
-	std::map<mvt_value, size_t>::iterator vi = value_map.find(value);
+	std::unordered_map<mvt_value, size_t>::iterator vi = value_map.find(value);
 
 	if (ki == key_map.end()) {
 		ko = keys.size();

mvt.hpp

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include <set>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "errors.hpp"
+
 struct mvt_value;
 struct mvt_layer;
 
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ struct mvt_value {
 	} numeric_value;
 
 	bool operator<(const mvt_value &o) const;
+	bool operator==(const mvt_value &o) const;
 	std::string toString() const;
 
 	mvt_value() {
@@ -91,6 +94,45 @@ struct mvt_value {
 	}
 };
 
+template <>
+struct std::hash<mvt_value> {
+	std::size_t operator()(const mvt_value &k) const {
+		using std::hash;
+		using std::size_t;
+		using std::string;
+
+		switch (k.type) {
+		case mvt_string:
+			return std::hash<string>()(k.string_value);
+
+		case mvt_float:
+			return std::hash<float>()(k.numeric_value.float_value);
+
+		case mvt_double:
+			return std::hash<double>()(k.numeric_value.double_value);
+
+		case mvt_int:
+			return std::hash<long long>()(k.numeric_value.int_value);
+
+		case mvt_uint:
+			return std::hash<unsigned long long>()(k.numeric_value.uint_value);
+
+		case mvt_sint:
+			return std::hash<long long>()(k.numeric_value.sint_value);
+
+		case mvt_bool:
+			return std::hash<bool>()(k.numeric_value.bool_value);
+
+		case mvt_null:
+			return std::hash<int>()(k.numeric_value.null_value);
+
+		default:
+			fprintf(stderr, "mvt_value hash can't happen\n");
+			exit(EXIT_IMPOSSIBLE);
+		}
+	}
+};
+
 struct mvt_layer {
 	int version = 0;
 	std::string name = "";
@@ -103,8 +145,8 @@ struct mvt_layer {
 	void tag(mvt_feature &feature, std::string key, mvt_value value);
 
 	// For tracking the key-value constants already used in this layer
-	std::map<std::string, size_t> key_map{};
+	std::unordered_map<std::string, size_t> key_map{};
-	std::map<mvt_value, size_t> value_map{};
+	std::unordered_map<mvt_value, size_t> value_map{};
 };
 
 struct mvt_tile {