Gas Optimizations

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G001 USING > 0 COSTS MORE GAS THAN != 0 WHEN USED ON A UINT IN A REQUIRE() STATEMENT

This change saves 6 gas per instance

require(currentLiquidity > 0, 'NP');

https://github.com/code-423n4/2022-09-quickswap/blob/15ea643c85ed936a92d2676a7aabf739b210af39/src/core/contracts/AlgebraPool.sol#L224

require(liquidityActual > 0, 'IIL2');

https://github.com/code-423n4/2022-09-quickswap/blob/15ea643c85ed936a92d2676a7aabf739b210af39/src/core/contracts/AlgebraPool.sol#L469

require(_liquidity > 0, 'L');

https://github.com/code-423n4/2022-09-quickswap/blob/15ea643c85ed936a92d2676a7aabf739b210af39/src/core/contracts/AlgebraPool.sol#L898

require(price > 0);
require(liquidity > 0);

https://github.com/code-423n4/2022-09-quickswap/blob/15ea643c85ed936a92d2676a7aabf739b210af39/src/core/contracts/libraries/PriceMovementMath.sol#L52

G002 <ARRAY>.LENGTH SHOULD NOT BE LOOKED UP IN EVERY LOOP OF A FOR-LOOP

Reading array length at each iteration of the loop consumes more gas than necessary.

In the best case scenario (length read on a memory variable), caching the array length in the stack saves around 3 gas per iteration. In the worst case scenario (external calls at each iteration), the amount of gas wasted can be massive.

Here, Consider storing the array’s length in a variable before the for-loop, and use this new variable instead:

for (uint256 i = 0; i < secondsAgos.length; i++) {

https://github.com/code-423n4/2022-09-quickswap/blob/15ea643c85ed936a92d2676a7aabf739b210af39/src/core/contracts/libraries/DataStorage.sol#L307

G003 - ++I COSTS LESS GAS COMPARED TO I++ OR I += 1 (SAME FOR --I VS I-- OR I -= 1)

Pre-increments and pre-decrements are cheaper.

For a uint256 i variable, the following is true with the Optimizer enabled at 10k:

Increment:

• i += 1 is the most expensive form
• i++ costs 6 gas less than i += 1
• ++i costs 5 gas less than i++ (11 gas less than i += 1)

Decrement:

• i -= 1 is the most expensive form
• i-- costs 11 gas less than i -= 1
• --i costs 5 gas less than i-- (16 gas less than i -= 1)

for (uint256 i = 0; i < secondsAgos.length; i++) {

https://github.com/code-423n4/2022-09-quickswap/blob/15ea643c85ed936a92d2676a7aabf739b210af39/src/core/contracts/libraries/DataStorage.sol#L307

G004 - ++I/I++ SHOULD BE UNCHECKED{++I}/UNCHECKED{I++} WHEN IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO OVERFLOW, AS IS THE CASE WHEN USED IN FORAND WHILELOOPS

The unchecked keyword is new in solidity version 0.8.0, so this only applies to that version or higher, which these instances are. This saves 30-40 gas per loop

for (uint256 i = 0; i < secondsAgos.length; i++) {

https://github.com/code-423n4/2022-09-quickswap/blob/15ea643c85ed936a92d2676a7aabf739b210af39/src/core/contracts/libraries/DataStorage.sol#L307