Karoy Lorentey 3e18a07187 [stdlib] Fix implementation of Unicode text segmentation for word boundaries ...

Carefully overhaul our word breaking implementation to follow the recommendations of Unicode Annex #29. Start exposing the core primitives (as well as `String`-level interfaces), so that folks can prototype proper API for these concepts.

- Fix `_wordIndex(after:)` to always advance forward. It now requires its input index to be on a word boundary. Remove the `@_spi` attribute, exposing it as a (hidden, but) public entry point.
- The old SPIs `_wordIndex(before:)` and `_nearestWordIndex(atOrBelow:)` were irredemably broken; follow the Unicode recommendation for implementing random-access text segmentation and replace them both with a new public `_wordIndex(somewhereAtOrBefore:)` entry pont.
- Expose handcrafted low-level state machines for detecting word boundaries (_WordRecognizer`, `_RandomAccessWordRecognizer`), following the design of `_CharacterRecognizer`.
- Add tests to reliably validate that the two state machine flavors always produce consistent results.

rdar://155482680

2025-08-05 20:04:46 -07:00

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