1 files changed, 19 insertions, 30 deletions

diff --git a/src/execute.c b/src/execute.c
index e364da46..bc39c0c9 100644
--- a/src/execute.c
+++ b/src/execute.c
@@ -1066,6 +1066,23 @@ static struct bytecode *optimize(struct bytecode *bc) {
   return optimize_code(bc);
 }
 
+static jv
+args2obj(jv args)
+{
+  if (jv_get_kind(args) == JV_KIND_OBJECT)
+    return args;
+  assert(jv_get_kind(args) == JV_KIND_ARRAY);
+  jv r = jv_object();
+  jv kk = jv_string("name");
+  jv vk = jv_string("value");
+  jv_array_foreach(args, i, v)
+    r = jv_object_set(r, jv_object_get(jv_copy(v), kk), jv_object_get(v, vk));
+  jv_free(args);
+  jv_free(kk);
+  jv_free(vk);
+  return r;
+}
+
 int jq_compile_args(jq_state *jq, const char* str, jv args) {
   jv_nomem_handler(jq->nomem_handler, jq->nomem_handler_data);
   assert(jv_get_kind(args) == JV_KIND_ARRAY || jv_get_kind(args) == JV_KIND_OBJECT);
@@ -1079,49 +1096,21 @@ int jq_compile_args(jq_state *jq, const char* str, jv args) {
   }
   int nerrors = load_program(jq, locations, &program);
   if (nerrors == 0) {
-    /*
-     * jq_compile_args() is a public function.  It should always have
-     * been the case that args was an object, but originally it was an
-     * array.
-     *
-     * We have to do an O(N) binding operation for each argument given.
-     *
-     * The best way to address this might be to have a bind function
-     * that takes an object instead of a const block and a varname.
-     *
-     * However, with `--args` this can be avoided, as one can have a
-     * single such binding then: $ARGS.
-     */
-    if (jv_get_kind(args) == JV_KIND_ARRAY) {
-      jv_array_foreach(args, i, arg) {
-        jv name = jv_object_get(jv_copy(arg), jv_string("name"));
-        jv value = jv_object_get(arg, jv_string("value"));
-        program = gen_var_binding(gen_const(value), jv_string_value(name), program);
-        jv_free(name);
-      }
-    } else if (jv_get_kind(args) == JV_KIND_OBJECT) {
-      jv_object_foreach(args, name, value) {
-        program = gen_var_binding(gen_const(value), jv_string_value(name), program);
-        jv_free(name);
-      }
-    }
-
     nerrors = builtins_bind(jq, &program);
     if (nerrors == 0) {
-      nerrors = block_compile(program, &jq->bc, locations);
+      nerrors = block_compile(program, &jq->bc, locations, args = args2obj(args));
     }
   }
   if (nerrors)
     jq_report_error(jq, jv_string_fmt("jq: %d compile %s", nerrors, nerrors > 1 ? "errors" : "error"));
   if (jq->bc)
     jq->bc = optimize(jq->bc);
-  jv_free(args);
   locfile_free(locations);
   return jq->bc != NULL;
 }
 
 int jq_compile(jq_state *jq, const char* str) {
-  return jq_compile_args(jq, str, jv_array());
+  return jq_compile_args(jq, str, jv_object());
 }
 
 jv jq_get_jq_origin(jq_state *jq) {