How can I optimize this code?

Question

I have the following code

(function($){
    $.fn.kb = function(evt, map, fn, options)
    {
        var _this = this;
        var modifiers = [17, 18, 19];

        function precise(a, b)
        {
            return b.Size - a.Size;
        }

        if (!this.data("Combos"))
            this.data("Combos", []);

        var combos = this.data("Combos");
        var combo = { Size: map.Keys.length, Function: fn, Keys: map.Keys.join("").toLowerCase() };
        combos.push(combo)
        combos.sort(precise);

        map = $.extend({ Modifiers: [], Keys: [] }, map);
        var KeysTimerKey = "KeysTimer" + map.Modifiers.join("") + map.Keys.join("");
        var KeysKeyKey = "Keys" + map.Modifiers.join("") + map.Keys.join("");

        options = $.extend({NoInput:false, Delay: 350, PreventDefault:false}, options);

        var specialKeys = { 27: 'esc', 9: 'tab', 32:'space', 13: 'return', 8:'backspace', 145: 'scroll',
            20: 'capslock', 144: 'numlock', 19:'pause', 45:'insert', 36:'home', 46:'del',
            35:'end', 33: 'pageup', 34:'pagedown', 37:'left', 38:'up', 39:'right',40:'down',
            109: '-',
            112:'f1',113:'f2', 114:'f3', 115:'f4', 116:'f5', 117:'f6', 118:'f7', 119:'f8',
            120:'f9', 121:'f10', 122:'f11', 123:'f12', 191: '/'};

        var FromCharCode =
            function(code)
            {
                if (specialKeys[code] != undefined)
                    return specialKeys[code];

                return String.fromCharCode(code);
            };

        this.bind
        (
            evt,
            function(e)
            {
                if (modifiers.indexOf(e.keyCode) == -1)
                {
                    if (options.NoInput && ["input", "textarea"].indexOf(e.target.tagName.toLowerCase()) > -1) return;

                    var ctrl = map.Modifiers.join("$").match(/ctrl/i) != null;
                    var shift = map.Modifiers.join("$").match(/shift/i) != null;
                    var alt = map.Modifiers.join("$").match(/alt/i) != null;

                    if (e.ctrlKey == ctrl &&
                        e.altKey == alt &&
                        e.shiftKey == shift)
                    {
                        var key = FromCharCode(e.keyCode);
                        if (((e.ctrlKey || e.altKey || e.shiftKey) || specialKeys[e.keyCode] != undefined) &&
                            options.PreventDefault) e.preventDefault();

                        if (_this.data(KeysTimerKey) != null) clearTimeout(_this.data(KeysTimerKey));

                        var keys = _this.data(KeysKeyKey) || [];
                        keys.push(FromCharCode(e.keyCode));
                        _this.data(KeysKeyKey, keys);

                        _this.data(KeysTimerKey, setTimeout(function(){ _this.data(KeysKeyKey, ""); }, options.Delay));

                        var input = _this.data(KeysKeyKey).join("").toLowerCase();
                        var keys = map.Keys.join("").toLowerCase();

                        if (input.slice(-keys.length) == keys)
                        {
                            var found = -1;
                            for (var i = 0; i < combos.length; ++i)
                            {
                                if (combos[i].Keys.slice(-keys.length) == input)
                                {
                                    if (keys.length >= combos[i].Keys.length) found = i;
                                }
                            }
                        }

                        if (found >= 0)
                        {
                            combos[found].Function(e);
                            _this.data(KeysKeyKey, null);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        );
    }
})(jQuery);


/**/
$(window).kb("keydown", { Modifiers: [], Keys: ["down", "right", "a"] }, function () {alert("Hadouken");});
$(window).kb("keydown", { Modifiers: [], Keys: ["down", "right", "down", "right", "a"] }, function () {alert("Shouryuuken");});

It stores all combinations on the data of the element. When a sequence of keys match (it is checked by all keys pressed by the user than compared the end of this string to the sequence set to the element), I check an array which stores all sequences and callback functions to see if there is one more specific. If it finds the callback function will not be called.

Meaning, if I press ▼ ► ▼ ► A it will trigger Shouryuuken and not Hadouken .

I wonder if it can be faster, checking the array all the time to see if there is some more specific sequences seems expensive.

Update code

• Using a tree

Answer 1

You could store your combos in a tree data structure. A key combination would just be a potential "path" through the tree. Then checking a combination would just mean trying to traverse that path of the tree:

        ▼
        |
        ► 
        /\ 
       /  \
      a    ▼
      |    |
"Hadouken" ►
           |
           a
           |
         "Shouryuuken"