BezierCurve:render() generating unnecessary points

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Krunklehorn
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BezierCurve:render() generating unnecessary points

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LOVE's BezierCurve object creates unnecessary points when rendering out to a list of coordinates.

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curve = love.math.newBezierCurve(0, 0, 100, 0, 100, -100) -- A simple curve with only three points
...
if dirty then
	coordinates = curve:render() -- Always best to store the result and only update again when the control points change
	dirty = false
end
...
love.graphics.line(coordinates)
Here is this example rendered at a depth of 2, but this happens regardless of depth...

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The function uses De Casteljau's algorithm, but ends up generating extra mid points before returning the list. This is incredibly inefficient for drawing and wastes a good chunk of memory.

Was this intentional? Am I missing something?
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