--- a/configmix/_speedups.c	Sun Aug 13 16:14:39 2023 +0200
+++ b/configmix/_speedups.c	Mon Aug 14 09:31:27 2023 +0200
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     PyObject *MARKER;
     PyObject *STARTTOK;
     PyObject *ENDTOK;
+    PyObject *ENDTOK_FILTER;
     PyObject *REF_NAMESPACE;
     PyObject *DEL_VALUE;
 };
@@ -913,8 +914,8 @@
             goto error;
         }
         if (PyTuple_Size(tmp) != 2) {
+            py_clear_ref(&tmp);
             PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "tuple of size 2 expected");
-            py_clear_ref(&tmp);
             goto error;
         }
         py_clear_ref(&varname);
@@ -1100,6 +1101,39 @@
         }
     }
 
+    if ((s_len >= 6)
+            && (start == 0)
+            && (PyUnicode_ReadChar(s, 2) == 0x7c  /* | */)) {
+        end = PyUnicode_Find(s, sstate->ENDTOK_FILTER, start+3, s_len, 1);
+        if (end == -2) {
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        if (end != (s_len - 3)) {
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "XXX") ; /*`{{|' global filter interpolation must end with `|}}'"); */
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        tmp = PyUnicode_Substring(s, 3, s_len-3);
+        if (tmp == NULL) {
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        filters = _fast_split_filters(tmp, NULL, sstate);
+        if (filters == NULL) {
+            py_clear_ref(&tmp);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        if (PyTuple_Size(filters) != 2) {
+            py_clear_ref(&tmp);
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "tuple of size 2 expected");
+            goto error;
+        }
+        py_transfer_owned(&tmp, &filters);
+
+        /* XXX TBD */
+        py_clear_ref(&tmp);
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_KeyError, "ERRRRRRR in C");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     result = PyList_New(0);
     if (result == NULL) {
         return NULL;
@@ -1734,6 +1768,12 @@
     }
     PyUnicode_InternInPlace(&(sstate->ENDTOK));
 
+    sstate->ENDTOK_FILTER = PyUnicode_FromStringAndSize("|}}", 3);
+    if (sstate->ENDTOK_FILTER == NULL) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    PyUnicode_InternInPlace(&(sstate->ENDTOK_FILTER));
+
     sstate->REF_NAMESPACE = PyUnicode_FromStringAndSize("ref", 3);
     if (sstate->REF_NAMESPACE == NULL) {
         return -1;
@@ -1769,6 +1809,7 @@
         Py_VISIT(sstate->MARKER);
         Py_VISIT(sstate->STARTTOK);
         Py_VISIT(sstate->ENDTOK);
+        Py_VISIT(sstate->ENDTOK_FILTER);
         Py_VISIT(sstate->REF_NAMESPACE);
         Py_VISIT(sstate->DEL_VALUE);
     }
@@ -1795,6 +1836,7 @@
         Py_CLEAR(sstate->MARKER);
         Py_CLEAR(sstate->STARTTOK);
         Py_CLEAR(sstate->ENDTOK);
+        Py_CLEAR(sstate->ENDTOK_FILTER);
         Py_CLEAR(sstate->REF_NAMESPACE);
         Py_CLEAR(sstate->DEL_VALUE);
     }