diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index a963f340..af5db492 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
  ===== 3.1.30-dev ===== (xx.xx.xx)
+ 28.12.2015
+  - optimization of {foreach} code size and processing
+  
  27.12.2015
   - improve inheritance code
   - update external methods
diff --git a/libs/Smarty.class.php b/libs/Smarty.class.php
index f1c5bdad..d1093f78 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty.class.php
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class Smarty extends Smarty_Internal_TemplateBase
     /**
      * smarty version
      */
-    const SMARTY_VERSION = '3.1.30-dev/11';
+    const SMARTY_VERSION = '3.1.30-dev/12';
 
     /**
      * define variable scopes
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_foreach.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_foreach.php
index 178a0a52..74ed9f7f 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_foreach.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_foreach.php
@@ -92,32 +92,33 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Compile_Foreach extends Smarty_Internal_Compile_Private_Fo
         $this->isNamed = false;
         // check and get attributes
         $_attr = $this->getAttributes($compiler, $args);
-        $from = $_attr['from'];
-        $item = $compiler->getId($_attr['item']);
+        $from = $_attr[ 'from' ];
+        $item = $compiler->getId($_attr[ 'item' ]);
         if ($item === false) {
-            $item = $compiler->getVariableName($_attr['item']);
+            $item = $compiler->getVariableName($_attr[ 'item' ]);
         }
+        $key = $name = null;
         $attributes = array('item' => $item);
-        if (isset($_attr['key'])) {
-            $key = $compiler->getId($_attr['key']);
+        if (isset($_attr[ 'key' ])) {
+            $key = $compiler->getId($_attr[ 'key' ]);
             if ($key === false) {
-                $key = $compiler->getVariableName($_attr['key']);
+                $key = $compiler->getVariableName($_attr[ 'key' ]);
             }
-            $attributes['key'] = $key;
+            $attributes[ 'key' ] = $key;
         }
-        if (isset($_attr['name'])) {
+        if (isset($_attr[ 'name' ])) {
             $this->isNamed = true;
-            $attributes['name'] = $compiler->getId($_attr['name']);
+            $name = $attributes[ 'name' ] = $compiler->getId($_attr[ 'name' ]);
         }
         foreach ($attributes as $a => $v) {
             if ($v === false) {
                 $compiler->trigger_template_error("'{$a}' attribute/variable has illegal value", null, true);
             }
         }
-        $fromName = $compiler->getVariableName($_attr['from']);
+        $fromName = $compiler->getVariableName($_attr[ 'from' ]);
         if ($fromName) {
             foreach (array('item', 'key') as $a) {
-                if (isset($attributes[$a]) && $attributes[$a] == $fromName) {
+                if (isset($attributes[ $a ]) && $attributes[ $a ] == $fromName) {
                     $compiler->trigger_template_error("'{$a}' and 'from' may not have same variable name '{$fromName}'",
                                                       null, true);
                 }
@@ -125,147 +126,100 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Compile_Foreach extends Smarty_Internal_Compile_Private_Fo
         }
 
         $itemVar = "\$_smarty_tpl->tpl_vars['{$item}']";
-        $local = '$__foreach_' . (isset($attributes['name']) ? $attributes['name'] : $attributes['item']) . '_' .
-            $this->counter ++ . '_';
-        $needIteration = false;
+        $local = '$__foreach_' . $attributes[ 'item' ] . '_' . $this->counter ++ . '_';
         // search for used tag attributes
         $itemAttr = array();
         $namedAttr = array();
         $this->scanForProperties($attributes, $compiler);
-        if (!empty($this->matchResults['item'])) {
-            $itemAttr = $this->matchResults['item'];
+        if (!empty($this->matchResults[ 'item' ])) {
+            $itemAttr = $this->matchResults[ 'item' ];
         }
-        if (!empty($this->matchResults['named'])) {
-            $namedAttr = $this->matchResults['named'];
+        if (!empty($this->matchResults[ 'named' ])) {
+            $namedAttr = $this->matchResults[ 'named' ];
         }
-        if (isset($itemAttr['last'])) {
-            $needIteration = true;
+        if (isset($itemAttr[ 'first' ])) {
+            $itemAttr[ 'index' ] = true;
         }
-        if (isset($namedAttr['last'])) {
-            $needIteration = true;
+        if (isset($namedAttr[ 'first' ])) {
+            $namedAttr[ 'index' ] = true;
+        }
+        if (isset($namedAttr[ 'last' ])) {
+            $namedAttr[ 'iteration' ] = true;
+            $namedAttr[ 'total' ] = true;
+        }
+        if (isset($itemAttr[ 'last' ])) {
+            $itemAttr[ 'iteration' ] = true;
+            $itemAttr[ 'total' ] = true;
         }
-
         $keyTerm = '';
-        if (isset($itemAttr['key'])) {
+        if (isset($itemAttr[ 'key' ])) {
             $keyTerm = "{$itemVar}->key => ";
-        } elseif (isset($attributes['key'])) {
+        } elseif (isset($attributes[ 'key' ])) {
             $keyTerm = "\$_smarty_tpl->tpl_vars['{$key}']->value => ";
         }
-
-        $saveVars = array();
-        $restoreVars = array();
         if ($this->isNamed) {
             $foreachVar = "\$_smarty_tpl->tpl_vars['__smarty_foreach_{$attributes['name']}']";
-            if (!empty($namedAttr)) {
-                $saveVars['saved'] = "isset({$foreachVar}) ? {$foreachVar} : false;";
-                $restoreVars[] = "if ({$local}saved) {\n{$foreachVar} = {$local}saved;\n}\n";
-            }
         }
-        foreach (array('item', 'key') as $a) {
-            if (isset($attributes[$a])) {
-                $saveVars['saved_' . $a] =
-                    "isset(\$_smarty_tpl->tpl_vars['{$attributes[$a]}']) ? \$_smarty_tpl->tpl_vars['{$attributes[$a]}'] : false;";
-                $restoreVars[] =
-                    "if ({$local}saved_{$a}) {\n\$_smarty_tpl->tpl_vars['{$attributes[$a]}'] = {$local}saved_{$a};\n}\n";
-            }
-        }
-        $this->openTag($compiler, 'foreach',
-                       array('foreach', $compiler->nocache, $local, $restoreVars, $itemVar, true));
+        $this->openTag($compiler, 'foreach', array('foreach', $compiler->nocache, $local, $itemVar, true));
         // maybe nocache because of nocache variables
         $compiler->nocache = $compiler->nocache | $compiler->tag_nocache;
-
+        $needTotal = isset($itemAttr[ 'show' ]) || isset($itemAttr[ 'total' ]) || isset($namedAttr[ 'total' ]) ||
+            isset($namedAttr[ 'show' ]) || isset($itemAttr[ 'last' ]) || isset($namedAttr[ 'last' ]);
         // generate output code
         $output = "<?php\n";
-        $output .= "\$_from = $from;\n";
-        $output .= "if (!is_array(\$_from) && !is_object(\$_from)) {\n";
-        $output .= "settype(\$_from, 'array');\n";
-        $output .= "}\n";
-        foreach ($saveVars as $k => $code) {
-            $output .= "{$local}{$k} = {$code}\n";
+        $output .= "\$_from = \$_smarty_tpl->smarty->ext->_foreach->init(\$_smarty_tpl, $from, " .
+            var_export($item, true);
+        if ($name || $needTotal || $key) {
+            $output .= ', ' . var_export($needTotal, true);
         }
-        if (isset($itemAttr['show']) || isset($itemAttr['total']) || isset($namedAttr['total']) || isset($namedAttr['show']) || isset($itemAttr['last']) || isset($namedAttr['last'])) {
-            $output .= "{$local}total = \$_smarty_tpl->smarty->ext->_foreach->count(\$_from);\n";
+        if ($name || $key) {
+            $output .= ', ' . var_export($key, true);
         }
-        $output .= "{$itemVar} = new Smarty_Variable();\n";
-        if (isset($itemAttr['show'])) {
-            $output .= "{$itemVar}->show = ({$local}total > 0);\n";
+        if ($name) {
+            $output .= ', ' . var_export($name, true) . ', ' . var_export($namedAttr, true);
         }
-        if (isset($itemAttr['total'])) {
-            $output .= "{$itemVar}->total= {$local}total;\n";
+        $output .= ");\n";
+        if (isset($itemAttr[ 'show' ])) {
+            $output .= "{$itemVar}->show = ({$itemVar}->total > 0);\n";
         }
-        if ($this->isNamed) {
-            $prop = array();
-            if (isset($namedAttr['total'])) {
-                $prop['total'] = "'total' => {$local}total";
-            }
-            if (isset($namedAttr['iteration'])) {
-                $prop['iteration'] = "'iteration' => 0";
-            }
-            if (isset($namedAttr['index'])) {
-                $prop['index'] = "'index' => -1";
-            }
-            if (isset($namedAttr['show'])) {
-                $prop['show'] = "'show' => ({$local}total > 0)";
-            }
-            if (!empty($namedAttr)) {
-                $_vars = 'array(' . join(', ', $prop) . ')';
-                $output .= "{$foreachVar} = new Smarty_Variable({$_vars});\n";
-            }
+        if (isset($itemAttr[ 'iteration' ])) {
+            $output .= "{$itemVar}->iteration = 0;\n";
         }
-        if (isset($attributes['key'])) {
-            $output .= "\$_smarty_tpl->tpl_vars['{$key}'] = new Smarty_Variable();\n";
+        if (isset($itemAttr[ 'index' ])) {
+            $output .= "{$itemVar}->index = -1;\n";
         }
-        if (isset($namedAttr['first']) || isset($itemAttr['first'])) {
-            $output .= "{$local}first = true;\n";
-        }
-        if (isset($itemAttr['iteration'])) {
-            $output .= "{$itemVar}->iteration=0;\n";
-        }
-        if (isset($itemAttr['index'])) {
-            $output .= "{$itemVar}->index=-1;\n";
-        }
-        if ($needIteration) {
-            $output .= "{$local}iteration=0;\n";
-        }
-        $output .= "{$itemVar}->_loop = false;\n";
         $output .= "foreach (\$_from as {$keyTerm}{$itemVar}->value) {\n";
         $output .= "{$itemVar}->_loop = true;\n";
-        if (isset($attributes['key']) && isset($itemAttr['key'])) {
+        if (isset($attributes[ 'key' ]) && isset($itemAttr[ 'key' ])) {
             $output .= "\$_smarty_tpl->tpl_vars['{$key}']->value = {$itemVar}->key;\n";
         }
-        if (isset($itemAttr['iteration'])) {
+        if (isset($itemAttr[ 'iteration' ])) {
             $output .= "{$itemVar}->iteration++;\n";
         }
-        if (isset($itemAttr['index'])) {
+        if (isset($itemAttr[ 'index' ])) {
             $output .= "{$itemVar}->index++;\n";
         }
-        if ($needIteration) {
-            $output .= "{$local}iteration++;\n";
+        if (isset($itemAttr[ 'first' ])) {
+            $output .= "{$itemVar}->first = !{$itemVar}->index;\n";
         }
-        if (isset($itemAttr['first'])) {
-            $output .= "{$itemVar}->first = {$local}first;\n";
-        }
-        if (isset($itemAttr['last'])) {
-            $output .= "{$itemVar}->last = {$local}iteration == {$local}total;\n";
+        if (isset($itemAttr[ 'last' ])) {
+            $output .= "{$itemVar}->last = {$itemVar}->iteration == {$itemVar}->total;\n";
         }
         if ($this->isNamed) {
-            if (isset($namedAttr['iteration'])) {
+            if (isset($namedAttr[ 'iteration' ])) {
                 $output .= "{$foreachVar}->value['iteration']++;\n";
             }
-            if (isset($namedAttr['index'])) {
+            if (isset($namedAttr[ 'index' ])) {
                 $output .= "{$foreachVar}->value['index']++;\n";
             }
-            if (isset($namedAttr['first'])) {
-                $output .= "{$foreachVar}->value['first'] = {$local}first;\n";
+            if (isset($namedAttr[ 'first' ])) {
+                $output .= "{$foreachVar}->value['first'] = !{$foreachVar}->value['index'];\n";
             }
-            if (isset($namedAttr['last'])) {
-                $output .= "{$foreachVar}->value['last'] = {$local}iteration == {$local}total;\n";
+            if (isset($namedAttr[ 'last' ])) {
+                $output .= "{$foreachVar}->value['last'] = {$foreachVar}->value['iteration'] == {$foreachVar}->value['total'];\n";
             }
         }
-        if (isset($namedAttr['first']) || isset($itemAttr['first'])) {
-            $output .= "{$local}first = false;\n";
-        }
-        $output .= "{$local}saved_local_item = {$itemVar};\n";
+        $output .= "{$local}saved = {$itemVar};\n";
         $output .= "?>";
 
         return $output;
@@ -294,10 +248,10 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Compile_Foreachelse extends Smarty_Internal_CompileBase
         // check and get attributes
         $_attr = $this->getAttributes($compiler, $args);
 
-        list($openTag, $nocache, $local, $restoreVars, $itemVar, $foo) = $this->closeTag($compiler, array('foreach'));
-        $this->openTag($compiler, 'foreachelse', array('foreachelse', $nocache, $local, $restoreVars, $itemVar, false));
+        list($openTag, $nocache, $local, $itemVar, $foo) = $this->closeTag($compiler, array('foreach'));
+        $this->openTag($compiler, 'foreachelse', array('foreachelse', $nocache, $local, $itemVar, false));
         $output = "<?php\n";
-        $output .= "{$itemVar} = {$local}saved_local_item;\n";
+        $output .= "{$itemVar} = {$local}saved;\n";
         $output .= "}\n";
         $output .= "if (!{$itemVar}->_loop) {\n?>";
         return $output;
@@ -329,19 +283,16 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Compile_Foreachclose extends Smarty_Internal_CompileBase
             $compiler->tag_nocache = true;
         }
 
-        list($openTag, $compiler->nocache, $local, $restoreVars, $itemVar, $restore) =
+        list($openTag, $compiler->nocache, $local, $itemVar, $restore) =
             $this->closeTag($compiler, array('foreach', 'foreachelse'));
         $output = "<?php\n";
 
         if ($restore) {
-            $output .= "{$itemVar} = {$local}saved_local_item;\n";
+            $output .= "{$itemVar} = {$local}saved;\n";
         }
         $output .= "}\n";
-        foreach ($restoreVars as $restore) {
-            $output .= $restore;
-        }
+        $output .= "\$_smarty_tpl->smarty->ext->_foreach->restore(\$_smarty_tpl);\n";
         $output .= "?>";
-
         return $output;
     }
 }
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_runtime_foreach.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_runtime_foreach.php
index 689636ad..8e1bb91e 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_runtime_foreach.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_runtime_foreach.php
@@ -1,16 +1,100 @@
 <?php
 
 /**
- * Foreach Runtime Methods count
+ * Foreach Runtime Methods count(), init(), restore()
  *
  * @package    Smarty
  * @subpackage PluginsInternal
  * @author     Uwe Tews
  *
- **/
+ */
 class Smarty_Internal_Runtime_Foreach
 {
+
     /**
+     * Stack of saved variables
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    private $stack = array();
+
+    /**
+     * Init foreach loop
+     *  - save item and key variables, named foreach property data if defined
+     *  - init item and key variables, named foreach property data if required
+     *  - count total if required
+     *
+     * @param \Smarty_Internal_Template $tpl
+     * @param mixed                     $from       values to loop over
+     * @param string                    $item       variable name
+     * @param bool                      $needTotal  flag if we need to count values
+     * @param null|string               $key        variable name
+     * @param null|string               $name       of named foreach
+     * @param array                     $properties of named foreach
+     *
+     * @return mixed $from
+     */
+    public function init(Smarty_Internal_Template $tpl, $from, $item, $needTotal = false, $key = null, $name = null,
+                         $properties = array())
+    {
+        $saveVars = array();
+        if (isset($tpl->tpl_vars[ $item ])) {
+            $saveVars[ $item ] = $tpl->tpl_vars[ $item ];
+        }
+        if ($key) {
+            if (isset($tpl->tpl_vars[ $key ])) {
+                $saveVars[ $key ] = $tpl->tpl_vars[ $key ];
+            }
+            $tpl->tpl_vars[ $key ] = new Smarty_Variable();
+        }
+        if (!is_array($from) && !is_object($from)) {
+            settype($from, 'array');
+        }
+        $total = $needTotal ? $this->count($from) : 1;
+        $tpl->tpl_vars[ $item ] = new Smarty_Variable();
+        if ($needTotal) {
+            $tpl->tpl_vars[ $item ]->total = $total;
+        }
+        $tpl->tpl_vars[ $item ]->_loop = false;
+        if ($name) {
+            $namedVar = "__smarty_foreach_{$name}";
+            if (isset($tpl->tpl_vars[ $namedVar ])) {
+                $saveVars[ $namedVar ] = $tpl->tpl_vars[ $namedVar ];
+            }
+            $namedProp = array();
+            if (isset($properties[ 'total' ])) {
+                $namedProp[ 'total' ] = $total;
+            }
+            if (isset($properties[ 'iteration' ])) {
+                $namedProp[ 'iteration' ] = 0;
+            }
+            if (isset($properties[ 'index' ])) {
+                $namedProp[ 'index' ] = - 1;
+            }
+            if (isset($properties[ 'show' ])) {
+                $namedProp[ 'show' ] = ($total > 0);
+            }
+            $tpl->tpl_vars[ $namedVar ] = new Smarty_Variable($namedProp);
+        }
+        $this->stack[] = $saveVars;
+
+        return $from;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Restore saved variables
+     *
+     * @param \Smarty_Internal_Template $tpl
+     */
+    public function restore(Smarty_Internal_Template $tpl)
+    {
+        foreach (array_pop($this->stack) as $k => $v) {
+            $tpl->tpl_vars[ $k ] = $v;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+    *
      * [util function] counts an array, arrayAccess/traversable or PDOStatement object
      *
      * @param  mixed $value