Benchmark: Handlebars vs Hogan vs Mustache rendering

HTML Preparation code:

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/handlebars.js/4.7.6/handlebars.min.js" integrity="sha512-zT3zHcFYbQwjHdKjCu6OMmETx8fJA9S7E6W7kBeFxultf75OPTYUJigEKX58qgyQMi1m1EgenfjMXlRZG8BXaw==" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mustache.js/4.0.1/mustache.min.js" integrity="sha512-6AXIWogbKpsHvoZJrJtHpIYES4wP8czSj0zk7ZfwOYS8GWYFNSykwdfapt7yQc4ikZytemBu+QyVObzBHJMwYg==" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/hogan.js/3.0.2/hogan.min.js" integrity="sha512-F6j8lc1UBrmZHqUGreg4gNVVMCehTbf/LU0s/nnsQJYVeFSdpci+fcL48gsTd1Fbf08sD/kL+is2QiEssvJ70g==" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>

Script Preparation code:

var template = "<strong>This is a slightly more complicated {{thing}}.</strong>.\n{{! Just ignore this business. }}\nCheck this out:\n{{#hasThings}}\n<ul>\n{{#things}}\n<li class={{className}}>{{word}}</li>\n{{/things}}</ul>.\n{{/hasThings}}\n{{^hasThings}}\n\n<small>Nothing to check out...</small>\n{{/hasThings}}";

var handlebarsRenderer = Handlebars.compile(template);
var hoganRenderer = Hogan.compile(template);

Tests:

handlebarsRenderer({thing:"hello"});
handlebarsRenderer({thing:"hello"});
hoganRenderer.render({thing:"hello"});
hoganRenderer.render({thing:"hello"});

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
handlebarsRenderer({thing:"hello"});
hoganRenderer.render({thing:"hello"});

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: one year ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/18.3 Safari/605.1.15

Browser/OS: Safari 18 on Mac OS X 10.15.7

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hoganRenderer.render({thing:"hello"});

9.2M/s

handlebarsRenderer({thing:"hello"});

617K/s

View exact numbers

Test name	Executions per second
✓ hoganRenderer.render({thing:"hello"});	9,193,270 Ops/sec
handlebarsRenderer({thing:"hello"});	616,718 Ops/sec

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated one year ago):

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Let's break down the provided benchmark and explain what's being tested.

**Benchmark Overview**

The benchmark compares the rendering performance of three templating libraries: Handlebars, Hogan, and Mustache. The goal is to determine which library is faster when rendering a specific template with some data.

**Template Analysis**

The template contains several directives:

* `{{thing}}`: This will be replaced with the value of the "thing" variable.
* `{{! Just ignore this business. }}`: This line will be ignored during rendering, and its contents are not relevant to the benchmark.
* `{{#hasThings}}`: This is a loop that iterates over an array of objects (`things`). Each object has a `word` property, which will be rendered as an `<li>` element with a specific class name.
* `{{^hasThings}}`: This is another loop that iterates over the same array, but this time only when the `hasThings` condition is false.

**Library Comparison**

The three libraries being tested are:

1. **Handlebars**: A popular templating engine for JavaScript applications.
2. **Hogan**: Another templating library, similar to Handlebars, but with some performance optimizations.
3. **Mustache**: A lightweight templating engine designed for simplicity and ease of use.

**Options Compared**

The benchmark compares two rendering approaches:

1. **Handlebars Renderer**: The `handlebarsRenderer` function is used to render the template with the provided data ({{thing:"hello"}}).
2. **Hogan Renderer**: The `hoganRenderer.render()` method is used to render the same template with the same data.

**Pros and Cons of Each Approach**

* **Handlebars Renderer**:
	+ Pros: Handlebars has a large community and extensive documentation, making it easy to learn and use.
	+ Cons: It may have performance overhead due to its complexity.
* **Hogan Renderer**:
	+ Pros: Hogan is designed for performance and simplicity, making it suitable for applications where rendering speed is crucial.
	+ Cons: Its smaller community and less comprehensive documentation might make it more challenging to learn and use.

**Library-Specific Considerations**

* **Handlebars**: Handlebars has a strong focus on safety features, such as escaping and sanitization, which can impact performance. However, its robustness and flexibility make it a popular choice for many applications.
* **Hogan**: Hogan is designed to be fast and lightweight, making it suitable for applications where rendering speed is essential. Its simplicity comes at the cost of less comprehensive documentation and support.

**Other Alternatives**

If Handlebars or Hogan are not ideal choices, other templating libraries could be considered:

1. **Mustache**: A lightweight and simple templating engine that's easy to learn and use.
2. **Pug** (formerly Jade): A popular templating engine for Node.js applications, known for its performance and ease of use.
3. **Nunjucks**: A templating library developed by Instagram, offering a balance between simplicity and performance.

Keep in mind that the choice of templating library ultimately depends on the specific requirements and constraints of your project.

Handlebars vs Hogan vs Mustache rendering (version: 0) Benchmark.js

Comparing performance of: `handlebarsRenderer({thing:"hello"}); vs hoganRenderer.render({thing:"hello"});`

Created: 5 years ago by: Guest

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handlebarsRenderer({thing:"hello"});

hoganRenderer.render({thing:"hello"});

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated one year ago):

Handlebars vs Hogan vs Mustache rendering (version: 0) Benchmark.js

Comparing performance of: handlebarsRenderer({thing:"hello"}); vs hoganRenderer.render({thing:"hello"});

Created: 5 years ago by: Guest

Go to the latest result

handlebarsRenderer({thing:"hello"});

hoganRenderer.render({thing:"hello"});

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated one year ago):

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