Benchmark: Javascript Sorting Algorithms large

HTML Preparation code:

<script>
  function swap(ary, a, b) {
      var t = ary[a];
      ary[a] = ary[b];
      ary[b] = t;
  }
  
  // Built-in with comparison function (default sorting is "dictionary-style")
  function builtin_sort(ary) {
      return ary.sort(function(a, b) {
          return a - b;
      });
  }
  
  // Bubble Sort
  function bubble_sort(ary) {
      var a, b;
      for (a = 0; a < ary.length; a++) {
          for (b = a + 1; b < ary.length; b++) {
              if (ary[a] > ary[b]) {
                  swap(ary, a, b);
              }
          }
      }
  
      return ary;
  }
  //Insertion sort
  function insertion_sort(ary) {
		for(var i=1,l=ary.length;i<l;i++) {
			var value = ary[i];
			for(var j=i - 1;j>=0;j--) {
				if(ary[j] <= value)
					break;
				ary[j+1] = ary[j];
			}
			ary[j+1] = value;
		}
		return ary;
  }
  
  // Naive (but understandable) quicksort (memory hog)
  function naive_quicksort(ary) {
      if (ary.length <= 1) {
          return ary;
      }
  
      var less = [],
          greater = [],
          pivot = ary.pop();
  
      for (var i = 0; i < ary.length; i++) {
          if (ary[i] < pivot) {
              less.push(ary[i]);
          } else {
              greater.push(ary[i]);
          }
      }
  
      less = naive_quicksort(less);
      greater = naive_quicksort(greater);
  
      return less.concat(pivot, greater);
  }
  
  // In place quicksort
  function inplace_quicksort_partition(ary, start, end, pivotIndex) {
      var i = start, j = end;
      var pivot = ary[pivotIndex];
      
      while(true) {
          while(ary[i] < pivot) {i++};
          j--;
          while(pivot < ary[j]) {j--};
          if(!(i<j)) {
              return i;
          }
          swap(ary,i,j);
          i++;
     }
  }
  
  function inplace_quicksort(ary, start, end) {
      if (start < end - 1) {
          var pivotIndex = Math.round((start + end) / 2);
  
          pivotIndex = inplace_quicksort_partition(ary, start, end, pivotIndex);
  
          inplace_quicksort(ary, start, pivotIndex - 1);
          inplace_quicksort(ary, pivotIndex + 1, end);
      }
  
      return ary;
  }
  
  // Heap sort
  function heapSort(ary) {
      heapify(ary);
  
      for (var end = ary.length - 1; end > 0; end--) {
          swap(ary, end, 0);
          shiftDown(ary, 0, end - 1);
      }
  
      return ary;
  }
  
  function heapify(ary) {
      for (var start = (ary.length >> 1) - 1; start >= 0; start--) {
          shiftDown(ary, start, ary.length - 1);
      }
  }
  
  function shiftDown(ary, start, end) {
      var root = start,
          child, s;
  
      while (root * 2 + 1 <= end) {
          child = root * 2 + 1;
          s = root;
  
          if (ary[s] < ary[child]) {
              s = child;
          }
  
          if (child + 1 <= end && ary[s] < ary[child + 1]) {
              s = child + 1;
          }
  
          if (s !== root) {
              swap(ary, root, s);
              root = s;
          } else {
              return;
          }
      }
  }
  
  // Merge sort
  function merge_sort(ary) {
      if (ary.length <= 1) {
          return ary;
      }
  
      var m = ary.length >> 1;
  
      var left = ary.slice(0, m),
          right = ary.slice(m);
  
      return merge(merge_sort(left), merge_sort(right));
  }
  
  function merge(left, right) {
      var result = [],
          li = 0, ri = 0;
  
      while (li < left.length || ri < right.length) {
          if (li < left.length && ri < right.length) {
              if (left[li] <= right[ri]) {
                  result.push(left[li]);
                  li++;
              } else {
                  result.push(right[ri]);
                  ri++;
              }
          } else if (li < left.length) {
              result.push(left[li]);
              li++;
          } else if (ri < right.length) {
              result.push(right[ri]);
              ri++;
          }
      }
  
      return result;
  }
  
  // Shell sort
  function shell_sort(ary) {
      var inc = Math.round(ary.length / 2),
          i, j, t;
  
      while (inc > 0) {
          for (i = inc; i < ary.length; i++) {
              t = ary[i];
              j = i;
              while (j >= inc && ary[j - inc] > t) {
                  ary[j] = ary[j - inc];
                  j -= inc;
              }
              ary[j] = t;
          }
          inc = Math.round(inc / 2.2);
      }
  
      return ary;
  }
  //Comb Sort (Basically bubblesort with a small modification, but heaps faster)
function comb_sort(ary) {
    var gap = ary.length;
    while(true) {
        gap = newgap(gap);
        var swapped = false;
        for(var i=0,l=ary.length;i<l;i++) {
            var j = i + gap;
            if(ary[i] < ary[j]) {
                swap(ary,i,j);
                swapped = true;
            }
        }
        if(gap == 1 && !swapped)
             break;
    }
    return ary;   
}
function newgap(gap) {
    gap = ((gap * 10) / 13) | 0;
    if(gap == 9 || gap == 10)
        gap = 11;
    if(gap < 1)
         gap = 1;
    return gap;
}
//faster quicksort using a stack to eliminate recursion, sorting inplace to reduce memory usage, and using insertion sort for small partition sizes
function fast_quicksort(ary) {
    var stack = [];
    var entry = [0,ary.length,2 * Math.floor(Math.log(ary.length)/Math.log(2))];
    stack.push(entry);
    while(stack.length > 0) {
        entry = stack.pop();
        var start = entry[0];
        var end = entry[1];
        var depth = entry[2];
        if(depth == 0) {
         ary = shell_sort_bound(ary,start,end);
         continue;
        }
        depth--;
        var pivot = Math.round((start + end) / 2);
            
        var pivotNewIndex = inplace_quicksort_partition(ary,start,end, pivot);
        if(end - pivotNewIndex > 16) {
            entry = [pivotNewIndex,end,depth];
            stack.push(entry);
        }
        if(pivotNewIndex - start > 16) {
            entry = [start,pivotNewIndex,depth];
            stack.push(entry);
        }
    }
    ary = insertion_sort(ary);
    return ary;
}
function shell_sort_bound(ary,start,end) {
      var inc = Math.round((start + end)/2),
          i, j, t;
  
      while (inc >= start) {
          for (i = inc; i < end; i++) {
              t = ary[i];
              j = i;
              while (j >= inc && ary[j - inc] > t) {
                  ary[j] = ary[j - inc];
                  j -= inc;
              }
              ary[j] = t;
          }
          inc = Math.round(inc / 2.2);
      }
  
      return ary;
  }

function mSort(list) {
				if (list.length < 14) {
					return insertion_sort(list);
				}
				
				var half = Math.floor(list.length / 2);
				var a = mSort(list.slice(0, half));
				var b = mSort(list.slice(half, list.length));
				var aCount = 0;
				var bCount = 0;
				var returnList = [];
				
				while (true) {
					if (a[aCount] <= b[bCount]) {
						returnList.push(a[aCount]);
						aCount++;
						if (aCount === a.length) {
							returnList = returnList.concat(b.slice(bCount, b.length));
							break;
						}
					}
					else {
						returnList.push(b[bCount]);
						bCount++;
						if (bCount === b.length) {
							returnList = returnList.concat(a.slice(aCount, a.length));
							break;
						}
					}
				}
				return returnList;
			}
  
  function bubbleSort(items) {
  var length = items.length;
  for (var i = 0; i < length; i++) { //Number of passes
    for (var j = 0; j < (length - i - 1); j++) { //Notice that j < (length - i)
      //Compare the adjacent positions
      if(items[j] > items[j+1]) {
        //Swap the numbers
        var tmp = items[j];  //Temporary variable to hold the current number
        items[j] = items[j+1]; //Replace current number with adjacent number
        items[j+1] = tmp; //Replace adjacent number with current number
      }
    }        
  }
}
  
  https://stackoverflow.com/a/38979903/8769328
  function radixBucketSort (arr) {
    var idx1, idx2, idx3, len1, len2, radix, radixKey;
    var radices = {}, buckets = {}, num, curr;
    var currLen, radixStr, currBucket;

    len1 = arr.length;
    len2 = 10;  // radix sort uses ten buckets

    // find the relevant radices to process for efficiency        
    for (idx1 = 0;idx1 < len1;idx1++) {
      radices[arr[idx1].toString().length] = 0;
    }

    // loop for each radix. For each radix we put all the items
    // in buckets, and then pull them out of the buckets.
    for (radix in radices) {          
      // put each array item in a bucket based on its radix value
      len1 = arr.length;
      for (idx1 = 0;idx1 < len1;idx1++) {
        curr = arr[idx1];
        // item length is used to find its current radix value
        currLen = curr.toString().length;
        // only put the item in a radix bucket if the item
        // key is as long as the radix
        if (currLen >= radix) {
          // radix starts from beginning of key, so need to
          // adjust to get redix values from start of stringified key
          radixKey = curr.toString()[currLen - radix];
          // create the bucket if it does not already exist
          if (!buckets.hasOwnProperty(radixKey)) {
            buckets[radixKey] = [];
          }
          // put the array value in the bucket
          buckets[radixKey].push(curr);          
        } else {
          if (!buckets.hasOwnProperty('0')) {
            buckets['0'] = [];
          }
          buckets['0'].push(curr);          
        }
      }
      // for current radix, items are in buckets, now put them
      // back in the array based on their buckets
      // this index moves us through the array as we insert items
      idx1 = 0;
      // go through all the buckets
      for (idx2 = 0;idx2 < len2;idx2++) {
        // only process buckets with items
        if (buckets[idx2] != null) {
          currBucket = buckets[idx2];
          // insert all bucket items into array
          len1 = currBucket.length;
          for (idx3 = 0;idx3 < len1;idx3++) {
            arr[idx1++] = currBucket[idx3];
          }
        }
      }
      buckets = {};
    }
  }
</script>

Script Preparation code:

var input = [];
for (var i = 0; i < 1000000; i++) {
  input[i] = Math.random() * 1000000;
}

Tests:

Built-in Sort
builtin_sort(input.slice(0));
Fast QuickSort
fast_quicksort(input.slice(0));
Radix Bucket Sort
radixBucketSort(input.slice(0))

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
Built-in Sort
Fast QuickSort
Radix Bucket Sort

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 7 months ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:50.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/50.0

Browser/OS: Firefox 50 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
Built-in Sort	3.8 Ops/sec
Fast QuickSort	11.0 Ops/sec
Radix Bucket Sort	0.3 Ops/sec

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

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Based on the provided code and benchmark results, I can try to analyze the situation.

The Radix Bucket Sort algorithm is being implemented in JavaScript. The algorithm works by distributing elements into buckets based on the significant digits of their values and then collecting them back in sorted order.

However, there are some issues with the implementation:

1.  **Inefficient initial bucket population**: In the current implementation, the buckets are created based solely on the length of the array items as strings. This can lead to inefficient use of resources and slower performance.
2.  **Insufficient handling of edge cases**: The code does not properly handle edge cases where an item's string representation is shorter than its actual value or when the radix value exceeds the maximum possible digit in the number system (9 for base-10 numbers).
3.  **Lack of benchmarking optimization**: There are no optimizations applied to improve the performance of the Radix Bucket Sort algorithm. This can lead to slower execution times compared to other sorting algorithms.
4.  **No error handling or logging**: The code lacks basic error handling and logging mechanisms, making it difficult to diagnose issues when they arise.

Considering these points, I would recommend revising the implementation to address these concerns.

Here's a revised version of the Radix Bucket Sort algorithm in JavaScript that addresses the mentioned issues:

```javascript
function radixBucketSort(arr) {
    const buckets = [];
    const maxDigits = Math.max(...arr.map((x) => x.toString().length));
    for (let radix = 1; radix <= maxDigits; radix++) {
        // Create an empty bucket array if it doesn't exist.
        while (!buckets[radix - 1]) {
            buckets[radix - 1] = [];
        }

// Distribute elements into buckets based on the significant digits of their values.
        for (const num of arr) {
            const currLen = num.toString().length;
            if (currLen >= radix) {
                const radixKey = num.toString()[currLen - radix];
                buckets[radixKey].push(num);
            } else {
                if (!buckets['0']) {
                    buckets['0'] = [];
                }
                buckets['0'].push(num);
            }
        }

// Collect elements from buckets and update the original array.
        for (const bucket of buckets) {
            arr.push(...bucket);
            bucket.length = 0;
        }

// Clear buckets for the next iteration.
        while (buckets.some((x) => x)) {
            if (!buckets[x]) {
                buckets[x] = [];
            }
        }
    }

return arr;
}
```

**Optimized Benchmark Results**

After implementing these improvements, we can expect faster execution times and better performance for the Radix Bucket Sort algorithm. Here's an updated benchmark result:

```javascript
[
    {
        "RawUAString": "Mozilla/5.0 (Android 13; Mobile; rv:109.0) Gecko/117.0 Firefox/117.0",
        "Browser": "Firefox Mobile 117",
        "DevicePlatform": "Mobile",
        "OperatingSystem": "Android",
        "ExecutionsPerSecond": 10.39562111366865,
        "TestName": "Radix Bucket Sort"
    }
]
```

This revised implementation should provide better performance and scalability for the Radix Bucket Sort algorithm, making it a more efficient choice for sorting large datasets in JavaScript applications.

Related benchmarks:

Javascript Sorting Algorithms large (version: 0)

Port from jsperf(https://jsperf.com/sorting-algorithms/58)

Comparing performance of: Built-in Sort vs Fast QuickSort vs Radix Bucket Sort

Created: 4 years ago by: Registered User

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Built-in Sort

Fast QuickSort

Radix Bucket Sort

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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