Benchmark: dsteem vs steem-js round 2

HTML Preparation code:

<script src="//unpkg.com/dsteem@^0.8.1/dist/dsteem.js"></script>
<script src="//cdn.steemjs.com/lib/latest/steem.min.js"></script>

Script Preparation code:

var tx = {
    ref_block_num: 1234,
    ref_block_prefix: 445566,
    expiration: '2017-07-09T10:00:00.000',
    operations: [['vote', {
        voter: 'foo',
		author: 'bar',
        permlink: 'i-like-turtles',
        weight: 10000
    }]],
    extensions: [],
	signatures: []
}
var keyWif = '5JQy7moK9SvNNDxn8rKNfQYFME5VDYC2j9Mv2tb7uXV5jz3fQR8'

var dsteemKey = dsteem.PrivateKey.fromString(keyWif)
var dsteemClient = new dsteem.Client()

var steemjsKey = {posting: keyWif}

Tests:

dsteem
dsteemClient.broadcast.sign(tx, dsteemKey)
steem-js
steem.auth.signTransaction(tx, steemjsKey)

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**Benchmark Definition**

The benchmark measures the performance of two JavaScript libraries: `dsteem` and `steem-js`. Both libraries are used for interacting with the Steemit blockchain, which is a decentralized social network built on top of the Steemit protocol.

**Options Compared**

Two options are compared:

1. **dsteem**: This library is used to interact with the Steemit blockchain using a native JavaScript API. It provides a low-level interface for performing operations such as signing transactions and broadcasting posts.
2. **steem-js**: This library provides a higher-level interface for interacting with the Steemit blockchain, abstracting away some of the lower-level details.

**Pros and Cons**

Here are some pros and cons of each approach:

* **dsteem**:
	+ Pros: Provides a native JavaScript API, which can be more efficient and direct for low-level operations.
	+ Cons: May require more manual error handling and debugging due to its low-level nature.
* **steem-js**:
	+ Pros: Provides a higher-level interface, making it easier to use for many developers, and abstracts away some of the lower-level details.
	+ Cons: May be less efficient than `dsteem` for very low-level operations, and may require more memory usage.

**Library Descriptions**

1. **dsteem**: dsteem is a JavaScript library developed by the Steemit team to provide a native API for interacting with the Steemit blockchain. It uses the Web3.js library under the hood.
2. **steem-js**: steem-js is a JavaScript library developed by the Steemit community to provide a higher-level interface for interacting with the Steemit blockchain.

**Special JS Feature or Syntax**

The benchmark uses the `async/await` syntax, which allows for cleaner and more readable asynchronous code.

**Benchmark Preparation Code**

The preparation code sets up the test environment by:

* Loading the necessary libraries (dsteem and steem-js) into the HTML file.
* Defining a test transaction (`tx`) with some sample data.
* Creating instances of the `dsteem.Client` and `steem.auth.SignTransaction` classes.

**Test Cases**

The benchmark defines two test cases:

1. **dsteem**: This test case uses the `dsteemClient.broadcast.sign()` method to sign a transaction using the `dsteemKey` private key.
2. **steem-js**: This test case uses the `steem.auth.signTransaction()` method to sign a transaction using the `steemjsKey` private key.

**Alternatives**

Some alternatives to these libraries include:

* **web3.js**: A more widely-used JavaScript library for interacting with Ethereum blockchain, which can be used as a base for other Steemit-like blockchains.
* **steem-sdk**: Another JavaScript library developed by the Steemit community, which provides a simpler and more user-friendly interface than steem-js.

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of alternatives, and there may be other libraries or solutions available depending on specific use cases and requirements.

Related benchmarks:

dsteem vs steem-js round 2 (version: 0)

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Comparing performance of: dsteem vs steem-js

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