Benchmark: react shallowEqual vs ramda

HTML Preparation code:

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/ramda/0.25.0/ramda.min.js"></script>

Script Preparation code:

function is(x, y) {
  return (
    (x === y && (x !== 0 || 1 / x === 1 / y)) || (x !== x && y !== y) // eslint-disable-line no-self-compare
  );
}

const hasOwnProperty = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;

function shallowEqual(objA, objB) {
    if (is(objA, objB)) {
        return true;
    }

    if (
        typeof objA !== 'object' ||
        objA === null ||
        typeof objB !== 'object' ||
        objB === null
    ) {
        return false;
    }

    const keysA = Object.keys(objA);
    const keysB = Object.keys(objB);

    if (keysA.length !== keysB.length) {
        return false;
    }

    // Test for A's keys different from B.
    for (let i = 0; i < keysA.length; i++) {
        const currentKey = keysA[i];
        if (
            !hasOwnProperty.call(objB, currentKey) ||
            !is(objA[currentKey], objB[currentKey])
        ) {
            return false;
        }
    }

    return true;
}

var data = [{
    foo: {
        bar: {
            foo: {
                bar: ''
            }
        }
    }
}, {}, {}];

Tests:

Ramda
var result = R.equals(data, [{foo: {bar: {foo: {bar: ''}}}}, {}, {}]);
shallowEqual
var result = shallowEqual(data, [{foo: {bar: {foo: {bar: ''}}}}, {}, {}]);

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
Ramda
shallowEqual

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

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

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/136.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 136 on Windows

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shallowEqual

5.3M/s

Ramda

221K/s

View exact numbers

Test name	Executions per second
✓ shallowEqual	5,349,610 Ops/sec
Ramda	220,861 Ops/sec

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

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I'll break down the benchmark definition and explain what's being tested, compared, and their pros and cons.

**Benchmark Definition**

The benchmark measures the performance of two JavaScript functions: `shallowEqual` (custom implementation) and Ramda's `equals` function. Both functions compare two objects for shallow equality.

**What is tested?**

* `shallowEqual`: a custom JavaScript function implemented by the test user, which checks if two objects are equal by comparing their keys and values.
* Ramda's `equals`: a functional programming library function that compares two values for equality.

**Options compared**

The benchmark compares the performance of the following options:

1. **Custom implementation (shallowEqual)**: The test user's custom JavaScript function, which manually checks if two objects have the same keys and values.
2. **Ramda's `equals`**: A widely-used functional programming library function that compares two values for equality.

**Pros and Cons**

* **Custom implementation (shallowEqual)**:
	+ Pros:
		- Can be optimized for specific use cases or data structures.
		- May be more efficient for certain types of data.
	+ Cons:
		- Requires manual implementation, which can be error-prone and time-consuming.
		- May not handle edge cases or complex data structures well.
* **Ramda's `equals`**:
	+ Pros:
		- Well-tested and widely used, with a large community of developers who contribute to its development.
		- Handles many common use cases and edge cases out-of-the-box.
	+ Cons:
		- May have performance overhead due to its functional programming nature.
		- Requires additional dependencies (Ramda library).

**Library: Ramda**

Ramda is a popular JavaScript functional programming library that provides a wide range of functions for working with data. The `equals` function is one of its most commonly used functions, and it's designed to compare two values for equality.

**Special JS feature or syntax: None**

This benchmark does not use any special JavaScript features or syntax, such as ES6 classes, async/await, or Promises.

**Other alternatives**

If you're looking for alternative libraries or implementations for shallow equality checks, some options include:

* Lodash's `isEqual` function
* jQuery's `.deepEqual` method ( deprecated in favor of Lodash's implementation)
* A custom implementation using the `JSON.stringify()` and `JSON.parse()` methods.

Keep in mind that the best approach depends on your specific use case and requirements. If you need a lightweight, high-performance solution for shallow equality checks, Ramda's `equals` function may be a good choice. However, if you require more advanced features or customization options, a custom implementation or another library like Lodash may be a better fit.

react shallowEqual vs ramda (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: `Ramda vs shallowEqual`

Created: 4 years ago by: Guest

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Ramda

shallowEqual

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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

react shallowEqual vs ramda (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: Ramda vs shallowEqual

Created: 4 years ago by: Guest

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Ramda

shallowEqual

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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