Benchmark: angular.toJson vs JSON.stringify()

HTML Preparation code:

<html>
  <head>
  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.6.4/angular.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
  </body>
</html>

Script Preparation code:

var origArr = [
 {
  name  : "obj1",
  val   : 1,
  color : "blue"
 },
  {
  name  : "obj2",
  val   : 2,
  color : "red"
 },
  {
  name  : "obj3",
  val   : 3,
  color : "green"
 },
  {
  name  : "obj4",
  val   : 4,
  color : "orange"
 }
];

var newArr = [];

Tests:

angular.toJson()
newArr = angular.toJson(origArr);
JSON.stringify()
newArr = JSON.stringify(origArr);

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

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Test case name	Result
angular.toJson()
JSON.stringify()

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Slowest: N/A

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

**Benchmark Overview**

The benchmark compares two methods to serialize JavaScript objects:

1. `angular.toJson()` (Angular-specific)
2. `JSON.stringify()`

**Options Being Compared**

* **Serialization library:** Angular's `json` module (`angular.toJson()`) vs. Built-in JavaScript `JSON` object (`JSON.stringify()`).
	+ Pros of using the Angular `json` module:
		- Designed specifically for Angular, might be more efficient due to optimized implementation.
		- Might provide additional features like handling specific Angular data types.
	+ Cons of using the Angular `json` module:
		- Limited availability (only with Angular), so not suitable for general-purpose JavaScript use cases.
		- May introduce additional dependencies.
	+ Pros of using the Built-in `JSON` object:
		- Widely supported and available in all JavaScript environments.
		- Simple, straightforward implementation.
	+ Cons of using the Built-in `JSON` object:
		- Might not be optimized for performance or feature-rich compared to Angular's implementation.
* **Serialization format:** JSON (JavaScript Object Notation).

**Other Considerations**

* The benchmark focuses on serialization performance, specifically looking at executions per second.
* No consideration is given to deserialization performance, which might be an important aspect depending on the use case.

**Library and Syntax Used in Test Case**

In this benchmark, both tests use the Built-in `JSON` object (`JSON.stringify()`), not introducing any custom libraries or special JavaScript features. This simplifies the comparison and makes it more relevant to general-purpose JavaScript developers.

If you were to add custom library or syntax-specific optimizations to either Angular's `json` module or the Built-in `JSON` object, the benchmark would become more complex, requiring additional considerations when interpreting results.

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angular.toJson vs JSON.stringify() (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: angular.toJson() vs JSON.stringify()

Created: 3 years ago by: Guest

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angular.toJson()

JSON.stringify()

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Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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