Benchmark: Test Sorting Locations etc etc etc

HTML Preparation code:


<script src='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lodash.js/4.17.5/lodash.min.js'></script>

Script Preparation code:

const locations = [{
        "value": "AF",
        "label": "Afghanistan",
        "unit": "country"
    },
    {
        "value": "AR",
        "label": "Argentina",
        "unit": "country"
    },
    {
        "value": "522",
        "label": "Columbus, GA",
        "unit": "dma"
    },
    {
        "value": "KY",
        "label": "Cayman Islands",
        "unit": "country"
    },
    {
        "value": "AO",
        "label": "Angola",
        "unit": "country"
    },
    {
        "value": "AG-03",
        "label": "Antigua and Barbuda, Parish of Saint George",
        "unit": "region"
    },
    {
        "value": "AE-AZ",
        "label": "United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi",
        "unit": "region"
    },
    {
        "value": "821",
        "label": "Bend, OR",
        "unit": "dma"
    },
    {
        "value": "AL-02",
        "label": "Albania, Qarku i Durresit",
        "unit": "region"
    },
    {
        "value": "757",
        "label": "Boise, ID",
        "unit": "dma"
    }
]

function itself () {
  return locations
}

function sortWithLodash() {
    const testSort = locations.reduce((acc, next) => {
        acc[next.unit].push(next)
        return acc
    }, {
        country: [],
        region: [],
        dma: []
    })

    const sortedCountry = _.sortBy(testSort.country, 'label')
    const sortedRegion = _.sortBy(testSort.region, 'label')
    const sortedDma = _.sortBy(testSort.dma, 'label')
    return sortedCountry.concat(sortedRegion).concat(sortedDma);
}

Tests:

Itself
itself();
sorted
sortWithLodash();

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

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sorted

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Slowest: N/A

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Let's break down the provided benchmark and explain what's being tested, compared, and their pros/cons.

**Benchmark Overview**

The benchmark consists of two test cases: `Itself` and `sorted`. The benchmark is designed to measure the performance of JavaScript functions that sort an array of objects. The array contains locations with different units (country, region, dma).

**Script Preparation Code**

The script preparation code defines a constant `locations` containing an array of location objects:
```javascript
const locations = [...]
```
Each location object has three properties: `value`, `label`, and `unit`.

**Function Definitions**

Two functions are defined:

1. `itself()`: Returns the `locations` array as is.
2. `sortWithLodash()`: Sorts the `locations` array using Lodash's `sortBy()` function, grouping by unit, and returns a concatenated sorted array.

**Html Preparation Code**

The HTML preparation code includes a reference to the Lodash library:
```html
<script src='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lodash.js/4.17.5/lodash.min.js'></script>
```
This suggests that the benchmark will run in a browser environment, and the Lodash library is used for sorting.

**Comparison**

The two test cases are compared:

1. `Itself`: Measures the performance of simply returning the `locations` array as is.
2. `sorted`: Measures the performance of sorting the `locations` array using `sortWithLodash()`.

**Pros and Cons**

**Itself:**

Pros:

* Simple, straightforward implementation
* Requires minimal overhead

Cons:

* Returns an unsorted array, which may not be representative of real-world scenarios

**sorted:**

Pros:

* Uses a well-known library (Lodash) for sorting
* Groups by unit, which might be more representative of real-world scenarios

Cons:

* Requires the Lodash library, adding overhead
* The `sortWithLodash()` function is specific to Lodash and may not be easily translatable to other libraries or implementations

**Other Considerations**

The benchmark uses a fictional device platform (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) and operating system (Mac OS X 10.15.7). The `ExecutionsPerSecond` metric suggests that the benchmark is designed to measure performance in terms of how many iterations can be executed per second.

**Alternatives**

If you wanted to write a similar benchmark, you could consider using:

* Other sorting libraries (e.g., built-in JavaScript sort(), or other libraries like FastSort or Timsort)
* Custom sorting implementations (e.g., using a simple bubble sort or insertion sort algorithm)
* Different data structures (e.g., arrays, objects, or more complex data structures)

Keep in mind that the specific implementation and comparisons will depend on your goals and requirements.

Related benchmarks:

Test Sorting Locations etc etc etc (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: Itself vs sorted

Created: 3 years ago by: Guest

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Itself

sorted

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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