Benchmark: Directions - MeasureThat.net

Script Preparation code:

var current = 0;
var speed = 1;
var pacman = {
	body: {
    	velocity: {
        	x: 0,
          	y: 0,
        }
    },
  	scale: {
    	x: 1,
    },
  	angle: 0,
};
var direction = 0;
var Phaser = {
  'LEFT': 0,
  'RIGHT': 1,
  'UP': 2,
  'DOWN': 3
}

Tests:

If
if (direction === Phaser.LEFT || direction === Phaser.UP) { speed = -speed; } if (direction === Phaser.LEFT || direction === Phaser.RIGHT) { pacman.body.velocity.x = speed; } else { pacman.body.velocity.y = speed; } // Reset the scale and angle (Pacman is facing to the right in the sprite sheet) pacman.scale.x = 1; pacman.angle = 0; if (direction === Phaser.LEFT) { pacman.scale.x = -1; } else if (direction === Phaser.UP) { pacman.angle = 270; } else if (direction === Phaser.DOWN) { pacman.angle = 90; } current = direction;
If 2
// Reset the scale and angle (Pacman is facing to the right in the sprite sheet) pacman.scale.x = 1; pacman.angle = 0; if (direction === Phaser.LEFT) { pacman.body.velocity.x = -speed; pacman.scale.x = -1; } else if (direction === Phaser.UP) { pacman.body.velocity.y = -speed; pacman.angle = 270; } else if (direction === Phaser.DOWN) { pacman.body.velocity.y = speed; pacman.angle = 90; } else if (direction === Phaser.RIGHT) { pacman.body.velocity.x = speed; } current = direction;

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If
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Let's break down what is tested in the provided JSON benchmark.

**Benchmark Definition:**

The benchmark definition provides a JavaScript script and HTML code for setting up a test environment. The script defines several variables:

* `current`: an integer variable that keeps track of the direction.
* `speed`: a floating-point number variable that controls the speed of Pacman.
* `pacman`: an object representing Pacman, with properties for its body's velocity and scale.
* `direction`: an integer variable that determines the direction of movement.

The script also defines a `Phaser` object with possible directions (`LEFT`, `RIGHT`, `UP`, `DOWN`).

**Benchmark Test Cases:**

There are two test cases:

1. "If": This test case checks whether the speed is negated when moving in certain directions (e.g., left and up). It also sets the body's velocity accordingly.
2. "If 2": This test case is similar to the previous one, but it has a few more lines of code.

**Options Compared:**

In this benchmark, we can compare different approaches for updating Pacman's movement:

* **Direct assignment**: In the "If" test case, `pacman.body.velocity.x` and `pacman.body.velocity.y` are directly assigned values based on the direction.
* **Conditional assignment**: In the "If 2" test case, more complex conditional statements are used to update Pacman's movement.

**Pros and Cons:**

* **Direct assignment**: Pros: simple, straightforward. Cons: might lead to unnecessary computations or memory allocations if not optimized correctly.
* **Conditional assignment**: Pros: can handle multiple conditions and edge cases more effectively. Cons: might be slower due to the additional complexity of conditional statements.

Other considerations:

* **Performance optimization**: The benchmark is designed to measure the performance impact of different approaches, so optimizing the code for speed is crucial.
* **Memory usage**: The benchmark should also consider memory allocation and deallocation to ensure that the test environment is efficient in terms of memory usage.

**Libraries Used:**

None explicitly mentioned in the provided JSON. However, the `Phaser` object suggests that it's likely being used as a game framework or library for creating games, but its presence in this benchmark doesn't seem critical.

**Special JS Features/Syntax:**

The benchmark uses JavaScript conditional statements (e.g., `if`, `else`) and array indexing (e.g., `pacman.body.velocity.x`). No advanced features like async/await, promises, or modern syntax like arrow functions are used.

**Alternatives:**

Other alternatives for measuring the performance of similar benchmarks might include:

* Benchmarks that use different programming languages or frameworks.
* Workloads that focus on other aspects of performance, such as memory bandwidth, cache performance, or parallelism.
* Different types of test cases, such as those using multithreading, concurrent processing, or more complex algorithms.

Keep in mind that the choice of benchmark depends on the specific use case and goals.

Related benchmarks:

Directions (version: 3)

Comparing performance of: If vs If 2

Created: 8 years ago by: Registered User

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If

If 2

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