Benchmark: objectPath model vs objectPath geet vs lodash get

HTML Preparation code:

<script src="https://cdn.rawgit.com/mariocasciaro/object-path/master/index.js"></script>
<script src='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lodash.js/4.17.5/lodash.min.js'></script>

Script Preparation code:

var obj = {
  stuff: {
    things: {
      stuff: 'things',
      things: 'stuff',
      other: {
        stuff: 'things'
      }
    }
  }
};

var model = objectPath(obj)

Tests:

lodash get
_.get(obj, 'stuff.things.other.stuff');
object path get
objectPath.get(obj, 'stuff.things.other.stuff');
object path get from model
model.get('stuff.things.other.stuff');

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
lodash get
object path get
object path get from model

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 2 years ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/120.0.0.0 YaBrowser/24.1.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Yandex Browser 24 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
lodash get	5155925.5 Ops/sec
object path get	2690264.8 Ops/sec
object path get from model	3666468.5 Ops/sec

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

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The provided JSON represents a JavaScript benchmarking test case on the MeasureThat.net website. The test aims to compare the performance of three different approaches for accessing nested properties in an object: `lodash.get`, `objectPath.get`, and a custom "model" approach.

**Benchmark Definition**

The benchmark definition consists of two parts:

1. **Script Preparation Code**: This code creates a sample object `obj` with multiple levels of nesting, representing the typical structure of objects that need to be accessed using the tested methods.
2. **Html Preparation Code**: These scripts include external libraries: `object-path` (for the custom "model" approach) and `lodash.js` (for the `_.get` method).

**Individual Test Cases**

There are three test cases:

1. **Lodash Get**: The benchmark definition uses the `_.get()` function from Lodash to access a nested property in the `obj` object.
2. **Object Path Get**: This test case uses the `objectPath.get()` function to achieve the same goal as the previous one.
3. **Object Path Get from Model**: Similar to the second test case, but this time, the custom "model" approach is used to access the nested property.

**Library Overview**

1. **Lodash.js**: A popular JavaScript utility library that provides a wide range of functions for tasks like string manipulation, array operations, and more. In this context, `_.get()` is used to safely navigate objects and retrieve values.
2. **Object-Path**: A lightweight JavaScript library specifically designed for working with nested object structures. It offers an efficient way to access properties using paths.

**Special JS Features or Syntax**

None of the tested methods use special JavaScript features or syntax that would require additional explanation.

**Pros and Cons of Each Approach**

1. **Lodash Get**
	* Pros:
		+ Easy to use and understand.
		+ Provides a safe way to access nested properties.
	* Cons:
		+ May have overhead due to the library's size and complexity.
2. **Object Path Get**
	* Pros:
		+ Optimized for performance, especially when dealing with large objects.
		+ Offers a more efficient approach compared to Lodash.
	* Cons:
		+ Requires an external library, which might be unfamiliar to some developers.
3. **Custom "Model" Approach (Object-Path)**
	* Pros:
		+ No additional library dependencies required.
		+ Can take advantage of the `object-path` implementation if you're already familiar with it.
	* Cons:
		+ Requires a basic understanding of object paths and traversal.

**Other Alternatives**

If you need to access nested properties in JavaScript, some other alternatives include:

1. **Destructuring assignment**: A concise way to extract values from objects using destructuring syntax (e.g., `const { stuff: { things }, stuff: 'value' } = obj;`).
2. **Bracket notation**: Another way to access nested properties using the `[]` operator (e.g., `obj['stuff']['things']`).
3. **ES6 template literals**: Can be used to create object paths in a more readable and concise manner (e.g., `${obj.stuff.things}`).

Keep in mind that these alternatives might not offer the same performance benefits as using optimized libraries like Object-Path or Lodash, especially for large objects.

Related benchmarks:

objectPath model vs objectPath geet vs lodash get (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: lodash get vs object path get vs object path get from model

Created: 3 years ago by: Guest

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lodash get

object path get

object path get from model

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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