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luxon vs datefns vs moment vs day.js
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Comparing performance of:
datefns vs luxon vs moment vs day.js
Created:
3 years ago
by:
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HTML Preparation code:
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/luxon@1.26.0/build/global/luxon.min.js"></script> <script src="https://igor.moomers.org/random/datefns.js"></script> <script src='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/moment.js/2.22.0/moment.min.js'></script> <script src='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/dayjs/1.11.7/dayjs.min.js'></script>
Script Preparation code:
window.ds = "2020-02-19T00:51:53.623839+00:00";
Tests:
datefns
window.datefns.parseISO(window.ds)
luxon
luxon.DateTime.fromISO(ds);
moment
moment(ds)
day.js
dayjs(ds)
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datefns
luxon
moment
day.js
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(Test run date:
10 hours ago
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User agent:
Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/147.0.0.0 Safari/537.36
Browser/OS:
Chrome 147 on Mac OS X 10.15.7
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Test name
Executions per second
datefns
1857041.6 Ops/sec
luxon
1197176.2 Ops/sec
moment
457738.4 Ops/sec
day.js
1367793.0 Ops/sec
Autogenerated LLM Summary
(model
llama3.2:3b
, generated one year ago):
Let's break down the provided JSON benchmark and explain what's being tested. **Benchmark Purpose** The benchmark is designed to compare the performance of four different libraries for parsing ISO dates: 1. Luxon 2. Datefns 3. Moment.js 4. Day.js These libraries are popular choices for working with dates in JavaScript, but they have varying levels of performance and feature sets. **Library Descriptions** Here's a brief overview of each library: 1. **Luxon**: Developed by Matt Wilcox, Luxon is a modern date library that aims to be fast, reliable, and easy to use. It provides a simple API for working with dates and times. 2. **Datefns**: Created by Igor Mozgovoy, Datefns is another popular date library that offers a wide range of features, including parsing ISO dates. It's known for its high performance and simplicity. 3. **Moment.js**: Moment.js is a well-established date library that has been around since 2009. It provides a comprehensive set of features for working with dates and times, but can be slower than newer libraries like Luxon and Datefns. 4. **Day.js**: Developed by Nick Stinson, Day.js is a relatively new library that aims to provide fast and reliable date parsing. It's designed to be easy to use and integrate with other libraries. **Benchmark Options** In this benchmark, the four libraries are compared using the same input data (`window.ds`), which represents an ISO date string in the format "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.SSSZ". The testing options are: 1. **Parsing**: Each library is tested for parsing performance by executing the corresponding benchmark definition code (e.g., `luxon.DateTime.fromISO(ds)`). 2. **Comparison**: The libraries are compared based on their execution time, measured in executions per second. **Pros and Cons** Here's a brief summary of the pros and cons of each library: 1. **Luxon**: * Pros: Fast, reliable, easy to use. * Cons: Limited features compared to other libraries. 2. **Datefns**: * Pros: High performance, simple API, wide range of features. * Cons: Some users may find the API less intuitive than Luxon's. 3. **Moment.js**: * Pros: Comprehensive feature set, well-established. * Cons: Can be slower than newer libraries like Luxon and Datefns. 4. **Day.js**: * Pros: Fast and reliable, easy to use. * Cons: Limited features compared to other libraries. **Special Considerations** In this benchmark, there are no special JavaScript features or syntax being tested beyond the basic date parsing functionality of each library. **Other Alternatives** If you're looking for alternative libraries, here are a few options: 1. **Fiscal.js**: A modern date and time library that aims to be fast and reliable. 2. **js-joda**: A Java-inspired date library for JavaScript that provides a comprehensive feature set. 3. **dateutil**: A lightweight date library that provides basic date parsing functionality. These libraries may offer different trade-offs in terms of performance, features, and ease of use, so it's worth exploring them if you're looking for alternatives to Luxon, Datefns, Moment.js, or Day.js.
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