Benchmark: Object mapping: Object.entries VS Object.keys VS Object.keys with extra array VS Object.entries without array

Script Preparation code:

function makeid() {
  var text = "";
  var possible = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789";

  for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++)
    text += possible.charAt(Math.floor(Math.random() * possible.length));

  return text;
}

window.parentObj = {};

for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
	window.parentObj[makeid()] = { innerVal: makeid() };
}

Tests:

Object.entries
const newObj = {}; Object.entries(window.parentObj).forEach(([k, v]) => { newObj[k] = v; });
Object.keys
const newObj = {}; Object.keys(window.parentObj).forEach((k, i) => { newObj[k] = window.parentObj[k]; });
Object.keys with extra array
const newObj = {}; Object.keys(window.parentObj).forEach((k, i) => { const [extraK, v] = [k, window.parentObj[k]] newObj[extraK] = v; });
Object.entries without array
const newObj = {}; Object.entries(window.parentObj).forEach((keyAndVal, i) => { newObj[keyAndVal[0]] = keyAndVal[1]; });

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Test case name	Result
Object.entries
Object.keys
Object.keys with extra array
Object.entries without array

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**What is tested:**

The provided JSON represents a JavaScript microbenchmark test case that compares the performance of different methods for mapping over an object:

1. `Object.entries`: Returns an array of key-value pairs from the object, where each pair is in the format `[key, value]`.
2. `Object.keys`: Returns an array of keys from the object.
3. `Object.keys` with an extra array: This method returns two arrays, one for keys and another for values, which are then concatenated to create a single object.
4. `Object.entries` without array: This method is similar to `Object.entries`, but it doesn't return an array.

**Options compared:**

The benchmark compares the performance of these four methods in terms of execution speed (measured as executions per second).

**Pros and Cons:**

1. **Object.entries**: Pros:
	* Efficient way to iterate over key-value pairs.
	* Returns an array, which can be used for further processing.
Cons:
	* May consume more memory, especially for large objects.
2. **Object.keys**: Pros:
	* Fast and lightweight.
Cons:
	* Only returns keys, not values.
3. **Object.keys with extra array**: Pros:
	* Combines the benefits of both methods (keys and values).
Cons:
	* Returns two arrays, which can increase memory usage.
4. **Object.entries without array**: This method is similar to `Object.entries`, but it doesn't return an array.

**Library and purpose:**

There is no explicit library mentioned in the provided JSON. However, `Object.entries` and `Object.keys` are built-in JavaScript methods that have been available since ECMAScript 2015 (ES6).

**Special JS feature or syntax:**

There is a special feature used in this benchmark:

* The `forEach` method with an arrow function (`(k, i) => { ... }`) is used to iterate over the keys and values returned by `Object.keys`. This is a concise way to perform iteration and access both the key and value.
* The spread operator (`[k, window.parentObj[k]]`) is used in the "Object.keys with extra array" method to create a new array for values.

**Other alternatives:**

If you don't want to use `forEach` or arrow functions, you can achieve similar results using traditional `for...in` loops and accessing the key-value pairs manually. However, this approach would likely be less efficient due to its verbosity.

For an alternative approach, you could use libraries like Lodash (specifically, the `map` function) or Ramda (specifically, the `over` function), which provide functional programming utilities for iteration and transformation of data.

Related benchmarks:

Object mapping: Object.entries VS Object.keys VS Object.keys with extra array VS Object.entries without array (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: Object.entries vs Object.keys vs Object.keys with extra array vs Object.entries without array

Created: 3 years ago by: Guest

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Object.entries

Object.keys

Object.keys with extra array

Object.entries without array

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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):