Benchmark: Lodash cloneDeep vs structuredClone vs JSON Parse vs JSON indirect parse vs in-house deepcopy

HTML Preparation code:

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

Script Preparation code:

var MyObject = {
  description: 'Creates a deep copy of source, which should be an object or an array.',
  myNumber: 123456789,
  myBoolean: true,
  jayson: {
    stringify: 'JSON.stringify() method converts a JavaScript value to a JSON string....',
    parse: 'JSON.parse() method parses a JSON string...'
  }
};

var myCopy = null;
var s = '';
function deepcopy(o) {
    if (o instanceof Array) {
      return Array.from(o, deepcopy)
    }
    const c = Object.assign({}, o)
    for (const k of Object.keys(o)) {
      if (typeof o[k] === 'object' && o[k]) {
        c[k] = deepcopy(o[k])
      }
    }
    return c
  }

Tests:

Lodash cloneDeep
myCopy = _.cloneDeep(MyObject);
Native structuredClone
myCopy = structuredClone(MyObject);
JSON Parse
myCopy = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(MyObject));
Indirect JSON Parse
s = JSON.stringify(MyObject); myCopy = JSON.parse(s);
In-house deepcopy
myCopy = deepcopy(MyObject);

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
Lodash cloneDeep
Native structuredClone
JSON Parse
Indirect JSON Parse
In-house deepcopy

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

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

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/123.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 123 on Mac OS X 10.15.7

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In-house deepcopy

1.7M/s

JSON Parse

1.2M/s

Indirect JSON Parse

1.1M/s

Lodash cloneDeep

598K/s

Native structuredClone

81K/s

View exact numbers

Test name	Executions per second
✓ In-house deepcopy	1,701,146 Ops/sec
JSON Parse	1,189,525 Ops/sec
Indirect JSON Parse	1,098,014 Ops/sec
Lodash cloneDeep	597,784 Ops/sec
Native structuredClone	81,083 Ops/sec

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

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Let's break down the provided benchmark and explain what's being tested, compared options, pros and cons of each approach, and other considerations.

**Benchmark Overview**

The benchmark tests four approaches to create a deep copy of an object: `Lodash cloneDeep`, `Native structuredClone`, `JSON Parse`, and `Indirect JSON Parse`. The benchmark also includes an in-house `deepcopy` implementation for comparison.

**Options Compared**

1. **Lodash cloneDeep**: Uses the `_.cloneDeep` function from Lodash, a popular JavaScript utility library.
2. **Native structuredClone**: Uses the `structuredClone` function introduced in ECMAScript 2020, which is a built-in function in modern browsers and Node.js environments.
3. **JSON Parse**: Uses the `JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(obj))` idiom to create a deep copy of an object. This method can lead to issues with cyclic references.
4. **Indirect JSON Parse**: A variation of the above approach, where the original object is stringified first and then parsed again.

**Pros and Cons of Each Approach**

1. **Lodash cloneDeep**:
	* Pros: Easy to use, well-tested, and widely supported.
	* Cons: Requires an additional library (Lodash), which can add overhead.
2. **Native structuredClone**:
	* Pros: Built-in function, fast, and efficient.
	* Cons: Limited support in older browsers and environments, requires ECMAScript 2020 or later.
3. **JSON Parse**:
	* Pros: Simple to implement, widely supported.
	* Cons: Can lead to issues with cyclic references, slower than other methods.
4. **Indirect JSON Parse**:
	* Pros: Avoids cyclic reference issues, slightly faster than `JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(obj))`.
	* Cons: Requires an extra step (stringification), which can add overhead.

**Other Considerations**

* Cyclic References: All methods except `structuredClone` can lead to issues with cyclic references. `Lodash cloneDeep` and the in-house `deepcopy` implementation are designed to handle this case, but `JSON Parse` may still fail if the object contains a reference to itself.
* Performance: `Native structuredClone` is generally faster than the other methods, followed by `Lodash cloneDeep`. The in-house `deepcopy` implementation is optimized for performance and can be competitive with `structuredClone`.

**Library Usage**

The benchmark uses Lodash version 4.17.5, which provides the `_.cloneDeep` function.

**Special JS Feature or Syntax**

No special JavaScript features or syntax are used in this benchmark.

In conclusion, the benchmark tests four approaches to create a deep copy of an object, each with its pros and cons. `Native structuredClone` is the fastest and most efficient option, but requires support for ECMAScript 2020 or later. `Lodash cloneDeep` is a popular alternative, but requires an additional library. The other two methods have limitations and potential issues, making them less suitable for production use.

Lodash cloneDeep vs structuredClone vs JSON Parse vs JSON indirect parse vs in-house deepcopy (version: 0)

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/structuredClone

Comparing performance of: `Lodash cloneDeep vs Native structuredClone vs JSON Parse vs Indirect JSON Parse vs In-house deepcopy`

Created: 3 years ago by: Guest

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Lodash cloneDeep

Native structuredClone

JSON Parse

Indirect JSON Parse

In-house deepcopy

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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

Lodash cloneDeep vs structuredClone vs JSON Parse vs JSON indirect parse vs in-house deepcopy (version: 0)

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/structuredClone

Comparing performance of: Lodash cloneDeep vs Native structuredClone vs JSON Parse vs Indirect JSON Parse vs In-house deepcopy

Created: 3 years ago by: Guest

Go to the latest result

Lodash cloneDeep

Native structuredClone

JSON Parse

Indirect JSON Parse

In-house deepcopy

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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

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