Benchmark: Bench fast-json-patch apply vs fast-json-patch mutate

HTML Preparation code:

		<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/fast-json-patch/dist/fast-json-patch.min.js"></script>

Script Preparation code:

obj1= {
        name: "Argentina",
        cities: [
        {
            name: 'Buenos Aires',
            population: 13028000,
        },
        {
            name: 'Cordoba',
            population: 1430023,
        },
        {
            name: 'Rosario',
            population: 1136286,
        },
        {
            name: 'Mendoza',
            population: 901126,
        },
        {
            name: 'San Miguel de Tucuman',
            population: 800000,
        }
        ]
    };
    
obj2= {
        name: "Argentina",
        cities: [
        {
            name: 'Cordoba',
            population: 1430023,
        },
        {
            name: 'Mendoza',
            population: 901126,
        },
        {
            name: 'San Miguel de Tucuman',
            population: 550000,
        }
        ]
    };

Tests:

FAST JSON-patch no mutate
var diff3 = jsonpatch.compare(obj1, obj2); var objnew = jsonpatch.deepClone(obj1); jsonpatch.applyPatch(objnew, diff3, false, false);
FAST JSON-patch mutate
var diff3 = jsonpatch.compare(obj1, obj2); var objnew = jsonpatch.deepClone(obj1); jsonpatch.applyPatch(objnew, diff3, false, true);

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

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Previous results

Test case name	Result
FAST JSON-patch no mutate
FAST JSON-patch mutate

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: one year ago)

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FAST JSON-patch mutate

280K/s

FAST JSON-patch no mutate

222K/s

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Test name	Executions per second
✓ FAST JSON-patch mutate	280,485 Ops/sec
FAST JSON-patch no mutate	222,420 Ops/sec

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

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Let's break down the benchmark and explain what is being tested, compared, and their pros and cons.

**Benchmark Definition**

The benchmark measures the performance of two different approaches for applying patches to JSON objects using the `fast-json-patch` library.

**Approaches Compared**

1. **`jsonpatch.applyPatch(objnew, diff3, false, true)`**: This approach creates a deep clone of the original object (`objnew`) and then applies the patch from `diff3` to it without mutating the cloned object.
2. **`jsonpatch.applyPatch(objnew, diff3, false, false)`**: This approach is similar to the previous one, but it mutates the cloned object instead of creating a new one.

**Pros and Cons**

* **Creating a deep clone**: Creating a deep clone of the original object can be beneficial for certain use cases where data integrity is crucial. However, this approach may incur additional overhead due to the cloning process.
	+ Pros: Ensures data integrity, avoids mutation of original objects.
	+ Cons: May incur additional overhead, creates an extra copy of the object.
* **Mutating the cloned object**: Applying the patch directly to the cloned object can be faster since it doesn't require creating a new copy.
	+ Pros: Faster, avoids extra copying.
	+ Cons: Mutates the original object if not used carefully.

**Library and Purpose**

`fast-json-patch` is a lightweight JavaScript library that provides methods for comparing and manipulating JSON objects using JSON Patch. The `applyPatch()` method applies a patch to an object, either mutating it in-place or creating a new copy.

In this benchmark, the `fast-json-patch` library is used to compare two JSON objects (`obj1` and `obj2`) and apply patches to create a new object with the desired changes.

**Special JS Feature**

This benchmark does not use any special JavaScript features like async/await, let/catch blocks, or modern syntax. It only uses standard JavaScript syntax for creating and manipulating JSON objects.

**Alternative Approaches**

Other approaches for applying patches to JSON objects include:

* Using a library like Lodash's `mergeDeep()` method.
* Implementing custom patch application logic using recursion or iteration.
* Using a different patch format, such as JSON Patch with additional metadata.

However, these alternatives may have different performance characteristics and trade-offs compared to the approaches used in this benchmark.

Bench fast-json-patch apply vs fast-json-patch mutate (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: `FAST JSON-patch no mutate vs FAST JSON-patch mutate`

Created: 2 years ago by: Guest

Go to the latest result

FAST JSON-patch no mutate

FAST JSON-patch mutate

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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

Bench fast-json-patch apply vs fast-json-patch mutate (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: FAST JSON-patch no mutate vs FAST JSON-patch mutate

Created: 2 years ago by: Guest

Go to the latest result

FAST JSON-patch no mutate

FAST JSON-patch mutate

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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

Comparing performance of: `FAST JSON-patch no mutate vs FAST JSON-patch mutate`