Benchmark: object-hash - MeasureThat.net

HTML Preparation code:

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/hash-sum@2.0.0/hash-sum.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/object-hash@3.0.0/dist/object_hash.min.js"></script>

Script Preparation code:

var context1 = {
  title: 'fish',
  position: 1
}

var context2 = {
  title: 'fish',
  position: 1
}

Tests:

Sum
sum(context1) === sum(context2)
Object-hash
objectHash(context1) === objectHash(context2)

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
Sum
Object-hash

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

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

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/128.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 128 on Mac OS X 10.15.7

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Test name	Executions per second
Sum	433725.5 Ops/sec
Object-hash	24344.1 Ops/sec

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

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**Benchmark Definition**

The benchmark is designed to test the performance of two JavaScript functions: `sum` (from the `hash-sum` library) and `objectHash` (from the `object-hash` library). The benchmark is comparing the execution times of these two functions on two identical input objects, `context1` and `context2`.

**Options Compared**

The options being compared are:

1. **`sum(context1)`**: Uses the `hash-sum` library's `sum` function to calculate the hash sum of the `context1` object.
2. **`objectHash(context1)`**: Uses the `object-hash` library's `objectHash` function to calculate the hash of the `context1` object.

**Pros and Cons**

The choice between these two approaches depends on the specific use case and requirements:

* **`sum(context1)`**:
	+ Pros:
		- Typically provides a more comprehensive hash sum, which may be desirable for data integrity or security applications.
		- May be faster than `objectHash` for small to medium-sized input objects.
	+ Cons:
		- Can produce larger hash values, which may be less suitable for certain use cases (e.g., limited storage capacity).
* **`objectHash(context1)`**:
	+ Pros:
		- Typically produces smaller, more compact hash values, making it suitable for applications with limited storage capacity.
		- May be faster than `sum(context1)` for very large input objects or when memory is a concern.
	+ Cons:
		- May not provide the same level of data integrity as `sum(context1)`, depending on the specific use case.

**Library Descriptions**

1. **`hash-sum` library**: Provides a simple and efficient way to calculate hash sums for JavaScript objects. It's designed to be fast and lightweight.
2. **`object-hash` library**: Offers a more comprehensive hash calculation approach, providing smaller, more compact hash values. It's suitable for applications where memory is a concern.

**Special JS Feature or Syntax**

There doesn't seem to be any special JavaScript features or syntax being used in this benchmark. The code appears to be standard JavaScript, using built-in functions and libraries (e.g., `JSON.parse` is not explicitly mentioned).

**Other Alternatives**

If you're looking for alternative libraries or approaches for calculating hash sums or object hashes, some options include:

* **`crypto` module**: Built into Node.js, provides a range of cryptographic functions, including hash functions.
* **`hashjs` library**: Offers a more comprehensive set of hash functions and algorithms, including SHA-256 and others.
* **Custom implementation**: Depending on your specific requirements, you might consider implementing your own hash function or algorithm from scratch.

Keep in mind that these alternatives may have different performance characteristics, trade-offs, and suitability for specific use cases compared to the `hash-sum` and `object-hash` libraries used in this benchmark.

Related benchmarks:

object-hash (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: Sum vs Object-hash

Created: 2 years ago by: Registered User

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Sum

Object-hash

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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