Benchmark: deeply nested Lodash.get vs Lodash.property vs native

HTML Preparation code:

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/lodash/4.16.0/lodash.min.js"></script>

Script Preparation code:

var person = {name: 'Frederick', lastName: 'Corcino Alejo', a: { b: { c: { d: [{ e: { f: { g: "x" } } }] } } } };
var p = _.property("a.b.c.d[0].e.f.g");

Tests:

Lodash get
_.get(person, 'a.b.c.d[0].e.f.g');
_property
p(person);
native
person.a.b.c.d[0].e.f.g;

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
Lodash get
_property
native

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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Test name	Executions per second
Lodash get	4691859.5 Ops/sec
_property	5461787.0 Ops/sec
native	23023220.0 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.

**Benchmark Definition**

The benchmark measures the performance of three different ways to access a deeply nested object: using Lodash's `property` function (`_property`), Lodash's `get` function (`Lodash get`), and accessing the property directly using dot notation (`native`).

**Options Compared**

* **Native**: Directly accessing the property using dot notation.
* **_Property**: Using Lodash's `property` function to access the nested object.
* **Lodash get**: Using Lodash's `get` function to access the nested object.

**Pros and Cons of Each Approach**

1. **Native**:
	* Pros: Simple, efficient, and easy to understand.
	* Cons: May be less readable or maintainable for complex objects.
2. **_Property_ (Lodash)**:
	* Pros: Can handle more complex object structures using dot notation-like syntax.
	* Cons: Requires an additional library (Lodash) and may have a slight overhead due to function call.
3. **Lodash get**:
	* Pros: Provides a concise way to access nested objects with optional default values and can be used for more complex scenarios.
	* Cons: Requires the Lodash library, which may add complexity.

**Library and Purpose**

In this benchmark, two libraries are involved:

1. **Lodash**: A popular utility library that provides functions like `property` and `get`. These functions simplify working with nested objects by providing a standardized way to access properties using dot notation-like syntax.
2. **No additional library is required for the native approach**, as it only relies on standard JavaScript features.

**Special JS Feature or Syntax**

The benchmark uses Lodash's `get` function, which introduces an additional syntax element (`_.get(person, 'a.b.c.d[0].e.f.g';`) that may be unfamiliar to some developers. However, this is a well-documented and widely used feature in the JavaScript community.

**Other Considerations**

When choosing between these approaches, consider the following:

* Readability: Native dot notation might be more readable for simple cases, while `property` or `get` might be more suitable for complex scenarios.
* Maintainability: Using `property` or `get` can make your codebase more maintainable by standardizing the way you access nested objects.
* Performance: In general, native dot notation is likely to be the fastest approach, followed closely by `property`, and then `get`. However, this may vary depending on specific use cases and JavaScript engines.

**Alternatives**

If you're looking for alternatives to Lodash or want to explore other ways to access nested objects, consider the following:

* Using a different utility library, such as jQuery's `.prop()` method.
* Implementing your own functions or helper methods to access nested objects.
* Utilizing modern JavaScript features like `Object destructuring` or `Array.prototype.map()`.

Keep in mind that these alternatives might come with their own trade-offs regarding performance, readability, and maintainability.

Related benchmarks:

deeply nested Lodash.get vs Lodash.property vs native (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: Lodash get vs _property vs native

Created: 2 years ago by: Guest

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Lodash get

_property

native

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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