Benchmark: dayjs vs luxon currentDate

HTML Preparation code:

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/dayjs@1.11.11/dayjs.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/dayjs@1.11.11/plugin/timezone.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/dayjs@1.11.11/plugin/utc.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/luxon@1.28.0/build/global/luxon.min.js"></script>

Script Preparation code:

dayjs.extend(window.dayjs_plugin_utc)
dayjs.extend(window.dayjs_plugin_timezone)

window.__timezone__ = 'Europe/Warsaw';
window.__luxon__ = luxon;
window.__dayjs__ = dayjs;

Tests:

luxon
__luxon__.DateTime.now().setZone(__timezone__);
dayjs
__dayjs__().tz(__timezone__);

Historical Performance Data aggregated from 61 community runs

Desktop Results:

Chrome 45 runs

luxon

249K/s

dayjs

23K/s

Fastest: luxon (10.6x faster)

View exact numbers

✓ luxon: 249,054 ops/sec
• dayjs: 23,440 ops/sec

Firefox 16 runs

luxon

172K/s

dayjs

14K/s

Fastest: luxon (12.3x faster)

View exact numbers

✓ luxon: 171,775 ops/sec
• dayjs: 13,980 ops/sec

Results show median performance across all community submissions. Run this benchmark yourself to verify on your device.

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
luxon
dayjs

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/136.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 136 on Mac OS X 10.15.7

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luxon

66K/s

dayjs

7K/s

View exact numbers

Test name	Executions per second
✓ luxon	66,161 Ops/sec
dayjs	7,420 Ops/sec

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

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Let's dive into the world of JavaScript microbenchmarks.

**What is being tested?**

The provided JSON represents a benchmark test case that compares the performance of two date and time libraries: dayjs and luxon. The test case measures the execution time of setting the timezone for each library.

**Options compared:**

1. **luxon**: A modern JavaScript library for working with dates, times, and dates/times in various formats.
2. **dayjs**: A popular lightweight JavaScript date library that provides a simple and intuitive API for date-related operations.

The test case measures the execution time of setting the timezone using each library's `DateTime.now().setZone(__timezone__)` (luxon) or `tz(__timezone__)` (dayjs) method.

**Pros and Cons:**

1. **Luxon**:
	* Pros:
		+ Modern, actively maintained, and well-documented.
		+ Provides a wide range of features for date and time manipulation.
		+ Supports various formats and input types.
	* Cons:
		+ May have a steeper learning curve due to its feature-rich API.
2. **Dayjs**:
	* Pros:
		+ Lightweight, making it suitable for resource-constrained environments.
		+ Simple, intuitive API that's easy to learn.
		+ Extensive plugin ecosystem (e.g., timezone and UTC plugins).
	* Cons:
		+ May require additional setup for timezone management.
		+ Less modern and actively maintained compared to luxon.

**Library usage:**

1. **Luxon**: The `luxon` library is used in its entirety, providing a comprehensive set of date and time utilities.
2. **Dayjs**: Dayjs is extended with two plugins (`timezone.js` and `utc.js`) that provide timezone management functionality.

**Special JS feature or syntax:**

There is no specific JavaScript feature or syntax being tested in this benchmark.

**Alternative libraries:**

Some alternative date and time libraries to consider include:

1. **Moment.js**: A widely used, feature-rich library for working with dates and times.
2. **Date-fns**: A lightweight, modern library that provides a set of utility functions for working with dates.
3. **Date.js**: Another popular lightweight library for date-related operations.

When choosing a date and time library, consider factors like performance, ease of use, feature set, and compatibility with your project's requirements.

In summary, this benchmark test case compares the performance of luxon and dayjs in setting timezone values. Luxon is a modern, feature-rich library that provides a comprehensive set of date and time utilities, while dayjs is a lightweight, simple library with an extensive plugin ecosystem. The choice between these libraries depends on your specific needs and priorities.

dayjs vs luxon currentDate (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: `luxon vs dayjs`

Created: 2 years ago by: Guest

Go to the latest result

luxon

dayjs

Historical Performance Data aggregated from 61 community runs

Desktop Results:

Chrome 45 runs

Firefox 16 runs

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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

dayjs vs luxon currentDate (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: luxon vs dayjs

Created: 2 years ago by: Guest

Go to the latest result

luxon

dayjs

Historical Performance Data aggregated from 61 community runs

Desktop Results:

Chrome 45 runs

Firefox 16 runs

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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