Benchmark: immutable object/set/array

HTML Preparation code:

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/immutable/3.8.2/immutable.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/immutability-helper@2.7.0/index.min.js"></script>

Script Preparation code:

function shuffle(arr) {
  let i = arr.length;
  while (i != 0) {
    let j = Math.floor(Math.random() * i);
    i--;
    [arr[i], arr[j]] = [
      arr[j], arr[i]];
  }
}

n = 1000
toRemove = [];
for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
  toRemove.push("value" + i);
}
shuffle(toRemove);

Tests:

object
let a = {}; // copy object and add item for (i = 0; i < n; i++) { a = {...a}; a["value" + i] = null; } // copy object and remove item toRemove.forEach(v => { a = {...a}; delete a[v]; });
array
let a = []; // copy array and add item for (i = 0; i < n; i++) { a = [...a]; a.push("value" + i); } // copy array and remove item toRemove.forEach(v => { a = a.filter(x => x !== v); });
set
let a = new Set(); // copy set and add item for (i = 0; i < n; i++) { a = new Set(a); a.add("value" + i); } // copy set and remove item toRemove.forEach(v => { a = new Set(a); a.delete(v); });
immutable set
let a = Immutable.Set(); // add item for (i = 0; i < n; i++) { a = a.add("value" + i); } // remove item toRemove.forEach((v) => { a = a.delete(v); });

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Test case name	Result
object
array
set
immutable set

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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immutable set

414/s

array

44/s

set

41/s

object

1/s

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Test name	Executions per second
✓ immutable set	414 Ops/sec
array	44 Ops/sec
set	41 Ops/sec
object	1 Ops/sec

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

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**Overview**

The provided JSON represents a benchmarking test for JavaScript microbenchmarks, specifically focusing on the performance of adding and removing items from immutable data structures such as arrays, objects, sets, and an immutable set. The test is designed to measure the execution time and frequency of these operations.

**Benchmark Definition**

The benchmark definition outlines three main types of tests:

1. **Immutable Object/Array**: Measures the performance of adding or removing items from an object or array using the `Object.assign()` method or spread operator (`{...obj}`), respectively.
2. **Mutable Array**: Measures the performance of adding or removing items from a regular array using the `push()` and `filter()` methods, respectively.
3. **Mutable Set**: Measures the performance of adding or removing items from a regular set using the `add()` and `delete()` methods, respectively.
4. **Immutable Set**: Measures the performance of adding or removing items from an immutable set (using Immutable.js) using the `add()` and `delete()` methods, respectively.

**Options Compared**

The test compares different approaches for each data structure:

* Mutable arrays: `push()` vs. `filter()`
* Mutable sets: `add()` vs. `delete()`
* Immutable objects: `Object.assign()` vs. spread operator (`{...obj}`)
* Immutable sets: `add()` vs. `delete()` (using Immutable.js)

**Pros and Cons**

Here's a brief summary of the pros and cons for each approach:

1. **Immutable Object/Array**: Pros - thread-safe, predictable behavior; Cons - slower than mutable versions due to object creation.
2. **Mutable Array**: Pros - fast, efficient; Cons - not thread-safe, may lead to unexpected behavior.
3. **Mutable Set**: Pros - fast, efficient; Cons - not thread-safe, may lead to unexpected behavior.
4. **Immutable Set**: Pros - thread-safe, predictable behavior; Cons - slower than mutable versions due to Immutable.js overhead.

**Library and Its Purpose**

The `immutable` library is a popular JavaScript implementation of immutable data structures. It provides a set of data structures that ensure data consistency and predictability by ensuring that once created, the data structure cannot be modified. The library is useful for applications requiring predictable behavior in concurrent environments.

The `immutability-helper` library is a utility library that extends Immutable.js, providing additional helper methods for working with immutable data structures. It simplifies operations like adding or removing items from sets and provides other convenience functions.

**Special JS Feature/Syntax**

None of the test cases use special JavaScript features or syntax beyond standard ECMAScript syntax.

**Other Alternatives**

If you're looking for alternative JavaScript libraries or approaches, consider:

1. **Lodash**: A utility library that includes functions for working with arrays and sets.
2. **Underscore.js**: Another utility library that provides functions for working with arrays and sets.
3. **Mocha**: A testing framework that allows you to write test cases for your benchmarking tests.
4. **Benchmark.js**: A popular JavaScript benchmarking library that allows you to create and run benchmarks.

Keep in mind that these alternatives may have different performance characteristics or trade-offs, so be sure to evaluate them based on your specific use case.

immutable object/set/array (version: 0)

check performance of adding/removing items from immutable data structures like array, object, Set and Immutable.Set

Comparing performance of: `object vs array vs set vs immutable set`

Created: one year ago by: Guest

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object

array

set

immutable set

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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

immutable object/set/array (version: 0)

check performance of adding/removing items from immutable data structures like array, object, Set and Immutable.Set

Comparing performance of: object vs array vs set vs immutable set

Created: one year ago by: Guest

Go to the latest result

object

array

set

immutable set

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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