Benchmark: match vs includes vs endsWith

Script Preparation code:

var names = [
    ".b-island-header-content-is-style-loaded",
    ".b-island-header-content_island_top",
    ".b-island-header-content_island_bottom",
    ".b-island-header-content_island_all-sides",
    ".b-island-header-content__wrapper",
    ".b-island-header-content_display-bottom-island-padding_false .b-island-header-content__bottom-island",
    ".b-island-header-content__bottom-island"
];

Tests:

match
names.forEach((name) => { var matches = name.match(/^\.([\w-]+)-is-style-loaded$/); if (matches != null) { console.log(matches[1]); } });
includes
names.forEach((name) => { if (name.includes('-is-style-loaded')) { console.log(name.slice(0, name.length - '-is-style-loaded'.length)) } });
endsWith
names.forEach((name) => { if (name.endsWith('-is-style-loaded')) { console.log(name.slice(0, name.length - '-is-style-loaded'.length)) } });

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
match
includes
endsWith

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/126.0.0.0 YaBrowser/24.7.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Yandex Browser 24 on Mac OS X 10.15.7

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Test name	Executions per second
match	224476.8 Ops/sec
includes	267484.2 Ops/sec
endsWith	287703.5 Ops/sec

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

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**Benchmark Definition**

The benchmark definition is a JSON object that provides context for the test cases. In this case, it's not explicitly stated what the test cases are measuring, but based on the script preparation code and individual test cases, we can infer that the benchmarks are comparing the performance of three string matching algorithms:

1. `match()` (also known as regular expression matching)
2. `includes()`
3. `endsWith()`

These algorithms are used to search for patterns within strings.

**Options Compared**

The options being compared in this benchmark are:

* `match()`: uses a regular expression to match the string
* `includes()`: searches for the specified pattern within the string, but doesn't require it to be a whole word
* `endsWith()`: checks if the string ends with the specified suffix

**Pros and Cons**

Here's a brief overview of each approach:

* **match()**: Pros:
	+ Can be more expressive than other methods (e.g., can capture groups)
	+ Supports regular expressions, which can be powerful for complex patterns
*   Cons:
	+ Can be slower due to the overhead of compiling and executing regular expressions
	+ May have performance issues with very large or complex strings
* **includes()**: Pros:
	+ Faster than `match()` because it doesn't require compiling a regular expression
	+ Simplifies many use cases where only a substring is needed
*   Cons:
	+ Can be less expressive than `match()` due to limitations on the pattern syntax
	+ May return false positives if the pattern is not unique
* **endsWith()**: Pros:
	+ Fast because it uses a simple prefix check
	+ Suitable for use cases where only the ending part of the string needs to match
*   Cons:
	+ Limited to matching only at the end of the string
	+ May return false positives if the pattern is not unique

**Library Usage**

None of the provided benchmark test cases explicitly mention a library being used. However, it's worth noting that some of these functions (e.g., `match()`, `includes()`) are built-in to JavaScript and don't require any external libraries.

**Special JS Features or Syntax**

There isn't any specific JavaScript feature or syntax mentioned in the benchmark definitions.

**Other Considerations**

When choosing between these string matching algorithms, consider the following:

* Use `match()` when you need a more flexible and expressive pattern.
* Choose `includes()` for simple substring matches where performance is crucial.
* Opt for `endsWith()` when only the ending part of the string needs to match.

For alternative approaches, other JavaScript methods can be used to achieve similar results. Some examples include:

* Using `String.prototype.indexOf()` or `String.prototype.lastIndexOf()` for substring matching
* Implementing custom prefix checks using bitwise operations (e.g., checking if a byte matches a specific value)
* Using regular expression engines like RegExp (which is the same as match())

Related benchmarks:

match vs includes vs endsWith (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: match vs includes vs endsWith

Created: one year ago by: Registered User

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match

includes

endsWith

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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