Benchmark: Object.fromEntries vs reduce

Script Preparation code:

var data = Array.from(Array(10000).keys());

Tests:

Object.fromEntries
Object.fromEntries(data.map((key) => ([key, key])));
Reduce (reuse object)
data.reduce((acc, k) => { acc[k] = k.toString(); return acc; }, {});

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
Object.fromEntries
Reduce (reuse object)

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 9 months ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/139.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 139 on Mac OS X 10.15.7

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Test name	Executions per second
Object.fromEntries	4148.4 Ops/sec
Reduce (reuse object)	12281.4 Ops/sec

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model gpt-4o-mini, generated 9 months ago):

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The provided benchmark tests two different approaches for converting an array of keys into an object, specifically using JavaScript. The two methods being compared are:

1. **Using `Object.fromEntries`**: 
   - **Benchmark Definition**: `Object.fromEntries(data.map((key) => ([key, key])));`
   - **Explanation**: This method first transforms the array of keys into an array of key-value pairs using `map`, which creates tuples in the format `[key, key]`, and then converts the array of tuples into an object with `Object.fromEntries`. This built-in function is highly optimized and intends to simplify the conversion process in a readable manner.

2. **Using `reduce`**:
   - **Benchmark Definition**: `data.reduce((acc, k) => {\r\n  acc[k] = k.toString();\r\n  return acc;\r\n}, {});`
   - **Explanation**: In this approach, `reduce` is employed to iterate over the array, accumulating an object (`acc`) where each key is transformed (in this case, represented as a string). The final object is constructed incrementally by updating the accumulator throughout the array traversal.

### Pros and Cons

**Object.fromEntries**:
- **Pros**:
  - Simplifies code and improves readability as it expresses the intention directly.
  - Built-in functionality may offer better performance optimizations under the hood in modern JavaScript engines due to its more specialized internal handling.
- **Cons**:
  - It might not be supported in older browsers, limiting its applicability in legacy systems (although it is widely supported in current versions of major browsers).

**Reduce**:
- **Pros**:
  - Provides more control over the accumulation process, making it flexible for more complex transformations if needed.
  - Universally supported across all environments where JavaScript runs, making it a safer choice when compatibility is critical.
- **Cons**:
  - The code is longer and potentially less straightforward, which can hinder readability.
  - May be less performant compared to `Object.fromEntries`, especially in large datasets, as it requires manual handling of object manipulation.

### Benchmark Results

From the benchmark results, we observe:
- The `Reduce (reuse object)` method achieved approximately **12,281 Executions Per Second**.
- The `Object.fromEntries` method achieved approximately **4,148 Executions Per Second**.

### Considerations

When deciding which method to use, the choice between `Object.fromEntries` and `reduce` may boil down to:
- Preference for code readability versus performance.
- The complexity of the transformation at hand (if only a straightforward key-value mapping is needed, `Object.fromEntries` is often preferable).
- Browser compatibility considerations — older environments may necessitate using `reduce`.

### Alternatives

There are other ways to accomplish the same task in JavaScript, such as:

- **For-Of Loop**:
```javascript
const obj = {};
for (const key of data) {
    obj[key] = key.toString();
}
```
This approach is explicit and arguably clear, though it doesn't take advantage of JavaScript's functional programming utilities.

- **Using `forEach`**:
```javascript
const obj = {};
data.forEach(key => {
    obj[key] = key.toString();
});
```
This still resembles the imperative style and might be less performant than `reduce` and `Object.fromEntries`.

In conclusion, this benchmark indicates a trade-off between complexity, readability, and performance. Understanding these options is crucial for software engineers to make informed decisions based on the particular context of their application.

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Object.fromEntries vs reduce (version: 1)

Comparing performance of: Object.fromEntries vs Reduce (reuse object)

Created: 9 months ago by: Guest

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Object.fromEntries

Reduce (reuse object)

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

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Autogenerated LLM Summary (model gpt-4o-mini, generated 9 months ago):