Benchmark: Lodash.get vs Lodash.property

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'};
var p = _.property("name");

Tests:

Lodash get
_.get(person, 'name');
_property
p(person);

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
Lodash get
_property

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/134.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 134 on Mac OS X 10.15.7

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Test name	Executions per second
Lodash get	47018536.0 Ops/sec
_property	182373408.0 Ops/sec

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

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Let's break down the provided JSON and explain what's being tested.

**What is being tested?**

The benchmark measures the performance difference between two approaches: using Lodash's `get` method versus using `property`. Both methods are used to access properties within an object.

**Options compared:**

1. **Lodash's `get` method**: This method retrieves a value from an object by its key path.
2. **Lodash's `_property` function**: This function returns a getter function for a property on the given object.

**Pros and Cons of each approach:**

1. **Lodash's `get` method:**
	* Pros:
		+ More flexible, as it can handle complex key paths.
		+ Can be used with nested objects.
	* Cons:
		+ May have slower performance due to the overhead of parsing the key path.
2. **Lodash's `_property` function:**
	* Pros:
		+ Faster performance since it simply returns a getter function, which is cached.
		+ More lightweight compared to `get`.
	* Cons:
		+ Less flexible than `get`, as it only supports direct property access.

**Library and its purpose:**

Lodash is a popular utility library for JavaScript. The `_property` function is part of Lodash's "utility functions" collection, providing a way to create getter functions for specific properties on objects.

**Special JS feature or syntax:**

None mentioned in this benchmark.

**Other alternatives:**

For accessing properties within an object, other approaches could be used without relying on Lodash. For example:

1. **Brute-force method**: Using a simple loop to iterate over the object's properties and find the desired one.
2. **Using `in` operator**: Accessing the property using the `in` operator, like `person["name"]`.
3. **Using a library like FastJSON** (not directly relevant here but can be used in similar scenarios).

Keep in mind that these alternatives might not offer the same level of convenience and flexibility as Lodash's `get` or `_property` methods.

It's worth noting that, for simple property access, using a direct dot notation (`person.name`) is often the fastest approach, as it bypasses any overhead from function calls or caching. However, when dealing with more complex scenarios, Lodash's utility functions can provide a convenient and readable way to solve problems.

Related benchmarks:

Lodash.get vs Lodash.property (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: Lodash get vs _property

Created: 7 years ago by: Guest

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Lodash get

_property

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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