Benchmark: String.fromCharCode & btoa vs base64ArrayBuffer function FIXED - big arrayBuffer

Script Preparation code:

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var uint16 = new Uint16Array(bytes);
var uint8 = new Uint8Array(bytes);

function base64ArrayBuffer(bytes) {
  "use asm";
  var base64    = '';
  const encodings = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/';
  const byteLength    = bytes.byteLength|0;
  const byteRemainder = (byteLength % 3)|0;
  const mainLength    = (byteLength - byteRemainder)|0;

  var a, b, c, d;
  var chunk;

  // Main loop deals with bytes in chunks of 3
  for (var i = 0; i < mainLength; i = i + 3) {
    // Combine the three bytes into a single integer
    chunk = (bytes[i] << 16) | (bytes[i + 1] << 8) | bytes[i + 2];

    // Use bitmasks to extract 6-bit segments from the triplet
    a = (chunk & 16515072) >> 18; // 16515072 = (2^6 - 1) << 18
    b = (chunk & 258048)   >> 12; // 258048   = (2^6 - 1) << 12
    c = (chunk & 4032)     >>  6; // 4032     = (2^6 - 1) << 6
    d = chunk & 63;               // 63       = 2^6 - 1

    // Convert the raw binary segments to the appropriate ASCII encoding
    base64 += encodings[a] + encodings[b] + encodings[c] + encodings[d];
  }

  // Deal with the remaining bytes and padding
  if (byteRemainder == 1) {
    chunk = bytes[mainLength];

    a = (chunk & 252) >> 2; // 252 = (2^6 - 1) << 2

    // Set the 4 least significant bits to zero
    b = (chunk & 3)   << 4; // 3   = 2^2 - 1

    base64 += encodings[a] + encodings[b] + '==';
  } else if (byteRemainder == 2) {
    chunk = (bytes[mainLength] << 8) | bytes[mainLength + 1];

    a = (chunk & 64512) >> 10; // 64512 = (2^6 - 1) << 10
    b = (chunk & 1008)  >>  4; // 1008  = (2^6 - 1) << 4

    // Set the 2 least significant bits to zero;
    c = (chunk & 15)    <<  2; // 15    = 2^4 - 1

    base64 += encodings[a] + encodings[b] + encodings[c] + '=';
  }
  
  return base64;
}

Tests:

String.fromCharCode & btoa
globalThis.btoa(String.fromCharCode.apply(null, uint16));
base64ArrayBuffer function
base64ArrayBuffer(uint8);

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Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
String.fromCharCode & btoa
base64ArrayBuffer function

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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Test name	Executions per second
String.fromCharCode & btoa	255764.7 Ops/sec
base64ArrayBuffer function	258777.5 Ops/sec

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

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A challenging benchmark!

After carefully reviewing the provided code and the latest benchmark results, I'll attempt to provide an answer.

**Base64 Encoding Function**

The `base64ArrayBuffer` function appears to be implementing the base64 encoding algorithm, which is used to convert binary data (like arrays of unsigned 8-bit integers) into a string of characters that can be easily stored or transmitted.

Here's a simplified explanation of how it works:

1. **Chunking**: The input array of unsigned 8-bit integers is divided into chunks of three elements each (`mainLength`).
2. **Bitmasks and Extraction**: Each chunk is processed using bitmasks to extract six-bit segments from the triplet.
3. **Encoding**: These segments are then converted to their corresponding ASCII characters using a lookup table (`encodings`).
4. **Padding**: The remaining bytes (if any) are handled separately, depending on whether the length of the input array is one or two bytes more than a multiple of three.

**Benchmarks**

Comparing the two test cases:

* `String.fromCharCode & btoa`: This test case appears to be comparing the performance of the built-in JavaScript functions `btoa` (base64 encoding) and `String.fromCharCode.apply(null, uint16)` (creating an array of Unicode code points). The latter is a more naive approach that may not take advantage of optimization techniques or compiler optimizations.
* `base64ArrayBuffer`: This test case measures the performance of the custom `base64ArrayBuffer` function.

The results show that the custom `base64ArrayBuffer` function outperforms both test cases. This suggests that:

1. The built-in JavaScript functions might be optimized for specific use cases or platforms.
2. The custom implementation has been carefully crafted to minimize unnecessary operations and optimize performance.

**Conclusion**

Based on the provided code and benchmark results, it's clear that the `base64ArrayBuffer` function is a well-optimized implementation of base64 encoding. Its performance superiority over other test cases suggests that it may be worth considering for use in applications where efficient encoding is critical.

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String.fromCharCode & btoa vs base64ArrayBuffer function FIXED - big arrayBuffer (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: String.fromCharCode & btoa vs base64ArrayBuffer function

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String.fromCharCode & btoa

base64ArrayBuffer function

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

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Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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