Benchmark: Object.assign vs JavaScript spread operator

Tests:

Using the spread operator
const firstObject = { sampleData: 'Hello world' } const secondObject = { moreData: 'foo bar' } const finalObject = Object.assign(firstObject, secondObject);
Using Object.assign
const firstObject = { sampleData: 'Hello world' } const secondObject = { moreData: 'foo bar' } const finalObject = { ...firstObject, ...secondObject };

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

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Previous results

Test case name	Result
Using the spread operator
Using Object.assign

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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

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**What is being tested?**

The provided JSON represents a JavaScript microbenchmark that compares two approaches for merging objects: `Object.assign` and the JavaScript spread operator (`...`). The benchmark measures which approach is faster, in terms of number of executions per second.

**Options compared:**

There are two options being compared:

1. **Object.assign**: This method takes multiple sources and returns a new object with all the properties from each source.
2. **JavaScript spread operator (`...`)**: This method creates a new object with all the key-value pairs from the given objects, using the spread syntax.

**Pros and Cons of each approach:**

* **Object.assign**: Pros:
	+ Widely supported in older browsers
	+ Can be used to merge multiple arrays or objects
	+ Less prone to errors due to its explicit syntax
* Cons:
	+ Can lead to performance issues due to object creation and iteration
	+ May not be as concise as the spread operator
* **JavaScript spread operator (`...`)**: Pros:
	+ More concise and expressive than Object.assign
	+ Creates a new object without modifying the original objects
	+ Often preferred in modern JavaScript codebases
* Cons:
	+ Not supported in older browsers ( prior to IE 11)
	+ Can lead to errors if not used carefully

**Library or syntax being tested:**

In this benchmark, no libraries are explicitly mentioned. However, both approaches rely on the `Object` and `...` keywords, which are part of the JavaScript language.

**Special JS feature or syntax:**

The spread operator (`...`) is a relatively recent addition to JavaScript (introduced in ECMAScript 2015). It allows you to create new objects by copying key-value pairs from existing objects.

**Other alternatives:**

If `Object.assign` and the spread operator are not suitable, other alternatives for merging objects include:

* Using `jQuery.extend()` or a similar utility function
* Implementing your own custom merge function
* Using a library like Lodash or Immutable.js

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 3 years ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.15; rv:84.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/84.0

Browser/OS: Firefox 84 on Mac OS X 10.15

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Test name	Executions per second
Using the spread operator	11411084.0 Ops/sec
Using Object.assign	5627435.5 Ops/sec

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Using the spread operator

Using Object.assign

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

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Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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