Benchmark: Function Invocation 2

Tests:

Nested
const handleClick = (id) => (event) => console.log(id); handleClick('hello')({ target: 'test' });
Unnested
const handleClick = (event, id) => console.log(id); handleClick({ target: 'test' }, 'world');

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
Nested
Unnested

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

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

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/87.0.4280.141 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 87 on Mac OS X 10.15.7

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Test name	Executions per second
Nested	56066.7 Ops/sec
Unnested	56255.9 Ops/sec

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

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

**Benchmark Definition**

The benchmark definition is a JSON object that provides information about the test case. In this case, there are no specific details provided in the "Script Preparation Code" or "Html Preparation Code" fields, suggesting that these steps are not necessary for the test.

However, the "Description" field is blank, which might indicate that this benchmark is intended to measure a specific JavaScript feature or behavior. Without further context, it's difficult to say what exactly is being measured here.

**Test Cases**

The benchmark defines two individual test cases: "Nested" and "Unnested". These names suggest that the tests are comparing different invocation patterns for a function.

Let's break down each test case:

1. **Nested**: This test case invokes the `handleClick` function with an object as its first argument, which in turn calls another function (also `handleClick`) with a string argument.
2. **Unnested**: This test case invokes the `handleClick` function directly with two separate arguments: an event object and a string.

**Options Compared**

The options being compared here are:

* Invocation pattern:
	+ Nested: Function call within another function call
	+ Unnested: Direct function call without nesting
* Argument order:
	+ Nested: Event object followed by string argument
	+ Unnested: String argument followed by event object

**Pros and Cons**

The choice of invocation pattern and argument order can affect performance. Here are some potential pros and cons:

* **Nested**:
	+ Pros: May be easier to read or understand for developers familiar with nested function calls.
	+ Cons: Might introduce additional overhead due to the extra function call.
* **Unnested**:
	+ Pros: Can potentially be faster since it eliminates the extra function call.
	+ Cons: Might make the code harder to read or understand.

**Library and Purpose**

The `handleClick` function is not a built-in JavaScript library, but rather a custom implementation. Without seeing the actual code, it's difficult to say what specific behavior or feature this function is intended to measure.

However, based on the test cases, it appears that `handleClick` is designed to handle events and perform some action with an ID. The fact that it takes two arguments (event object and string) suggests that it might be used for event handling or binding purposes.

**Special JS Feature or Syntax**

There doesn't appear to be any special JavaScript features or syntax being tested here. However, if you're using a modern browser like Chrome 87, it's likely that the benchmark is taking advantage of some specific browser optimizations or features.

**Other Alternatives**

If you're interested in running similar benchmarks, you can try:

* Using other benchmarking tools like Benchmark.js or js-benchmark
* Creating custom benchmark scripts using a framework like Jest or Mocha
* Experimenting with different JavaScript engines or browsers to see how they optimize performance

Keep in mind that measuring performance can be complex and dependent on many factors, so it's essential to understand the specific use case and requirements before running benchmarks.

Related benchmarks:

Function Invocation 2 (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: Nested vs Unnested

Created: 3 years ago by: Guest

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Nested

Unnested

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):