Benchmark: JQuery version speed test 2021

HTML Preparation code:

<script src='https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.0/jquery.min.js'></script>
<script>
  var $jq210 = $.noConflict(true);
</script>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.2.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
  var $jq224 = $.noConflict(true);
</script>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
  var $jq331 = $.noConflict(true);
</script>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
  var $jq351 = $.noConflict(true);
</script>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.6.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
  var $jq360 = $.noConflict(true);
</script>
<div>
  <ul id="menu">
    <li class="menu-item">1</li>
    <li class="menu-item">2</li>
    <li class="menu-item">3</li>
    <li class="menu-item">4</li>  
  </ul>
</div>

Script Preparation code:

function tests($) {
    $(".menu-item").eq(2).closest("ul").css({
      "background-color": "red"
    }).parent().css({
      "border": "1px solid blue"
    }).hide().append($("<p></p>").text("Text.").css({
      "background-color": "green"
    })).show().end().end().remove();
  
  	$('.menu-item').each(function(index, elem){
		$(elem).addClass('c').on('click', function(e){
        	$(e.target).removeClass('t').data('e');
        });
	});	

	console.log('tests' + $);
}

Tests:

$jq210
tests($jq210);
$jq224
tests($jq224);
$jq331
tests($jq331);
$jq351
tests($jq351);
$jq360
tests($jq360);

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
$jq210
$jq224
$jq331
$jq351
$jq360

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: one year ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/94.0.4606.81 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 94 on Linux

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Test name	Executions per second
$jq210	20749.4 Ops/sec
$jq224	20519.3 Ops/sec
$jq331	20512.0 Ops/sec
$jq351	19460.7 Ops/sec
$jq360	18620.5 Ops/sec

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

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I'll break down the provided benchmark definition, script preparation code, and test cases to explain what's being tested and the pros/cons of different approaches.

**Benchmark Definition**

The benchmark is designed to measure the performance of various versions of jQuery (a JavaScript library) in a specific scenario. The scenario involves creating and manipulating a HTML menu item, which includes:

1. Changing the background color of an element
2. Hiding and showing an element
3. Adding an event listener to an element

**Script Preparation Code**

The script preparation code is a self-invoking function that sets up the environment for the benchmark. It does the following:

1. Assigns jQuery versions (from 2.1.0 to 3.6.0) to variables using the `$.noConflict()` method.
2. Creates a sample HTML structure with a menu item.

**Test Cases**

The test cases are individual benchmarks that measure the performance of each assigned jQuery version. Each test case has two parts:

1. A "Benchmark Definition" string that invokes the `tests()` function, passing the corresponding jQuery variable as an argument.
2. A "Test Name" string that corresponds to the assigned jQuery version.

**Options Compared**

The benchmark compares the performance of different jQuery versions in terms of:

* Speed: Measured by the number of executions per second (ExecutionsPerSecond) on a desktop browser with Chrome 94, running on Linux.

**Pros and Cons of Different Approaches**

1. **Using multiple jQuery versions**: This approach allows for a comprehensive comparison of performance across different versions. However, it may introduce unnecessary overhead due to the need to load and initialize multiple libraries.
2. **Using a single library version**: This approach would simplify the benchmarking process but might not accurately represent real-world scenarios where developers often use multiple library versions.

**Library: jQuery**

jQuery is a popular JavaScript library that simplifies DOM manipulation, event handling, and Ajax interactions. Its primary purpose is to provide an easier way to interact with web pages by providing a simpler API for common tasks.

In the benchmark, jQuery is used to manipulate the sample HTML structure, adding and removing classes, and attaching event listeners.

**Special JS Feature or Syntax**

The benchmark uses JavaScript's `noConflict()` method, which allows jQuery to coexist with other libraries that use the `$` symbol. This is useful when multiple libraries are being used together.

Overall, the benchmark provides a valuable insight into the performance characteristics of different jQuery versions in a specific scenario, helping developers and maintainers make informed decisions about library upgrades or compatibility considerations.

Related benchmarks:

JQuery version speed test 2021 (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: $jq210 vs $jq224 vs $jq331 vs $jq351 vs $jq360

Created: 3 years ago by: Registered User

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$jq210

$jq224

$jq331

$jq351

$jq360

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Experimental features:

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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