Benchmark: Array immutable union: lodash union vs ...new Set vs uniq

HTML Preparation code:


<script src='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lodash.js/4.17.5/lodash.min.js'></script>

Tests:

lodash union
var a = [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]; var b = [ 'b', 'd', 'a', 'e', 'f' ]; var c = _.union(a, b);
new Set
var a = [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]; var b = [ 'b', 'd', 'a', 'e', 'f' ]; var c = [...new Set([...a ,...b])];
lodash uniq spread
var a = [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]; var b = [ 'b', 'd', 'a', 'e', 'f' ]; var c = _.uniq([...a, ...b]);

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Test case name	Result
lodash union
new Set
lodash uniq spread

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Test name	Executions per second
lodash union	7174035.5 Ops/sec
new Set	10017243.0 Ops/sec
lodash uniq spread	12645633.0 Ops/sec

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

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Let's break down the provided benchmark and its test cases.

**Overview**

The benchmark is designed to compare the performance of three approaches for removing duplicates from an array: Lodash's `union` function, creating a new Set using the spread operator (`new Set([...a, ...b])`), and Lodash's `uniq` function with the spread operator (`_.uniq([...a, ...b])`). The benchmark aims to determine which approach is the most efficient.

**Test Cases**

There are three test cases:

1. **Lodash union**: This test case uses Lodash's `union` function to combine two arrays and remove duplicates.
2. **New Set**: This test case creates a new Set by spreading two arrays together, effectively removing duplicates.
3. **Lodash uniq spread**: This test case uses Lodash's `uniq` function with the spread operator to remove duplicates from an array.

**Options Compared**

The benchmark is comparing three options:

1. Lodash's `union` function
2. Creating a new Set using the spread operator (`new Set([...a, ...b])`)
3. Lodash's `uniq` function with the spread operator (`_.uniq([...a, ...b])`)

**Pros and Cons**

Here are some pros and cons of each approach:

1. **Lodash union**:
	* Pros: Easy to use, well-tested library.
	* Cons: May have a performance overhead due to the complexity of the function.
2. **New Set**:
	* Pros: Simple, efficient, and widely supported.
	* Cons: Requires modern JavaScript versions (ECMAScript 2015+) and may not work in older browsers.
3. **Lodash uniq spread**:
	* Pros: Simple, efficient, and well-tested library.
	* Cons: May have a performance overhead due to the spread operator.

**Libraries**

Two libraries are used in this benchmark:

1. Lodash (version 4.17.5): A popular JavaScript utility library that provides various functions for data manipulation and more.
2. No other libraries are used in the test cases.

**Special JS Features or Syntax**

The benchmark uses modern JavaScript features, such as:

1. Spread operator (`[...a, ...b]`)
2. Rest parameters ( implicit, not explicit)
3. ES6 classes (not used explicitly, but JavaScript version is 2015+, which requires ES6 compatibility)

Overall, the benchmark provides a good comparison of three approaches for removing duplicates from an array and highlights the pros and cons of each approach.

**Other Alternatives**

If you're looking for alternative ways to remove duplicates from an array, here are some options:

1. Use `Array.prototype.filter()`: `a.filter((x, i) => a.indexOf(x) === i)`
2. Use `Array.prototype.reduce()`: `a.reduce((acc, x) => acc.includes(x) ? acc : [...acc, x])`
3. Use `Set` objects: `new Set(a).size`
4. Use `JSON.parse(JSON.stringify([...a, ...b]))`: This approach assumes that the elements in the array are JSON serializable.

Keep in mind that each of these alternatives has its own trade-offs and may not be as efficient or easy to use as the approaches tested in this benchmark.

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lodash union

new Set

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