Benchmark: dsteem vs steem-js round 2

HTML Preparation code:

<script src="//unpkg.com/dsteem@^0.8.1/dist/dsteem.js"></script>
<script src="//cdn.steemjs.com/lib/latest/steem.min.js"></script>

Script Preparation code:

var tx = {
    ref_block_num: 1234,
    ref_block_prefix: 445566,
    expiration: '2017-07-09T10:00:00.000',
    operations: [['vote', {
        voter: 'foo',
		author: 'bar',
        permlink: 'i-like-turtles',
        weight: 10000
    }]],
    extensions: [],
	signatures: []
}
var keyWif = '5JQy7moK9SvNNDxn8rKNfQYFME5VDYC2j9Mv2tb7uXV5jz3fQR8'

var dsteemKey = dsteem.PrivateKey.fromString(keyWif)
var dsteemClient = new dsteem.Client()

var steemjsKey = {posting: keyWif}

Tests:

dsteem sign tx
dsteemClient.broadcast.sign(tx, dsteemKey)
steem-js sign tx
steem.auth.signTransaction(tx, steemjsKey)
dsteem wif to public
dsteem.PrivateKey.from(keyWif).createPublic()
steem-js wif to public
steem.auth.wifToPublic(keyWif)

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
dsteem sign tx
steem-js sign tx
dsteem wif to public
steem-js wif to public

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 28 days ago):

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I'll take a deep breath and dive into explaining the benchmark.

**Overview**

The provided JSON represents a JavaScript microbenchmark test case, which compares the performance of two Steemit APIs: `dsteem` and `steem-js`. The test measures the time it takes to perform specific operations, such as signing transactions and converting WIF (Wallet Import Format) keys to public keys.

**Benchmark Definition**

The benchmark definition is provided in the JSON structure, which includes three test cases:

1. **dsteem sign tx**: This test case measures the time it takes for `dsteemClient.broadcast.sign(tx, dsteemKey)` to execute.
2. **steem-js sign tx**: This test case measures the time it takes for `steem.auth.signTransaction(tx, steemjsKey)` to execute.
3. **dsteem wif to public**: This test case measures the time it takes for `dsteem.PrivateKey.from(keyWif).createPublic()` to execute.
4. **steem-js wif to public**: This test case measures the time it takes for `steem.auth.wifToPublic(keyWif)` to execute.

**Options Compared**

The two Steemit APIs being compared are:

* **dsteem**: A JavaScript library that provides a API to interact with the Steemit blockchain. It's likely maintained by the Steemit community.
* **steem-js**: A lightweight JavaScript wrapper for the Steemit API, which is designed to be easier to use than the official API.

**Pros and Cons**

**dsteem:**

Pros:

* Likely more accurate representation of the official Steemit API
* May have additional features or optimizations not available in steem-js

Cons:

* More complex and heavier-weight library
* May require more setup and configuration

**steem-js:**

Pros:

* Lightweight and easy to use
* Easier to integrate into existing projects
* May be faster and more efficient than dsteem due to its smaller footprint

Cons:

* May not provide all the features and functionality of the official Steemit API
* Can be less accurate or reliable, especially if not properly configured

**Library Descriptions**

1. **dsteem**: A JavaScript library that provides a API to interact with the Steemit blockchain. It's likely maintained by the Steemit community.
2. **steem-js**: A lightweight JavaScript wrapper for the Steemit API, which is designed to be easier to use than the official API.

**Special JS Features or Syntax**

None mentioned in this benchmark.

**Other Alternatives**

If you're looking for alternatives to these libraries, you may consider:

* Using the official Steemit API directly (although this might require more setup and configuration)
* Other JavaScript wrappers or libraries that provide similar functionality, such as `steem-cli` or `steem-js-next`
* Using a different programming language, such as Python or Java, for interacting with the Steemit blockchain.

Keep in mind that each alternative will have its own pros and cons, and may require additional setup and configuration.

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 5 years ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:67.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/67.0

Browser/OS: Firefox 67 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
dsteem sign tx	502.1 Ops/sec
steem-js sign tx	4.7 Ops/sec
dsteem wif to public	338.5 Ops/sec
steem-js wif to public	30.7 Ops/sec

Related benchmarks:

dsteem vs steem-js round 2 (version: 0)

FIGHT

Comparing performance of: dsteem sign tx vs steem-js sign tx vs dsteem wif to public vs steem-js wif to public

Created: 7 years ago by: Guest

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dsteem sign tx

steem-js sign tx

dsteem wif to public

steem-js wif to public

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Experimental features:

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 28 days ago):