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Benchmark Overview

The provided JSON represents a JavaScript microbenchmark test created on MeasureThat.net. The test compares three different approaches for inserting HTML content into an element: insertAdjacentHTML with textContent, escape function, and lastElementChild.

Script Preparation Code

The script preparation code is as follows:

const dest = document.getElementById('dest');

function escapeHtml(unsafe) {
  return unsafe
    .replace(/&/g, "&")
    .replace(/</g, "&lt;")
    .replace(/>/g, "&gt;");
}

This code creates a dest element and defines an escapeHtml function. The escapeHtml function takes an input string unsafe and escapes its special characters to HTML-safe format using regular expressions.

HTML Preparation Code

The HTML preparation code is as follows:

<div id='dest'></div>

This code creates a simple div element with the ID dest.

Benchmark Test Cases

There are three test cases:

1. insertAdjacentHTML+textContent: This test case uses insertAdjacentHTML to insert HTML content into the dest element and then sets the textContent of the last child element.
2. escape+insertAdjacentHTML: This test case uses insertAdjacentHTML with the escaped input string using the escapeHtml function and then sets the text content of the last element child.
3. insertAdjacentHTML+textContent w/ lastElementChild: This test case is similar to the first one, but it uses lastElementChild instead of lastChild to set the text content.

Options Compared

The three test cases compare the performance of different approaches for inserting HTML content into an element:

• insertAdjacentHTML+textContent: Uses insertAdjacentHTML to insert HTML content and then sets the text content of the last child element.
• escape+insertAdjacentHTML: Uses insertAdjacentHTML with the escaped input string using the escapeHtml function and then sets the text content of the last element child.
• insertAdjacentHTML+textContent w/ lastElementChild: Similar to the first one, but uses lastElementChild instead of lastChild.

Pros and Cons

Here's a brief summary of the pros and cons of each approach:

1. insertAdjacentHTML+textContent:
   • Pros: Simple and efficient.
   • Cons: May not be optimal for all use cases (e.g., when dealing with complex HTML structures).
2. escape+insertAdjacentHTML:
   • Pros: Provides a safer alternative to using insertAdjacentHTML directly, as it escapes special characters.
   • Cons: May introduce additional overhead due to the escape function.
3. insertAdjacentHTML+textContent w/ lastElementChild:
   • Pros: Similar performance to the first approach, but with the added benefit of being able to access the last element child more efficiently.
   • Cons: Same as the first approach.

Other Considerations

The benchmark results show that the execution speed for insertAdjacentHTML+textContent and insertAdjacentHTML+textContent w/ lastElementChild are relatively close, suggesting that the choice between these two approaches may not have a significant impact on performance. However, using the escapeHtml function introduces additional overhead, which may affect the overall performance of the application.

Alternative Approaches

Other alternatives to consider when inserting HTML content into an element include:

• Using a template engine like Handlebars or Pug.
• Creating a custom rendering function that uses a combination of DOM manipulation and templating engines.
• Using a library like jQuery's html() method, which provides a more concise way of setting the innerHTML of an element.

Keep in mind that the choice of approach depends on the specific use case and requirements of your application.