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Benchmark Definition

The benchmark is defined by two test cases: "Lodash omit + cloneDeep" and "JS forEach". The goal of this benchmark is to compare the performance of using Lodash's omit function with cloneDeep method against using a simple JavaScript forEach loop to achieve similar results.

Test Case 1: Lodash omit + cloneDeep

This test case creates an object a with two properties, each containing another object with a single property a. The intention is to remove the prop1 property from object a and then create a deep copy of the resulting object using cloneDeep.

const a = {prop1: {a: 1}, prop2: {a: 2}};
const b = _.cloneDeep(_.omit(a, 'prop1'));
b['prop2'] = null;

Test Case 2: JS forEach

This test case achieves the same result as above but uses a forEach loop to iterate over the object's properties and only keep the ones that are not equal to 'prop1'. The resulting object is then assigned to variable b.

const a = {prop1: {a: 1}, prop2: {a: 2}};
const b = {};
Object.keys(a).forEach(key => {
  if (key !== 'prop1') {
    tb[key] = {...a[key]};
  }
});
b['prop2'].a = null;

Options Compared

The two test cases are compared in terms of performance. The benchmark measures the execution speed of each approach.

Pros and Cons

• Lodash omit + cloneDeep
  • Pros:
    • Concise and readable code
    • Leveraging Lodash's optimized omit function
  • Cons:
    • Additional dependency on Lodash library
    • May introduce overhead due to deep cloning
• JS forEach
  • Pros:
    • No additional dependencies required
    • Uses built-in JavaScript features, potentially more efficient
  • Cons:
    • More verbose and less readable code
    • May not be as optimized as Lodash's implementation

Library: Lodash

Lodash is a popular JavaScript utility library that provides various functions for tasks such as array manipulation, string manipulation, and object transformation. In this benchmark, omit is used to remove specified properties from an object, while cloneDeep creates a deep copy of an object.

Special JS Feature/ Syntax: None

There are no special JavaScript features or syntax used in these test cases.

Other Alternatives

If you prefer not to use Lodash, alternative approaches could be:

1. Using Object.keys() and manual iteration
2. Utilizing reduce() method for array-like objects
3. Leveraging JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(obj)) for deep cloning

However, these alternatives might introduce additional complexity and potential performance overhead compared to the original implementation using Lodash's optimized functions.

In summary, the benchmark compares two approaches: using Lodash's omit function with cloneDeep method versus a simple JavaScript forEach loop. The choice between these approaches depends on your specific use case, personal preference for code readability and complexity, and potential performance requirements.