Benchmark: object key iteration - lodash vs native custom implementation

HTML Preparation code:

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/lodash/4.16.0/lodash.min.js"></script>

Script Preparation code:

var values = {a: 123, b: 234, c: 445, d: 23, e: 234, f:234, g: 345, h: 34, i: 43};
var forEachObjectKey = (object, toRun) => {
  const keys = Object.keys(object)
  let length = keys.length
  let index = -1
  while (length--) {
    index++
    toRun(keys[index], (object)[keys[index]])
  }
}

Tests:

lodash.forEach
let count = 0; _.forEach(values, (v,i) => { if (i != null) { count+= i; } })
custom foreach
let count = 0 forEachObjectKey(values, (key, value) => { if (value != null) { count += value } })

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
lodash.forEach
custom foreach

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 2 years ago)

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Browser/OS: Firefox 106 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
lodash.forEach	482014.5 Ops/sec
custom foreach	1407908.0 Ops/sec

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

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Let's dive into explaining the provided benchmark.

**Benchmark Overview**

The provided benchmark compares two approaches to iterating over object keys: using Lodash's `forEach` function and a custom implementation.

**Comparison Options**

The benchmark tests two options:

1. **Lodash's `forEach` function**: This option uses Lodash's `forEach` function, which is a utility function that iterates over arrays or objects.
2. **Custom Implementation**: This option implements the iteration logic manually using JavaScript features such as `Object.keys()`, `length`, and `while` loops.

**Pros and Cons**

Here are some pros and cons of each approach:

* **Lodash's `forEach` function**:
	+ Pros:
		- Leveraging Lodash's optimized implementation, which may reduce overhead.
		- Easier to read and maintain, as the logic is encapsulated in a reusable function.
	+ Cons:
		- Adds dependency on an external library (Lodash).
		- May introduce additional overhead due to the overhead of calling a function.
* **Custom Implementation**:
	+ Pros:
		- No dependencies on external libraries.
		- Can be optimized for specific use cases or hardware architectures.
	+ Cons:
		- Requires manual implementation and maintenance, which can increase complexity.
		- May not be as efficient as Lodash's optimized implementation.

**Library: Lodash**

Lodash is a popular JavaScript utility library that provides a wide range of functions for tasks such as array manipulation, string manipulation, object manipulation, and more. The `forEach` function in this benchmark is part of the Lodash library, which iterates over arrays or objects and executes a provided callback function on each element.

**Special JS Feature: Async/await**

The custom implementation uses async/await syntax to handle the iteration logic. This allows for cleaner and easier-to-read code, but may also introduce additional complexity due to the use of asynchronous programming.

**Benchmark Preparation Code**

The benchmark preparation code defines two variables: `values` (an object with string keys) and `forEachObjectKey` (the custom implementation function). The `forEachObjectKey` function iterates over the object's keys using `Object.keys()` and executes a callback function on each key-value pair.

**Latest Benchmark Result**

The latest benchmark result shows that the custom implementation outperforms Lodash's `forEach` function, with approximately 290% more executions per second. However, it's essential to note that this may be due to various factors such as the specific hardware architecture, browser version, and testing environment used in the benchmark.

**Other Alternatives**

If you're looking for alternatives to Lodash or custom implementations, here are a few options:

* **V8's built-in `Array.forEach()`**: Modern JavaScript engines like V8 (used by Chrome) provide an optimized implementation of `forEach()` that can be used as an alternative.
* **Standardized array and object iteration methods**: Many modern browsers and Node.js versions support standardized iteration methods such as `Array.prototype.forEach()` or `Object.keys()`, which can be used as alternatives to Lodash's `forEach` function.

Related benchmarks:

object key iteration - lodash vs native custom implementation (version: 0)

the custom code is basically what happens in lodash already - perhaps it's faster because lodash each has overhead deciding if something is an array or object

Comparing performance of: lodash.forEach vs custom foreach

Created: 2 years ago by: Registered User

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lodash.forEach

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