Benchmark: lodash vs map 5 - MeasureThat.net

HTML Preparation code:

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

Script Preparation code:

var myArr = Array.from({
    length: 16000
}, () => ({ value: Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000), val:  Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000) }));

var myCopy = null;

Tests:

Lodash uniqBy path
myCopy = _.uniqBy(myArr, val => val.toString());
Map
myCopy = [...new Map(myArr.map((obj) => [obj.toString(), obj])).values()];

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
Lodash uniqBy path
Map

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

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

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 Edg/131.0.0.0

Browser/OS: Chrome 131 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
Lodash uniqBy path	2388.0 Ops/sec
Map	1905.4 Ops/sec

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

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Let's dive into the world of JavaScript microbenchmarks!

**What is being tested?**

MeasureThat.net provides a benchmarking platform for comparing the performance of different approaches to accomplish a specific task in JavaScript. In this case, we have two individual test cases: `Lodash uniqBy path` and `Map`.

The goal is to measure which approach is faster: using Lodash's `uniqBy` method with a custom comparison function or using the `Map` API with a similar implementation.

**Options being compared:**

There are two options being compared:

1. **Lodash's `uniqBy` method**: This is a utility function from the popular JavaScript library Lodash. It takes an array and a comparison function as arguments, returning a new array with duplicate elements removed based on the comparison function.
2. **Map API with custom implementation**: In this approach, we create a Map object from the original array, where each key-value pair is created using the `map` method and the `toString()` method to compare values.

**Pros and cons of each approach:**

1. **Lodash's `uniqBy` method**:
	* Pros:
		+ Efficient implementation with good performance.
		+ Easy to use and understand, as it provides a simple and intuitive API.
		+ Well-maintained and widely adopted library.
	* Cons:
		+ Adds an external dependency (Lodash) to the test case.
		+ May not be optimized for all specific use cases or edge cases.
2. **Map API with custom implementation**:
	* Pros:
		+ No external dependencies, as it only uses built-in JavaScript methods.
		+ More control over the implementation and optimization of the code.
	* Cons:
		+ Requires more manual effort to implement and maintain, especially for complex use cases.
		+ May be slower than Lodash's `uniqBy` method due to additional overhead.

**Library:**

In this benchmark, Lodash is used as a library. It provides a collection of reusable functions that make it easy to perform common tasks in JavaScript. In this specific case, the `uniqBy` function is used to remove duplicate elements from an array based on a custom comparison function.

**Special JS feature or syntax:**

There is no special JavaScript feature or syntax being tested or utilized in this benchmark. The code only uses built-in JavaScript methods and libraries like Lodash.

**Benchmark preparation code:**

The benchmark preparation code creates two arrays, `myArr` and `myCopy`, where `myCopy` is a copy of `myArr`. This setup ensures that the test cases are comparing equal-sized inputs with similar data distributions.

**Other alternatives:**

If you want to compare other approaches or libraries for removing duplicate elements from an array, some alternative options could be:

* Using the `Set` API instead of Lodash's `uniqBy`
* Implementing a custom sorting function using the `Array.prototype.sort()` method
* Using a library like `ramda` or `underscore.js` that provides similar functionality to Lodash

Keep in mind that each alternative may have its own trade-offs, pros, and cons, and may not be as efficient or easy to use as Lodash's `uniqBy` method.

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lodash vs map 5 (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: Lodash uniqBy path vs Map

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Lodash uniqBy path

Map

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

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Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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