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<script src='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lodash.js/4.17.5/lodash.min.js'></script>
Script Preparation code:
 
function equal(a, b) {
  if (a === b) return true;
  if (a && b && typeof a == 'object' && typeof b == 'object') {
    if (a.constructor !== b.constructor) return false;
    var length, i, keys;
    if (Array.isArray(a)) {
      length = a.length;
      if (length != b.length) return false;
      for (i = length; i-- !== 0;)
        if (!equal(a[i], b[i])) return false;
      return true;
    }
    if (a.constructor === RegExp) return a.source === b.source && a.flags === b.flags;
    if (a.valueOf !== Object.prototype.valueOf) return a.valueOf() === b.valueOf();
    if (a.toString !== Object.prototype.toString) return a.toString() === b.toString();
    keys = Object.keys(a);
    length = keys.length;
    if (length !== Object.keys(b).length) return false;
    for (i = length; i-- !== 0;)
      if (!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(b, keys[i])) return false;
    for (i = length; i-- !== 0;) {
      var key = keys[i];
      if (!equal(a[key], b[key])) return false;
    }
    return true;
  }
  // true if both NaN, false otherwise
  return a!==a && b!==b;
};
var tests = [
  {
    description: 'scalars',
    tests: [
      {
        description: 'equal numbers',
        value1: 1,
        value2: 1,
        equal: true
      },
      {
        description: 'not equal numbers',
        value1: 1,
        value2: 2,
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'number and array are not equal',
        value1: 1,
        value2: [],
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: '0 and null are not equal',
        value1: 0,
        value2: null,
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'equal strings',
        value1: 'a',
        value2: 'a',
        equal: true
      },
      {
        description: 'not equal strings',
        value1: 'a',
        value2: 'b',
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'empty string and null are not equal',
        value1: '',
        value2: null,
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'null is equal to null',
        value1: null,
        value2: null,
        equal: true
      },
      {
        description: 'equal booleans (true)',
        value1: true,
        value2: true,
        equal: true
      },
      {
        description: 'equal booleans (false)',
        value1: false,
        value2: false,
        equal: true
      },
      {
        description: 'not equal booleans',
        value1: true,
        value2: false,
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: '1 and true are not equal',
        value1: 1,
        value2: true,
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: '0 and false are not equal',
        value1: 0,
        value2: false,
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'NaN and NaN are equal',
        value1: NaN,
        value2: NaN,
        equal: true
      },
      {
        description: '0 and -0 are equal',
        value1: 0,
        value2: -0,
        equal: true
      },
      {
        description: 'Infinity and Infinity are equal',
        value1: Infinity,
        value2: Infinity,
        equal: true
      },
      {
        description: 'Infinity and -Infinity are not equal',
        value1: Infinity,
        value2: -Infinity,
        equal: false
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    description: 'objects',
    tests: [
      {
        description: 'empty objects are equal',
        value1: {},
        value2: {},
        equal: true
      },
      {
        description: 'equal objects (same properties "order")',
        value1: {a: 1, b: '2'},
        value2: {a: 1, b: '2'},
        equal: true
      },
      {
        description: 'equal objects (different properties "order")',
        value1: {a: 1, b: '2'},
        value2: {b: '2', a: 1},
        equal: true
      },
      {
        description: 'not equal objects (extra property)',
        value1: {a: 1, b: '2'},
        value2: {a: 1, b: '2', c: []},
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'not equal objects (different property values)',
        value1: {a: 1, b: '2', c: 3},
        value2: {a: 1, b: '2', c: 4},
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'not equal objects (different properties)',
        value1: {a: 1, b: '2', c: 3},
        value2: {a: 1, b: '2', d: 3},
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'equal objects (same sub-properties)',
        value1: { a: [ { b: 'c' } ] },
        value2: { a: [ { b: 'c' } ] },
        equal: true
      },
      {
        description: 'not equal objects (different sub-property value)',
        value1: { a: [ { b: 'c' } ] },
        value2: { a: [ { b: 'd' } ] },
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'not equal objects (different sub-property)',
        value1: { a: [ { b: 'c' } ] },
        value2: { a: [ { c: 'c' } ] },
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'empty array and empty object are not equal',
        value1: {},
        value2: [],
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'object with extra undefined properties are not equal #1',
        value1: {},
        value2: {foo: undefined},
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'object with extra undefined properties are not equal #2',
        value1: {foo: undefined},
        value2: {},
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'object with extra undefined properties are not equal #3',
        value1: {foo: undefined},
        value2: {bar: undefined},
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'nulls are equal',
        value1: null,
        value2: null,
        equal: true
      },
      {
        description: 'null and undefined are not equal',
        value1: null,
        value2: undefined,
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'null and empty object are not equal',
        value1: null,
        value2: {},
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'undefined and empty object are not equal',
        value1: undefined,
        value2: {},
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'objects with different `toString` functions returning same values are equal',
        value1: {toString: ()=>'Hello world!'},
        value2: {toString: ()=>'Hello world!'},
        equal: true
      },
      {
        description: 'objects with `toString` functions returning different values are not equal',
        value1: {toString: ()=>'Hello world!'},
        value2: {toString: ()=>'Hi!'},
        equal: false
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    description: 'arrays',
    tests: [
      {
        description: 'two empty arrays are equal',
        value1: [],
        value2: [],
        equal: true
      },
      {
        description: 'equal arrays',
        value1: [1, 2, 3],
        value2: [1, 2, 3],
        equal: true
      },
      {
        description: 'not equal arrays (different item)',
        value1: [1, 2, 3],
        value2: [1, 2, 4],
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'not equal arrays (different length)',
        value1: [1, 2, 3],
        value2: [1, 2],
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'equal arrays of objects',
        value1: [{a: 'a'}, {b: 'b'}],
        value2: [{a: 'a'}, {b: 'b'}],
        equal: true
      },
      {
        description: 'not equal arrays of objects',
        value1: [{a: 'a'}, {b: 'b'}],
        value2: [{a: 'a'}, {b: 'c'}],
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'pseudo array and equivalent array are not equal',
        value1: {'0': 0, '1': 1, length: 2},
        value2: [0, 1],
        equal: false
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    description: 'Date objects',
    tests: [
      {
        description: 'equal date objects',
        value1: new Date('2017-06-16T21:36:48.362Z'),
        value2: new Date('2017-06-16T21:36:48.362Z'),
        equal: true
      },
      {
        description: 'not equal date objects',
        value1: new Date('2017-06-16T21:36:48.362Z'),
        value2: new Date('2017-01-01T00:00:00.000Z'),
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'date and string are not equal',
        value1: new Date('2017-06-16T21:36:48.362Z'),
        value2: '2017-06-16T21:36:48.362Z',
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'date and object are not equal',
        value1: new Date('2017-06-16T21:36:48.362Z'),
        value2: {},
        equal: false
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    description: 'RegExp objects',
    tests: [
      {
        description: 'equal RegExp objects',
        value1: /foo/,
        value2: /foo/,
        equal: true
      },
      {
        description: 'not equal RegExp objects (different pattern)',
        value1: /foo/,
        value2: /bar/,
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'not equal RegExp objects (different flags)',
        value1: /foo/,
        value2: /foo/i,
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'RegExp and string are not equal',
        value1: /foo/,
        value2: 'foo',
        equal: false
      },
      {
        description: 'RegExp and object are not equal',
        value1: /foo/,
        value2: {},
        equal: false
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    description: 'functions',
    tests: [
      {
        description: 'same function is equal',
        value1: func1,
        value2: func1,
        equal: true
      },
      {
        description: 'different functions are not equal',
        value1: func1,
        value2: func2,
        equal: false
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    description: 'sample objects',
    tests: [
      {
        description: 'big object',
        value1: {
          prop1: 'value1',
          prop2: 'value2',
          prop3: 'value3',
          prop4: {
            subProp1: 'sub value1',
            subProp2: {
              subSubProp1: 'sub sub value1',
              subSubProp2: [1, 2, {prop2: 1, prop: 2}, 4, 5]
            }
          },
          prop5: 1000,
          prop6: new Date(2016, 2, 10)
        },
        value2: {
          prop5: 1000,
          prop3: 'value3',
          prop1: 'value1',
          prop2: 'value2',
          prop6: new Date('2016/03/10'),
          prop4: {
            subProp2: {
              subSubProp1: 'sub sub value1',
              subSubProp2: [1, 2, {prop2: 1, prop: 2}, 4, 5]
            },
            subProp1: 'sub value1'
          }
        },
        equal: true
      }
    ]
  }
];
function func1() {}
function func2() {}
Tests:
  • fast-deep-equal

     
    for (const testSuite of tests) {
        for (const test of testSuite.tests) {
          try {
            if (equal(test.value1, test.value2) !== test.equal)
              console.error('different result', 'fast-deep-equal', testSuite.description, test.description);
          } catch(e) {
            console.error('fast-deep-equal', testSuite.description, test.description, e);
          }
        }
      }
  • lodash

     
    for (const testSuite of tests) {
        for (const test of testSuite.tests) {
          try {
            if (_.isEqual(test.value1, test.value2) !== test.equal)
              console.error('different result', 'isEqual', testSuite.description, test.description);
          } catch(e) {
            console.error('isEqual', testSuite.description, test.description, e);
          }
        }
      }
Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Experimental features:

  • Test case name Result
    fast-deep-equal
    lodash

    Fastest: N/A

    Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:
Run details: (Test run date: one year ago)
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Test name Executions per second
fast-deep-equal 24893.4 Ops/sec
lodash 20243.6 Ops/sec