Benchmark: Vanilla JS vs jQuery Selectors - temp

Vanilla JS vs jQuery Selectors - temp (version: 0)

Vanilla JS ID Selector vs Vanilla JS Class Selector vs Vanilla JS Query Selector All vs Vanilla JS Query Selector vs Vanilla JS Data Hook vs jQuery ID Selector vs jQuery Class Selector vs jQuery Data Hook Selector

Comparing performance of: Vanilla JS ID Selector vs Vanilla JS Class Selector vs Vanilla JS Query Selector All vs Vanilla JS Query Selector vs Vanilla JS Data Hook vs jQuery ID Selector vs jQuery Class Selector vs jQuery Data Hook Selector

Created: one year ago by: Guest

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HTML Preparation code:

<div id="foo" class="bar" data-hook="test">Hello World</div>
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.1/jquery.slim.min.js"></script>

Tests:

Vanilla JS ID Selector
document.getElementById("foo");
Vanilla JS Class Selector
document.getElementsByClassName("bar");
Vanilla JS Query Selector All
document.querySelectorAll('.bar');
Vanilla JS Query Selector
document.querySelector('.bar');
Vanilla JS Data Hook
document.querySelectorAll('[data-hook="test"]');
jQuery ID Selector
$("#foo");
jQuery Class Selector
$(".bar");
jQuery Data Hook Selector
$('[data-hook="test"]');

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
Vanilla JS ID Selector
Vanilla JS Class Selector
Vanilla JS Query Selector All
Vanilla JS Query Selector
Vanilla JS Data Hook
jQuery ID Selector
jQuery Class Selector
jQuery Data Hook Selector

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 26 days ago):

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Let's break down what's being tested in this benchmark:

**Benchmark Definition:** The overall goal of the benchmark is to compare the performance of vanilla JavaScript selectors (ID, class, query) against jQuery selectors.

**Options Compared:**

1. **Vanilla JS ID Selector**: Uses `document.getElementById("foo")`
2. **Vanilla JS Class Selector**: Uses `document.getElementsByClassName("bar")`
3. **Vanilla JS Query Selector All**: Uses `document.querySelectorAll('.bar')`
4. **Vanilla JS Query Selector**: Uses `document.querySelector('.bar')`
5. **Vanilla JS Data Hook**: Uses `document.querySelectorAll('[data-hook="test"]')`
6. **jQuery ID Selector**: Uses `$("#foo")`
7. **jQuery Class Selector**: Uses `$(".bar")`
8. **jQuery Data Hook Selector**: Uses `$('[data-hook="test"]')`

**Pros and Cons of Each Approach:**

1. **Vanilla JS ID Selector**:
	* Pros: Simple, efficient, and widely supported.
	* Cons: May be slower than other approaches for larger datasets or more complex selectors.
2. **Vanilla JS Class Selector**:
	* Pros: Fast and efficient for large datasets, but may require additional maintenance to account for class naming conventions.
	* Cons: Can be less intuitive for non-technical users.
3. **Vanilla JS Query Selector All**:
	* Pros: Efficient for selecting multiple elements at once, but can be slower for smaller datasets due to the overhead of `querySelectorAll`.
	* Cons: May not be as widely supported by older browsers.
4. **Vanilla JS Query Selector**:
	* Pros: Fast and efficient, with good support from modern browsers.
	* Cons: May require more DOM manipulation code than other approaches.
5. **Vanilla JS Data Hook**:
	* Pros: Efficient for selecting elements based on custom data attributes, but may not be as widely supported by older browsers.
	* Cons: Requires additional setup and configuration to work effectively.
6. **jQuery ID Selector**, **jQuery Class Selector**, and **jQuery Data Hook Selector**:
	* These options use jQuery's powerful selector engine, which can provide fast and efficient results, especially for complex selections.

**Other Considerations:**

1. **DOM Manipulation**: Some approaches may require more DOM manipulation code than others, which can impact performance and maintainability.
2. **Browser Support**: Different browsers may have varying levels of support for each approach, so it's essential to test for compatibility across different environments.
3. **Customization and Configuration**: Some approaches, like Vanilla JS Data Hook, may require additional setup and configuration to work effectively.

**Alternatives:**

1. **Cypress**: A popular testing framework that provides a more comprehensive set of tools for end-to-end testing and automation.
2. **Mocha**: A popular testing framework for JavaScript, which can be used with various assertion libraries like Chai or Expect.js.
3. ** Jest**: A popular testing framework developed by Facebook, which provides a robust set of features for unit testing and integration testing.

Keep in mind that this is not an exhaustive list, and there are many other alternatives available depending on your specific needs and requirements.

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: one year ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/116.0.0.0 Mobile Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome Mobile 116 on Android

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Test name	Executions per second
Vanilla JS ID Selector	4257328.5 Ops/sec
Vanilla JS Class Selector	3891065.0 Ops/sec
Vanilla JS Query Selector All	1183409.8 Ops/sec
Vanilla JS Query Selector	3199378.5 Ops/sec
Vanilla JS Data Hook	756082.6 Ops/sec
jQuery ID Selector	1368791.9 Ops/sec
jQuery Class Selector	320482.8 Ops/sec
jQuery Data Hook Selector	198234.6 Ops/sec

Related benchmarks:

Vanilla JS vs jQuery Selectors - temp (version: 0)

Vanilla JS ID Selector vs Vanilla JS Class Selector vs Vanilla JS Query Selector All vs Vanilla JS Query Selector vs Vanilla JS Data Hook vs jQuery ID Selector vs jQuery Class Selector vs jQuery Data Hook Selector

Comparing performance of: Vanilla JS ID Selector vs Vanilla JS Class Selector vs Vanilla JS Query Selector All vs Vanilla JS Query Selector vs Vanilla JS Data Hook vs jQuery ID Selector vs jQuery Class Selector vs jQuery Data Hook Selector

Created: one year ago by: Guest

Jump to the latest result

Vanilla JS ID Selector

Vanilla JS Class Selector

Vanilla JS Query Selector All

Vanilla JS Query Selector

Vanilla JS Data Hook

jQuery ID Selector

jQuery Class Selector

jQuery Data Hook Selector

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Experimental features:

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 26 days ago):