Benchmark: JSON Stringify Speed Test May 19 1

Tests:

stringify 0
var span = {"name":"POST","spanId":"f71e5685ab25dae5","traceId":"3fdb4059f84547c1860685db61a7b018","startTimeUnixMilli":1715972353963,"attributes":{"protocol":"http:","port":"6000","host":"localhost:6000","pathname":"/resolve","pid":1744524,"http.response.status_code":200,"socket":0.6687429845333099,"lookup":0.9876289963722229,"connect":1.3284460008144379,"response":34.779782980680466,"end":35.001991987228394,"wait":0.6687429845333099,"dns":0.31888601183891296,"tcp":0.34081700444221497,"firstByte":33.45133697986603,"download":0.22220900654792786,"total":35.001991987228394},"kind":"client","parentSpanId":"3e46514651740f2a","endTimeUnixMilli":1715972354000,"status":{"code":1},"isWritten":false,"eventName":"endSpan"}; JSON.stringify(span);
stringify 1
var span = {spanName: "taskexecutor" }; JSON.stringify(span);

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Previous results

Test case name	Result
stringify 0
stringify 1

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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

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**What is being tested?**

MeasureThat.net is testing the speed of JSON stringification in JavaScript. The benchmark defines two test cases:

1. `stringify 0`: This test case creates an object with various attributes and measures how long it takes to stringify (convert to a JSON string) using the `JSON.stringify()` method.
2. `stringify 1`: This test case creates a simpler object with only one property, `spanName`, and measures the time it takes to stringify.

**Options compared**

In this benchmark, two options are being compared:

* Using `JSON.stringify()` directly
* Not using `JSON.stringify()`

The first option uses the built-in `JSON.stringify()` method to convert the JavaScript object to a JSON string. The second option does not use `JSON.stringify()` at all.

**Pros and cons of each approach**

1. **Using `JSON.stringify()`**: This is a built-in method in JavaScript that provides a convenient way to convert an object to a JSON string. It's fast, efficient, and widely supported.
	* Pros: Fast, easy to use, widely supported.
	* Cons: May not be suitable for all types of data (e.g., complex objects with circular references), can be affected by performance optimizations in the browser.
2. **Not using `JSON.stringify()`**: This approach requires manual implementation of JSON serialization and parsing. It's more complex and less efficient than using `JSON.stringify()`.
	* Pros: Can be useful for specific use cases (e.g., controlling the output format), can provide better performance for certain types of data.
	* Cons: More complex, slower, and less widely supported.

**Library usage**

In this benchmark, there is no explicit mention of any JavaScript libraries being used. However, it's worth noting that `JSON.stringify()` uses internal implementation details of the browser to perform its task.

**Special JS feature or syntax**

There are no special JavaScript features or syntax mentioned in this benchmark. The test cases use standard JavaScript object syntax and `JSON.stringify()` method.

**Other considerations**

* **Browser-specific optimizations**: The results may vary depending on the browser's performance optimizations, which can affect the execution time of the `JSON.stringify()` method.
* **Data size and complexity**: The benchmark is designed to measure the speed of JSON stringification for specific types of data. For other types of data (e.g., large arrays or complex objects), the results may be different.

**Alternative approaches**

If you need to optimize JSON serialization performance, consider the following alternatives:

1. **Use a custom JSON serializer library**: Libraries like `json-stringify-safe` or `fast-json-stable` provide more control over the output format and can be optimized for specific use cases.
2. **Implement manual JSON serialization**: This approach requires careful consideration of data encoding, formatting, and compression techniques to achieve optimal performance.
3. **Use a Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler**: Some JIT compilers, like V8 in Chrome, provide optimization opportunities for the `JSON.stringify()` method.

Keep in mind that these alternatives may introduce additional complexity, dependencies, or trade-offs in terms of performance.

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 6 months ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/124.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 124 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
stringify 0	175654.6 Ops/sec
stringify 1	3205295.5 Ops/sec

Related benchmarks:

JSON Stringify Speed Test May 19 1 (version: 0)

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Comparing performance of: stringify 0 vs stringify 1

Created: 6 months ago by: Guest

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stringify 0

stringify 1

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