Benchmark: Lodash isEqual testefsdfsdf

HTML Preparation code:

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/lodash@4.17.4/lodash.min.js"></script>

Script Preparation code:

// 1 level deep
window.foo1 = { a: 1, b: 2, c: { a: 1, b: 2, c: { a: 1, b: 2 } } };
window.bar1 = { a: 1, b: 3, c: { a: 1, b: 2, c: { a: 1, b: 2 } } };

// 2 levels deep
window.foo2 = { a: 1, b: 2, c: { a: 1, b: 2, c: { a: 1, b: 2 } } };
window.bar2 = { a: 1, b: 2, c: { a: 1, b: 3, c: { a: 1, b: 2 } } };

// 3 levels deep
window.foo3 = { a: 1, b: 2, c: { a: 1, b: 2, c: { a: 1, b: 2 } } };
window.bar3 = { a: 1, b: 2, c: { a: 1, b: 2, c: { a: 1, b: 4 } } };
window.key1 = {key:1}
window.key2 = {key:1}

Tests:

_.isEqual Level 1
_.isEqual(window.foo1, window.bar1)
JSON.stringify Level 1
JSON.stringify(window.foo1) === JSON.stringify(window.bar1);
_.isEqual Level 2
_.isEqual(window.foo2, window.bar2)
JSON.stringify Level 2
JSON.stringify(window.foo2) === JSON.stringify(window.bar2);
_.isEqual Level 3
_.isEqual(window.foo3, window.bar3)
JSON.stringify Level 3
JSON.stringify(window.foo3) === JSON.stringify(window.bar3);
Equal one
_.isEqual(window.key1, window.key2)
Json one
JSON.stringify(window.key1) === JSON.stringify(window.key2);

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
_.isEqual Level 1
JSON.stringify Level 1
_.isEqual Level 2
JSON.stringify Level 2
_.isEqual Level 3
JSON.stringify Level 3
Equal one
Json one

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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

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**Benchmark Overview**

MeasureThat.net is a website that allows users to create and run JavaScript microbenchmarks. The benchmark in question tests the performance of Lodash's `isEqual` function on various test cases, including nested objects and simple key-value pairs.

**Test Cases**

There are 6 individual test cases:

1. `_ isEqual(window.foo1, window.bar1)`: Tests if two objects with similar structures but different values are equal.
2. `JSON.stringify(window.foo1) === JSON.stringify(window.bar1)`: Tests if the stringified representations of the two objects are equal.
3. `_ isEqual(window.foo2, window.bar2)`: Similar to test case 1, but with nested objects of different depths.
4. `JSON.stringify(window.foo2) === JSON.stringify(window.bar2)`: Similar to test case 3, but using stringification instead of Lodash's `isEqual`.
5. `_ isEqual(window.foo3, window.bar3)`: Similar to test case 1, but with nested objects of different depths and values.
6. `JSON.stringify(window.foo3) === JSON.stringify(window.bar3)`: Similar to test case 4, but using stringification instead of Lodash's `isEqual`.

**Lodash Library**

The benchmark uses the Lodash library, which provides a set of helper functions for common tasks in JavaScript, such as array manipulation and object comparison. In this case, the `isEqual` function is used to compare two objects for equality.

Pros:

* Efficient implementation: Lodash's `isEqual` function is implemented in C++ and optimized for performance.
* Robust testing: Lodash has a comprehensive set of tests to ensure its functions work correctly.

Cons:

* Additional dependency: Using Lodash adds an extra dependency to the benchmark, which may be unwanted if performance is critical.
* Overhead: The use of stringification can introduce additional overhead compared to native JavaScript comparisons.

**Stringification**

The benchmark also uses stringification to compare objects. Stringifying an object converts it into a JSON string, which can be compared using the `===` operator.

Pros:

* Easy implementation: Stringification is a simple way to compare objects without requiring a custom implementation.
* Platform-independent: Stringification works on all platforms, including browsers and Node.js.

Cons:

* Performance overhead: Stringification can introduce significant performance overhead, especially for large objects.
* Loss of type information: When an object is stringified, its type information is lost, making it harder to diagnose issues.

**Performance Comparison**

The benchmark results show that Lodash's `isEqual` function outperforms stringification in most cases. However, the exact performance difference depends on the specific test case and the size of the objects being compared.

**Best Practices**

Based on these results, here are some best practices for writing JavaScript benchmarks:

1. Use native JavaScript comparisons instead of stringification whenever possible.
2. Consider using a dedicated library like Lodash or Moment.js for complex tasks that require high performance.
3. Keep your benchmark code simple and focused on the specific task at hand.

By following these guidelines, you can write effective JavaScript benchmarks that provide valuable insights into your application's performance characteristics.

Latest run results:

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

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/75.0.3770.100 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 75 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
_.isEqual Level 1	252861.1 Ops/sec
JSON.stringify Level 1	275149.7 Ops/sec
_.isEqual Level 2	176235.0 Ops/sec
JSON.stringify Level 2	250236.9 Ops/sec
_.isEqual Level 3	75585.2 Ops/sec
JSON.stringify Level 3	272571.3 Ops/sec
Equal one	288537.1 Ops/sec
Json one	628145.6 Ops/sec

Related benchmarks:

Lodash isEqual testefsdfsdf (version: 0)

Test on isEqual performance

Comparing performance of: _.isEqual Level 1 vs JSON.stringify Level 1 vs _.isEqual Level 2 vs JSON.stringify Level 2 vs _.isEqual Level 3 vs JSON.stringify Level 3 vs Equal one vs Json one

Created: 5 years ago by: Guest

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_.isEqual Level 1

JSON.stringify Level 1

_.isEqual Level 2

JSON.stringify Level 2

_.isEqual Level 3

JSON.stringify Level 3

Equal one

Json one

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Experimental features:

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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