Benchmark: dsteem vs steem-js round

HTML Preparation code:

<script src="//unpkg.com/dsteem@^0.11.3/dist/dsteem.js"></script>
<script src="//unpkg.com/steem@^0.7.11/dist/steem.min.js"></script>

Script Preparation code:

var tx = {
    ref_block_num: 1234,
    ref_block_prefix: 445566,
    expiration: '2017-07-09T10:00:00.000',
    operations: [['vote', {
        voter: 'foo',
		author: 'bar',
        permlink: 'i-like-turtles',
        weight: 10000
    }]],
    extensions: [],
	signatures: []
}
var keyWif = '5JQy7moK9SvNNDxn8rKNfQYFME5VDYC2j9Mv2tb7uXV5jz3fQR8'

var dsteemKey = dsteem.PrivateKey.fromString(keyWif)
var dsteemClient = new dsteem.Client()

var steemjsKey = {posting: keyWif}

Tests:

dsteem sign tx
dsteemClient.broadcast.sign(tx, dsteemKey)
steem-js sign tx
steem.auth.signTransaction(tx, steemjsKey)
dsteem wif to public
dsteem.PrivateKey.from(keyWif).createPublic()
steem-js wif to public
steem.auth.wifToPublic(keyWif)

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
dsteem sign tx
steem-js sign tx
dsteem wif to public
steem-js wif to public

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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

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Measuring the performance of JavaScript microbenchmarks like the one provided on MeasureThat.net is essential to understand how different approaches impact execution speed.

**Benchmark Overview**

The benchmark measures the time taken to perform various operations related to Steem, a decentralized social media platform. The test cases compare the performance of two libraries: `dsteem` and `steem-js`. Both libraries are used for interacting with the Steem blockchain.

**Test Cases and Comparisons**

1. **dsteem PrivateKey.from(keyWif).createPublic()**: This test case compares the time taken to create a public key from a WIF (Wallet Import Format) private key.
	* Pros: Simple, straightforward approach. `dsteem` is likely optimized for Steem-specific use cases.
	* Cons: May not be as efficient as other libraries or approaches for general-purpose cryptography.
2. **steem.auth.wifToPublic(keyWif)**: This test case compares the time taken to convert a WIF private key to a public key using `steem-js`.
	* Pros: General-purpose approach, can be used with multiple wallets and cryptocurrencies.
	* Cons: May not be optimized for Steem-specific use cases like `dsteem`.
3. **dsteemClient.broadcast.sign(tx, dsteemKey)**: This test case compares the time taken to sign a transaction using `dsteem` client.
	* Pros: Optimized for Steem-specific use cases, integrates well with the Steem blockchain.
	* Cons: Limited general-purpose applicability.
4. **steem.auth.signTransaction(tx, steemjsKey)**: This test case compares the time taken to sign a transaction using `steem-js`.
	* Pros: General-purpose approach, can be used with multiple wallets and cryptocurrencies.
	* Cons: May not be optimized for Steem-specific use cases like `dsteem`.

**Library Description**

1. **dsteem**: A JavaScript library specifically designed for interacting with the Steem blockchain. It provides an easy-to-use API for signing transactions, creating public keys, and more.
2. **steem-js**: A JavaScript wrapper around the Steem API, providing a general-purpose interface for interacting with various wallets and cryptocurrencies.

**Special JS Features**

None mentioned in the provided benchmark result.

**Other Alternatives**

If you're looking for alternative libraries or approaches, consider:

1. **Web3.js**: A popular JavaScript library for interacting with blockchain networks, including Steem.
2. **Ethers.js**: Another widely-used JavaScript library for Ethereum and other blockchain platforms, which can be used for Steem interactions as well.
3. **Node-Steem**: A lightweight Node.js module for interacting with the Steem blockchain.

Keep in mind that each alternative has its strengths and weaknesses, and you should consider factors like performance, ease of use, and security when choosing a library or approach for your specific use case.

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 4 years ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 13_3 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) CriOS/80.0.3987.95 Mobile/15E148 Safari/604.1

Browser/OS: Chrome Mobile iOS 80 on iOS 13.3

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Test name	Executions per second
dsteem sign tx	14.1 Ops/sec
steem-js sign tx	4.4 Ops/sec
dsteem wif to public	48.0 Ops/sec
steem-js wif to public	28.9 Ops/sec

Related benchmarks:

dsteem vs steem-js round (version: 0)

FIGHT

Comparing performance of: dsteem sign tx vs steem-js sign tx vs dsteem wif to public vs steem-js wif to public

Created: 4 years ago by: Guest

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dsteem sign tx

steem-js sign tx

dsteem wif to public

steem-js wif to public

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):