Benchmark: trim-loadsh vs native-trim1

HTML Preparation code:

<script src='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lodash.js/4.17.5/lodash.min.js'></script>

Script Preparation code:

var test = "   abc a testing   ";

Tests:

trim lodash
_.trim(test);
native trim
test.trim();

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

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Previous results

Test case name	Result
trim lodash
native trim

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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

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**What is being tested?**

The provided JSON represents a benchmark test between two approaches to trim whitespace from a string: `_.trim()` (a function from the Lodash library) and the native `String.prototype.trim()` method in JavaScript.

**Options compared:**

Two options are compared:

1. **Lodash's `_trim()`**: A utility function that removes whitespace characters from both ends of a string.
2. **Native `String.prototype.trim()`**: The built-in JavaScript method for trimming whitespace from a string.

**Pros and Cons of each approach:**

* **Lodash's `_trim()`**:
	+ Pros:
		- More efficient in some cases, especially when dealing with large strings or performance-critical code.
		- Often used in web development due to its popularity and versatility.
	+ Cons:
		- Adds an extra dependency on the Lodash library, which may not be desirable for all projects.
		- May have a higher overhead due to the complexity of the implementation.
* **Native `String.prototype.trim()`**:
	+ Pros:
		- No additional dependencies or overhead.
		- Fast and efficient since it's a built-in method.
	+ Cons:
		- May not be as flexible or customizable as Lodash's `_trim()`.
		- May have performance issues with very large input strings.

**Library:**

The `lodash` library is a popular JavaScript utility library that provides various functions for tasks such as string manipulation, array processing, and more. In this benchmark, the `_trim()` function is used to demonstrate Lodash's trimming functionality.

**Special JS feature or syntax:**

There are no special features or syntax mentioned in the provided JSON. The code uses standard JavaScript syntax for string trimming.

**Other alternatives:**

For string trimming in JavaScript, other alternatives exist besides the two options being compared:

* Using a regular expression to trim whitespace from both ends of a string.
* Implementing a custom trimming function using `String.prototype.slice()` or `String.prototype.replace()`.
* Utilizing other utility libraries like StringAPI or trimmer functions.

Keep in mind that the choice of which method to use often depends on performance, readability, and project requirements.

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 3 years ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:91.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/91.0

Browser/OS: Firefox 91 on Ubuntu

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Test name	Executions per second
trim lodash	5911630.5 Ops/sec
native trim	23588006.0 Ops/sec

Related benchmarks:

trim-loadsh vs native-trim1 (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: trim lodash vs native trim

Created: 3 years ago by: Guest

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trim lodash

native trim

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

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