Benchmark: to string - uint8Array MsgPack

Script Preparation code:

var uint8Array = {
    "0": 146,
    "1": 131,
    "2": 172,
    "3": 109,
    "4": 97,
    "5": 116,
    "6": 101,
    "7": 114,
    "8": 105,
    "9": 97,
    "10": 108,
    "11": 84,
    "12": 121,
    "13": 112,
    "14": 101,
    "15": 168,
    "16": 82,
    "17": 69,
    "18": 83,
    "19": 79,
    "20": 85,
    "21": 82,
    "22": 67,
    "23": 69,
    "24": 162,
    "25": 105,
    "26": 100,
    "27": 161,
    "28": 49,
    "29": 166,
    "30": 97,
    "31": 109,
    "32": 111,
    "33": 117,
    "34": 110,
    "35": 116,
    "36": 164,
    "37": 49,
    "38": 48,
    "39": 48,
    "40": 48,
    "41": 131,
    "42": 172,
    "43": 109,
    "44": 97,
    "45": 116,
    "46": 101,
    "47": 114,
    "48": 105,
    "49": 97,
    "50": 108,
    "51": 84,
    "52": 121,
    "53": 112,
    "54": 101,
    "55": 168,
    "56": 82,
    "57": 69,
    "58": 83,
    "59": 79,
    "60": 85,
    "61": 82,
    "62": 67,
    "63": 69,
    "64": 162,
    "65": 105,
    "66": 100,
    "67": 161,
    "68": 50,
    "69": 166,
    "70": 97,
    "71": 109,
    "72": 111,
    "73": 117,
    "74": 110,
    "75": 116,
    "76": 164,
    "77": 49,
    "78": 48,
    "79": 48,
    "80": 48
}

Tests:

toString
var x = uint8Array.toString(); x.split(',');
JSON.stringify
var x = JSON.stringify(uint8Array); JSON.parse(x);

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
toString
JSON.stringify

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 29 days ago):

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**Benchmark Definition**

The benchmark is defined by two scripts: one for `toString` and another for `JSON.stringify`. Both scripts operate on the same input, `uint8Array`, which is a JavaScript object representing a message pack format (a binary data format used for encoding structured data).

**Options being compared**

In this case, we're comparing the performance of two different approaches:

1. **toString**: converts the `uint8Array` to a string using the `toString()` method.
2. **JSON.stringify**: converts the `uint8Array` to a JSON string using the `JSON.stringify()` function.

**Pros and Cons**

Here's a brief analysis of each approach:

* **toString**:
	+ Pros: Lightweight, fast conversion to a string.
	+ Cons: May not be human-readable or easy to parse.
* **JSON.stringify**:
	+ Pros: Human-readable, can be easily parsed by other JavaScript functions (like `JSON.parse()`).
	+ Cons: May consume more memory and resources than the simple string conversion.

**Library usage**

Both scripts use a library or a built-in function:

1. **toString**: uses the built-in `toString()` method, which is a lightweight implementation.
2. **JSON.stringify**: uses the `JSON.stringify()` function from the built-in JavaScript library (specifically, from the ECMAScript 2015 standard).

**Special JS feature**

No special JS features or syntax are used in this benchmark.

**Other alternatives**

If we were to consider other alternatives for converting a binary array to a string, some options might include:

* Using a binary encoding scheme like Base64.
* Implementing a custom conversion function using bitwise operations (although this would likely be slower and less readable).
* Using a dedicated library for message pack decoding or encoding.

**Benchmark preparation code**

The `Script Preparation Code` defines the input data (`uint8Array`) as a JavaScript object, which is then passed to both scripts. The `Html Preparation Code` is empty in this case.

Now that we've explored the benchmark definition and options being compared, it's clear that MeasureThat.net is providing a simple yet informative test case for comparing the performance of two different string conversion approaches in JavaScript: `toString` vs `JSON.stringify`.

Latest run results:

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

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Browser/OS: Firefox 111 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
toString	12005755.0 Ops/sec
JSON.stringify	107824.7 Ops/sec

Related benchmarks:

to string - uint8Array MsgPack (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: toString vs JSON.stringify

Created: one year ago by: Guest

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toString

JSON.stringify

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Experimental features:

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 29 days ago):