Benchmark: Hello 124 - MeasureThat.net

Script Preparation code:

var obj = '{"description":"Creates a deep copy of source, which should be an object or an array.","myNumber":123456789,"myBoolean":true,"jayson":{"stringify":"JSON.stringify() method converts a JavaScript value to a JSON string....","parse":"JSON.parse() method parses a JSON string..."}}';

var obj2 = {
  description: 'Creates a deep copy of source, which should be an object or an array.',
  myNumber: 123456789,
  myBoolean: true,
  jayson: {
    stringify: 'JSON.stringify() method converts a JavaScript value to a JSON string....',
    parse: 'JSON.parse() method parses a JSON string...'
  }
}

Tests:

Parse
JSON.parse(obj)
Stringfy
JSON.stringify(obj2)

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
Parse
Stringfy

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

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

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/117.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 117 on Mac OS X 10.15.7

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Test name	Executions per second
Parse	1004253.4 Ops/sec
Stringfy	1467249.8 Ops/sec

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

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Let's break down the provided benchmark data and explain what's being tested, compared, and considered.

**Benchmark Definition JSON**

The benchmark definition consists of two parts:

1. **Script Preparation Code**: This code snippet is used to create an object `obj` with nested properties:
```javascript
var obj = '{\"description\":\"Creates a deep copy of source, which should be an object or an array.\",\"myNumber\":123456789,\"myBoolean\":true,\"jayson\":{\"stringify\":\"JSON.stringify() method converts a JavaScript value to a JSON string....\",\"parse\":\"JSON.parse() method parses a JSON string...\"}}';
```
This code defines the structure of the object, including nested properties `jayson` with its own nested property `stringify`.

2. **Html Preparation Code**: This field is empty (`null`) in this benchmark definition.

**Individual Test Cases**

There are two test cases defined:

1. **"Parse"`: The benchmark definition is `JSON.parse(obj)`, which attempts to parse the string `obj` into a JSON object.
2. **"Stringfy"`: The benchmark definition is `JSON.stringify(obj2)`, which attempts to convert the object `obj2` (defined similarly as `obj`) into a JSON string.

**Comparison of Options**

The test cases compare two options:

1. **Parsing**: `JSON.parse(obj)` vs. No parsing (i.e., just using the original string `obj`)
2. **Stringification**: `JSON.stringify(obj2)` vs. No stringification (i.e., just using the original object `obj2`)

**Pros and Cons**

Here are some pros and cons of each option:

**Parsing (`JSON.parse(obj)`):**

Pros:

* Allows for more accurate handling of JSON data
* Can detect errors in the input data

Cons:

* Can be slower due to the overhead of parsing
* May not perform well on very large inputs

**No Parsing (using `obj` directly)**

Pros:

* Faster execution, as no parsing is required
* Suitable for small to medium-sized inputs

Cons:

* May lead to errors or unexpected behavior if the input data is malformed
* Does not provide accurate representation of the original JSON data

**Stringification (`JSON.stringify(obj2)`):**

Pros:

* Produces a more concise and human-readable representation of the object
* Can be useful for debugging or logging purposes

Cons:

* May not preserve all details of the original object
* Can be slower due to the overhead of stringification

**No Stringification (using `obj2` directly)**

Pros:

* Faster execution, as no stringification is required
* Suitable for small to medium-sized inputs

Cons:

* May lead to errors or unexpected behavior if the input data is malformed
* Does not provide a concise representation of the object

**Library: JSON**

The benchmark uses the built-in `JSON` library in JavaScript. This library provides methods for working with JSON data, including `JSON.parse()` and `JSON.stringify()`. The `JSON` library is part of the ECMAScript standard and is supported by most modern browsers.

**Special JS Feature/Syntax**

There are no special JS features or syntax used in this benchmark that would require additional explanation. However, it's worth noting that the use of template literals (`obj = { ... }`) is a relatively recent feature in JavaScript (introduced in ECMAScript 2015).

Related benchmarks:

Hello 124 (version: 0)

Hello 124

Comparing performance of: Parse vs Stringfy

Created: one year ago by: Guest

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Parse

Stringfy

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Experimental features:

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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