Benchmark: function+for-in vs Object.keys

Script Preparation code:

var obj = {
  'a': 1,
  'b': 1,
  'c': 1,
  'd': 1,
  'e': 1,
  'f': 1,
  'g': 1
};

Tests:

for-in function returning array of keys.
function objectKeys(obj) { let arr = []; for (var key in obj) arr.push(key); return (arr); } for (var i=1000; i > 0; i--) { objectKeys(obj); }
Object.keys()
for (var i=1000; i > 0; i--) { Object.keys(obj); }

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

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Previous results

Test case name	Result
for-in function returning array of keys.
Object.keys()

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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Run details: (Test run date: 6 years ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/67.0.3396.99 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 67 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
for-in function returning array of keys.	9815.6 Ops/sec
Object.keys()	4061.9 Ops/sec

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

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Let's break down the provided benchmark definition and test cases to understand what is being tested, the different approaches compared, and their pros and cons.

**Benchmark Definition:**
The benchmark measures the performance difference between two approaches:

1. **Using a `for-in` loop with a function**: This approach iterates over an object using a `for-in` loop and pushes each key into an array.
2. **Using `Object.keys()`**: This approach uses the built-in `Object.keys()` method to get an array of keys from an object.

**Script Preparation Code:**
The script preparation code defines an object `obj` with 7 properties, all set to 1.

```javascript
var obj = {
    'a': 1,
    'b': 1,
    'c': 1,
    'd': 1,
    'e': 1,
    'f': 1,
    'g': 1
};
```

**Html Preparation Code:**
There is no HTML preparation code provided.

**Individual Test Cases:**

### Case 1: `for-in function returning array of keys.`
```javascript
function objectKeys(obj) {
    let arr = [];
    for (var key in obj)
        arr.push(key);
    return arr;
}

for (var i = 1000; i > 0; i--) {
    objectKeys(obj);
}
```

This test case measures the performance of a custom `objectKeys()` function that iterates over an object using a `for-in` loop and pushes each key into an array.

### Case 2: `Object.keys()`
```javascript
for (var i = 1000; i > 0; i--) {
    Object.keys(obj);
}
```

This test case measures the performance of the built-in `Object.keys()` method to get an array of keys from an object.

**Pros and Cons:**

* **Using a `for-in` loop with a function**:
	+ Pros: Customizable, allows for more control over the iteration process.
	+ Cons: May be slower due to the overhead of creating and pushing elements into an array.
* **Using `Object.keys()`**:
	+ Pros: Built-in method, optimized for performance, easy to use.
	+ Cons: Limited control over the iteration process.

**Library:**
There is no external library being used in these test cases. The `Object.keys()` method is a built-in JavaScript method.

**Special JS Feature/Syntax:**
None of the provided code uses any special JavaScript features or syntax, such as async/await, let, const, etc.

**Alternatives:**
Other alternatives to measure the performance difference between these two approaches could include:

* Using other iteration methods, such as `forEach()` or a custom iterator.
* Adding additional processing steps after iterating over the object's keys.
* Using different data structures, such as an array of objects instead of a single object.

Note that the specific alternative test cases would depend on the goals and requirements of the benchmark.

Related benchmarks:

function+for-in vs Object.keys (version: 0)

Performance Benchmark of a Function with a for-in loop vs Object.keys

Comparing performance of: for-in function returning array of keys. vs Object.keys()

Created: 6 years ago by: Guest

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for-in function returning array of keys.

Object.keys()

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):