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JavaScript function for comparing performance of multiple functions. Pass in an object in this format {name: functionName, ...}
function perf(fo) {
var results = [];
// perform test
for(key in fo) {
var f = fo[key];
var start = new Date().getTime();
for(var j=0;j<10000;j++) {
f();
}
var end = new Date().getTime();
// get the operations per second
results[key] = {ops: Math.round(10000/((end-start)/1000))};
}
var fastest = 0;
var slowest = 0;
// find fastest and slowest
for(key in results) {
if(fastest < results[key].ops) {
fastest = results[key].ops;
}
if(slowest == 0 || slowest > results[key].ops){
slowest = results[key].ops
}
}
// display results
for(key in results) {
var metrics;
if(results[key].ops == fastest) {
metrics = "fastest";
} else {
metrics = ((fastest - results[key].ops)/fastest)*100+'%';
if(results[key].ops == slowest){
metrics+=" slowest";
} else {
metrics+=" slower";
}
}
console.log(key+":"+results[key].ops+ "/ops "+metrics);
}
}
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