⚡️ Speed up method JavaAssertTransformer._generate_exception_replacement by 14% in PR #1443 (fix/java-exception-assignment-instrumentation)#1445
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The optimization achieves a **13% runtime improvement** (2.31ms → 2.04ms) by replacing Python's `str.endswith()` method call with a direct last-character index check (`code_to_run[-1] != ";"` instead of `not code_to_run.endswith(";")`).
**Key optimization:**
The critical change occurs in the lambda body processing path, which is executed in 2,936 out of 3,943 invocations (74% of calls). By replacing the `endswith()` method call with direct indexing, the code eliminates:
- Method lookup overhead for `endswith`
- Internal string comparison logic
- Function call frame allocation
Line profiler data shows the optimized check (`if code_to_run and code_to_run[-1] != ";"`) runs in 964ns versus 1.24μs for the original `endswith()` call—a 22% improvement on this single line that executes nearly 3,000 times per test run.
**Why this works:**
In CPython, direct character indexing (`[-1]`) is implemented as a simple array lookup in the string's internal buffer, while `endswith()` involves:
1. Method attribute lookup on the string object
2. Argument parsing and validation
3. Internal substring comparison logic
4. Return value marshaling
For a single-character comparison, the indexing approach is significantly faster.
**Test results validation:**
The annotated tests show consistent improvements across all test cases:
- Simple lambda bodies: 17-23% faster (test_simple_lambda_body_*)
- Variable assignments: 6-8% faster (test_variable_assignment_*)
- Batch operations: 14-23% faster (test_many_exception_types, test_long_lambda_bodies_batch)
The optimization is particularly effective for workloads with many assertion transformations, as demonstrated by the large-scale tests (1000+ invocations) showing 17-18% improvements.
**Impact:**
Since `JavaAssertTransformer` is used to process Java test code during optimization workflows, this change directly reduces the time to transform assertion-heavy test files. The function processes each assertion statement individually, so files with hundreds of assertions will see cumulative time savings proportional to the assertion count.
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⚡️ This pull request contains optimizations for PR #1443
If you approve this dependent PR, these changes will be merged into the original PR branch
fix/java-exception-assignment-instrumentation.📄 14% (0.14x) speedup for
JavaAssertTransformer._generate_exception_replacementincodeflash/languages/java/remove_asserts.py⏱️ Runtime :
2.31 milliseconds→2.04 milliseconds(best of190runs)📝 Explanation and details
The optimization achieves a 13% runtime improvement (2.31ms → 2.04ms) by replacing Python's
str.endswith()method call with a direct last-character index check (code_to_run[-1] != ";"instead ofnot code_to_run.endswith(";")).Key optimization:
The critical change occurs in the lambda body processing path, which is executed in 2,936 out of 3,943 invocations (74% of calls). By replacing the
endswith()method call with direct indexing, the code eliminates:endswithLine profiler data shows the optimized check (
if code_to_run and code_to_run[-1] != ";") runs in 964ns versus 1.24μs for the originalendswith()call—a 22% improvement on this single line that executes nearly 3,000 times per test run.Why this works:
In CPython, direct character indexing (
[-1]) is implemented as a simple array lookup in the string's internal buffer, whileendswith()involves:For a single-character comparison, the indexing approach is significantly faster.
Test results validation:
The annotated tests show consistent improvements across all test cases:
The optimization is particularly effective for workloads with many assertion transformations, as demonstrated by the large-scale tests (1000+ invocations) showing 17-18% improvements.
Impact:
Since
JavaAssertTransformeris used to process Java test code during optimization workflows, this change directly reduces the time to transform assertion-heavy test files. The function processes each assertion statement individually, so files with hundreds of assertions will see cumulative time savings proportional to the assertion count.✅ Correctness verification report:
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