⚡️ Speed up method JavaAnalyzer._has_test_annotation by 3,150% in PR #1473 (refactor/tree-sitter-instrumentation)#1474
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The optimized code achieves a **3150% speedup** (from 124ms to 3.8ms) through two key optimizations that dramatically reduce Python attribute lookups and string operations:
**1. Caching `mod_child.type` in a local variable:**
The original code called `mod_child.type` twice - once in the `in` check and once for each comparison. In Python, attribute access involves dictionary lookups in the object's `__dict__`, which are expensive when repeated. The optimization caches this in `mod_type`, cutting the attribute accesses in half. With 2,010 iterations through this hot loop, this eliminates ~2,000 redundant attribute lookups.
**2. Short-circuit evaluation with `or` instead of `in` operator:**
The change from `mod_child.type in ("marker_annotation", "annotation")` to `mod_type == "marker_annotation" or mod_type == "annotation"` leverages Python's short-circuit evaluation. The `in` operator with a tuple requires:
- Creating/accessing the tuple object
- Iterating through tuple elements
- Multiple string comparisons via `__eq__`
The `or` expression stops immediately upon finding a match, and benefits from the cached `mod_type`. Given that the profiler shows this line consumed 98.3% of total time in the original (452ms out of 460ms), this optimization provides the majority of the speedup.
**3. Extracting annotation name lookup into `_find_test_annotation_name()`:**
While this improves code clarity, it has minimal performance impact since the logic remains the same. However, it makes the code more maintainable without sacrificing the gained performance.
The line profiler confirms the optimization's effectiveness: the critical comparison line dropped from 452ms (98.3% of time) to just 4.9ms (36.4% of time), demonstrating how eliminating redundant operations in tight loops yields dramatic performance improvements in Python code.
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⚡️ This pull request contains optimizations for PR #1473
If you approve this dependent PR, these changes will be merged into the original PR branch
refactor/tree-sitter-instrumentation.📄 3,150% (31.50x) speedup for
JavaAnalyzer._has_test_annotationincodeflash/languages/java/parser.py⏱️ Runtime :
124 milliseconds→3.80 milliseconds(best of5runs)📝 Explanation and details
The optimized code achieves a 3150% speedup (from 124ms to 3.8ms) through two key optimizations that dramatically reduce Python attribute lookups and string operations:
1. Caching
mod_child.typein a local variable:The original code called
mod_child.typetwice - once in theincheck and once for each comparison. In Python, attribute access involves dictionary lookups in the object's__dict__, which are expensive when repeated. The optimization caches this inmod_type, cutting the attribute accesses in half. With 2,010 iterations through this hot loop, this eliminates ~2,000 redundant attribute lookups.2. Short-circuit evaluation with
orinstead ofinoperator:The change from
mod_child.type in ("marker_annotation", "annotation")tomod_type == "marker_annotation" or mod_type == "annotation"leverages Python's short-circuit evaluation. Theinoperator with a tuple requires:__eq__The
orexpression stops immediately upon finding a match, and benefits from the cachedmod_type. Given that the profiler shows this line consumed 98.3% of total time in the original (452ms out of 460ms), this optimization provides the majority of the speedup.3. Extracting annotation name lookup into
_find_test_annotation_name():While this improves code clarity, it has minimal performance impact since the logic remains the same. However, it makes the code more maintainable without sacrificing the gained performance.
The line profiler confirms the optimization's effectiveness: the critical comparison line dropped from 452ms (98.3% of time) to just 4.9ms (36.4% of time), demonstrating how eliminating redundant operations in tight loops yields dramatic performance improvements in Python code.
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git checkout codeflash/optimize-pr1473-2026-02-13T00.33.22and push.