⚡️ Speed up method DefaultDependency.as_dict by 26% - #25
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The optimization achieves a **26% speedup** by eliminating expensive method calls and reducing Python bytecode overhead in the dictionary filtering path.
**Key optimizations applied:**
1. **Eliminated `.items()` method lookup**: The original code called `self.__dict__.items()` which creates a temporary list of key-value tuples. The optimized version directly iterates over the dictionary keys and accesses values via `dct[k]`, avoiding this intermediate object creation.
2. **Replaced dictionary comprehension with explicit loop**: Dictionary comprehensions in Python have function call overhead and cannot pre-allocate the result dictionary size. The explicit loop with pre-allocated `result = {}` is more efficient for filtering operations.
3. **Cached `self.__dict__` lookup**: Storing `self.__dict__` in a local variable `dct` eliminates repeated attribute lookups during iteration, providing faster local variable access.
4. **Streamlined non-filtering path**: Changed `dict(self.__dict__.items())` to `dict(dct)`, avoiding the unnecessary `.items()` call when no filtering is needed.
**Performance characteristics:**
- The optimization is most effective for dataclasses with **mixed None/non-None values** (28-46% faster based on test results)
- **Empty dataclasses** see the largest gains (52-56% faster) due to eliminating method overhead entirely
- **All-None scenarios** benefit significantly (29-44% faster) as the filtering loop is more efficient
- Cases with **no None values** show modest improvements (5-20% faster) since the non-filtering path is also optimized
The test results demonstrate consistent performance gains across all scenarios, with the most dramatic improvements in cases where the original code's method call overhead was most pronounced relative to the actual work being done.
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📄 26% (0.26x) speedup for
DefaultDependency.as_dictinsrc/titiler/core/titiler/core/dependencies.py⏱️ Runtime :
62.3 microseconds→49.3 microseconds(best of156runs)📝 Explanation and details
The optimization achieves a 26% speedup by eliminating expensive method calls and reducing Python bytecode overhead in the dictionary filtering path.
Key optimizations applied:
Eliminated
.items()method lookup: The original code calledself.__dict__.items()which creates a temporary list of key-value tuples. The optimized version directly iterates over the dictionary keys and accesses values viadct[k], avoiding this intermediate object creation.Replaced dictionary comprehension with explicit loop: Dictionary comprehensions in Python have function call overhead and cannot pre-allocate the result dictionary size. The explicit loop with pre-allocated
result = {}is more efficient for filtering operations.Cached
self.__dict__lookup: Storingself.__dict__in a local variabledcteliminates repeated attribute lookups during iteration, providing faster local variable access.Streamlined non-filtering path: Changed
dict(self.__dict__.items())todict(dct), avoiding the unnecessary.items()call when no filtering is needed.Performance characteristics:
The test results demonstrate consistent performance gains across all scenarios, with the most dramatic improvements in cases where the original code's method call overhead was most pronounced relative to the actual work being done.
✅ Correctness verification report:
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests and Runtime
🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests and Runtime
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