⚡️ Speed up method TensorBoard._pop_writer by 11%

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📄 11% (0.11x) speedup for TensorBoard._pop_writer in keras/src/callbacks/tensorboard.py

⏱️ Runtime : 2.06 milliseconds → 1.86 milliseconds (best of 148 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimized code achieves a 10% speedup through two key micro-optimizations that reduce redundant function calls:

1. Backend function call caching in __init__:

• Original: Called backend.backend() twice - once for the not in check and again for the == "jax" comparison
• Optimized: Stores backend.backend() result in bkend variable, eliminating the redundant call
• Impact: This optimization primarily benefits initialization when profile_batch > 0, reducing overhead during TensorBoard callback setup

2. sys.exc_info() call caching in _pop_writer:

• Original: Called sys.exc_info() twice - once for each __exit__() call on lines with 41.3% and 36.6% of total runtime
• Optimized: Caches sys.exc_info() result in exc_info variable, reusing it for both context manager exits
• Impact: This is the primary performance driver, as the line profiler shows these calls consume ~78% of the function's total runtime

Why this works:
Function calls in Python have overhead for stack frame creation and argument passing. sys.exc_info() specifically queries the current exception state, which involves system-level inspection. By caching the result, we eliminate one expensive function call per _pop_writer invocation.

Performance characteristics from tests:

• Large-scale operations benefit most: Tests with 500-999 context pairs show 11-12% improvements, indicating the optimization scales well with workload size
• Epoch mode unaffected: Tests confirm no regression when update_freq="epoch" (early return path)
• Edge cases show mixed results: Some error-handling paths are slightly slower due to the additional variable assignment, but this is negligible compared to the common-path gains

The optimization is particularly valuable for TensorBoard callbacks that frequently pop context managers during training, where _pop_writer may be called thousands of times per training session.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 2864 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

import sys

# imports
import pytest
from keras.src.callbacks.tensorboard import TensorBoard

# Function to test: minimal viable implementation of TensorBoard._pop_writer
class DummyContext:
    """A dummy context manager for testing."""
    def __init__(self):
        self.exited = False
        self.exit_args = None

    def __enter__(self):
        return self

    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
        self.exited = True
        self.exit_args = (exc_type, exc_value, traceback)
        return False  # Don't suppress exceptions
from keras.src.callbacks.tensorboard import TensorBoard

# ---------------------------
# UNIT TESTS FOR _pop_writer
# ---------------------------

# 1. BASIC TEST CASES

def test_pop_writer_with_batch_update_freq_pops_and_exits_contexts():
    # Setup: update_freq != "epoch" and two dummy contexts pushed
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="batch")
    ctx1, ctx2 = DummyContext(), DummyContext()
    tb._prev_summary_state.append([ctx1, ctx2])
    # Action
    tb._pop_writer() # 2.42μs -> 2.44μs (0.778% slower)

def test_pop_writer_with_epoch_update_freq_does_nothing():
    # Setup: update_freq == "epoch"
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="epoch")
    ctx1, ctx2 = DummyContext(), DummyContext()
    tb._prev_summary_state.append([ctx1, ctx2])
    # Action
    tb._pop_writer() # 435ns -> 478ns (9.00% slower)

def test_pop_writer_with_integer_update_freq_pops_and_exits_contexts():
    # Setup: update_freq as integer
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq=5)
    ctx1, ctx2 = DummyContext(), DummyContext()
    tb._prev_summary_state.append([ctx1, ctx2])
    tb._pop_writer() # 2.47μs -> 2.46μs (0.529% faster)

# 2. EDGE TEST CASES

def test_pop_writer_with_no_prev_summary_state_raises_index_error():
    # Setup: update_freq != "epoch" but _prev_summary_state is empty
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="batch")
    # Action & Assert: should raise IndexError
    with pytest.raises(IndexError):
        tb._pop_writer() # 1.17μs -> 1.22μs (4.18% slower)

def test_pop_writer_with_non_context_objects_raises_attribute_error():
    # Setup: update_freq != "epoch" and non-context objects
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="batch")
    tb._prev_summary_state.append([object(), object()])
    # Action & Assert: should raise AttributeError because object() has no __exit__
    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
        tb._pop_writer() # 2.17μs -> 2.65μs (18.0% slower)

def test_pop_writer_with_mixed_context_and_noncontext_objects():
    # Setup: first is DummyContext, second is object()
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="batch")
    ctx1 = DummyContext()
    tb._prev_summary_state.append([ctx1, object()])
    # Action & Assert: should raise AttributeError on second __exit__
    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
        tb._pop_writer() # 2.00μs -> 2.45μs (18.6% slower)
    # ctx1 may or may not be exited depending on exception propagation

def test_pop_writer_with_multiple_prev_summary_states():
    # Setup: multiple contexts in stack
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="batch")
    ctxs = []
    for i in range(3):
        ctx1, ctx2 = DummyContext(), DummyContext()
        tb._prev_summary_state.append([ctx1, ctx2])
        ctxs.append((ctx1, ctx2))
    # Pop one
    tb._pop_writer() # 2.27μs -> 2.09μs (8.66% faster)
    # Assert: last pair should be exited, others not
    for i in range(2):
        pass

def test_pop_writer_with_update_freq_as_nonstandard_string():
    # Setup: update_freq is a string not "epoch"
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="foo")
    ctx1, ctx2 = DummyContext(), DummyContext()
    tb._prev_summary_state.append([ctx1, ctx2])
    tb._pop_writer() # 2.35μs -> 2.31μs (1.47% faster)

# 3. LARGE SCALE TEST CASES

def test_pop_writer_with_large_prev_summary_state_stack():
    # Setup: stack of 999 context pairs
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="batch")
    ctxs = []
    for i in range(999):
        ctx1, ctx2 = DummyContext(), DummyContext()
        tb._prev_summary_state.append([ctx1, ctx2])
        ctxs.append((ctx1, ctx2))
    # Pop all, one by one
    for i in range(999):
        tb._pop_writer() # 704μs -> 628μs (12.2% faster)

def test_pop_writer_performance_under_large_stack(monkeypatch):
    # Setup: stack of 999 context pairs, measure performance
    import time
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="batch")
    for i in range(999):
        tb._prev_summary_state.append([DummyContext(), DummyContext()])
    start = time.time()
    for i in range(999):
        tb._pop_writer() # 745μs -> 672μs (11.0% faster)
    elapsed = time.time() - start

def test_pop_writer_with_large_noncontext_stack_raises_attribute_error():
    # Setup: stack of 999 non-context objects
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="batch")
    for i in range(999):
        tb._prev_summary_state.append([object(), object()])
    # Action & Assert: first pop should raise AttributeError
    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
        tb._pop_writer() # 1.87μs -> 2.53μs (26.0% slower)

# Additional edge: pop_writer should use sys.exc_info() correctly
def test_pop_writer_passes_correct_exc_info_to_exit():
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="batch")
    ctx1, ctx2 = DummyContext(), DummyContext()
    tb._prev_summary_state.append([ctx1, ctx2])
    tb._pop_writer() # 2.20μs -> 2.04μs (7.99% faster)

# Edge: test pop_writer with update_freq set to None
def test_pop_writer_with_update_freq_none_pops_and_exits_contexts():
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq=None)
    ctx1, ctx2 = DummyContext(), DummyContext()
    tb._prev_summary_state.append([ctx1, ctx2])
    tb._pop_writer() # 1.98μs -> 2.07μs (4.73% slower)

# Edge: test pop_writer with update_freq as 0 (should pop)
def test_pop_writer_with_update_freq_zero_pops_and_exits_contexts():
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq=0)
    ctx1, ctx2 = DummyContext(), DummyContext()
    tb._prev_summary_state.append([ctx1, ctx2])
    tb._pop_writer() # 1.94μs -> 1.78μs (9.09% faster)

# Edge: test pop_writer with update_freq as negative integer (should pop)
def test_pop_writer_with_update_freq_negative_pops_and_exits_contexts():
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq=-1)
    ctx1, ctx2 = DummyContext(), DummyContext()
    tb._prev_summary_state.append([ctx1, ctx2])
    tb._pop_writer() # 1.97μs -> 1.97μs (0.000% faster)

# Edge: test pop_writer with prev_summary_state containing None
def test_pop_writer_with_none_in_prev_summary_state_raises_attribute_error():
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="batch")
    tb._prev_summary_state.append([None, DummyContext()])
    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
        tb._pop_writer() # 2.89μs -> 2.92μs (1.10% slower)
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="batch")
    tb._prev_summary_state.append([DummyContext(), None])
    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
        tb._pop_writer() # 1.26μs -> 1.50μs (15.5% slower)

# Edge: test pop_writer with prev_summary_state containing only one context (should raise)
def test_pop_writer_with_single_context_in_prev_summary_state_raises_index_error():
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="batch")
    tb._prev_summary_state.append([DummyContext()])
    with pytest.raises(IndexError):
        tb._pop_writer() # 1.17μs -> 1.62μs (27.9% slower)

# Edge: test pop_writer with prev_summary_state containing more than two contexts (should only pop last two)

import sys

# imports
import pytest
from keras.src.callbacks.tensorboard import TensorBoard

# --- Minimal stubs for context managers used in _pop_writer ---

class DummyContext:
    """A dummy context manager that records __exit__ calls."""
    def __init__(self):
        self.exited = False
        self.exc_info = None

    def __enter__(self):
        return self

    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
        self.exited = True
        self.exc_info = (exc_type, exc_value, traceback)
        return False  # Don't suppress exceptions
from keras.src.callbacks.tensorboard import TensorBoard

# --- Unit Tests ---

# ---- Basic Test Cases ----

def test_pop_writer_batch_mode_exits_contexts():
    """Test _pop_writer correctly exits both context managers in batch mode."""
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="batch")
    ctx1 = DummyContext()
    ctx2 = DummyContext()
    tb._prev_summary_state.append((ctx1, ctx2))
    tb._pop_writer() # 2.82μs -> 2.80μs (0.930% faster)

def test_pop_writer_integer_mode_exits_contexts():
    """Test _pop_writer correctly exits both context managers in integer mode."""
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq=5)
    ctx1 = DummyContext()
    ctx2 = DummyContext()
    tb._prev_summary_state.append((ctx1, ctx2))
    tb._pop_writer() # 2.26μs -> 2.45μs (7.87% slower)

def test_pop_writer_epoch_mode_does_nothing():
    """Test _pop_writer does nothing in 'epoch' mode."""
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="epoch")
    ctx1 = DummyContext()
    ctx2 = DummyContext()
    tb._prev_summary_state.append((ctx1, ctx2))
    tb._pop_writer() # 426ns -> 469ns (9.17% slower)

# ---- Edge Test Cases ----

def test_pop_writer_empty_stack_batch_mode_raises():
    """Test _pop_writer raises IndexError if stack is empty in batch mode."""
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="batch")
    # _prev_summary_state is empty
    with pytest.raises(IndexError):
        tb._pop_writer() # 1.13μs -> 1.20μs (6.40% slower)

def test_pop_writer_empty_stack_integer_mode_raises():
    """Test _pop_writer raises IndexError if stack is empty in integer mode."""
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq=1)
    with pytest.raises(IndexError):
        tb._pop_writer() # 1.11μs -> 1.17μs (5.03% slower)

def test_pop_writer_stack_with_non_context_objects():
    """Test _pop_writer raises AttributeError if stack contains non-context objects."""
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="batch")
    tb._prev_summary_state.append(("not_ctx1", "not_ctx2"))
    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
        tb._pop_writer() # 2.05μs -> 2.48μs (17.3% slower)

def test_pop_writer_stack_with_one_context_and_one_non_context():
    """Test _pop_writer raises AttributeError if only one is a context manager."""
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="batch")
    ctx1 = DummyContext()
    tb._prev_summary_state.append((ctx1, "not_ctx2"))
    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
        tb._pop_writer() # 1.83μs -> 2.37μs (22.6% slower)

def test_pop_writer_stack_with_none_contexts():
    """Test _pop_writer raises AttributeError if contexts are None."""
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="batch")
    tb._prev_summary_state.append((None, None))
    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
        tb._pop_writer() # 1.81μs -> 2.30μs (21.1% slower)

def test_pop_writer_stack_with_tuple_of_wrong_length():
    """Test _pop_writer raises ValueError if stack contains tuple of wrong length."""
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="batch")
    tb._prev_summary_state.append((DummyContext(),))  # Only one context
    # Should raise IndexError when trying to index [1]
    with pytest.raises(IndexError):
        tb._pop_writer() # 1.33μs -> 1.86μs (28.5% slower)

def test_pop_writer_stack_with_list_instead_of_tuple():
    """Test _pop_writer works with list of two context managers."""
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="batch")
    ctx1 = DummyContext()
    ctx2 = DummyContext()
    tb._prev_summary_state.append([ctx1, ctx2])
    tb._pop_writer() # 2.59μs -> 2.56μs (1.21% faster)

def test_pop_writer_stack_with_extra_items():
    """Test _pop_writer ignores extra items in tuple (only first two used)."""
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="batch")
    ctx1 = DummyContext()
    ctx2 = DummyContext()
    ctx3 = DummyContext()
    tb._prev_summary_state.append((ctx1, ctx2, ctx3))
    tb._pop_writer() # 2.32μs -> 2.39μs (3.09% slower)

def test_pop_writer_stack_with_non_tuple_item():
    """Test _pop_writer raises TypeError if stack contains non-iterable."""
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="batch")
    tb._prev_summary_state.append(None)
    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
        tb._pop_writer() # 1.54μs -> 2.03μs (24.0% slower)

# ---- Large Scale Test Cases ----

def test_pop_writer_large_stack_batch_mode():
    """Test _pop_writer works with a large stack in batch mode."""
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="batch")
    num_items = 500  # Reasonable size for unit test
    contexts = [(DummyContext(), DummyContext()) for _ in range(num_items)]
    tb._prev_summary_state.extend(contexts)
    # Pop all writers one by one
    for i in range(num_items):
        tb._pop_writer() # 345μs -> 308μs (12.1% faster)
        # After each pop, the last pair should be exited
        ctx1, ctx2 = contexts[num_items - i - 1]

def test_pop_writer_large_stack_integer_mode():
    """Test _pop_writer works with a large stack in integer mode."""
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq=10)
    num_items = 300
    contexts = [(DummyContext(), DummyContext()) for _ in range(num_items)]
    tb._prev_summary_state.extend(contexts)
    for i in range(num_items):
        tb._pop_writer() # 207μs -> 185μs (11.8% faster)
        ctx1, ctx2 = contexts[num_items - i - 1]

def test_pop_writer_large_stack_epoch_mode():
    """Test _pop_writer does nothing for large stack in epoch mode."""
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="epoch")
    num_items = 200
    contexts = [(DummyContext(), DummyContext()) for _ in range(num_items)]
    tb._prev_summary_state.extend(contexts)
    tb._pop_writer() # 605ns -> 577ns (4.85% faster)
    # None of the contexts should be exited
    for ctx1, ctx2 in contexts:
        pass

# ---- Determinism and Mutation Testing ----

def test_pop_writer_does_not_suppress_exceptions():
    """Test that exceptions in context managers propagate (not suppressed)."""
    class ErrorContext(DummyContext):
        def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
            super().__exit__(exc_type, exc_value, traceback)
            raise RuntimeError("Context exit error")
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="batch")
    ctx1 = ErrorContext()
    ctx2 = DummyContext()
    tb._prev_summary_state.append((ctx1, ctx2))
    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
        tb._pop_writer() # 4.32μs -> 4.46μs (3.18% slower)

def test_pop_writer_stack_order_is_lifo():
    """Test that _pop_writer pops the last-in context pair."""
    tb = TensorBoard(update_freq="batch")
    ctx_a1 = DummyContext()
    ctx_a2 = DummyContext()
    ctx_b1 = DummyContext()
    ctx_b2 = DummyContext()
    tb._prev_summary_state.append((ctx_a1, ctx_a2))
    tb._prev_summary_state.append((ctx_b1, ctx_b2))
    tb._pop_writer() # 2.23μs -> 2.43μs (8.32% slower)
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

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