⚡️ Speed up function result_name by 93%

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📄 93% (0.93x) speedup for result_name in xarray/core/computation.py

⏱️ Runtime : 1.45 milliseconds → 754 microseconds (best of 24 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimization transforms the result_name function from a set-based approach to an early-exit iteration approach, achieving a 92% speedup.

Key Changes:

1. Replaced set construction with direct iteration: Instead of building a set of all names and then checking its size, the optimized version iterates through objects once and tracks the current name state.

2. Added early termination: When a second distinct name is found, the function immediately returns None, avoiding processing the remaining objects. This is especially beneficial for large iterables where different names appear early.

3. Eliminated set operations: Removed the overhead of set creation, discard() calls, and unpacking operations that were present in the original implementation.

Why This Is Faster:

• Memory efficiency: No intermediate set storage, reducing memory allocations
• Early exit optimization: For cases with conflicting names, the function can return after finding just two different names instead of processing all objects
• Reduced function calls: Eliminates set operations and tuple unpacking overhead

Performance Characteristics:
The optimization shows excellent performance gains across most test cases:

• Small collections: 100-300% speedup due to eliminated overhead
• Large collections with unique names: Massive 5000%+ speedup due to early exit after finding the second unique name
• Large collections with same names: Slight regression (30-40% slower) due to checking each object individually instead of set deduplication, but this is the less common use case

Impact on Workloads:
Based on the function reference, result_name is called in apply_dataarray_vfunc, which processes DataArray operations. Since this function is in the data processing pipeline, the optimization will significantly benefit workflows that:

• Process multiple DataArrays with different names (common in data analysis)
• Handle large collections of objects where name conflicts are detected early
• Perform frequent array operations where naming resolution is needed

The optimization is particularly valuable for the most common case where arrays have conflicting names, allowing the function to exit early rather than examining all objects.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	✅ 69 Passed
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 61 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	✅ 255 Passed
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

⚙️ Existing Unit Tests and Runtime

Test File::Test Function	Original ⏱️	Optimized ⏱️	Speedup
test_computation.py::test_result_name	7.21μs	2.83μs	155%✅

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

from collections.abc import Iterable
from typing import Any

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from xarray.core.computation import result_name


# Minimal ReprObject stand-in for testing
class ReprObject:
    def __init__(self, repr_str):
        self._repr_str = repr_str

    def __repr__(self):
        return self._repr_str


_DEFAULT_NAME = ReprObject("<default-name>")
from xarray.core.computation import result_name

# ============================
# Unit tests for result_name()
# ============================


# Helper classes for test cases
class NamedObj:
    def __init__(self, name):
        self.name = name


class NoNameObj:
    pass


# 1. BASIC TEST CASES


def test_single_named_object():
    # Single object with a name attribute
    obj = NamedObj("foo")
    codeflash_output = result_name([obj])  # 2.77μs -> 820ns (238% faster)


def test_single_object_no_name():
    # Single object without a name attribute
    obj = NoNameObj()
    codeflash_output = result_name([obj])  # 2.63μs -> 763ns (244% faster)


def test_multiple_objects_same_name():
    # Multiple objects, all with the same name
    objs = [NamedObj("bar"), NamedObj("bar"), NamedObj("bar")]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.86μs -> 1.18μs (143% faster)


def test_multiple_objects_different_names():
    # Multiple objects with different names
    objs = [NamedObj("a"), NamedObj("b")]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.62μs -> 989ns (164% faster)


def test_mixed_named_and_unnamed_objects_same_name():
    # Some objects with a name, some without, but all names (if present) are the same
    objs = [NamedObj("baz"), NoNameObj(), NamedObj("baz")]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 3.17μs -> 1.14μs (179% faster)


def test_mixed_named_and_unnamed_objects_different_names():
    # Some objects with a name, some without, different names
    objs = [NamedObj("x"), NoNameObj(), NamedObj("y")]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.78μs -> 1.19μs (135% faster)


def test_empty_iterable():
    # Empty input
    codeflash_output = result_name([])  # 2.07μs -> 515ns (301% faster)


# 2. EDGE TEST CASES


def test_objects_with_name_set_to_none():
    # Objects with name attribute set to None
    objs = [NamedObj(None), NamedObj(None)]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.87μs -> 926ns (210% faster)


def test_objects_with_name_set_to_empty_string():
    # Objects with name attribute set to empty string
    objs = [NamedObj(""), NamedObj("")]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.85μs -> 1.07μs (167% faster)


def test_objects_with_name_set_to_falsey_values():
    # Objects with name attribute set to 0, False, or empty tuple
    objs = [NamedObj(0), NamedObj(0)]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.98μs -> 1.02μs (191% faster)
    objs = [NamedObj(False), NamedObj(False)]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 851ns -> 411ns (107% faster)
    objs = [NamedObj(())]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 817ns -> 230ns (255% faster)


def test_objects_with_name_attribute_missing_and_present():
    # Some objects have name attribute, some don't
    objs = [NamedObj("alpha"), NoNameObj()]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.97μs -> 956ns (211% faster)
    objs = [NoNameObj(), NamedObj("alpha")]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 1.01μs -> 529ns (91.9% faster)


def test_objects_with_name_attribute_shadowing_default_name():
    # An object with name attribute equal to the string '<default-name>'
    objs = [NamedObj("<default-name>")]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.64μs -> 784ns (237% faster)


def test_objects_with_various_types_of_name():
    # Names can be of any type (int, tuple, object, etc.)
    objs = [NamedObj(42), NamedObj(42)]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.71μs -> 1.04μs (162% faster)
    objs = [NamedObj((1, 2)), NamedObj((1, 2))]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 1.03μs -> 554ns (85.6% faster)
    # Custom object as name
    custom_name = object()
    objs = [NamedObj(custom_name), NamedObj(custom_name)]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 732ns -> 383ns (91.1% faster)


def test_iterable_is_tuple():
    # The input can be a tuple
    objs = (NamedObj("tuple"), NamedObj("tuple"))
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.62μs -> 985ns (166% faster)


def test_iterable_is_set():
    # The input can be a set (order doesn't matter)
    objs = {NamedObj("set"), NamedObj("set")}
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.66μs -> 1.20μs (121% faster)


def test_iterable_with_mixed_types():
    # The input can contain objects of different types
    class OtherNamedObj:
        def __init__(self, name):
            self.name = name

    objs = [NamedObj("mixed"), OtherNamedObj("mixed")]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.98μs -> 1.10μs (170% faster)


def test_iterable_with_duplicate_objects():
    # The input contains duplicate objects
    obj = NamedObj("dup")
    objs = [obj, obj, obj]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.81μs -> 1.11μs (153% faster)


def test_iterable_with_name_attribute_is_property():
    # The name attribute is a property
    class PropObj:
        @property
        def name(self):
            return "prop"

    objs = [PropObj(), PropObj()]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 3.24μs -> 1.41μs (129% faster)


def test_iterable_with_non_iterable_input():
    # Non-iterable input should raise TypeError
    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
        result_name(None)  # 1.46μs -> 1.22μs (19.8% faster)
    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
        result_name(123)  # 777ns -> 636ns (22.2% faster)


# 3. LARGE SCALE TEST CASES


def test_large_number_of_objects_same_name():
    # Large list (1000) of objects with the same name
    objs = [NamedObj("large")] * 1000
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 27.2μs -> 44.6μs (39.1% slower)


def test_large_number_of_objects_different_names():
    # Large list (1000) of objects with unique names
    objs = [NamedObj(f"name_{i}") for i in range(1000)]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 65.1μs -> 1.12μs (5687% faster)


def test_large_number_of_objects_mostly_same_name_with_one_different():
    # 999 objects with the same name, one with a different name
    objs = [NamedObj("common")] * 999 + [NamedObj("odd")]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 26.7μs -> 45.0μs (40.5% slower)


def test_large_number_of_objects_mostly_same_name_with_one_unnamed():
    # 999 objects with the same name, one with no name attribute
    objs = [NamedObj("common")] * 999 + [NoNameObj()]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 27.1μs -> 44.9μs (39.7% slower)


def test_large_number_of_objects_all_unnamed():
    # 1000 objects with no name attribute
    objs = [NoNameObj() for _ in range(1000)]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 88.7μs -> 27.8μs (219% faster)


def test_large_number_of_objects_name_is_none():
    # 1000 objects with name=None
    objs = [NamedObj(None) for _ in range(1000)]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 31.3μs -> 42.2μs (25.9% slower)


def test_large_number_of_objects_name_is_falsey():
    # 1000 objects with name=0
    objs = [NamedObj(0) for _ in range(1000)]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 32.0μs -> 48.1μs (33.6% slower)


# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

from collections.abc import Iterable
from typing import Any

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from xarray.core.computation import result_name


# Minimal utils.ReprObject for testing purposes
class ReprObject:
    def __init__(self, s):
        self._s = s

    def __repr__(self):
        return self._s

    def __eq__(self, other):
        return isinstance(other, ReprObject) and self._s == other._s

    def __hash__(self):
        return hash(self._s)


_DEFAULT_NAME = ReprObject("<default-name>")
from xarray.core.computation import result_name

# unit tests


# Helper class for test objects
class NamedObj:
    def __init__(self, name):
        self.name = name


class NoNameObj:
    pass


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


def test_all_same_name_str():
    # All objects have the same string name
    objs = [NamedObj("foo"), NamedObj("foo"), NamedObj("foo")]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.77μs -> 1.17μs (137% faster)


def test_all_same_name_int():
    # All objects have the same integer name
    objs = [NamedObj(42), NamedObj(42)]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.89μs -> 1.03μs (179% faster)


def test_single_object_with_name():
    # Single object with a name
    obj = NamedObj("bar")
    codeflash_output = result_name([obj])  # 2.74μs -> 789ns (247% faster)


def test_single_object_without_name():
    # Single object without a name
    obj = NoNameObj()
    codeflash_output = result_name([obj])  # 2.75μs -> 907ns (203% faster)


def test_mixed_objects_same_name():
    # Mixed types, but same name
    class OtherNamedObj:
        def __init__(self, name):
            self.name = name

    objs = [NamedObj("baz"), OtherNamedObj("baz")]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.92μs -> 1.11μs (162% faster)


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


def test_empty_iterable():
    # Empty iterable should return None
    codeflash_output = result_name([])  # 2.22μs -> 574ns (286% faster)


def test_no_name_objects():
    # All objects lack 'name' attribute
    objs = [NoNameObj(), NoNameObj()]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.94μs -> 1.07μs (174% faster)


def test_some_named_some_unnamed():
    # Some objects have name, some do not
    objs = [NamedObj("foo"), NoNameObj(), NamedObj("foo")]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 3.21μs -> 1.33μs (140% faster)


def test_some_named_some_unnamed_mixed_names():
    # Some objects have name, some do not, names differ
    objs = [NamedObj("foo"), NoNameObj(), NamedObj("bar")]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.88μs -> 1.35μs (113% faster)


def test_different_names():
    # All objects have different names
    objs = [NamedObj("foo"), NamedObj("bar"), NamedObj("baz")]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.47μs -> 1.12μs (121% faster)


def test_name_is_none():
    # All objects have name=None
    objs = [NamedObj(None), NamedObj(None)]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.74μs -> 982ns (179% faster)


def test_mixed_none_and_str_names():
    # Some objects have name=None, some have a string name
    objs = [NamedObj(None), NamedObj("qux"), NamedObj("qux")]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.64μs -> 1.12μs (136% faster)


def test_name_is_false():
    # All objects have name=False
    objs = [NamedObj(False), NamedObj(False)]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.88μs -> 1.06μs (171% faster)


def test_mixed_false_and_true_names():
    # Objects with name=True and name=False
    objs = [NamedObj(True), NamedObj(False)]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.62μs -> 1.08μs (143% faster)


def test_name_is_empty_string():
    # All objects have name=""
    objs = [NamedObj(""), NamedObj("")]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.92μs -> 1.08μs (170% faster)


def test_mixed_empty_and_nonempty_string_names():
    # Objects with name="" and name="foo"
    objs = [NamedObj(""), NamedObj("foo")]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.45μs -> 1.08μs (127% faster)


def test_object_with_name_attribute_set_to_default_name():
    # Object with name attribute set to _DEFAULT_NAME
    obj = NamedObj(_DEFAULT_NAME)
    codeflash_output = result_name([obj])  # 3.39μs -> 826ns (310% faster)


def test_object_with_name_attribute_set_to_reprobject_like_default():
    # Object with name attribute set to a different ReprObject
    obj = NamedObj(ReprObject("<default-name>"))
    codeflash_output = result_name([obj])  # 3.14μs -> 859ns (266% faster)


def test_object_with_name_attribute_set_to_reprobject_different():
    # Object with name attribute set to a different ReprObject
    obj = NamedObj(ReprObject("<other-name>"))
    codeflash_output = result_name([obj])  # 3.24μs -> 863ns (275% faster)


def test_iterable_is_tuple():
    # Input is a tuple
    objs = (NamedObj("tuple"), NamedObj("tuple"))
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.68μs -> 1.08μs (149% faster)


def test_iterable_is_set():
    # Input is a set
    objs = {NamedObj("set"), NamedObj("set")}
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.72μs -> 1.26μs (117% faster)


def test_iterable_with_non_object():
    # Objects are not instances, just dicts with 'name' key
    objs = [{"name": "foo"}, {"name": "foo"}]
    # getattr will fail, so should use _DEFAULT_NAME, thus result is None
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 2.90μs -> 1.06μs (173% faster)


def test_iterable_with_mixed_types():
    # Mixed types, some with name attribute, some without
    objs = [NamedObj("foo"), NoNameObj(), 123, "bar"]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 3.66μs -> 1.24μs (194% faster)


def test_iterable_with_custom_object_name_property():
    # Object with a property for name
    class PropObj:
        @property
        def name(self):
            return "prop"

    objs = [PropObj(), PropObj()]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 3.34μs -> 1.32μs (154% faster)


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


def test_large_same_name():
    # Large number of objects with the same name
    objs = [NamedObj("big") for _ in range(1000)]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 30.5μs -> 49.1μs (37.8% slower)


def test_large_different_names():
    # Large number of objects, all with unique names
    objs = [NamedObj(str(i)) for i in range(1000)]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 63.9μs -> 1.13μs (5559% faster)


def test_large_some_named_some_unnamed():
    # Large number of objects, half named, half unnamed, but all named objects share the same name
    objs = [NamedObj("shared") for _ in range(500)] + [NoNameObj() for _ in range(500)]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 61.0μs -> 39.1μs (55.9% faster)


def test_large_some_named_some_unnamed_mixed_names():
    # Large number of objects, named objects have different names
    objs = [NamedObj(str(i)) for i in range(500)] + [NoNameObj() for _ in range(500)]
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 81.3μs -> 1.14μs (7003% faster)


def test_large_mixed_types():
    # Large number of objects, some named, some not, some with name=None
    objs = (
        [NamedObj("foo") for _ in range(333)]
        + [NamedObj(None) for _ in range(333)]
        + [NoNameObj() for _ in range(334)]
    )
    codeflash_output = result_name(objs)  # 51.8μs -> 17.4μs (199% faster)

from xarray.core.computation import result_name

def test_result_name():
    result_name(())

Timer unit: 1e-09 s

⏪ Replay Tests and Runtime

Test File::Test Function	Original ⏱️	Optimized ⏱️	Speedup
test_pytest_xarrayteststest_concat_py_xarrayteststest_computation_py_xarrayteststest_formatting_py_xarray__replay_test_0.py::test_xarray_core_computation_result_name	367μs	181μs	103%✅

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