⚡️ Speed up function list_clear by 5%

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📄 5% (0.05x) speedup for list_clear in aerospike_helpers/operations/list_operations.py

⏱️ Runtime : 112 microseconds → 106 microseconds (best of 5 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimized code achieves a 5% runtime improvement by eliminating redundant dictionary operations.

Key optimization: Instead of always creating a base dictionary and conditionally mutating it with op_dict[CTX_KEY] = ctx, the optimized version constructs the final dictionary directly in a single step based on whether ctx is provided.

Why this is faster:

1. Reduced dictionary operations: The original code performs 3-4 dictionary operations (create base dict + potentially assign CTX_KEY + return), while the optimized version performs 2-3 operations (create final dict + return)
2. Eliminated mutation overhead: Python dictionary item assignment (op_dict[CTX_KEY] = ctx) requires hash computation, collision resolution, and potential resizing checks. The optimized version avoids this by including all keys during initial construction
3. Branch-specific construction: By checking if ctx: first, the optimized code creates the exact dictionary needed—either 3 keys with ctx or 2 keys without—avoiding the intermediate 2-key dict that gets mutated in the original

Performance benefits by test case:

• With context (ctx provided): Shows 4-17% improvement in tests like test_with_single_element_context (17.5% faster) and test_with_multiple_element_context (10.1% faster). The savings come from avoiding the dictionary mutation operation entirely
• Without context: Shows 4-23% improvement in tests like test_multiple_calls_are_independent where result2 is 23.4% faster. The common case (no ctx) benefits from direct construction
• Large scale: Tests with large context lists like test_large_context_list show 11.4% improvement, indicating the optimization scales well

No behavioral changes: The function still correctly handles all edge cases (None, empty list, tuples) by relying on Python's truthiness evaluation. The dictionary contents and structure remain identical to the original.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	✅ 138 Passed
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 154 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	✅ 1 Passed
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

⚙️ Click to see Existing Unit Tests

Test File::Test Function	Original ⏱️	Optimized ⏱️	Speedup
test_nested_cdt_ctx.py::TestCTXOperations.test_ctx_list_clear	5.54μs	5.13μs	7.95%✅
test_nested_cdt_ctx.py::TestCTXOperations.test_ctx_list_clear_negative	2.72μs	2.50μs	8.83%✅

🌀 Click to see Generated Regression Tests

import sys  # used to inject a fake 'aerospike' module if the real one is absent
import types  # used to create a lightweight module object for 'aerospike' if needed
from typing import Optional

# function to test
# The original function implementation is reproduced exactly (signature and body preserved).
import aerospike
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from aerospike_helpers.operations.list_operations import list_clear

OP_KEY = "op"
BIN_KEY = "bin"
CTX_KEY = "ctx"

def test_basic_no_ctx_included_and_op_set():
    # Basic functionality: when ctx is not provided, the returned dict contains only op and bin keys.
    bin_name = "my_bin"  # example bin name
    codeflash_output = list_clear(bin_name); op = codeflash_output # 1.68μs -> 1.64μs (2.75% faster)

def test_with_ctx_list_is_included_and_preserved_by_identity():
    # When a truthy ctx (non-empty list) is provided, it should appear in the returned dict as-is.
    ctx = [{"in": "context"}, 42]  # nested context data; could be complex structures
    codeflash_output = list_clear("some_bin", ctx=ctx); op = codeflash_output # 1.96μs -> 1.72μs (13.7% faster)

def test_empty_ctx_list_is_treated_as_false_and_excluded():
    # Edge case: an empty list is falsy in Python; function uses `if ctx:` so empty list should be omitted.
    ctx = []  # empty context should be treated the same as not providing ctx
    codeflash_output = list_clear("empty_ctx_bin", ctx=ctx); op = codeflash_output # 1.54μs -> 1.39μs (10.6% faster)

def test_none_ctx_is_excluded_and_equivalent_to_not_passing():
    # Passing None explicitly must behave same as omitting ctx parameter.
    codeflash_output = list_clear("none_bin", ctx=None); op_with_none = codeflash_output # 1.37μs -> 1.40μs (1.86% slower)
    codeflash_output = list_clear("none_bin"); op_without = codeflash_output # 593ns -> 527ns (12.5% faster)

def test_ctx_mutation_reflects_in_returned_dict_when_same_object_passed():
    # The implementation stores the ctx object reference directly.
    # This test verifies that modifying the original ctx after calling list_clear is visible inside op_dict.
    ctx = [1, 2]  # initial context
    codeflash_output = list_clear("mutable_bin", ctx=ctx); op = codeflash_output # 1.59μs -> 1.60μs (0.688% slower)
    # mutate the original ctx
    ctx.append(3)

def test_tuple_ctx_is_accepted_and_included():
    # While the type hint suggests list, the implementation only checks truthiness.
    # Passing a tuple (truthy) should cause the ctx key to be included with the same value.
    ctx_tuple = ("a", "b")
    codeflash_output = list_clear("tuple_bin", ctx=ctx_tuple); op = codeflash_output # 1.64μs -> 1.57μs (4.53% faster)

def test_non_string_bin_name_preserved_without_type_enforcement():
    # The function does not enforce the type of bin_name; it should preserve whatever is passed in.
    # This captures potential regressions where bin_name might be unintentionally converted.
    bin_name_int = 123  # intentionally not a string
    codeflash_output = list_clear(bin_name_int); op = codeflash_output # 1.07μs -> 1.10μs (2.46% slower)

def test_bin_name_edge_cases_empty_and_special_characters():
    # Verify empty string and unicode characters are preserved exactly.
    empty_bin = ""
    special_bin = "ünîçødé_bin!@#"
    codeflash_output = list_clear(empty_bin); op_empty = codeflash_output # 1.05μs -> 1.05μs (0.664% slower)
    codeflash_output = list_clear(special_bin); op_special = codeflash_output # 598ns -> 573ns (4.36% faster)

def test_large_scale_ctx_reference_and_basic_properties():
    # Large scale scenario: create a large ctx list (but under 1000 elements per instructions).
    large_size = 999  # keep under 1000
    ctx = list(range(large_size))  # simple numeric entries; no loops are used to validate content except indexing
    codeflash_output = list_clear("large_bin", ctx=ctx); op = codeflash_output # 1.75μs -> 1.59μs (9.61% faster)
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

import aerospike
import pytest
from aerospike_helpers.operations.list_operations import list_clear

class TestListClearBasicFunctionality:
    """Basic test cases for list_clear function."""

    def test_simple_bin_name_no_context(self):
        """Test basic functionality with simple bin name and no context."""
        codeflash_output = list_clear("my_list"); result = codeflash_output # 1.44μs -> 1.44μs (0.278% faster)

    def test_bin_name_with_numbers(self):
        """Test that bin names containing numbers work correctly."""
        codeflash_output = list_clear("list_123"); result = codeflash_output # 1.36μs -> 1.25μs (9.06% faster)

    def test_bin_name_with_underscores(self):
        """Test that bin names with underscores are handled correctly."""
        codeflash_output = list_clear("my_special_list_name"); result = codeflash_output # 1.09μs -> 1.04μs (4.60% faster)

    def test_operation_type_is_correct(self):
        """Verify that the operation type is set to OP_LIST_CLEAR."""
        codeflash_output = list_clear("test_bin"); result = codeflash_output # 1.12μs -> 1.13μs (0.533% slower)

    def test_return_type_is_dict(self):
        """Verify that the function returns a dictionary."""
        codeflash_output = list_clear("test_bin"); result = codeflash_output # 1.09μs -> 1.08μs (1.20% faster)

    def test_bin_key_is_present(self):
        """Verify that the bin key is always present in the result."""
        codeflash_output = list_clear("test_bin"); result = codeflash_output # 1.21μs -> 1.09μs (11.1% faster)

    def test_operation_key_is_present(self):
        """Verify that the operation key is always present in the result."""
        codeflash_output = list_clear("test_bin"); result = codeflash_output # 1.16μs -> 1.12μs (3.67% faster)

class TestListClearWithContext:
    """Test cases for list_clear function with context parameter."""

    def test_with_none_context(self):
        """Test that None context is handled correctly (context not added to dict)."""
        codeflash_output = list_clear("my_list", ctx=None); result = codeflash_output # 1.65μs -> 1.57μs (4.44% faster)

    def test_with_explicit_none_context(self):
        """Test explicit None context parameter."""
        codeflash_output = list_clear("my_list", None); result = codeflash_output # 1.14μs -> 1.15μs (0.610% slower)

    def test_with_empty_list_context(self):
        """Test that an empty context list is still added to the dictionary."""
        codeflash_output = list_clear("my_list", ctx=[]); result = codeflash_output # 1.71μs -> 1.59μs (7.21% faster)

    def test_with_single_element_context(self):
        """Test context with a single element."""
        ctx = [{"key": "value"}]
        codeflash_output = list_clear("my_list", ctx=ctx); result = codeflash_output # 1.95μs -> 1.66μs (17.5% faster)

    def test_with_multiple_element_context(self):
        """Test context with multiple elements."""
        ctx = [{"level": 1}, {"level": 2}, {"level": 3}]
        codeflash_output = list_clear("my_list", ctx=ctx); result = codeflash_output # 1.81μs -> 1.65μs (10.1% faster)

    def test_context_not_modified(self):
        """Verify that the context list passed is not modified."""
        ctx = [{"key": "value"}]
        original_ctx = [{"key": "value"}]
        codeflash_output = list_clear("my_list", ctx=ctx); result = codeflash_output # 1.66μs -> 1.62μs (2.40% faster)

    def test_result_contains_all_required_keys(self):
        """Test that result contains all expected keys when context is provided."""
        ctx = [{"key": "value"}]
        codeflash_output = list_clear("my_list", ctx=ctx); result = codeflash_output # 1.71μs -> 1.64μs (4.14% faster)

    def test_context_is_same_reference(self):
        """Verify that the context in result is the same list reference."""
        ctx = [{"key": "value"}]
        codeflash_output = list_clear("my_list", ctx=ctx); result = codeflash_output # 1.74μs -> 1.58μs (9.92% faster)

class TestListClearEdgeCases:
    """Edge case tests for list_clear function."""

    def test_empty_bin_name(self):
        """Test with empty string as bin name."""
        codeflash_output = list_clear(""); result = codeflash_output # 1.17μs -> 1.06μs (10.6% faster)

    def test_single_character_bin_name(self):
        """Test with a single character bin name."""
        codeflash_output = list_clear("a"); result = codeflash_output # 1.17μs -> 1.09μs (7.27% faster)

    def test_bin_name_with_spaces(self):
        """Test that bin names with spaces are handled correctly."""
        codeflash_output = list_clear("my list"); result = codeflash_output # 1.04μs -> 1.05μs (1.04% slower)

    def test_bin_name_with_special_characters(self):
        """Test bin names with various special characters."""
        special_names = ["list@bin", "list#bin", "list$bin", "list%bin"]
        for name in special_names:
            codeflash_output = list_clear(name); result = codeflash_output # 2.27μs -> 2.07μs (9.91% faster)

    def test_bin_name_with_dots(self):
        """Test bin names containing dots."""
        codeflash_output = list_clear("my.list.bin"); result = codeflash_output # 1.15μs -> 1.06μs (7.51% faster)

    def test_bin_name_with_hyphens(self):
        """Test bin names containing hyphens."""
        codeflash_output = list_clear("my-list-bin"); result = codeflash_output # 1.09μs -> 1.05μs (3.79% faster)

    def test_bin_name_case_sensitivity(self):
        """Verify that bin names are case-sensitive."""
        codeflash_output = list_clear("MyList"); result1 = codeflash_output # 1.13μs -> 1.08μs (4.25% faster)
        codeflash_output = list_clear("mylist"); result2 = codeflash_output # 453ns -> 491ns (7.74% slower)

    def test_context_with_empty_dict(self):
        """Test context containing an empty dictionary."""
        ctx = [{}]
        codeflash_output = list_clear("my_list", ctx=ctx); result = codeflash_output # 1.72μs -> 1.54μs (11.7% faster)

    def test_context_with_complex_nested_structure(self):
        """Test context with complex nested structures."""
        ctx = [
            {"type": "index", "value": 0},
            {"type": "key", "value": "nested_key"},
        ]
        codeflash_output = list_clear("my_list", ctx=ctx); result = codeflash_output # 1.80μs -> 1.65μs (9.34% faster)

    def test_bin_name_with_unicode_characters(self):
        """Test that bin names with unicode characters are preserved."""
        codeflash_output = list_clear("list_\u00e9"); result = codeflash_output # 1.05μs -> 1.01μs (4.16% faster)

    def test_multiple_calls_are_independent(self):
        """Verify that multiple calls to list_clear don't affect each other."""
        codeflash_output = list_clear("list1"); result1 = codeflash_output # 1.07μs -> 986ns (8.32% faster)
        codeflash_output = list_clear("list2"); result2 = codeflash_output # 495ns -> 401ns (23.4% faster)

class TestListClearLargeScale:
    """Large scale test cases for list_clear function."""

    def test_very_long_bin_name(self):
        """Test with a very long bin name."""
        long_name = "list_" + "a" * 500
        codeflash_output = list_clear(long_name); result = codeflash_output # 1.11μs -> 1.01μs (10.1% faster)

    def test_large_context_list(self):
        """Test with a large context list containing many elements."""
        ctx = [{"index": i} for i in range(100)]
        codeflash_output = list_clear("my_list", ctx=ctx); result = codeflash_output # 1.88μs -> 1.69μs (11.4% faster)

    def test_context_with_large_strings(self):
        """Test context containing large string values."""
        large_string = "x" * 1000
        ctx = [{"data": large_string}]
        codeflash_output = list_clear("my_list", ctx=ctx); result = codeflash_output # 1.76μs -> 1.62μs (8.78% faster)

    def test_repeated_calls_performance(self):
        """Test that repeated calls work correctly and consistently."""
        results = []
        for i in range(100):
            codeflash_output = list_clear(f"list_{i}"); result = codeflash_output # 34.0μs -> 33.3μs (2.16% faster)
            results.append(result)

        # Verify all results are correct
        for i, result in enumerate(results):
            pass

    def test_large_context_with_complex_data(self):
        """Test large context with complex nested dictionaries."""
        ctx = []
        for i in range(50):
            ctx.append({
                "level": i,
                "metadata": {"index": i, "type": "nested"},
                "values": list(range(10))
            })
        codeflash_output = list_clear("my_list", ctx=ctx); result = codeflash_output # 1.83μs -> 1.70μs (7.90% faster)

class TestListClearReturnValueConsistency:
    """Test cases to verify consistency of return values."""

    def test_same_input_produces_same_output(self):
        """Verify that identical inputs produce identical outputs."""
        codeflash_output = list_clear("test_bin"); result1 = codeflash_output # 1.13μs -> 1.10μs (2.27% faster)
        codeflash_output = list_clear("test_bin"); result2 = codeflash_output # 465ns -> 473ns (1.69% slower)

    def test_same_input_with_context_produces_same_output(self):
        """Verify consistency with context parameter."""
        ctx = [{"key": "value"}]
        codeflash_output = list_clear("test_bin", ctx=ctx); result1 = codeflash_output # 1.75μs -> 1.65μs (5.89% faster)
        codeflash_output = list_clear("test_bin", ctx=ctx); result2 = codeflash_output # 775ns -> 731ns (6.02% faster)

    def test_dictionary_keys_are_strings(self):
        """Verify that all dictionary keys are strings."""
        codeflash_output = list_clear("test_bin"); result = codeflash_output # 1.10μs -> 1.06μs (3.67% faster)
        for key in result.keys():
            pass

    def test_bin_value_is_string(self):
        """Verify that the bin value is always a string."""
        codeflash_output = list_clear("test_bin"); result = codeflash_output # 1.07μs -> 964ns (11.4% faster)

    def test_operation_value_is_integer(self):
        """Verify that the operation value is an integer."""
        codeflash_output = list_clear("test_bin"); result = codeflash_output # 1.08μs -> 1.06μs (1.51% faster)

    def test_context_value_is_list_when_present(self):
        """Verify that context value is a list when present."""
        ctx = [{"key": "value"}]
        codeflash_output = list_clear("test_bin", ctx=ctx); result = codeflash_output # 1.73μs -> 1.63μs (6.32% faster)
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

from aerospike_helpers.operations.list_operations import list_clear

def test_list_clear():
    list_clear('', ctx=[''])

🔎 Click to see Concolic Coverage Tests

Test File::Test Function	Original ⏱️	Optimized ⏱️	Speedup
codeflash_concolic_hw2hs1n8/tmpr28v2x98/test_concolic_coverage.py::test_list_clear	1.87μs	1.55μs	20.6%✅

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