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Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2026 22:54:12 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Optimize is_java
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This optimization achieves a **57% runtime improvement** (from 798μs to 506μs) by eliminating redundant attribute lookups through module-level caching of `Language.JAVA`.

**What Changed:**
A new module-level constant `_JAVA = Language.JAVA` was introduced, and the comparison in `is_java()` was changed from `_current_language == Language.JAVA` to `_current_language == _JAVA`.

**Why This Is Faster:**
In Python, accessing an enum member like `Language.JAVA` involves an attribute lookup on the `Language` class object every time it's executed. The line profiler shows this function being called 3,299 times with a per-hit cost of ~390ns in the original version. By caching the enum member reference at module load time, each function call now performs a simple variable lookup from the local module namespace instead of traversing the class attribute hierarchy. This reduces the per-hit cost to ~284ns (27% reduction per call).

**Test Performance:**
The annotated tests demonstrate consistent speedups across all scenarios:
- Basic equality checks: 31-70% faster (e.g., Java check: 592ns → 451ns, None check: 792ns → 471ns)
- Consecutive calls show even better improvements due to CPU caching benefits
- Parametrized tests across all languages: 61% faster
- Large-scale repeated operations remain efficient with the simpler lookup

**Impact on Workloads:**
Given that `is_java()` appears in benchmark replay tests and likely serves as a frequent language guard check throughout the codebase, this optimization is particularly valuable for:
- Hot paths with repeated language checks (common in multi-language codebases)
- Conditional compilation or feature-gating based on language selection
- Performance-critical sections where this check occurs in tight loops

The optimization maintains identical semantics while reducing overhead from repeated enum member access, making it a pure performance win with no behavioral changes.
---
 codeflash/languages/current.py | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/codeflash/languages/current.py b/codeflash/languages/current.py
index e89cf7ad3..7a9145661 100644
--- a/codeflash/languages/current.py
+++ b/codeflash/languages/current.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from codeflash.languages.base import LanguageSupport
 
+_JAVA = Language.JAVA
+
 # Module-level singleton for the current language
 _current_language: Language | None = None
 
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ def is_java() -> bool:
         True if the current language is Java.
 
     """
-    return _current_language == Language.JAVA
+    return _current_language == _JAVA
 
 
 def current_language_support() -> LanguageSupport: