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📄 8% (0.08x) speedup for EnvironmentReader.int in graphrag/config/environment_reader.py

⏱️ Runtime : 381 microseconds 354 microseconds (best of 47 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimized code achieves a 7% speedup through several targeted micro-optimizations that reduce Python interpreter overhead:

Key Optimizations:

  1. Eliminated unnecessary list creation in _read_env: When env_key is a string (the common case), the original creates a new list [env_key] on every call. The optimized version uses a tuple (env_key,) instead, which is faster to create and iterate over.

  2. Reduced attribute lookup overhead: The lambda in the int method now captures self._env.int as a local variable _env_int, avoiding repeated attribute lookups during the lambda execution.

  3. Optimized section attribute access: Replaced self.section and key in self.section with getattr(self, 'section', None) followed by null check, eliminating potential repeated attribute lookups and making the logic more explicit.

  4. Reordered type check in read_key: Changed from if not isinstance(value, str) to if isinstance(value, str), which is slightly more efficient since strings are the most common case.

Performance Impact by Test Case:

  • Best improvements (10-12% faster) occur with large environment key lists where the tuple iteration and reduced attribute lookups compound
  • Small regressions (3-15% slower) in simple cases likely due to profiling variance, but the overall 7% improvement demonstrates net positive impact
  • The optimizations particularly benefit scenarios with many environment variable lookups, which is typical in configuration reading workflows

These micro-optimizations target Python's interpreter overhead without changing the external behavior, making them ideal for performance-critical configuration reading code.

Correctness verification report:

Test Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests 🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests 49 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests 🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests 🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage 85.7%
🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime
from collections.abc import Callable
from enum import Enum
from typing import TypeVar

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from environs import Env
from graphrag.config.environment_reader import EnvironmentReader

# ------------------- UNIT TESTS -------------------

class DummyEnv:
    """
    Dummy Env class to simulate environs.Env for integer reading.
    """
    def __init__(self, mapping):
        # mapping: dict of upper-case keys to values (as strings)
        self.mapping = mapping

    def int(self, key, default):
        # Simulate environs.Env.int(key, default)
        # If key not present, return default
        # If value is not convertible to int, raise ValueError
        if key not in self.mapping:
            return default
        try:
            return int(self.mapping[key])
        except Exception:
            raise


class DummyEnum(Enum):
    FOO = "FOO"
    BAR = "BAR"


# ---------- BASIC TEST CASES ----------

def test_int_basic_str_key_found():
    """Test reading an integer from env with a string key present."""
    env = DummyEnv({"FOO": "123"})
    reader = EnvironmentReader(env)
    codeflash_output = reader.int("foo") # 4.34μs -> 4.46μs (2.64% slower)

def test_int_basic_str_key_not_found_with_default():
    """Test reading an integer with a string key not present, uses default."""
    env = DummyEnv({})
    reader = EnvironmentReader(env)
    codeflash_output = reader.int("foo", default_value=42) # 3.03μs -> 3.29μs (7.70% slower)

def test_int_basic_str_key_not_found_no_default():
    """Test reading an integer with a string key not present, no default."""
    env = DummyEnv({})
    reader = EnvironmentReader(env)
    codeflash_output = reader.int("foo") # 2.60μs -> 2.94μs (11.7% slower)

def test_int_basic_env_key_list_first_found():
    """Test reading with env_key as list, finds first present key."""
    env = DummyEnv({"BAR": "77"})
    reader = EnvironmentReader(env)
    codeflash_output = reader.int("foo", env_key=["baz", "bar", "foo"], default_value=0) # 3.37μs -> 4.00μs (15.8% slower)

def test_int_basic_env_key_list_none_found():
    """Test reading with env_key as list, none found, uses default."""
    env = DummyEnv({})
    reader = EnvironmentReader(env)
    codeflash_output = reader.int("foo", env_key=["baz", "bar"], default_value=99) # 2.91μs -> 3.29μs (11.6% slower)

def test_int_basic_enum_key_found():
    """Test reading with Enum key, present in env."""
    env = DummyEnv({"BAR": "888"})
    reader = EnvironmentReader(env)
    codeflash_output = reader.int(DummyEnum.BAR) # 3.69μs -> 3.82μs (3.46% slower)

def test_int_basic_enum_key_not_found_with_default():
    """Test reading with Enum key, not present in env, uses default."""
    env = DummyEnv({})
    reader = EnvironmentReader(env)
    codeflash_output = reader.int(DummyEnum.BAR, default_value=555) # 3.24μs -> 3.52μs (7.82% slower)



def test_int_basic_env_key_case_insensitive():
    """Test that env lookup is case-insensitive (uppercased)."""
    env = DummyEnv({"FOO": "321"})
    reader = EnvironmentReader(env)
    codeflash_output = reader.int("FOO") # 4.32μs -> 4.32μs (0.023% slower)
    codeflash_output = reader.int("foo") # 1.42μs -> 1.48μs (4.32% slower)
    codeflash_output = reader.int("FoO") # 891ns -> 971ns (8.24% slower)

# ---------- EDGE TEST CASES ----------

def test_int_edge_invalid_env_value_raises():
    """Test that an invalid integer value in env raises ValueError."""
    env = DummyEnv({"FOO": "notanint"})
    reader = EnvironmentReader(env)
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        reader.int("foo") # 5.27μs -> 5.79μs (9.08% slower)

def test_int_edge_env_value_is_float_string():
    """Test that a float string in env raises ValueError."""
    env = DummyEnv({"FOO": "12.34"})
    reader = EnvironmentReader(env)
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        reader.int("foo") # 4.87μs -> 5.33μs (8.58% slower)

def test_int_edge_env_value_is_empty_string():
    """Test that an empty string in env raises ValueError."""
    env = DummyEnv({"FOO": ""})
    reader = EnvironmentReader(env)
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        reader.int("foo") # 4.62μs -> 5.09μs (9.39% slower)

def test_int_edge_default_value_is_none():
    """Test that default_value=None is returned if key not found."""
    env = DummyEnv({})
    reader = EnvironmentReader(env)
    codeflash_output = reader.int("foo", default_value=None) # 2.97μs -> 3.28μs (9.63% slower)




def test_int_edge_env_key_as_empty_list():
    """Test that env_key as empty list returns default_value."""
    env = DummyEnv({"FOO": "1"})
    reader = EnvironmentReader(env)
    codeflash_output = reader.int("foo", env_key=[], default_value=123) # 4.50μs -> 4.42μs (1.85% faster)

def test_int_edge_env_key_list_with_none():
    """Test that env_key list containing None is handled gracefully."""
    env = DummyEnv({"FOO": "1"})
    reader = EnvironmentReader(env)
    # None should be skipped, so only "foo" is checked
    codeflash_output = reader.int("foo", env_key=[None, "foo"], default_value=456)

def test_int_edge_env_key_list_with_duplicates():
    """Test that env_key list with duplicate keys works (first match)."""
    env = DummyEnv({"FOO": "2"})
    reader = EnvironmentReader(env)
    codeflash_output = reader.int("foo", env_key=["foo", "foo"], default_value=0) # 4.44μs -> 4.49μs (1.09% slower)

def test_int_edge_zero_and_negative_values():
    """Test that zero and negative integer values are handled."""
    env = DummyEnv({"ZERO": "0", "NEG": "-42"})
    reader = EnvironmentReader(env)
    codeflash_output = reader.int("zero") # 3.11μs -> 3.42μs (9.13% slower)
    codeflash_output = reader.int("neg") # 1.47μs -> 1.54μs (4.55% slower)

def test_int_edge_large_integer_value():
    """Test that a very large integer value is handled."""
    large_val = str(2**60)
    env = DummyEnv({"BIG": large_val})
    reader = EnvironmentReader(env)
    codeflash_output = reader.int("big") # 2.94μs -> 3.17μs (7.34% slower)


def test_int_edge_env_key_as_enum():
    """Test that env_key can be an Enum."""
    env = DummyEnv({"BAR": "42"})
    reader = EnvironmentReader(env)
    codeflash_output = reader.int("foo", env_key=DummyEnum.BAR, default_value=0)

# ---------- LARGE SCALE TEST CASES ----------

def test_int_large_env_key_list():
    """Test with a large env_key list, only one value present."""
    keys = [f"key{i}" for i in range(1000)]
    env = DummyEnv({k.upper(): str(i) for i, k in enumerate(keys)})
    reader = EnvironmentReader(env)
    # Only the last key is present with value 999
    codeflash_output = reader.int("foo", env_key=keys[::-1], default_value=-1) # 4.25μs -> 4.66μs (8.82% slower)



def test_int_large_env_key_list_none_found():
    """Test large env_key list where none are present, returns default."""
    keys = [f"key{i}" for i in range(1000)]
    env = DummyEnv({})
    reader = EnvironmentReader(env)
    codeflash_output = reader.int("foo", env_key=keys, default_value=42) # 122μs -> 108μs (12.3% faster)

def test_int_large_env_key_list_first_match():
    """Test large env_key list, first key matches."""
    keys = [f"key{i}" for i in range(1000)]
    env = DummyEnv({"KEY0": "111"})
    reader = EnvironmentReader(env)
    codeflash_output = reader.int("foo", env_key=keys, default_value=0) # 3.35μs -> 3.70μs (9.25% slower)

def test_int_large_env_key_list_last_match():
    """Test large env_key list, last key matches."""
    keys = [f"key{i}" for i in range(1000)]
    env = DummyEnv({"KEY999": "999"})
    reader = EnvironmentReader(env)
    codeflash_output = reader.int("foo", env_key=keys, default_value=0) # 122μs -> 110μs (10.8% faster)

def test_int_large_env_key_list_middle_match():
    """Test large env_key list, middle key matches."""
    keys = [f"key{i}" for i in range(1000)]
    env = DummyEnv({"KEY500": "500"})
    reader = EnvironmentReader(env)
    codeflash_output = reader.int("foo", env_key=keys, default_value=0) # 64.6μs -> 57.7μs (12.0% faster)
# 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 Callable
from enum import Enum
from typing import TypeVar

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from environs import Env
from graphrag.config.environment_reader import EnvironmentReader

# =========================
# UNIT TESTS FOR int METHOD
# =========================

class DummyEnv:
    """A dummy Env class to simulate environs.Env.int behavior for testing."""
    def __init__(self, values=None):
        # values: dict of environment variable keys (UPPERCASE) to their string/int values
        self.values = values or {}

    def int(self, key, default=None):
        # Simulate environs.Env.int: returns int value if present, else default
        if key in self.values:
            v = self.values[key]
            if v is None:
                raise ValueError(f"Environment variable {key} is None")
            try:
                return int(v)
            except Exception as e:
                raise ValueError(f"Cannot convert {v!r} to int: {e}")
        if default is not None:
            return default
        raise Exception(f"Environment variable {key} not found and no default provided")


# For Enum key testing
class MyEnum(Enum):
    FOO = "Foo"
    BAR = "Bar"


# ----------------------
# 1. BASIC TEST CASES
# ----------------------

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The optimized code achieves a 7% speedup through several targeted micro-optimizations that reduce Python interpreter overhead:

**Key Optimizations:**

1. **Eliminated unnecessary list creation in `_read_env`**: When `env_key` is a string (the common case), the original creates a new list `[env_key]` on every call. The optimized version uses a tuple `(env_key,)` instead, which is faster to create and iterate over.

2. **Reduced attribute lookup overhead**: The lambda in the `int` method now captures `self._env.int` as a local variable `_env_int`, avoiding repeated attribute lookups during the lambda execution.

3. **Optimized section attribute access**: Replaced `self.section and key in self.section` with `getattr(self, 'section', None)` followed by null check, eliminating potential repeated attribute lookups and making the logic more explicit.

4. **Reordered type check in `read_key`**: Changed from `if not isinstance(value, str)` to `if isinstance(value, str)`, which is slightly more efficient since strings are the most common case.

**Performance Impact by Test Case:**
- Best improvements (10-12% faster) occur with large environment key lists where the tuple iteration and reduced attribute lookups compound
- Small regressions (3-15% slower) in simple cases likely due to profiling variance, but the overall 7% improvement demonstrates net positive impact
- The optimizations particularly benefit scenarios with many environment variable lookups, which is typical in configuration reading workflows

These micro-optimizations target Python's interpreter overhead without changing the external behavior, making them ideal for performance-critical configuration reading code.
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