⚡️ Speed up method CallbackRegistry.disconnect by 918%

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📄 918% (9.18x) speedup for CallbackRegistry.disconnect in lib/matplotlib/cbook.py

⏱️ Runtime : 16.8 milliseconds → 1.65 milliseconds (best of 40 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimization achieves a 918% speedup by eliminating expensive list conversions and reducing O(n) loops to O(1) dictionary lookups in the disconnect method.

Key optimizations:

1. Removed unnecessary list() conversion: Changed list(self.callbacks.items()) to self.callbacks.items(). The original creates a full copy of all callback entries unnecessarily, while the optimized version iterates directly over the dictionary view.

2. Eliminated O(n) proxy search loop: Replaced the expensive for (current_proxy, current_cid) in list(proxy_to_cid.items()) loop with a direct proxy_to_cid.get(proxy) lookup. This changes an O(n) scan through all proxies to an O(1) dictionary lookup.

Why this provides massive speedups:

• List conversion overhead: The original list(self.callbacks.items()) creates unnecessary memory allocations and copies. Line profiler shows 1.74ms (1% of time) spent on this single operation.

• Quadratic behavior elimination: The original code's nested loop structure meant that for each callback disconnection, it would scan through ALL proxy-to-cid mappings. With many callbacks (500-1000 in test cases), this becomes O(n²) behavior. The optimization reduces this to O(1).

• Memory pressure reduction: Avoiding list conversions reduces memory allocation/deallocation overhead, which is particularly beneficial when called frequently.

Test case performance patterns:

• Small registries (1-10 callbacks): 10-25% improvements due to reduced overhead
• Medium registries (50-100 callbacks): 100-400% improvements as O(n) benefits become apparent
• Large registries (500+ callbacks): 1000-1900% improvements where the O(n²) elimination provides dramatic gains

The optimizations are particularly effective for applications with many registered callbacks, which is common in matplotlib's event-driven architecture where disconnect operations may be called frequently during cleanup or dynamic UI updates.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 3207 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

# function to test (as provided)

# imports
from matplotlib.cbook import CallbackRegistry

# ---------------------------
# Unit tests for disconnect()
# ---------------------------

# Basic Test Cases


def test_disconnect_removes_callback_basic():
    """Test that disconnect removes a callback by id."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()
    called = []

    def cb(x):
        called.append(x)

    cid = registry.connect("event", cb)
    registry.process("event", 1)
    registry.disconnect(cid)  # 3.89μs -> 3.73μs (4.31% faster)
    registry.process("event", 2)


def test_disconnect_returns_gracefully_on_unknown_id():
    """Test that disconnecting a non-existent id does not raise."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()
    # Should not raise
    registry.disconnect(9999)  # 3.18μs -> 2.05μs (55.3% faster)


def test_disconnect_multiple_callbacks():
    """Test disconnecting one of several callbacks for a signal."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()
    called = []

    def cb1(x):
        called.append(("cb1", x))

    def cb2(x):
        called.append(("cb2", x))

    cid1 = registry.connect("event", cb1)
    cid2 = registry.connect("event", cb2)
    registry.process("event", 10)
    called.clear()
    registry.disconnect(cid1)  # 3.84μs -> 3.25μs (18.4% faster)
    registry.process("event", 20)
    registry.disconnect(cid2)  # 1.70μs -> 1.48μs (15.4% faster)
    registry.process("event", 30)


def test_disconnect_removes_signal_when_last_callback():
    """Test disconnect removes signal entry when last callback is removed."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()

    def cb(x):
        pass

    cid = registry.connect("foo", cb)
    registry.disconnect(cid)  # 4.50μs -> 3.87μs (16.2% faster)


def test_disconnect_only_affects_one_signal():
    """Test disconnecting a callback only affects the correct signal."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()
    called = []

    def cb1(x):
        called.append(("cb1", x))

    def cb2(x):
        called.append(("cb2", x))

    cid1 = registry.connect("foo", cb1)
    cid2 = registry.connect("bar", cb2)
    registry.disconnect(cid1)  # 4.69μs -> 4.31μs (8.94% faster)
    registry.process("foo", 1)
    registry.process("bar", 2)


# Edge Test Cases


def test_disconnect_on_empty_registry():
    """Test disconnect on an empty registry (no callbacks)."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()
    registry.disconnect(12345)  # 2.26μs -> 1.96μs (14.9% faster)


def test_disconnect_twice():
    """Disconnect the same callback twice, should not raise."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()

    def cb(x):
        pass

    cid = registry.connect("foo", cb)
    registry.disconnect(cid)  # 4.68μs -> 3.75μs (24.9% faster)
    registry.disconnect(cid)  # 671ns -> 531ns (26.4% faster)


def test_disconnect_with_multiple_signals():
    """Test disconnecting callbacks from multiple signals."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()
    called = []

    def cb1(x):
        called.append(("cb1", x))

    def cb2(x):
        called.append(("cb2", x))

    cid1 = registry.connect("foo", cb1)
    cid2 = registry.connect("bar", cb2)
    registry.disconnect(cid2)  # 4.79μs -> 3.96μs (21.0% faster)
    registry.process("foo", 42)
    registry.process("bar", 43)


def test_disconnect_does_not_affect_other_callbacks():
    """Disconnecting one callback does not affect others."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()
    called = []

    def cb1(x):
        called.append("cb1")

    def cb2(x):
        called.append("cb2")

    cid1 = registry.connect("foo", cb1)
    cid2 = registry.connect("foo", cb2)
    registry.disconnect(cid1)  # 4.38μs -> 3.44μs (27.2% faster)
    registry.process("foo", 1)


def test_disconnect_with_non_int_id():
    """Test disconnect with a non-integer id (should be handled gracefully)."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()
    # Should not raise, even if id is not int
    registry.disconnect("not-an-int")  # 2.44μs -> 1.92μs (27.3% faster)


def test_disconnect_with_signal_restriction():
    """Test disconnect works with signals restriction."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry(signals=["foo", "bar"])

    def cb(x):
        pass

    cid = registry.connect("foo", cb)
    registry.disconnect(cid)  # 3.96μs -> 3.33μs (18.9% faster)


def test_disconnect_callback_with_same_func_different_signals():
    """Test disconnecting callback with same function on different signals."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()
    called = []

    def cb(x):
        called.append(x)

    cid1 = registry.connect("foo", cb)
    cid2 = registry.connect("bar", cb)
    registry.disconnect(cid1)  # 4.49μs -> 3.73μs (20.3% faster)
    registry.process("foo", 1)
    registry.process("bar", 2)


# Large Scale Test Cases


def test_disconnect_many_callbacks():
    """Test disconnecting many callbacks in a registry."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()
    called = []

    def make_cb(i):
        return lambda x: called.append((i, x))

    cids = []
    for i in range(100):  # Large but reasonable
        cids.append(registry.connect("event", make_cb(i)))
    registry.process("event", 123)
    called.clear()
    # Disconnect half
    for cid in cids[:50]:
        registry.disconnect(cid)  # 173μs -> 37.3μs (364% faster)
    registry.process("event", 456)


def test_disconnect_all_callbacks_large():
    """Test disconnecting all callbacks in a large registry."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()
    cids = []
    called = []

    def cb(x):
        called.append(x)

    # Connect 500 callbacks
    for _ in range(500):
        cids.append(registry.connect("foo", cb))
    # Disconnect all
    for cid in cids:
        registry.disconnect(cid)  # 177μs -> 130μs (36.5% faster)
    registry.process("foo", 99)


def test_disconnect_performance_large_scale():
    """Test performance and correctness with many signals and callbacks."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()
    called = set()
    # 10 signals, 50 callbacks per signal
    for sig in range(10):
        for cbid in range(50):

            def make_cb(s, c):
                return lambda x: called.add((s, c, x))

            registry.connect(f"sig{sig}", make_cb(sig, cbid))
    # Disconnect all callbacks for sig5
    for cbid in range(50):
        # We need to get the cids for sig5
        cb = lambda x: None
        # Instead, store cids as we connect
    cids_sig5 = []
    for cbid in range(50):

        def cb(x):
            pass

        cids_sig5.append(registry.connect("sig5", cb))
    for cid in cids_sig5:
        registry.disconnect(cid)  # 197μs -> 54.1μs (265% faster)
    registry.process("sig5", 101)
    # Other signals should still work
    registry.process("sig6", 102)


def test_disconnect_does_not_leak_memory_large():
    """Test that disconnect removes all references for large number of callbacks."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()
    cids = []

    def cb(x):
        pass

    for i in range(1000):
        cids.append(registry.connect("foo", cb))
    for cid in cids:
        registry.disconnect(cid)  # 349μs -> 256μs (36.2% faster)


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

# imports
import pytest
from matplotlib.cbook import CallbackRegistry

# ---- UNIT TESTS ----

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


def test_disconnect_basic_removal():
    """Test that disconnect removes a connected callback."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()
    called = []

    def cb(x):
        called.append(x)

    cid = registry.connect("foo", cb)
    registry.process("foo", 1)
    registry.disconnect(cid)  # 3.99μs -> 3.43μs (16.5% faster)
    called.clear()
    registry.process("foo", 2)


def test_disconnect_no_error_on_unknown_cid():
    """Test that disconnecting a non-existent cid does not raise."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()
    # Disconnecting before any connect
    try:
        registry.disconnect(12345)
    except Exception as e:
        pytest.fail(f"disconnect raised on unknown cid: {e}")
    # Disconnecting after connect but with wrong cid
    cid = registry.connect("foo", lambda x: None)
    try:
        registry.disconnect(cid + 1)
    except Exception as e:
        pytest.fail(f"disconnect raised on unknown cid: {e}")


def test_disconnect_multiple_callbacks():
    """Test disconnecting one of several callbacks on a signal."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()
    called = []

    def cb1(x):
        called.append(("cb1", x))

    def cb2(x):
        called.append(("cb2", x))

    cid1 = registry.connect("foo", cb1)
    cid2 = registry.connect("foo", cb2)
    registry.process("foo", 10)
    called.clear()
    registry.disconnect(cid1)  # 3.83μs -> 3.23μs (18.7% faster)
    registry.process("foo", 20)
    called.clear()
    registry.disconnect(cid2)  # 1.71μs -> 1.53μs (11.4% faster)
    registry.process("foo", 30)


def test_disconnect_removes_signal_when_empty():
    """Test that after disconnecting last callback, signal is removed."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()
    cid = registry.connect("foo", lambda x: None)
    registry.disconnect(cid)  # 4.64μs -> 3.97μs (16.9% faster)


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


def test_disconnect_signal_with_multiple_callbacks_and_cids():
    """Test disconnect when multiple signals and callbacks exist."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()
    called = []

    def cb1(x):
        called.append(("a", x))

    def cb2(x):
        called.append(("b", x))

    def cb3(x):
        called.append(("c", x))

    cid1 = registry.connect("sig1", cb1)
    cid2 = registry.connect("sig2", cb2)
    cid3 = registry.connect("sig1", cb3)
    registry.process("sig1", 100)
    registry.process("sig2", 200)
    called.clear()
    registry.disconnect(cid3)  # 3.61μs -> 3.11μs (16.0% faster)
    registry.process("sig1", 101)
    registry.disconnect(cid1)  # 1.74μs -> 1.44μs (20.9% faster)
    registry.process("sig1", 102)
    registry.disconnect(cid2)  # 1.51μs -> 1.22μs (24.0% faster)
    registry.process("sig2", 201)


def test_disconnect_on_empty_registry():
    """Test disconnect on a registry with no callbacks at all."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()
    try:
        registry.disconnect(999)
    except Exception as e:
        pytest.fail(f"disconnect raised on empty registry: {e}")


def test_disconnect_twice():
    """Test that disconnecting the same cid twice does not raise."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()
    cid = registry.connect("foo", lambda x: None)
    registry.disconnect(cid)  # 4.33μs -> 3.93μs (10.1% faster)
    try:
        registry.disconnect(cid)
    except Exception as e:
        pytest.fail(f"disconnect raised on second call: {e}")


def test_disconnect_removes_from_func_cid_map():
    """Test that disconnect removes the proxy from _func_cid_map."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()

    def cb(x):
        pass

    cid = registry.connect("foo", cb)
    proxy = cb
    registry.disconnect(cid)  # 4.39μs -> 3.83μs (14.6% faster)


def test_disconnect_with_signals_restriction():
    """Test disconnect works with restricted signals list."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry(signals=["foo", "bar"])
    cid = registry.connect("foo", lambda x: None)
    registry.disconnect(cid)  # 3.98μs -> 3.26μs (21.9% faster)
    # Should not raise


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


def test_disconnect_many_callbacks():
    """Test disconnecting many callbacks one by one."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()
    called = []
    N = 500
    cids = []
    for i in range(N):

        def make_cb(j):
            return lambda x: called.append((j, x))

        cid = registry.connect("foo", make_cb(i))
        cids.append(cid)
    registry.process("foo", 42)
    called.clear()
    # Disconnect all but last
    for cid in cids[:-1]:
        registry.disconnect(cid)  # 4.40ms -> 340μs (1191% faster)
    registry.process("foo", 43)
    called.clear()
    # Disconnect last
    registry.disconnect(cids[-1])  # 2.74μs -> 2.37μs (15.7% faster)
    registry.process("foo", 44)


def test_disconnect_scalability_with_multiple_signals():
    """Test disconnecting callbacks from many signals."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()
    N = 200
    cids = []
    called = []
    for i in range(N):

        def make_cb(j):
            return lambda x: called.append((j, x))

        sig = f"sig{i}"
        cid = registry.connect(sig, make_cb(i))
        cids.append((sig, cid))
    # Disconnect all
    for sig, cid in cids:
        registry.disconnect(cid)  # 481μs -> 173μs (178% faster)


def test_disconnect_performance_many_callbacks():
    """Test that disconnect does not become slow with many callbacks."""
    import time

    registry = CallbackRegistry()
    N = 800
    cids = []
    for i in range(N):
        cid = registry.connect("foo", lambda x: None)
        cids.append(cid)
    start = time.time()
    for cid in cids:
        registry.disconnect(cid)  # 10.8ms -> 538μs (1907% faster)
    duration = time.time() - start


def test_disconnect_interleaved_connect_disconnect():
    """Test interleaved connect and disconnect operations."""
    registry = CallbackRegistry()
    called = []
    cids = []
    for i in range(100):

        def make_cb(j):
            return lambda x: called.append(j)

        cid = registry.connect("foo", make_cb(i))
        cids.append(cid)
        if i % 2 == 0:
            registry.disconnect(cid)
    registry.process("foo", 99)


# 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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