⚡️ Speed up method _Stack.push by 17%

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📄 17% (0.17x) speedup for _Stack.push in lib/matplotlib/cbook.py

⏱️ Runtime : 1.78 milliseconds → 1.52 milliseconds (best of 115 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimization achieves a 17% speedup by reducing object allocation and avoiding unnecessary list operations in the common case where elements are pushed to the end of the stack.

Key optimizations:

1. Conditional branching based on position: Instead of always using slice assignment self._elements[self._pos + 1:] = [o], the code now checks if we're appending to the end (next_pos == len(self._elements)) versus inserting in the middle.

2. Direct append for common case: When pushing to the end of the stack (which happens in 6053 out of 6060 calls according to the profiler), the code uses self._elements.append(o) instead of slice assignment. This avoids creating a temporary list [o] and the overhead of slice assignment.

3. Optimized middle insertion: For the rare case where elements need to be discarded (7 out of 6060 calls), the code uses direct assignment self._elements[next_pos] = o followed by del self._elements[next_pos + 1:], which is more efficient than slice assignment with a list.

Performance characteristics from tests:

• Sequential pushes (common case): 13-43% faster, as they benefit from the direct append() path
• Push after cursor movement (rare case): 18-55% slower due to the additional branching and del operation, but this represents <1% of actual usage
• Large-scale operations: Consistent 16-17% improvement for bulk operations

The optimization is particularly effective because it optimizes for the 99.9% common case (sequential pushes) while only adding minimal overhead to the rare edge case (mid-stack insertions). This mirrors typical stack usage patterns where elements are mostly pushed sequentially to the end.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 6093 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

import pytest
from matplotlib.cbook import _Stack

# unit tests

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


def test_push_single_element():
    # Test pushing a single element to an empty stack
    stack = _Stack()
    codeflash_output = stack.push(42)
    ret = codeflash_output  # 1.30μs -> 915ns (42.4% faster)


def test_push_multiple_elements():
    # Test pushing multiple elements sequentially
    stack = _Stack()
    stack.push("a")  # 1.27μs -> 891ns (42.8% faster)
    stack.push("b")  # 452ns -> 399ns (13.3% faster)
    stack.push("c")  # 337ns -> 289ns (16.6% faster)


def test_push_return_value():
    # Test that push returns the value pushed
    stack = _Stack()
    codeflash_output = stack.push("hello")
    val = codeflash_output  # 1.16μs -> 870ns (33.7% faster)


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


def test_push_none():
    # Test pushing None as a value
    stack = _Stack()
    codeflash_output = stack.push(None)
    ret = codeflash_output  # 1.23μs -> 892ns (38.1% faster)


def test_push_after_cursor_movement():
    # Test that pushing after moving the cursor discards later elements
    stack = _Stack()
    stack.push("x")  # 1.24μs -> 870ns (42.5% faster)
    stack.push("y")  # 445ns -> 409ns (8.80% faster)
    stack.push("z")  # 322ns -> 282ns (14.2% faster)
    # Simulate moving cursor back by setting _pos manually (since no pop/back method)
    stack._pos = 0  # Now at 'x'
    stack.push("new")  # 443ns -> 787ns (43.7% slower)


def test_push_mutable_object():
    # Test pushing a mutable object (list)
    stack = _Stack()
    obj = [1, 2]
    stack.push(obj)  # 1.22μs -> 853ns (42.8% faster)
    # Mutate the object and check if stack reflects it (should, since it's the same object)
    obj.append(3)


def test_push_duplicate_values():
    # Test pushing duplicate values
    stack = _Stack()
    stack.push(1)  # 1.23μs -> 855ns (43.7% faster)
    stack.push(1)  # 462ns -> 405ns (14.1% faster)


def test_push_different_types():
    # Test pushing different types of objects
    stack = _Stack()
    stack.push(123)  # 1.21μs -> 867ns (39.2% faster)
    stack.push("abc")  # 451ns -> 436ns (3.44% faster)
    stack.push([1, 2, 3])  # 336ns -> 303ns (10.9% faster)
    stack.push({"key": "value"})  # 308ns -> 268ns (14.9% faster)


def test_push_after_emptying_stack():
    # Test pushing after discarding all elements (simulate by resetting)
    stack = _Stack()
    stack.push(1)  # 1.11μs -> 903ns (23.0% faster)
    stack.push(2)  # 465ns -> 411ns (13.1% faster)
    stack._pos = -1
    stack._elements = []
    codeflash_output = stack.push("fresh")
    ret = codeflash_output  # 332ns -> 296ns (12.2% faster)


def test_push_on_stack_with_one_element():
    # Test pushing on a stack with one element
    stack = _Stack()
    stack.push("first")  # 1.10μs -> 861ns (28.0% faster)
    codeflash_output = stack.push("second")
    ret = codeflash_output  # 446ns -> 412ns (8.25% faster)


def test_push_on_stack_with_cursor_in_middle():
    # Test pushing when cursor is in the middle (simulate by setting _pos)
    stack = _Stack()
    stack.push("a")  # 1.12μs -> 911ns (22.8% faster)
    stack.push("b")  # 455ns -> 417ns (9.11% faster)
    stack.push("c")  # 334ns -> 293ns (14.0% faster)
    stack._pos = 1  # Cursor at 'b'
    codeflash_output = stack.push("d")
    ret = codeflash_output  # 376ns -> 833ns (54.9% slower)


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


def test_push_many_elements():
    # Test pushing a large number of elements
    stack = _Stack()
    n = 1000
    for i in range(n):
        stack.push(i)  # 290μs -> 248μs (17.0% faster)


def test_push_and_discard_many_times():
    # Push many elements, move cursor back, and push again to discard tail
    stack = _Stack()
    for i in range(500):
        stack.push(i)  # 144μs -> 124μs (16.4% faster)
    # Move cursor back
    stack._pos = 249
    stack.push("new")  # 1.95μs -> 2.38μs (18.2% slower)
    # All elements after 250 should be gone
    with pytest.raises(IndexError):
        _ = stack[251]


def test_push_large_mutable_objects():
    # Push large mutable objects and mutate after pushing
    stack = _Stack()
    big_list = list(range(500))
    stack.push(big_list)  # 1.19μs -> 920ns (29.2% faster)
    big_list.append(500)


def test_push_large_number_of_duplicates():
    # Push the same object reference many times
    stack = _Stack()
    obj = {"x": 1}
    for _ in range(1000):
        stack.push(obj)  # 290μs -> 247μs (17.1% faster)


# ------------------- Additional Robustness Tests -------------------


def test_push_object_identity_and_replacement():
    # Test that pushing after moving cursor replaces tail, not just appends
    stack = _Stack()
    stack.push("a")  # 1.24μs -> 879ns (40.5% faster)
    stack.push("b")  # 470ns -> 400ns (17.5% faster)
    stack.push("c")  # 318ns -> 300ns (6.00% faster)
    stack._pos = 0  # Cursor at 'a'
    stack.push("d")  # 442ns -> 805ns (45.1% slower)


def test_push_and_check_internal_state():
    # Ensure internal state is consistent after various pushes
    stack = _Stack()
    values = ["x", "y", "z"]
    for v in values:
        stack.push(v)  # 2.00μs -> 1.56μs (28.6% faster)
    stack._pos = 1
    stack.push("w")  # 366ns -> 787ns (53.5% slower)


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

from matplotlib.cbook import _Stack

# unit tests

# === BASIC TEST CASES ===


def test_push_single_element():
    """Test pushing a single element to an empty stack."""
    s = _Stack()
    codeflash_output = s.push(42)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.22μs -> 918ns (32.9% faster)


def test_push_multiple_elements():
    """Test pushing multiple elements sequentially."""
    s = _Stack()
    s.push("a")  # 1.22μs -> 901ns (35.4% faster)
    s.push("b")  # 464ns -> 423ns (9.69% faster)
    s.push("c")  # 335ns -> 298ns (12.4% faster)


def test_push_various_types():
    """Test pushing elements of different types."""
    s = _Stack()
    s.push(1)  # 1.22μs -> 876ns (39.0% faster)
    s.push("str")  # 429ns -> 422ns (1.66% faster)
    s.push([1, 2])  # 315ns -> 299ns (5.35% faster)
    s.push({"key": "val"})  # 288ns -> 260ns (10.8% faster)


def test_push_return_value():
    """Test that push returns the object pushed."""
    s = _Stack()
    obj = [1, 2, 3]
    codeflash_output = s.push(obj)
    ret = codeflash_output  # 1.23μs -> 899ns (36.8% faster)


# === EDGE TEST CASES ===


def test_push_none():
    """Test pushing None as an element."""
    s = _Stack()
    s.push(None)  # 1.25μs -> 918ns (36.5% faster)


def test_push_after_cursor_moved_back():
    """Test pushing after moving the cursor back (simulates browser back then new page)."""
    s = _Stack()
    s.push("first")  # 1.24μs -> 862ns (44.2% faster)
    s.push("second")  # 468ns -> 406ns (15.3% faster)
    s.push("third")  # 312ns -> 296ns (5.41% faster)
    # Move cursor back
    s._pos = 0
    # Push new element, should discard 'second' and 'third'
    s.push("new")  # 422ns -> 795ns (46.9% slower)


def test_push_duplicate_elements():
    """Test pushing duplicate elements."""
    s = _Stack()
    s.push("dup")  # 1.23μs -> 877ns (40.5% faster)
    s.push("dup")  # 432ns -> 403ns (7.20% faster)


def test_push_empty_list():
    """Test pushing an empty list as an element."""
    s = _Stack()
    s.push([])  # 1.13μs -> 890ns (27.4% faster)


def test_push_empty_string():
    """Test pushing an empty string."""
    s = _Stack()
    s.push("")  # 1.26μs -> 875ns (43.8% faster)


def test_push_after_full_forward():
    """Test pushing after moving cursor to the end (should behave normally)."""
    s = _Stack()
    s.push("a")  # 1.24μs -> 905ns (37.5% faster)
    s.push("b")  # 484ns -> 404ns (19.8% faster)
    s.push("c")  # 323ns -> 287ns (12.5% faster)
    s._pos = 2  # already at end
    s.push("d")  # 281ns -> 230ns (22.2% faster)


def test_push_with_negative_cursor():
    """Test pushing with cursor at -1 (empty stack, initial state)."""
    s = _Stack()
    s._pos = -1
    s.push("first")  # 1.20μs -> 908ns (32.2% faster)


def test_push_object_identity():
    """Test that stack keeps the identity of pushed objects."""
    s = _Stack()
    obj = {"x": 1}
    s.push(obj)  # 1.20μs -> 889ns (35.3% faster)


# === LARGE SCALE TEST CASES ===


def test_push_many_elements():
    """Test pushing a large number of elements to the stack."""
    s = _Stack()
    n = 1000
    for i in range(n):
        s.push(i)  # 287μs -> 245μs (16.9% faster)


def test_push_and_back_and_push_new_large():
    """Test pushing, moving back, and pushing new element in a large stack."""
    s = _Stack()
    n = 500
    for i in range(n):
        s.push(i)  # 143μs -> 123μs (16.6% faster)
    # Move cursor back 100 steps
    s._pos -= 100
    # Push new element, should discard all later elements
    s.push("new")  # 1.19μs -> 1.57μs (23.9% slower)


def test_push_large_varied_types():
    """Test pushing a large number of elements of varied types."""
    s = _Stack()
    for i in range(333):
        s.push(i)  # 95.9μs -> 81.9μs (17.0% faster)
        s.push(str(i))  # 96.3μs -> 82.9μs (16.2% faster)
        s.push([i])  # 100μs -> 81.8μs (23.1% faster)


def test_push_large_duplicate_elements():
    """Test pushing a large number of duplicate elements."""
    s = _Stack()
    for _ in range(1000):
        s.push("dup")  # 287μs -> 246μs (16.8% faster)


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

To edit these changes git checkout codeflash/optimize-_Stack.push-misdgu9w and push.