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/* Module Meta Data
  type: Test
  importance: 1
  codeCompleteness: 100
  docCompleteness: 100
*/

/*?
  Introduction
    The =Uize.Test.Performance.ArraySummingApproaches= module defines a performance test that compares different approaches to summing all the elements of an array.

    *DEVELOPERS:* `Chris van Rensburg`
*/

Uize.module ({
  name:'Uize.Test.Performance.ArraySummingApproaches',
  builder:function () {
    'use strict';

    function _sumArrayUsingLoop (_elements) {
      var _result = 0;
      for (var _elementNo = _elements.length; --_elementNo >= 0;)
        _result += _elements [_elementNo]
      ;
      return _result;
    }

    function _sumArrayUsingJoinAndEval (_elements) {
      return eval (_elements.join ('+'));
    }

    function _makeRandomNumbersArray (_elementsLength) {
      var _elements = [];
      for (var _elementNo = _elementsLength; --_elementNo >= 0;)
        _elements.push (Math.random () * 1000000)
      ;
      return _elements;
    }

    var
      _shortArray = _makeRandomNumbersArray (10),
      _mediumArray = _makeRandomNumbersArray (100),
      _longArray = _makeRandomNumbersArray (1000),
      _totalIterations = 500
    ;

    return Uize.Test.resolve ({
      title:'Test the performance of different approaches to summing all the elements of an array',
      test:[
        {
          title:'Use a loop to iterate over the elements of an array and add each element\'s value to a sum variable',
          test:[
            {
              title:'Sum a short array (10 elements) 500 times',
              test:function () {
                for (var _iterationNo = _totalIterations; --_iterationNo >= 0;)
                  _sumArrayUsingLoop (_shortArray)
                ;
                return true;
              }
            },
            {
              title:'Sum a medium array (100 elements) 500 times',
              test:function () {
                for (var _iterationNo = _totalIterations; --_iterationNo >= 0;)
                  _sumArrayUsingLoop (_mediumArray)
                ;
                return true;
              }
            },
            {
              title:'Sum a long array (1000 elements) 500 times',
              test:function () {
                for (var _iterationNo = _totalIterations; --_iterationNo >= 0;)
                  _sumArrayUsingLoop (_longArray)
                ;
                return true;
              }
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          title:'Join all the elements of an array using "+" as the delimiter and use eval to evaluate the resulting summation expression',
          test:[
            {
              title:'Sum a short array (10 elements) 500 times',
              test:function () {
                for (var _iterationNo = _totalIterations; --_iterationNo >= 0;)
                  _sumArrayUsingJoinAndEval (_shortArray)
                ;
                return true;
              }
            },
            {
              title:'Sum a medium array (100 elements) 500 times',
              test:function () {
                for (var _iterationNo = _totalIterations; --_iterationNo >= 0;)
                  _sumArrayUsingJoinAndEval (_mediumArray)
                ;
                return true;
              }
            },
            {
              title:'Sum a long array (1000 elements) 500 times',
              test:function () {
                for (var _iterationNo = _totalIterations; --_iterationNo >= 0;)
                  _sumArrayUsingJoinAndEval (_longArray)
                ;
                return true;
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    });
  }
});