⚡️ Speed up function get_fps_if_tick_happens_now by 8%

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📄 8% (0.08x) speedup for get_fps_if_tick_happens_now in inference/core/interfaces/camera/video_source.py

⏱️ Runtime : 44.3 microseconds → 41.1 microseconds (best of 563 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimized version achieves a 7% speedup through several micro-optimizations that reduce attribute lookups and redundant computations:

Key Optimizations:

1. Cached attribute access: all_timestamps = fps_monitor.all_timestamps eliminates repeated attribute lookups. The original code accessed this attribute twice (lines with 23.8% and 13.5% of execution time), while the optimized version caches it once.

2. Cached length calculation: ts_len = len(all_timestamps) avoids recalculating the length. The original code called len() twice - once for the condition check and again in the return statement.

3. Eliminated intermediate variable: Removed min_reader_timestamp and epsilon variables, directly using all_timestamps[0] and the constant 1e-8 in the calculation.

4. Reused cached values: The return statement uses ts_len + 1 instead of recalculating len(fps_monitor.all_timestamps) + 1.

Performance Impact:
The optimizations show consistent improvements across all test cases, with particularly strong gains in:

• Large-scale scenarios (14-22% faster with 1000+ timestamps)
• Complex timestamp patterns (negative timestamps: 14.9% faster)
• Cases with many identical timestamps (22.8% faster)

These micro-optimizations are especially effective because this function is likely called frequently in video processing pipelines, where even small per-call improvements compound significantly over time.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	✅ 46 Passed
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 30 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

⚙️ Existing Unit Tests and Runtime

Test File::Test Function	Original ⏱️	Optimized ⏱️	Speedup
inference/unit_tests/core/interfaces/camera/test_video_source.py::test_get_fps_if_tick_happens_now_when_monitor_has_no_ticks_registered	847ns	849ns	-0.236%⚠️
inference/unit_tests/core/interfaces/camera/test_video_source.py::test_get_fps_if_tick_happens_now_when_monitor_has_tick_registered	14.4μs	14.1μs	2.36%✅

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

import time

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from inference.core.interfaces.camera.video_source import \
    get_fps_if_tick_happens_now


# Mock class for sv.FPSMonitor
class MockFPSMonitor:
    def __init__(self, timestamps):
        self.all_timestamps = timestamps
from inference.core.interfaces.camera.video_source import \
    get_fps_if_tick_happens_now

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

# BASIC TEST CASES

def test_empty_timestamps_returns_zero():
    # No timestamps should return 0.0
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor([])
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor) # 498ns -> 488ns (2.05% faster)

def test_single_timestamp_recent():
    # One timestamp, very recent (simulate just now)
    now = time.monotonic()
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor([now])
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 1.18μs -> 1.04μs (12.7% faster)

def test_two_timestamps_spaced_one_second():
    # Two timestamps, spaced one second apart
    now = time.monotonic()
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor([now - 1, now])
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 1.01μs -> 927ns (8.52% faster)

def test_three_timestamps_spaced_half_second():
    # Three timestamps, spaced half a second apart
    now = time.monotonic()
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor([now - 1.0, now - 0.5, now])
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 957ns -> 888ns (7.77% faster)

def test_non_monotonic_timestamps():
    # Timestamps not strictly increasing (should use the first one)
    now = time.monotonic()
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor([now - 5, now - 2, now - 3])
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 959ns -> 872ns (9.98% faster)

# EDGE TEST CASES

def test_all_timestamps_in_past_far():
    # All timestamps far in the past
    now = time.monotonic()
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor([now - 1e6, now - 1e5, now - 1e4])
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 911ns -> 841ns (8.32% faster)

def test_all_timestamps_are_identical():
    # All timestamps are the same (simulate burst at same time)
    now = time.monotonic()
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor([now, now, now])
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 926ns -> 873ns (6.07% faster)

def test_negative_timestamps():
    # Negative timestamps (simulate monotonic starting at negative)
    now = time.monotonic()
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor([-10.0, -5.0, 0.0])
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 948ns -> 825ns (14.9% faster)
    # Should be (3+1)/(now - (-10.0) + epsilon)
    expected = 4.0 / (now + 10.0 + 1e-8)

def test_zero_timestamp():
    # Timestamp at zero
    now = time.monotonic()
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor([0.0])
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 1.10μs -> 979ns (12.4% faster)
    expected = 2.0 / (now + 1e-8)

def test_epsilon_effect():
    # Check that epsilon is actually used (prevents division by zero)
    now = time.monotonic()
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor([now])
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 1.01μs -> 952ns (6.51% faster)

# LARGE SCALE TEST CASES

def test_many_timestamps_uniform_spacing():
    # 1000 timestamps, spaced 0.01 seconds apart
    now = time.monotonic()
    num_timestamps = 1000
    spacing = 0.01
    timestamps = [now - spacing * (num_timestamps - i - 1) for i in range(num_timestamps)]
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor(timestamps)
    # Time between first and now is spacing * (num_timestamps - 1)
    total_time = spacing * (num_timestamps - 1)
    expected = (num_timestamps + 1) / (total_time + 1e-8)
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 1.07μs -> 932ns (14.8% faster)

def test_many_timestamps_random_spacing():
    # 1000 timestamps, randomly spaced over 10 seconds
    import random
    now = time.monotonic()
    num_timestamps = 1000
    timestamps = sorted([now - random.uniform(0, 10) for _ in range(num_timestamps)])
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor(timestamps)
    total_time = now - timestamps[0]
    expected = (num_timestamps + 1) / (total_time + 1e-8)
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 1.07μs -> 875ns (22.5% faster)

def test_large_gap_between_first_and_last():
    # 1000 timestamps, first is far in the past, rest are recent
    now = time.monotonic()
    num_timestamps = 1000
    timestamps = [now - 1000] + [now - 0.001 * i for i in range(num_timestamps - 1)]
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor(timestamps)
    total_time = now - timestamps[0]
    expected = (num_timestamps + 1) / (total_time + 1e-8)
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 1.02μs -> 886ns (15.2% faster)

def test_many_timestamps_identical():
    # 1000 identical timestamps
    now = time.monotonic()
    num_timestamps = 1000
    timestamps = [now for _ in range(num_timestamps)]
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor(timestamps)
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 1.13μs -> 918ns (22.8% faster)

def test_performance_large_scale():
    # Ensure function runs quickly with 1000 timestamps
    now = time.monotonic()
    num_timestamps = 1000
    timestamps = [now - i * 0.001 for i in range(num_timestamps)]
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor(timestamps)
    import time as pytime
    start = pytime.time()
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 1.10μs -> 961ns (15.0% faster)
    duration = pytime.time() - start
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.
#------------------------------------------------
import time

# imports
import pytest
from inference.core.interfaces.camera.video_source import \
    get_fps_if_tick_happens_now


# --- Minimal mock for sv.FPSMonitor ---
class MockFPSMonitor:
    def __init__(self, all_timestamps):
        self.all_timestamps = all_timestamps
from inference.core.interfaces.camera.video_source import \
    get_fps_if_tick_happens_now

# ---- UNIT TESTS ----

# BASIC TEST CASES

def test_empty_timestamps_returns_zero():
    # No timestamps: FPS should be 0.0
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor([])
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor) # 410ns -> 462ns (11.3% slower)

def test_single_timestamp_recent():
    # One timestamp, just now: FPS should be very high (since time elapsed is near zero)
    now = time.monotonic()
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor([now])
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 1.07μs -> 957ns (11.8% faster)

def test_two_timestamps_one_second_apart():
    # Two timestamps, 1 second ago and now
    now = time.monotonic()
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor([now - 1, now])
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 975ns -> 884ns (10.3% faster)

def test_three_timestamps_half_second_apart():
    # Three timestamps, spaced 0.5s apart, oldest is 1s ago
    now = time.monotonic()
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor([now - 1.0, now - 0.5, now])
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 896ns -> 839ns (6.79% faster)

def test_multiple_timestamps_varied_spacing():
    # 5 timestamps, 2 seconds between oldest and now
    now = time.monotonic()
    timestamps = [now - 2, now - 1.5, now - 1, now - 0.5, now]
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor(timestamps)
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 908ns -> 843ns (7.71% faster)

# EDGE TEST CASES

def test_all_timestamps_identical():
    # All timestamps are the same: denominator is epsilon, so FPS is huge
    now = time.monotonic()
    timestamps = [now, now, now]
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor(timestamps)
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 928ns -> 837ns (10.9% faster)

def test_negative_timestamps():
    # Timestamps in the past (simulate clock skew or error)
    now = time.monotonic()
    timestamps = [now - 10, now - 5, now - 1]
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor(timestamps)
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 916ns -> 845ns (8.40% faster)

def test_future_timestamps():
    # Timestamps in the future (should result in negative denominator, but epsilon prevents zero division)
    now = time.monotonic()
    timestamps = [now + 10, now + 20]
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor(timestamps)
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 889ns -> 865ns (2.77% faster)

def test_epsilon_effect():
    # Check that epsilon prevents division by zero
    now = time.monotonic()
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor([now])
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 926ns -> 857ns (8.05% faster)

def test_non_monotonic_timestamps():
    # Timestamps not in order: function uses the first as min, so order matters
    now = time.monotonic()
    timestamps = [now - 2, now - 3, now - 1]
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor(timestamps)
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 882ns -> 823ns (7.17% faster)

# LARGE SCALE TEST CASES

def test_large_number_of_timestamps_even_spacing():
    # 1000 timestamps, 10 seconds span, evenly spaced
    now = time.monotonic()
    num = 1000
    span = 10.0
    timestamps = [now - span + (i * span / (num - 1)) for i in range(num)]
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor(timestamps)
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 1.08μs -> 938ns (15.7% faster)

def test_large_number_of_timestamps_all_same():
    # 1000 timestamps, all at now: denominator is epsilon, so FPS is huge
    now = time.monotonic()
    timestamps = [now] * 1000
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor(timestamps)
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 1.08μs -> 939ns (14.8% faster)

def test_large_number_of_timestamps_with_outlier():
    # 999 timestamps at now, 1 timestamp far in the past
    now = time.monotonic()
    timestamps = [now - 1000] + [now] * 999
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor(timestamps)
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 1.05μs -> 901ns (16.1% faster)

def test_large_number_of_timestamps_with_future_outlier():
    # 999 timestamps at now, 1 timestamp far in the future (first one)
    now = time.monotonic()
    timestamps = [now + 1000] + [now] * 999
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor(timestamps)
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 1.04μs -> 918ns (13.1% faster)

def test_large_number_of_timestamps_reverse_order():
    # 1000 timestamps, decreasing order (latest first)
    now = time.monotonic()
    timestamps = [now - i * 0.01 for i in range(1000)]
    fps_monitor = MockFPSMonitor(timestamps)
    codeflash_output = get_fps_if_tick_happens_now(fps_monitor); fps = codeflash_output # 1.10μs -> 981ns (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.

To edit these changes git checkout codeflash/optimize-get_fps_if_tick_happens_now-mhbqq3et and push.