⚡️ Speed up method TimeSeries_TimedeltaFormatter.format_timedelta_ticks by 20%

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📄 20% (0.20x) speedup for TimeSeries_TimedeltaFormatter.format_timedelta_ticks in pandas/plotting/_matplotlib/converter.py

⏱️ Runtime : 23.9 microseconds → 20.0 microseconds (best of 31 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimized code achieves a 19% speedup through two key optimizations:

1. Conditional Decimals Calculation: The original code always computes decimals = int(ns * 10 ** (n_decimals - 9)) regardless of whether decimals are needed. The optimized version moves this calculation inside the if n_decimals > 0: block, avoiding unnecessary computation when n_decimals is 0.

2. Integer Division Instead of Multiplication: When decimals are needed, the optimized code uses decimals = ns // (10 ** (9 - n_decimals)) instead of int(ns * 10 ** (n_decimals - 9)). This replaces floating-point multiplication followed by int conversion with direct integer division, which is more efficient.

3. Reduced String Operations: The optimized version constructs the time string only once per branch - either with or without decimals - rather than always building the base string and conditionally appending decimals with +=.

The line profiler shows the original decimals calculation took 16% of total time (6996ns out of 43696ns), while the optimized conditional approach significantly reduces this overhead. The test cases demonstrate this optimization is particularly effective for scenarios with n_decimals = 0 (like basic time formatting) and high-volume tick generation, where avoiding unnecessary decimal calculations provides consistent performance gains.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	✅ 27 Passed
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 1 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
plotting/test_converter.py::TestTimeDeltaConverter.test_format_timedelta_ticks	23.9μs	20.0μs	19.8%✅

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from pandas.plotting._matplotlib.converter import TimeSeries_TimedeltaFormatter


# function to test
def format_timedelta_ticks(x, pos, n_decimals: int) -> str:
    """
    Convert nanoseconds to 'D days HH:MM:SS.F'
    """
    s, ns = divmod(x, 10**9)
    m, s = divmod(s, 60)
    h, m = divmod(m, 60)
    d, h = divmod(h, 24)
    decimals = int(ns * 10 ** (n_decimals - 9)) if n_decimals > 0 else 0
    s_str = f"{int(h):02d}:{int(m):02d}:{int(s):02d}"
    if n_decimals > 0:
        s_str += f".{decimals:0{n_decimals}d}"
    if d != 0:
        s_str = f"{int(d):d} days {s_str}"
    return s_str

# unit tests

# --- Basic Test Cases ---
























def test_mutation_resistance_no_days():
    # If days are not shown for >=1 day, test should fail
    x = 2 * 24 * 3600 * 1_000_000_000


#------------------------------------------------
from __future__ import annotations

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from pandas.plotting._matplotlib.converter import TimeSeries_TimedeltaFormatter


def format_timedelta_ticks(x, pos, n_decimals: int) -> str:
    """
    Convert nanoseconds to 'D days HH:MM:SS.F'
    """
    s, ns = divmod(x, 10**9)  # x is in nanoseconds
    m, s = divmod(s, 60)
    h, m = divmod(m, 60)
    d, h = divmod(h, 24)
    decimals = int(ns * 10 ** (n_decimals - 9)) if n_decimals > 0 else 0
    s_str = f"{int(h):02d}:{int(m):02d}:{int(s):02d}"
    if n_decimals > 0:
        s_str += f".{decimals:0{n_decimals}d}"
    if d != 0:
        s_str = f"{int(d):d} days {s_str}"
    return s_str

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






















def test_large_negative():
    # -2 days, -1 hour, -1 minute, -1 second
    ns = -((2*86400 + 1*3600 + 1*60 + 1)*1_000_000_000)
    # Should be "-3 days 22:58:59"
    codeflash_output = format_timedelta_ticks(ns, 0, 0)

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

@pytest.mark.parametrize("days", [0, 1, 10, 100, 999])
def test_large_days(days):
    # Test for a large number of days, 0 to 999
    ns = days * 86_400_000_000_000
    expected = f"{days} days 00:00:00" if days != 0 else "00:00:00"
    codeflash_output = format_timedelta_ticks(ns, 0, 0)

@pytest.mark.parametrize("n_decimals", [0, 1, 2, 3, 6, 9])
def test_large_fractional_seconds(n_decimals):
    # Test for a large number of fractional seconds, up to 9 decimals
    ns = 12_345_678_901  # 12.345678901 seconds
    # Manually compute expected string
    s = 12
    decimals = int(345678901 * 10**(n_decimals - 9)) if n_decimals > 0 else 0
    s_str = f"00:00:{s:02d}"
    if n_decimals > 0:
        s_str += f".{decimals:0{n_decimals}d}"
    codeflash_output = format_timedelta_ticks(ns, 0, n_decimals)

def test_many_ticks_performance():
    # Test performance and correctness for 1000 sequential seconds
    for i in range(1000):
        ns = i * 1_000_000_000
        expected = f"{i//3600:02d}:{(i%3600)//60:02d}:{i%60:02d}"
        codeflash_output = format_timedelta_ticks(ns, 0, 0)

def test_many_large_days_performance():
    # Test for 1000 days, each with a different number of seconds (0..999)
    for i in range(1000):
        ns = (i*86400 + i) * 1_000_000_000
        expected = f"{i} days 00:00:{i%60:02d}"
        # Only check the seconds part for simplicity
        codeflash_output = format_timedelta_ticks(ns, 0, 0); result = codeflash_output

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