⚡️ Speed up method FreshDeskResponse.to_dict by 218%

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📄 218% (2.18x) speedup for FreshDeskResponse.to_dict in backend/python/app/sources/client/freshdesk/freshdesk.py

⏱️ Runtime : 760 microseconds → 239 microseconds (best of 304 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimization replaces self.model_dump() with dict(self) for converting the Pydantic model to a dictionary.

Key Change:

• dict(self) directly leverages Python's built-in dictionary conversion, which bypasses Pydantic's more comprehensive but slower model_dump() method that includes serialization logic, validation, and configuration handling.

Why It's Faster:

• model_dump() performs additional overhead like field validation, alias resolution, and serialization configuration processing
• dict(self) performs a direct conversion using the model's __iter__ method, which simply yields the field names and values
• Line profiler shows 44% reduction in per-hit time (23,165.5ns → 12,970.1ns per call)

Performance Benefits:
The 218% speedup is particularly effective for:

• Simple models with basic field types (strings, numbers, booleans, None)
• High-frequency serialization scenarios where the method is called repeatedly
• Cases where you don't need Pydantic's advanced serialization features like custom serializers, field aliases, or exclude/include logic

Test Case Performance:
Based on the annotated tests, this optimization works well across all scenarios - from simple responses with basic fields to complex nested data structures and large-scale data (1000+ items), maintaining identical behavior while delivering consistent performance gains.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 78 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	✅ 2 Passed
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

from typing import Any, Dict, Optional

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from app.sources.client.freshdesk.freshdesk import FreshDeskResponse
# function to test
from pydantic import BaseModel

# unit tests

# 1. BASIC TEST CASES

def test_to_dict_success_with_data():
    # Test basic success response with data
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, data={"id": 1, "name": "Test"})
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_success_without_data():
    # Test success response with no data
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True)
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_error_with_message():
    # Test error response with error and message
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=False, error="404", message="Not found")
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_all_fields():
    # Test response with all fields set
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(
        success=False,
        data={"foo": "bar"},
        error="500",
        message="Internal Server Error"
    )
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

# 2. EDGE TEST CASES

def test_to_dict_data_empty_dict():
    # Test with empty data dictionary
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, data={})
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_data_nested_dict():
    # Test with nested dictionary in data
    nested = {"a": {"b": {"c": 1}}, "list": [1, 2, {"d": 4}]}
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, data=nested)
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_data_with_various_types():
    # Test with data containing various value types
    data = {
        "int": 1,
        "float": 2.5,
        "str": "hello",
        "bool": True,
        "none": None,
        "list": [1, 2, 3],
        "dict": {"x": 10}
    }
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, data=data)
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_error_and_message_empty_strings():
    # Test with error and message as empty strings
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=False, error="", message="")
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_data_with_special_characters():
    # Test with special characters in data
    special = {"weird": "©∆ß∂ƒ∑∫", "emoji": "😀👍"}
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, data=special)
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_data_is_none_explicitly():
    # Test with data explicitly set to None
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, data=None)
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_message_is_none_explicitly():
    # Test with message explicitly set to None
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, message=None)
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_error_is_none_explicitly():
    # Test with error explicitly set to None
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, error=None)
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output



def test_to_dict_large_data_dict():
    # Test with a large data dictionary (up to 1000 elements)
    data = {str(i): i for i in range(1000)}
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, data=data)
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_large_nested_data():
    # Test with large nested data structures
    nested = {"level1": {"level2": {"level3": [i for i in range(1000)]}}}
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, data=nested)
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_large_list_in_data():
    # Test with a large list in data
    data = {"items": list(range(1000))}
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, data=data)
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_performance_large_scale():
    # Test that to_dict does not raise or hang with large data (performance, not strict timing)
    big_data = {str(i): {"nested": [j for j in range(10)]} for i in range(500)}
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, data=big_data)
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

# Additional: Ensure no extra keys are present and all expected keys are present

def test_to_dict_keys_are_exact():
    # Test that the output dict has exactly the expected keys
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True)
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_mutation_resistance():
    # Test that modifying the returned dict does not affect the original object
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, data={"a": 1})
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output
    result["data"]["a"] = 999

# Determinism test: repeated calls yield same result

def test_to_dict_determinism():
    # Test that repeated calls to to_dict produce the same result
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, data={"x": 42}, error="err", message="msg")
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); first = codeflash_output
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); second = codeflash_output
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.
#------------------------------------------------
from typing import Any, Dict, Optional

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from app.sources.client.freshdesk.freshdesk import FreshDeskResponse
# function to test
from pydantic import BaseModel

# unit tests

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

def test_to_dict_success_only():
    """Test minimal valid response with only success field."""
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True)
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_with_data():
    """Test with success and data fields populated."""
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, data={'ticket_id': 123, 'status': 'open'})
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_with_error_and_message():
    """Test with error and message fields populated."""
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=False, error="Invalid API key", message="Authentication failed")
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_all_fields():
    """Test with all fields populated."""
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(
        success=True,
        data={'foo': 'bar'},
        error="Some error",
        message="Some message"
    )
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

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

def test_to_dict_data_is_empty_dict():
    """Test with data as empty dict."""
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, data={})
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_data_is_none():
    """Test with data explicitly set to None."""
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, data=None)
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_error_is_empty_string():
    """Test with error as empty string."""
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=False, error="")
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_message_is_empty_string():
    """Test with message as empty string."""
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, message="")
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_data_with_nested_dict():
    """Test with data containing nested dictionary."""
    nested = {'a': {'b': {'c': 1}}}
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, data=nested)
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output


def test_to_dict_data_with_various_types():
    """Test with data containing various value types."""
    data = {
        'int': 1,
        'float': 2.5,
        'bool': False,
        'none': None,
        'list': [1, 2, 3],
        'dict': {'x': 'y'}
    }
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, data=data)
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_error_and_message_none():
    """Test with error and message explicitly set to None."""
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, error=None, message=None)
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_data_with_special_characters():
    """Test with data containing special characters."""
    data = {"emoji": "😊", "newline": "line1\nline2", "quote": "\"quoted\""}
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, data=data)
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

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

def test_to_dict_large_data_dict():
    """Test with large data dictionary (1000 items)."""
    large_data = {str(i): i for i in range(1000)}
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, data=large_data)
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_large_nested_data():
    """Test with deeply nested large data dictionary."""
    nested_data = {str(i): {'inner': {str(j): j for j in range(10)}} for i in range(100)}
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, data=nested_data)
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output
    for v in result['data'].values():
        pass

def test_to_dict_large_error_message():
    """Test with very long error and message strings."""
    long_str = "x" * 1000
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=False, error=long_str, message=long_str)
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_large_list_in_data():
    """Test with large list inside data."""
    data = {'numbers': list(range(1000))}
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, data=data)
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output

def test_to_dict_performance_large_scale():
    """Basic performance check for large scale input."""
    import time
    data = {str(i): {'val': i} for i in range(1000)}
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, data=data)
    start = time.time()
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output
    end = time.time()

# ---------------------
# Determinism Test
# ---------------------

def test_to_dict_determinism():
    """Ensure repeated calls produce identical results."""
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True, data={'x': 1}, error="e", message="m")
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); dict1 = codeflash_output
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); dict2 = codeflash_output

# ---------------------
# Type Safety Test
# ---------------------

def test_to_dict_return_type():
    """Ensure to_dict always returns a dict."""
    resp = FreshDeskResponse(success=True)
    codeflash_output = resp.to_dict(); result = codeflash_output
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.
#------------------------------------------------
from app.sources.client.freshdesk.freshdesk import FreshDeskResponse

def test_FreshDeskResponse_to_dict():
    FreshDeskResponse.to_dict(FreshDeskResponse(success=True, data={}, error='', message=''))

🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests and Runtime

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