⚡️ Speed up method CommaSeparatedStrings.__str__ by 81%

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📄 81% (0.81x) speedup for CommaSeparatedStrings.__str__ in starlette/datastructures.py

⏱️ Runtime : 1.91 microsecondss → 1.05 microseconds (best of 233 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimization replaces a generator expression with a list comprehension in the __str__ method, yielding an 80% speedup.

Key Change:

• Original: ", ".join(repr(item) for item in self) - uses generator expression
• Optimized: ", ".join([repr(item) for item in self._items]) - uses list comprehension with direct _items access

Why This is Faster:

1. List comprehensions are faster than generator expressions when all items will be consumed immediately (as join() does). List comprehensions use optimized C loops internally.
2. Direct _items access avoids iterator overhead - bypasses the __iter__ method which calls iter(self._items), eliminating one level of indirection.
3. Memory allocation pattern - join() can better optimize when working with a concrete list vs. a generator.

Performance Profile:

• Line profiler shows 33% reduction in per-hit time (162,532ns → 108,078ns per call)
• The optimization is particularly effective for small to medium-sized collections (as shown in the test cases), where the memory overhead of creating the list upfront is minimal compared to the iteration efficiency gains
• Works well across all test scenarios from single items to 1000-element collections

This is a classic Python micro-optimization where choosing the right iteration construct for the use case (immediate full consumption) provides significant performance benefits.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 51 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	✅ 2 Passed
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

from __future__ import annotations

from collections.abc import Iterator, Sequence
from shlex import shlex
from typing import Any

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from starlette.datastructures import CommaSeparatedStrings

# unit tests

# 1. Basic Test Cases

def test_str_single_item():
    # Single item string input
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings("foo")

def test_str_multiple_items():
    # Multiple items separated by comma
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings("foo,bar,baz")

def test_str_sequence_input():
    # Sequence input (list of strings)
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(["foo", "bar", "baz"])

def test_str_tuple_input():
    # Tuple input
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(("foo", "bar"))

def test_str_empty_string():
    # Empty string input
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings("")

def test_str_empty_sequence():
    # Empty sequence input
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings([])

# 2. Edge Test Cases

def test_str_spaces_and_commas():
    # Items with leading/trailing whitespace
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(" foo , bar ,baz ")

def test_str_quoted_items():
    # Items with quotes inside
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings('"foo,bar",baz')

def test_str_item_with_comma_inside_quotes():
    # Comma inside quoted string should not split
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings("'a,b',c")

def test_str_item_with_special_characters():
    # Items with special characters
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings("foo@bar.com,hello world,!@#$%^&*()")

def test_str_item_with_empty_strings():
    # Multiple empty items
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings([ "", "", "" ])

def test_str_item_with_only_spaces():
    # Item that is only spaces
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings("   ")

def test_str_item_with_mixed_quotes():
    # Items with mixed quotes
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings("'foo',\"bar\",baz")

def test_str_item_with_escape_characters():
    # Item with escape characters
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(r"foo\,bar,baz")

def test_str_slice_behavior():
    # __str__ should not be affected by slicing
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(["a", "b", "c"])
    sliced = css[:2]

def test_str_non_ascii_characters():
    # Non-ASCII (unicode) characters
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings("café,naïve,über")

# 3. Large Scale Test Cases

def test_str_large_number_of_items():
    # Large sequence of items
    items = [f"item{i}" for i in range(1000)]
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(items)
    expected = ", ".join(repr(f"item{i}") for i in range(1000))

def test_str_large_string_input():
    # Large string input, comma separated
    s = ",".join([f"foo{i}" for i in range(1000)])
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(s)
    expected = ", ".join(repr(f"foo{i}") for i in range(1000))

def test_str_large_items_with_spaces_and_quotes():
    # Large sequence with spaces and quotes
    items = [f" 'item {i}' " for i in range(1000)]
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(",".join(items))
    expected = ", ".join(repr(f"item {i}") for i in range(1000))

def test_str_large_empty_items():
    # Large sequence of empty strings
    items = [""] * 1000
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(items)
    expected = ", ".join(["''"] * 1000)

# 4. Additional Robustness Tests

def test_str_repr_consistency():
    # __str__ and __repr__ should differ in format
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(["foo", "bar"])


def test_str_with_mixed_type_sequence():
    # Sequence with mixed types
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(["foo", 1, None])
    # Should not fail, but should use repr for each item
    expected = "'foo', 1, None"

def test_str_with_generator_input():
    # Generator input
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings((str(i) for i in range(3)))

def test_str_with_nested_sequence():
    # Sequence with nested sequence as item
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(["foo", ["bar", "baz"]])
    expected = "'foo', ['bar', 'baz']"
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.
#------------------------------------------------
from __future__ import annotations

from collections.abc import Iterator, Sequence
from shlex import shlex
from typing import Any

# imports
import pytest
from starlette.datastructures import CommaSeparatedStrings

# unit tests

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

def test_str_single_element():
    # Single string, no comma
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings("foo")

def test_str_multiple_elements():
    # Multiple elements separated by commas
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings("foo,bar,baz")

def test_str_sequence_input():
    # Input is a sequence, not a string
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(["foo", "bar", "baz"])

def test_str_empty_string_input():
    # Input is an empty string
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings("")

def test_str_empty_list_input():
    # Input is an empty list
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings([])

def test_str_spaces_around_commas():
    # Input string with spaces around commas
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings("foo ,  bar, baz ")

def test_str_quotes_in_elements():
    # Input with quoted elements, shlex should parse correctly
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings('"foo bar",baz')

def test_str_repr_vs_str():
    # __str__ should be different from __repr__
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings("foo,bar")

# ----------- EDGE TEST CASES -----------

def test_str_elements_with_commas_inside_quotes():
    # Element contains a comma inside quotes
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings('"foo,bar",baz')

def test_str_elements_with_escaped_quotes():
    # Element contains escaped quotes
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings('"foo\\"bar",baz')

def test_str_elements_with_empty_strings():
    # Sequence contains empty strings
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(["", "foo", ""])

def test_str_elements_with_whitespace_only():
    # Sequence contains whitespace strings
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings([" ", "\t", "\n"])

def test_str_elements_are_numbers():
    # Sequence contains numbers as strings
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(["1", "2", "3"])

def test_str_elements_are_special_characters():
    # Sequence contains special characters
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(["!", "@", "#"])

def test_str_elements_are_unicode():
    # Sequence contains unicode characters
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(["你好", "😊", "café"])

def test_str_input_is_tuple():
    # Input is a tuple
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(("foo", "bar"))

def test_str_input_is_generator():
    # Input is a generator
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings((x for x in ["foo", "bar"]))

def test_str_input_is_set():
    # Input is a set (order not guaranteed)
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(set(["foo", "bar"]))
    result = str(css)

def test_str_input_is_bytes():
    # Input is a sequence of bytes (should treat as strings)
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings([b"foo", b"bar"])

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

def test_str_large_number_of_elements():
    # Large number of elements, but <1000
    large_list = [f"item{i}" for i in range(1000)]
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(large_list)
    # Check start and end of output, don't print all
    result = str(css)
    parts = result.split(", ")

def test_str_large_string_input():
    # Large input string with many comma-separated elements
    large_string = ",".join(f"item{i}" for i in range(1000))
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(large_string)
    result = str(css)
    parts = result.split(", ")

def test_str_large_elements():
    # Elements themselves are large strings
    large_elements = ["x" * 500 for _ in range(10)]
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(large_elements)
    result = str(css)
    parts = result.split(", ")

def test_str_large_mixed_types():
    # Large sequence with mixed types (str, bytes, unicode)
    elements = ["foo", b"bar", "你好", "baz"] * 250
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(elements)
    result = str(css)
    parts = result.split(", ")

def test_str_performance_large():
    # Performance test: ensure __str__ does not crash or hang
    large_list = [str(i) for i in range(999)]
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(large_list)
    result = str(css)

# ----------- DETERMINISM AND MUTATION TESTING -----------

def test_str_mutation_detection():
    # Mutation: if __str__ does not use repr, this test will fail
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(["foo", "bar"])

def test_str_mutation_detection_commas():
    # Mutation: if __str__ does not join with ', ', this test will fail
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(["foo", "bar"])

def test_str_mutation_detection_order():
    # Mutation: if __str__ sorts or shuffles elements, this test will fail
    css = CommaSeparatedStrings(["b", "a", "c"])
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.
#------------------------------------------------
from starlette.datastructures import CommaSeparatedStrings

def test_CommaSeparatedStrings___str__():
    CommaSeparatedStrings.__str__(CommaSeparatedStrings(()))

🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests and Runtime

Test File::Test Function	Original ⏱️	Optimized ⏱️	Speedup
codeflash_concolic_xzaz2m9_/tmp4w7e1i7v/test_concolic_coverage.py::test_CommaSeparatedStrings___str__	1.91μs	1.05μs	80.9%✅

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