Editing Comparison of memoization implementations This edit will create a new revision. Your details (optional) Name Email (won’t be displayed; might be used for Gravatar) URL Test case details Title * Published (uncheck if you want to fiddle around before making the page public) Description (in case you feel further explanation is needed)(Markdown syntax is allowed) Are you a spammer? (just answer the question) Preparation code Preparation code HTML (this will be inserted in the <body> of a valid HTML5 document in standards mode) (useful when testing DOM operations or including libraries) <script> //memo6 - by @madrobby/thomas fuchs Function.prototype.cached = function(){ var self = this, cache = {}; return function(arg){ if(arg in cache) { //console.log('Cache hit for '+arg); return cache[arg]; } else { //console.log('Cache miss for '+arg); return cache[arg] = self(arg); } } } //memo1 //underscore.js implem function memoize1(func, hasher) { var memo = {}; hasher || (hasher = function(value){ return value; //^this could be done better..surely.. }); return function() { var key = hasher.apply(this, arguments); return hasOwnProperty.call(memo, key) ? memo[key] : (memo[key] = func.apply(this, arguments)); }; }; //memo2 - another variation with changes by @addyosmani //based on initial work by @philogb //note: I'm aware of the perils of hanging the implem off //fn, just want to find out if this version performs much better function memoize2( fn ) { return function () { var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments), hash = "", i = args.length; toString = Object.prototype.toString, callEm = toString.call({}), currentArg = null; while(i--){ currentArg = args[i]; hash += (callEm == toString.call(currentArg)) ? JSON.stringify(currentArg) : currentArg; fn.memoize || (fn.memoize = {}); } return (hash in fn.memoize) ? fn.memoize[hash] : fn.memoize[hash] = fn.apply( this , args ); }; } //memo3 - unscriptables implem. function memoize3(func, context) { function memoizeArg (argPos) { var cache = {}; return function () { if (argPos == 0) { if (!(arguments[argPos] in cache)) { cache[arguments[argPos]] = func.apply(context, arguments); } return cache[arguments[argPos]]; } else { if (!(arguments[argPos] in cache)) { cache[arguments[argPos]] = memoizeArg(argPos - 1); } return cache[arguments[argPos]].apply(this, arguments); } } } // JScript doesn't grok the arity property, but uses length instead var arity = func.arity || func.length; return memoizeArg(arity - 1); } //memo4 - by stevenlevithan function memoize4(functor, expiration) { var memo = {}; return function () { var key = Array.prototype.join.call(arguments, "§"); if (key in memo) return memo[key]; if (expiration) setTimeout(function () {delete memo[key];}, expiration); return memo[key] = functor.apply(this, arguments); }; } //memo5 - @gbradley function memoize5(fn){ var lookup={}; return function(){ var args=[].slice.call(arguments); var key=JSON.stringify(args); var result=lookup[key]; if (!result){ result=fn.apply(this,args); lookup[key]=result; } return result; }; } function fib(x) { if(x < 2) return 1; else return fib(x-1) + fib(x-2); } </script> Include JavaScript libraries as follows: <script src="//cdn.ext/library.js"></script> Define setup for all tests (variables, functions, arrays or other objects that will be used in the tests) (runs before each clocked test loop, outside of the timed code region) (e.g. define local test variables, reset global variables, clear canvas, etc.) (see FAQ) Define teardown for all tests (runs after each clocked test loop, outside of the timed code region) (see FAQ) Code snippets to compare Test 1 Title Async (check if this is an asynchronous test) Code var fibTest1 = memoize1(fib); console.log(fibTest1(20),'test1-norm'); setTimeout(function(){ console.log(fibTest1(20),'test1-memo'); }, 1000); Test 2 Title Async (check if this is an asynchronous test) Code var fibTest2 = memoize2(fib); console.log(fibTest2(20),'test2-norm'); setTimeout(function(){ console.log(fibTest2(20),'test2-memo'); }, 1000); Test 3 Title Async (check if this is an asynchronous test) Code var fibTest3 = memoize3(fib); console.log(fibTest3(20),'test3-norm'); setTimeout(function(){ console.log(fibTest3(20),'test3-memo'); }, 1000); Test 4 Title Async (check if this is an asynchronous test) Code var fibTest4 = memoize4(fib,1000); console.log(fibTest4(20),'test4-norm'); setTimeout(function(){ console.log(fibTest4(20),'test4-memo'); }, 1000); Test 5 Title Async (check if this is an asynchronous test) Code var fibTest5 = memoize5(fib); console.log(fibTest5(20),'test5-norm'); setTimeout(function(){ console.log(fibTest5(20),'test5-memo'); }, 1000); Test 6 Title Async (check if this is an asynchronous test) Code var fibTest6 = fib.cached(); console.log(fibTest6(20),'test6-norm'); setTimeout(function(){ console.log(fibTest6(20),'test6-memo'); }, 1000);