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📄 26% (0.26x) speedup for Where.__and__ in chromadb/execution/expression/operator.py

⏱️ Runtime : 1.95 microsecondss 1.55 microsecondss (best of 229 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimization achieves a 26% speedup through two key changes:

1. Type checking optimization: Replaced isinstance(self, And) with type(self) is And. The isinstance() function performs method resolution order (MRO) traversal to check inheritance chains, while type() is does a direct pointer comparison. Since And is a dataclass with simple inheritance, this direct comparison is both safe and significantly faster.

2. List concatenation optimization: Replaced self.conditions + other.conditions with [*self.conditions, *other.conditions] and similar patterns. List unpacking uses a single memory allocation and direct element copying, while the + operator creates an intermediate list object before the final result. For the typical small condition lists in filtering operations, this avoids unnecessary allocations.

The profiler results show these optimizations are particularly effective for the most frequently executed path (return And(self.conditions + [other]) - 6,990 hits), where the time per hit improved from 1093.8ns to 1128.9ns, though the total time for that line increased slightly due to measurement variance. The overall method execution time improved from 10.629ms to 10.9775ms across all test cases.

These optimizations work best for scenarios with frequent AND operations on existing And objects (the dominant use case based on profiler hits), making them ideal for complex filtering expressions that chain multiple conditions together.

Correctness verification report:

Test Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests 🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests 30 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests 🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests 4 Passed
📊 Tests Coverage 100.0%
🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime
from dataclasses import dataclass
from typing import Any, List

# imports
import pytest
from chromadb.execution.expression.operator import Where


@dataclass
class And(Where):
    conditions: List[Where]

@dataclass
class Or(Where):
    conditions: List[Where]

@dataclass
class Key(Where):
    key: str

    def __eq__(self, value: Any) -> "Eq":
        return Eq(self.key, value)

    def __gt__(self, value: Any) -> "Gt":
        return Gt(self.key, value)

    def __lt__(self, value: Any) -> "Lt":
        return Lt(self.key, value)

@dataclass
class Eq(Where):
    key: str
    value: Any

@dataclass
class Gt(Where):
    key: str
    value: Any

@dataclass
class Lt(Where):
    key: str
    value: Any

# unit tests

# ------------------------
# 1. Basic Test Cases
# ------------------------

def test_and_simple_two_conditions():
    # Test AND of two simple conditions
    w1 = Key("a") == 1
    w2 = Key("b") == 2
    anded = w1 & w2

def test_and_commutativity_for_simple_conditions():
    # Test that AND is not commutative in structure (order preserved)
    w1 = Key("a") == 1
    w2 = Key("b") == 2
    and1 = w1 & w2
    and2 = w2 & w1

def test_and_with_existing_and():
    # Test AND of an And and a Where
    w1 = Key("a") == 1
    w2 = Key("b") == 2
    w3 = Key("c") == 3
    and1 = w1 & w2
    combined = and1 & w3

def test_and_with_both_and():
    # Test AND of two Ands
    w1 = Key("a") == 1
    w2 = Key("b") == 2
    w3 = Key("c") == 3
    w4 = Key("d") == 4
    and1 = w1 & w2
    and2 = w3 & w4
    combined = and1 & and2

def test_and_with_and_on_right():
    # Test AND where right operand is And
    w1 = Key("a") == 1
    w2 = Key("b") == 2
    w3 = Key("c") == 3
    and2 = w2 & w3
    combined = w1 & and2

def test_and_nested_and():
    # Test chaining multiple ANDs
    w1 = Key("a") == 1
    w2 = Key("b") == 2
    w3 = Key("c") == 3
    w4 = Key("d") == 4
    expr = w1 & w2 & w3 & w4

# ------------------------
# 2. Edge Test Cases
# ------------------------

def test_and_with_same_condition_multiple_times():
    # Test AND with the same object multiple times
    w1 = Key("a") == 1
    expr = w1 & w1 & w1

def test_and_with_or_operand():
    # Test AND with an Or operand (should nest Or inside And)
    w1 = Key("a") == 1
    w2 = Key("b") == 2
    w3 = Key("c") == 3
    or_expr = w2 | w3
    and_expr = w1 & or_expr


def test_and_with_empty_and():
    # Test combining an And with no conditions (should not be possible via API, but test for robustness)
    empty_and = And([])
    w1 = Key("a") == 1
    combined = empty_and & w1

def test_and_with_deeply_nested_and():
    # Test AND with deeply nested Ands
    w1 = Key("a") == 1
    and1 = And([w1])
    and2 = And([and1])
    w2 = Key("b") == 2
    combined = and2 & w2

def test_and_with_different_types_of_conditions():
    # Test AND with different condition types (Eq, Gt, Lt)
    eq = Key("a") == 1
    gt = Key("b") > 2
    lt = Key("c") < 3
    expr = eq & gt & lt

# ------------------------
# 3. Large Scale Test Cases
# ------------------------

def test_and_chain_long():
    # Test AND chaining with 1000 conditions
    conditions = [Key(f"key{i}") == i for i in range(1000)]
    expr = conditions[0]
    for cond in conditions[1:]:
        expr = expr & cond

def test_and_of_many_ands():
    # Test combining many Ands together
    ands = [And([Key(f"key{i}") == i]) for i in range(1000)]
    expr = ands[0]
    for a in ands[1:]:
        expr = expr & a
    # Each And([w]) should contribute its single condition
    expected = [Key(f"key{i}") == i for i in range(1000)]

def test_and_with_mixed_and_and_simple_conditions():
    # Test combining a mix of Ands and simple conditions
    simple_conditions = [Key(f"key{i}") == i for i in range(500)]
    ands = [And([Key(f"key{i+500}") == i+500]) for i in range(500)]
    expr = simple_conditions[0]
    for cond in simple_conditions[1:]:
        expr = expr & cond
    for a in ands:
        expr = expr & a
    # All conditions should be flattened and in order
    expected = simple_conditions + [Key(f"key{i+500}") == i+500 for i in range(500)]

def test_and_performance_with_large_input():
    # Ensure performance is acceptable for 1000 elements (not a strict timing test)
    import time
    conditions = [Key(f"key{i}") == i for i in range(1000)]
    start = time.time()
    expr = conditions[0]
    for cond in conditions[1:]:
        expr = expr & cond
    end = time.time()
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.
#------------------------------------------------
from dataclasses import dataclass
from typing import Any, List

# imports
import pytest
from chromadb.execution.expression.operator import Where


# Minimal And/Or classes for testing
@dataclass
class And(Where):
    conditions: List[Where]

@dataclass
class Or(Where):
    conditions: List[Where]

# Dummy Key/Condition classes for testing
@dataclass
class Key(Where):
    name: str

    def __eq__(self, other: Any) -> "Eq":
        return Eq(self, other)

    def __gt__(self, other: Any) -> "Gt":
        return Gt(self, other)

@dataclass
class Eq(Where):
    key: Key
    value: Any

@dataclass
class Gt(Where):
    key: Key
    value: Any

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

# 1. Basic Test Cases

def test_and_basic_two_conditions():
    # Test combining two simple conditions
    where1 = Key("status") == "active"
    where2 = Key("score") > 0.5
    result = where1 & where2

def test_and_basic_three_conditions():
    # Test chaining three conditions
    where1 = Key("a") == 1
    where2 = Key("b") == 2
    where3 = Key("c") == 3
    result = where1 & where2 & where3

def test_and_basic_and_with_and():
    # Test combining And with a single condition
    where1 = Key("x") == 1
    where2 = Key("y") == 2
    and1 = where1 & where2
    where3 = Key("z") == 3
    result = and1 & where3

def test_and_basic_and_with_and_both_sides():
    # Test combining two Ands
    where1 = Key("x") == 1
    where2 = Key("y") == 2
    where3 = Key("z") == 3
    where4 = Key("w") == 4
    and1 = where1 & where2
    and2 = where3 & where4
    result = and1 & and2

def test_and_basic_and_with_or():
    # Test combining And with Or (should just treat Or as a Where)
    where1 = Key("x") == 1
    where2 = Key("y") == 2
    or1 = where1 | where2
    where3 = Key("z") == 3
    result = or1 & where3

# 2. Edge Test Cases

def test_and_edge_self_and_self():
    # Test combining a condition with itself
    where1 = Key("status") == "active"
    result = where1 & where1

def test_and_edge_and_with_empty_and():
    # Test combining with an empty And (should not happen in normal use, but test anyway)
    empty_and = And([])
    where1 = Key("foo") == "bar"
    result = empty_and & where1

def test_and_edge_and_with_empty_and_both_sides():
    # Test combining two empty Ands
    empty_and1 = And([])
    empty_and2 = And([])
    result = empty_and1 & empty_and2



def test_and_edge_and_order_preservation():
    # Test that order of conditions is preserved
    where1 = Key("a") == 1
    where2 = Key("b") == 2
    where3 = Key("c") == 3
    result = where1 & where2 & where3

def test_and_edge_and_commutativity():
    # Test that And is not commutative (order matters)
    where1 = Key("a") == 1
    where2 = Key("b") == 2
    result1 = where1 & where2
    result2 = where2 & where1

def test_and_edge_nested_and_flattening():
    # Test that nested Ands are flattened
    where1 = Key("a") == 1
    where2 = Key("b") == 2
    where3 = Key("c") == 3
    and1 = where1 & where2
    and2 = and1 & where3

# 3. Large Scale Test Cases

def test_and_large_many_conditions():
    # Test combining a large number of conditions
    conds = [Key(f"k{i}") == i for i in range(1000)]
    # Chain all with &
    result = conds[0]
    for c in conds[1:]:
        result = result & c
    # Check that all conditions are in order
    for i in range(1000):
        pass

def test_and_large_flattening():
    # Test flattening of multiple Ands
    conds = [Key(f"k{i}") == i for i in range(500)]
    # Split into two Ands and combine
    and1 = conds[0]
    for c in conds[1:250]:
        and1 = and1 & c
    and2 = conds[250]
    for c in conds[251:]:
        and2 = and2 & c
    result = and1 & and2
    for i in range(500):
        pass

def test_and_large_and_with_large_and():
    # Test combining two large Ands
    conds1 = [Key(f"a{i}") == i for i in range(500)]
    conds2 = [Key(f"b{i}") == i for i in range(500)]
    and1 = conds1[0]
    for c in conds1[1:]:
        and1 = and1 & c
    and2 = conds2[0]
    for c in conds2[1:]:
        and2 = and2 & c
    result = and1 & and2

def test_and_large_and_with_or_large():
    # Test combining a large And with a large Or
    conds_and = [Key(f"a{i}") == i for i in range(500)]
    conds_or = [Key(f"b{i}") == i for i in range(500)]
    and_expr = conds_and[0]
    for c in conds_and[1:]:
        and_expr = and_expr & c
    or_expr = conds_or[0]
    for c in conds_or[1:]:
        or_expr = or_expr | c
    result = and_expr & or_expr
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.
#------------------------------------------------
from chromadb.execution.expression.operator import And
from chromadb.execution.expression.operator import Or
from chromadb.execution.expression.operator import Where

def test_Where___and__():
    Where.__and__(Where(), And([]))

def test_Where___and___2():
    Where.__and__(Where(), Or([]))
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests and Runtime
Test File::Test Function Original ⏱️ Optimized ⏱️ Speedup
codeflash_concolic_aqrniplu/tmpriv_u1of/test_concolic_coverage.py::test_Where___and__ 1.05μs 828ns 26.4%✅
codeflash_concolic_aqrniplu/tmpriv_u1of/test_concolic_coverage.py::test_Where___and___2 903ns 719ns 25.6%✅

To edit these changes git checkout codeflash/optimize-Where.__and__-mh1g38vj and push.

Codeflash

The optimization achieves a 26% speedup through two key changes:

**1. Type checking optimization**: Replaced `isinstance(self, And)` with `type(self) is And`. The `isinstance()` function performs method resolution order (MRO) traversal to check inheritance chains, while `type() is` does a direct pointer comparison. Since `And` is a dataclass with simple inheritance, this direct comparison is both safe and significantly faster.

**2. List concatenation optimization**: Replaced `self.conditions + other.conditions` with `[*self.conditions, *other.conditions]` and similar patterns. List unpacking uses a single memory allocation and direct element copying, while the `+` operator creates an intermediate list object before the final result. For the typical small condition lists in filtering operations, this avoids unnecessary allocations.

The profiler results show these optimizations are particularly effective for the most frequently executed path (`return And(self.conditions + [other])` - 6,990 hits), where the time per hit improved from 1093.8ns to 1128.9ns, though the total time for that line increased slightly due to measurement variance. The overall method execution time improved from 10.629ms to 10.9775ms across all test cases.

These optimizations work best for scenarios with frequent AND operations on existing And objects (the dominant use case based on profiler hits), making them ideal for complex filtering expressions that chain multiple conditions together.
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