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⚡️ This pull request contains optimizations for PR #867

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📄 17% (0.17x) speedup for ImportAnalyzer.visit_Attribute in codeflash/discovery/discover_unit_tests.py

⏱️ Runtime : 1.23 milliseconds 1.05 milliseconds (best of 250 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimized code achieves a 17% speedup through several targeted micro-optimizations that reduce attribute lookups and method resolution overhead in the AST traversal hot path:

Key Optimizations:

  1. Cached attribute lookups in __init__: The construction loop now caches method references (add_dot_methods = self._dot_methods.setdefault) to avoid repeated attribute resolution during the preprocessing phase.

  2. Single getattr call with None fallback: Replaced repeated isinstance(node_value, ast.Name) checks and node_value.id accesses with a single val_id = getattr(node_value, "id", None) call. This eliminates redundant type checking and attribute lookups.

  3. Direct base class method calls: Changed self.generic_visit(node) to ast.NodeVisitor.generic_visit(self, node) to bypass Python's method resolution and attribute lookup on self, providing faster direct method invocation.

  4. Restructured control flow: Combined the imported modules check with the function name lookup in a single conditional branch, reducing the number of separate isinstance calls from the original nested structure.

Performance Impact:

  • The line profiler shows the most expensive line (self.generic_visit(node)) dropped from 9.86ms to 8.80ms (10.8% improvement)
  • The generic_visit method itself became 40% faster (5.04ms → 2.99ms) due to direct base class calls
  • Test results show consistent 8-17% improvements across various scenarios, with the largest gains (up to 23.6%) in complex cases involving multiple lookups

Best Use Cases:
The optimization is most effective for:

  • Large ASTs with many attribute nodes (as shown in the large-scale tests)
  • Codebases with extensive import analysis where visit_Attribute is called frequently
  • Scenarios with many non-matching attributes, where the fast-path optimizations provide the most benefit

The changes preserve all original functionality while eliminating Python overhead in this performance-critical AST traversal code.

Correctness verification report:

Test Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests 🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests 369 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests 🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests 🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage 90.9%
🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime
import ast

# imports
import pytest
from codeflash.discovery.discover_unit_tests import ImportAnalyzer

# function to test
# (see above for ImportAnalyzer and visit_Attribute definition)

# Helper to build AST nodes for Attribute
def make_attribute(value_name, attr_name):
    """Create an ast.Attribute node with ast.Name value."""
    return ast.Attribute(
        value=ast.Name(id=value_name, ctx=ast.Load()),
        attr=attr_name,
        ctx=ast.Load()
    )

# Helper to run visit_Attribute and return analyzer state
def run_visit_Attribute(
    function_names_to_find,
    imported_modules=None,
    alias_mapping=None,
    instance_mapping=None,
    has_dynamic_imports=False,
    node=None
):
    analyzer = ImportAnalyzer(set(function_names_to_find))
    if imported_modules:
        analyzer.imported_modules = set(imported_modules)
    if alias_mapping:
        analyzer.alias_mapping = dict(alias_mapping)
    if instance_mapping:
        analyzer.instance_mapping = dict(instance_mapping)
    analyzer.has_dynamic_imports = has_dynamic_imports
    analyzer.found_any_target_function = False
    analyzer.found_qualified_name = None
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node)
    return analyzer.found_any_target_function, analyzer.found_qualified_name

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

def test_basic_module_function_access():
    """
    Test: Accessing a function via a module (e.g., math.sqrt).
    Should detect target function.
    """
    node = make_attribute("math", "sqrt")
    found, qualified = run_visit_Attribute(
        function_names_to_find=["sqrt"],
        imported_modules=["math"],
        node=node
    )

def test_basic_module_method_access_dotname():
    """
    Test: Accessing a method via module with dot notation in target (e.g., os.path.join).
    Should detect qualified name.
    """
    node = make_attribute("os", "join")
    found, qualified = run_visit_Attribute(
        function_names_to_find=["os.path.join"],
        imported_modules=["os"],
        node=node
    )

def test_basic_instance_method_access():
    """
    Test: Accessing a method via an instance variable (e.g., obj.method).
    Should detect qualified name if instance mapping matches.
    """
    node = make_attribute("myobj", "do_something")
    found, qualified = run_visit_Attribute(
        function_names_to_find=["MyClass.do_something"],
        instance_mapping={"myobj": "MyClass"},
        node=node
    )

def test_basic_alias_import_access():
    """
    Test: Accessing a method via an alias (e.g., np.array).
    Should resolve alias and detect target function.
    """
    node = make_attribute("np", "array")
    found, qualified = run_visit_Attribute(
        function_names_to_find=["numpy.array"],
        imported_modules=["np"],
        alias_mapping={"np": "numpy"},
        node=node
    )

def test_basic_dynamic_import_access():
    """
    Test: Accessing a function via dynamic import.
    Should detect target function if has_dynamic_imports is True.
    """
    node = make_attribute("dynamic_module", "foo")
    found, qualified = run_visit_Attribute(
        function_names_to_find=["foo"],
        has_dynamic_imports=True,
        node=node
    )

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

def test_edge_non_imported_module_access():
    """
    Test: Accessing a function via a module not in imported_modules.
    Should NOT detect target function.
    """
    node = make_attribute("random", "randint")
    found, qualified = run_visit_Attribute(
        function_names_to_find=["randint"],
        imported_modules=["math"],
        node=node
    )

def test_edge_wrong_method_name():
    """
    Test: Accessing an attribute not in function_names_to_find.
    Should NOT detect target function.
    """
    node = make_attribute("math", "pow")
    found, qualified = run_visit_Attribute(
        function_names_to_find=["sqrt"],
        imported_modules=["math"],
        node=node
    )

def test_edge_alias_without_mapping():
    """
    Test: Accessing via an alias not present in alias_mapping.
    Should fall back to using alias as original name.
    """
    node = make_attribute("np", "array")
    found, qualified = run_visit_Attribute(
        function_names_to_find=["np.array"],
        imported_modules=["np"],
        node=node
    )

def test_edge_instance_wrong_class():
    """
    Test: Accessing a method via instance mapped to wrong class.
    Should NOT detect target function.
    """
    node = make_attribute("myobj", "do_something")
    found, qualified = run_visit_Attribute(
        function_names_to_find=["OtherClass.do_something"],
        instance_mapping={"myobj": "MyClass"},
        node=node
    )

def test_edge_attribute_on_non_name_value():
    """
    Test: Attribute node value is not ast.Name (e.g., ast.Call).
    Should NOT detect target function.
    """
    node = ast.Attribute(
        value=ast.Call(
            func=ast.Name(id="math", ctx=ast.Load()),
            args=[],
            keywords=[]
        ),
        attr="sqrt",
        ctx=ast.Load()
    )
    found, qualified = run_visit_Attribute(
        function_names_to_find=["math.sqrt"],
        imported_modules=["math"],
        node=node
    )

def test_edge_multiple_possible_roots():
    """
    Test: Multiple roots for same method name; ensure correct root is matched.
    """
    node = make_attribute("os", "join")
    found, qualified = run_visit_Attribute(
        function_names_to_find=["os.path.join", "other.join"],
        imported_modules=["os"],
        node=node
    )

def test_edge_wildcard_import_module():
    """
    Test: Wildcard imported module should NOT match unless has_dynamic_imports is True.
    """
    node = make_attribute("math", "sqrt")
    found, qualified = run_visit_Attribute(
        function_names_to_find=["sqrt"],
        imported_modules=[],
        node=node
    )

def test_edge_dynamic_import_false():
    """
    Test: Dynamic import flag is False; should NOT match even if attr matches.
    """
    node = make_attribute("dynamic_module", "foo")
    found, qualified = run_visit_Attribute(
        function_names_to_find=["foo"],
        has_dynamic_imports=False,
        node=node
    )

def test_edge_class_and_instance_same_method():
    """
    Test: Both class and instance mapping for same method name.
    Should match instance mapping if present.
    """
    node = make_attribute("obj", "run")
    found, qualified = run_visit_Attribute(
        function_names_to_find=["Runner.run", "Manager.run"],
        instance_mapping={"obj": "Runner"},
        node=node
    )

def test_edge_alias_and_imported_name_conflict():
    """
    Test: Alias mapping conflicts with imported name; should resolve to original name.
    """
    node = make_attribute("np", "array")
    found, qualified = run_visit_Attribute(
        function_names_to_find=["numpy.array", "np.array"],
        imported_modules=["np"],
        alias_mapping={"np": "numpy"},
        node=node
    )

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

def test_large_many_function_names_to_find():
    """
    Test: Large number of function_names_to_find.
    Should correctly match among many candidates.
    """
    function_names = [f"mod{i}.func{i}" for i in range(500)]
    node = make_attribute("mod123", "func123")
    found, qualified = run_visit_Attribute(
        function_names_to_find=function_names,
        imported_modules=["mod123"],
        node=node
    )

def test_large_many_imported_modules():
    """
    Test: Large number of imported modules.
    Should match correct module.
    """
    imported_modules = [f"mod{i}" for i in range(500)]
    node = make_attribute("mod321", "special")
    found, qualified = run_visit_Attribute(
        function_names_to_find=["mod321.special"],
        imported_modules=imported_modules,
        node=node
    )

def test_large_many_alias_mappings():
    """
    Test: Large alias mapping table.
    Should resolve correct alias.
    """
    alias_mapping = {f"alias{i}": f"mod{i}" for i in range(500)}
    node = make_attribute("alias400", "func400")
    found, qualified = run_visit_Attribute(
        function_names_to_find=["mod400.func400"],
        imported_modules=["alias400"],
        alias_mapping=alias_mapping,
        node=node
    )

def test_large_many_instance_mappings():
    """
    Test: Large instance mapping table.
    Should resolve correct instance.
    """
    instance_mapping = {f"obj{i}": f"Class{i}" for i in range(500)}
    node = make_attribute("obj250", "run")
    found, qualified = run_visit_Attribute(
        function_names_to_find=[f"Class250.run"],
        instance_mapping=instance_mapping,
        node=node
    )

def test_large_no_match_among_many():
    """
    Test: Large number of candidates, but no match.
    Should NOT detect target function.
    """
    function_names = [f"mod{i}.func{i}" for i in range(500)]
    node = make_attribute("modX", "funcX")
    found, qualified = run_visit_Attribute(
        function_names_to_find=function_names,
        imported_modules=[f"mod{i}" for i in range(500)],
        node=node
    )
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.
#------------------------------------------------
import ast

# imports
import pytest
from codeflash.discovery.discover_unit_tests import ImportAnalyzer

# unit tests

def make_attribute_node(varname, attrname):
    """Helper to create an ast.Attribute node as would be parsed from source."""
    return ast.Attribute(value=ast.Name(id=varname, ctx=ast.Load()), attr=attrname, ctx=ast.Load())

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

def test_attribute_found_on_imported_module_simple():
    # Scenario: module.function_name, where module is imported and function_name is in the target set
    analyzer = ImportAnalyzer({"foo"})
    analyzer.imported_modules = {"mod"}
    node = make_attribute_node("mod", "foo")
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node) # 952ns -> 1.00μs (4.99% slower)

def test_attribute_not_found_if_not_imported():
    # Scenario: module.function_name, but module is not in imported_modules
    analyzer = ImportAnalyzer({"foo"})
    analyzer.imported_modules = {"othermod"}
    node = make_attribute_node("mod", "foo")
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node) # 8.48μs -> 7.25μs (16.8% faster)

def test_attribute_not_found_if_not_in_target():
    # Scenario: module.function_name, but function_name not in function_names_to_find
    analyzer = ImportAnalyzer({"bar"})
    analyzer.imported_modules = {"mod"}
    node = make_attribute_node("mod", "foo")
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node) # 8.04μs -> 7.10μs (13.3% faster)

def test_dot_method_found_on_imported_module():
    # Scenario: module.method, where function_names_to_find contains "mod.foo"
    analyzer = ImportAnalyzer({"mod.foo"})
    analyzer.imported_modules = {"mod"}
    node = make_attribute_node("mod", "foo")
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node) # 1.70μs -> 1.61μs (5.58% faster)

def test_dot_method_found_on_imported_module_with_alias():
    # Scenario: import module as m, then m.foo, function_names_to_find contains "module.foo"
    analyzer = ImportAnalyzer({"module.foo"})
    analyzer.imported_modules = {"m"}
    analyzer.alias_mapping = {"m": "module"}
    node = make_attribute_node("m", "foo")
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node) # 1.58μs -> 1.45μs (8.95% faster)

def test_dot_method_found_on_imported_module_with_alias_and_multiple_targets():
    # Scenario: multiple targets, correct one is chosen
    analyzer = ImportAnalyzer({"module.foo", "other.bar"})
    analyzer.imported_modules = {"m"}
    analyzer.alias_mapping = {"m": "module"}
    node = make_attribute_node("m", "foo")
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node) # 1.56μs -> 1.55μs (0.644% faster)

def test_method_found_on_instance_variable():
    # Scenario: instance.foo, with instance_mapping pointing to class, and function_names_to_find contains "MyClass.foo"
    analyzer = ImportAnalyzer({"MyClass.foo"})
    analyzer.instance_mapping = {"inst": "MyClass"}
    node = make_attribute_node("inst", "foo")
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node) # 1.66μs -> 1.53μs (8.48% faster)

def test_dynamic_import_match():
    # Scenario: has_dynamic_imports is True, and attribute matches function_names_to_find
    analyzer = ImportAnalyzer({"foo"})
    analyzer.has_dynamic_imports = True
    node = make_attribute_node("something", "foo")
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node) # 1.15μs -> 1.02μs (12.7% faster)

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

def test_already_found_short_circuits():
    # If found_any_target_function is already True, nothing should happen
    analyzer = ImportAnalyzer({"foo"})
    analyzer.found_any_target_function = True
    node = make_attribute_node("mod", "foo")
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node) # 430ns -> 441ns (2.49% slower)

def test_attribute_with_non_name_value():
    # If node.value is not ast.Name, should not crash or match
    analyzer = ImportAnalyzer({"foo"})
    node = ast.Attribute(value=ast.Constant(value=123), attr="foo", ctx=ast.Load())
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node) # 9.58μs -> 8.87μs (8.02% faster)

def test_attribute_with_missing_alias_mapping():
    # If alias_mapping is missing the alias, should fallback to imported_name
    analyzer = ImportAnalyzer({"mod.foo"})
    analyzer.imported_modules = {"mod"}
    # No alias_mapping set
    node = make_attribute_node("mod", "foo")
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node) # 1.68μs -> 1.58μs (6.32% faster)

def test_attribute_with_non_matching_instance_mapping():
    # If instance_mapping does not match, should not find
    analyzer = ImportAnalyzer({"MyClass.foo"})
    analyzer.instance_mapping = {"otherinst": "MyClass"}
    node = make_attribute_node("inst", "foo")
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node) # 8.09μs -> 7.16μs (12.9% faster)

def test_attribute_with_multiple_methods_same_name():
    # Two classes both have method 'foo', only correct one matches
    analyzer = ImportAnalyzer({"A.foo", "B.foo"})
    analyzer.instance_mapping = {"x": "A", "y": "B"}
    node_a = make_attribute_node("x", "foo")
    node_b = make_attribute_node("y", "foo")
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node_a) # 1.63μs -> 1.51μs (8.00% faster)
    # Reset for next test
    analyzer.found_any_target_function = False
    analyzer.found_qualified_name = None
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node_b) # 1.06μs -> 912ns (16.4% faster)

def test_attribute_with_imported_module_and_method_name_collision():
    # module and class have same name, only imported module should match for module.foo
    analyzer = ImportAnalyzer({"module.foo", "Class.foo"})
    analyzer.imported_modules = {"module"}
    analyzer.instance_mapping = {"inst": "Class"}
    node_module = make_attribute_node("module", "foo")
    node_class = make_attribute_node("inst", "foo")
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node_module) # 1.64μs -> 1.60μs (2.50% faster)
    # Reset for next test
    analyzer.found_any_target_function = False
    analyzer.found_qualified_name = None
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node_class) # 1.15μs -> 932ns (23.6% faster)

def test_attribute_with_wildcard_import_and_dynamic_imports():
    # If has_dynamic_imports is True, should match even if module not imported
    analyzer = ImportAnalyzer({"foo"})
    analyzer.has_dynamic_imports = True
    node = make_attribute_node("notimported", "foo")
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node) # 1.16μs -> 1.00μs (16.2% faster)

def test_attribute_with_no_targets():
    # If function_names_to_find is empty, should never match
    analyzer = ImportAnalyzer(set())
    analyzer.imported_modules = {"mod"}
    node = make_attribute_node("mod", "foo")
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node) # 8.10μs -> 7.39μs (9.48% faster)

def test_attribute_with_multiple_targets_and_methods():
    # Multiple targets, only correct one matches
    analyzer = ImportAnalyzer({"a.b", "c.d", "e.f"})
    analyzer.imported_modules = {"a", "c"}
    node1 = make_attribute_node("a", "b")
    node2 = make_attribute_node("c", "d")
    node3 = make_attribute_node("e", "f")
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node1) # 1.66μs -> 1.57μs (5.79% faster)
    analyzer.found_any_target_function = False
    analyzer.found_qualified_name = None
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node2) # 962ns -> 851ns (13.0% faster)
    analyzer.found_any_target_function = False
    analyzer.found_qualified_name = None
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node3) # 7.30μs -> 6.46μs (13.0% faster)

def test_attribute_with_method_name_not_in_dot_methods():
    # If method name not in _dot_methods, should not match
    analyzer = ImportAnalyzer({"mod.foo"})
    analyzer.imported_modules = {"mod"}
    node = make_attribute_node("mod", "bar")
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node) # 7.88μs -> 6.87μs (14.6% faster)

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

def test_large_number_of_imported_modules_and_targets():
    # Test with many imported modules and targets
    N = 500
    modules = {f"mod{i}" for i in range(N)}
    targets = {f"mod{i}.foo" for i in range(N)}
    analyzer = ImportAnalyzer(targets)
    analyzer.imported_modules = modules
    # Pick a random module to test
    idx = 123
    node = make_attribute_node(f"mod{idx}", "foo")
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node) # 1.99μs -> 2.02μs (1.43% slower)

def test_large_number_of_instance_variables_and_methods():
    # Test with many instance variables mapped to different classes
    N = 500
    classes = [f"Class{i}" for i in range(N)]
    methods = [f"Class{i}.bar" for i in range(N)]
    analyzer = ImportAnalyzer(set(methods))
    analyzer.instance_mapping = {f"inst{i}": f"Class{i}" for i in range(N)}
    # Pick a random instance to test
    idx = 321
    node = make_attribute_node(f"inst{idx}", "bar")
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node) # 2.16μs -> 1.97μs (9.63% faster)

def test_large_number_of_targets_with_aliases():
    # Test with many aliases
    N = 200
    targets = {f"lib{i}.foo" for i in range(N)}
    analyzer = ImportAnalyzer(targets)
    analyzer.imported_modules = {f"l{i}" for i in range(N)}
    analyzer.alias_mapping = {f"l{i}": f"lib{i}" for i in range(N)}
    idx = 77
    node = make_attribute_node(f"l{idx}", "foo")
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node) # 1.94μs -> 1.88μs (3.19% faster)

def test_large_scale_dynamic_imports():
    # Test with dynamic imports and many possible function names
    N = 500
    targets = {f"func{i}" for i in range(N)}
    analyzer = ImportAnalyzer(targets)
    analyzer.has_dynamic_imports = True
    idx = 400
    node = make_attribute_node("whatever", f"func{idx}")
    analyzer.visit_Attribute(node) # 1.28μs -> 1.17μs (9.39% faster)

def test_performance_many_non_matching_attributes():
    # Test that function is efficient when many attributes do not match
    N = 300
    analyzer = ImportAnalyzer({"target"})
    analyzer.imported_modules = {f"mod{i}" for i in range(N)}
    # None of these should match
    for i in range(N):
        node = make_attribute_node(f"mod{i}", "not_target")
        analyzer.visit_Attribute(node) # 1.14ms -> 970μs (17.9% faster)
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

To edit these changes git checkout codeflash/optimize-pr867-2025-11-05T08.18.39 and push.

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The optimized code achieves a **17% speedup** through several targeted micro-optimizations that reduce attribute lookups and method resolution overhead in the AST traversal hot path:

**Key Optimizations:**

1. **Cached attribute lookups in `__init__`**: The construction loop now caches method references (`add_dot_methods = self._dot_methods.setdefault`) to avoid repeated attribute resolution during the preprocessing phase.

2. **Single `getattr` call with None fallback**: Replaced repeated `isinstance(node_value, ast.Name)` checks and `node_value.id` accesses with a single `val_id = getattr(node_value, "id", None)` call. This eliminates redundant type checking and attribute lookups.

3. **Direct base class method calls**: Changed `self.generic_visit(node)` to `ast.NodeVisitor.generic_visit(self, node)` to bypass Python's method resolution and attribute lookup on `self`, providing faster direct method invocation.

4. **Restructured control flow**: Combined the imported modules check with the function name lookup in a single conditional branch, reducing the number of separate `isinstance` calls from the original nested structure.

**Performance Impact:**
- The line profiler shows the most expensive line (`self.generic_visit(node)`) dropped from 9.86ms to 8.80ms (10.8% improvement)
- The `generic_visit` method itself became 40% faster (5.04ms → 2.99ms) due to direct base class calls
- Test results show consistent 8-17% improvements across various scenarios, with the largest gains (up to 23.6%) in complex cases involving multiple lookups

**Best Use Cases:**
The optimization is most effective for:
- Large ASTs with many attribute nodes (as shown in the large-scale tests)
- Codebases with extensive import analysis where `visit_Attribute` is called frequently
- Scenarios with many non-matching attributes, where the fast-path optimizations provide the most benefit

The changes preserve all original functionality while eliminating Python overhead in this performance-critical AST traversal code.
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