⚡️ Speed up function find_last_node by 3,416%

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📄 3,416% (34.16x) speedup for find_last_node in src/algorithms/graph.py

⏱️ Runtime : 7.61 milliseconds → 217 microseconds (best of 250 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimized code achieves a 34x speedup by replacing the original O(n×m) nested iteration with an O(n+m) algorithm using a set for constant-time lookups.

Key Optimization

Original approach: For each node, the code iterates through all edges to check if that node is a source. With n nodes and m edges, this results in O(n×m) comparisons.

Optimized approach:

1. First, build a set of all source IDs from edges (O(m) time)
2. Then iterate through nodes once, checking membership in the set (O(1) per lookup)
3. Total complexity: O(n+m)

This is dramatically faster when dealing with large graphs, as evidenced by the test results:

• test_large_scale_single_sink_near_end: 4.63ms → 49.1μs (93x faster)
• test_large_complete_graph_ordering: 1.54ms → 45.9μs (33x faster)
• test_large_fan_in_structure: 453μs → 15.9μs (28x faster)

Edge Cases Handled

The optimization preserves correctness for several edge cases:

1. Unhashable IDs: When node/edge IDs are unhashable (e.g., lists), the set creation fails. The code catches TypeError and falls back to the original algorithm.

2. Single-use iterators: If edges is an iterator that can only be consumed once (where iter(edges) is edges), the code uses a manual iteration approach that respects the one-time consumption pattern.

3. Non-iterable edges: Catches TypeError when edges cannot be iterated and falls back gracefully.

When This Matters

The optimization provides the most benefit when:

• The graph has many nodes and/or edges (quadratic → linear scaling)
• Edge IDs are hashable (most common case: strings, integers)
• The edges collection is re-iterable (lists, tuples - not single-use iterators)

For small graphs (< 10 nodes/edges), the overhead of set creation may slightly slow performance, but test results show the optimization still provides modest gains even in these cases.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 39 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

🌀 Click to see Generated Regression Tests

from __future__ import annotations

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from src.algorithms.graph import find_last_node


def test_basic_single_sink():
    # Simple scenario: nodes a -> b -> c (a and b are sources), c is the last node (sink).
    nodes = [{"id": "a"}, {"id": "b"}, {"id": "c"}]
    edges = [{"source": "a"}, {"source": "b"}]
    # Expect to receive the node dict for "c"
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.92μs -> 1.04μs (83.9% faster)


def test_empty_edges_returns_first_node():
    # If there are no edges, every node is vacuously a sink; the function should return the first node.
    nodes = [{"id": "alpha"}, {"id": "beta"}]
    edges = []
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.04μs -> 792ns (31.6% faster)


def test_no_nodes_returns_none():
    # No nodes at all should result in None being returned.
    nodes = []
    edges = [{"source": "anything"}]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 667ns -> 791ns (15.7% slower)


def test_all_nodes_are_sources_returns_none():
    # Every node appears as a source in edges -> no sink nodes -> expect None
    nodes = [{"id": 1}, {"id": 2}, {"id": 3}]
    edges = [{"source": 1}, {"source": 2}, {"source": 3}]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 2.00μs -> 1.08μs (84.7% faster)


def test_multiple_sinks_returns_first_sink():
    # Two sink nodes exist; function must return the first sink according to nodes order.
    nodes = [{"id": "s1"}, {"id": "s2"}, {"id": "s3"}]
    # Only s1 and s3 will be sinks if we add an edge from s2
    edges = [{"source": "s2"}]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.21μs -> 875ns (38.2% faster)


def test_integer_ids_and_false_zero_equality():
    # Illustrates Python equality subtlety: False == 0 is True, so an edge with source 0
    # will be considered equal to a node with id False.
    nodes = [{"id": False}, {"id": 1}]
    edges = [{"source": 0}]  # 0 == False, so the first node is treated as a source
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.58μs -> 1.04μs (51.9% faster)


def test_unhashable_list_ids_work_as_expected():
    # Node ids can be any objects; use list ids (unhashable) to ensure equality comparisons work.
    nodes = [{"id": [1, 2]}, {"id": [3]}]
    edges = [{"source": [1, 2]}]  # matches the first node
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.67μs -> 2.71μs (38.4% slower)


def test_duplicate_ids_with_sources():
    # Duplicate node ids: if id 'x' appears multiple times and 'x' is a source, none of those duplicates should be returned.
    nodes = [{"id": "x"}, {"id": "x"}, {"id": "y"}]
    edges = [{"source": "x"}]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.67μs -> 1.04μs (60.1% faster)


def test_edge_missing_source_key_raises_key_error():
    # If an edge dict is missing the 'source' key, accessing e['source'] must raise KeyError.
    nodes = [{"id": "a"}]
    edges = [{"src": "a"}]  # wrong key
    with pytest.raises(KeyError):
        find_last_node(nodes, edges)  # 1.50μs -> 1.17μs (28.5% faster)


def test_node_missing_id_key_raises_key_error_when_edges_present():
    # If a node dict is missing 'id' and there are edges, evaluating e["source"] != n["id"] will raise KeyError.
    nodes = [{"name": "no_id"}]  # missing 'id'
    edges = [{"source": "something"}]  # non-empty edges force access to n['id']
    with pytest.raises(KeyError):
        find_last_node(nodes, edges)  # 1.54μs -> 1.17μs (32.0% faster)


def test_large_scale_single_sink_near_end():
    # Large-ish flow: create 500 nodes where every node except the last has an outgoing edge.
    # Expect the last node to be identified as the sink.
    n = 500  # keep under 1000 as instructed
    nodes = [{"id": f"n{i}"} for i in range(n)]
    # edges from n0..n(n-2) so that only node n(n-1) is a sink
    edges = [{"source": f"n{i}"} for i in range(n - 1)]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 4.63ms -> 49.1μs (9322% faster)


def test_large_scale_multiple_sinks_returns_first_of_many():
    # Create many nodes and make half of them sinks; verify the function returns the first sink in nodes order.
    total = 500
    nodes = [{"id": i} for i in range(total)]
    # Make nodes with even ids be sources; odd ids will be sinks.
    edges = [{"source": i} for i in range(0, total, 2)]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 11.6μs -> 7.21μs (60.7% faster)


# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

import pytest
from src.algorithms.graph import find_last_node


def test_single_node_no_edges():
    """Test with a single node and no edges - should return that node."""
    nodes = [{"id": "node1", "label": "Node 1"}]
    edges = []
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.00μs -> 750ns (33.3% faster)


def test_linear_chain_three_nodes():
    """Test with a simple linear chain: node1 -> node2 -> node3."""
    nodes = [
        {"id": "node1", "label": "Node 1"},
        {"id": "node2", "label": "Node 2"},
        {"id": "node3", "label": "Node 3"},
    ]
    edges = [
        {"source": "node1", "target": "node2"},
        {"source": "node2", "target": "node3"},
    ]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 2.00μs -> 1.04μs (91.9% faster)


def test_branching_flow_two_outputs():
    """Test with a node that branches into two outputs."""
    nodes = [
        {"id": "start", "label": "Start"},
        {"id": "end1", "label": "End 1"},
        {"id": "end2", "label": "End 2"},
    ]
    edges = [
        {"source": "start", "target": "end1"},
        {"source": "start", "target": "end2"},
    ]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.71μs -> 1.00μs (70.8% faster)


def test_diamond_flow():
    """Test with a diamond-shaped flow: start -> mid1, mid2 -> end."""
    nodes = [
        {"id": "start", "label": "Start"},
        {"id": "mid1", "label": "Middle 1"},
        {"id": "mid2", "label": "Middle 2"},
        {"id": "end", "label": "End"},
    ]
    edges = [
        {"source": "start", "target": "mid1"},
        {"source": "start", "target": "mid2"},
        {"source": "mid1", "target": "end"},
        {"source": "mid2", "target": "end"},
    ]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 2.42μs -> 1.12μs (115% faster)


def test_nodes_with_multiple_attributes():
    """Test that the function correctly identifies last node with extra attributes."""
    nodes = [
        {"id": "node1", "label": "Node 1", "type": "start", "color": "red"},
        {"id": "node2", "label": "Node 2", "type": "end", "color": "green"},
    ]
    edges = [{"source": "node1", "target": "node2"}]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.50μs -> 958ns (56.6% faster)


def test_empty_nodes_list():
    """Test with empty nodes list - should return None."""
    nodes = []
    edges = []
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 667ns -> 666ns (0.150% faster)


def test_all_nodes_are_sources():
    """Test where every node is a source (no terminal node)."""
    nodes = [
        {"id": "node1"},
        {"id": "node2"},
        {"id": "node3"},
    ]
    edges = [
        {"source": "node1", "target": "node2"},
        {"source": "node2", "target": "node3"},
        {"source": "node3", "target": "node1"},  # Creates a cycle
    ]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.92μs -> 1.04μs (84.0% faster)


def test_single_edge_self_loop():
    """Test with a node that has a self-loop."""
    nodes = [{"id": "loop", "label": "Loop Node"}]
    edges = [{"source": "loop", "target": "loop"}]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.17μs -> 875ns (33.4% faster)


def test_multiple_edges_same_source():
    """Test with multiple edges from the same source."""
    nodes = [
        {"id": "a"},
        {"id": "b"},
        {"id": "c"},
    ]
    edges = [
        {"source": "a", "target": "b"},
        {"source": "a", "target": "c"},
        {"source": "a", "target": "b"},  # Duplicate edge
    ]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.71μs -> 1.08μs (57.7% faster)


def test_isolated_node_among_connected():
    """Test with one isolated node and a connected component."""
    nodes = [
        {"id": "isolated"},
        {"id": "source"},
        {"id": "sink"},
    ]
    edges = [{"source": "source", "target": "sink"}]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.25μs -> 875ns (42.9% faster)


def test_node_with_incoming_only_no_outgoing():
    """Test node that appears only as target, never as source."""
    nodes = [
        {"id": "a"},
        {"id": "b"},
        {"id": "c"},
    ]
    edges = [
        {"source": "a", "target": "b"},
        {"source": "b", "target": "c"},
    ]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.92μs -> 1.04μs (83.9% faster)


def test_node_id_with_special_characters():
    """Test nodes with special characters in id."""
    nodes = [
        {"id": "node-1_test@2024"},
        {"id": "node.2:special#id"},
    ]
    edges = [{"source": "node-1_test@2024", "target": "node.2:special#id"}]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.58μs -> 959ns (65.1% faster)


def test_node_ids_that_are_numbers():
    """Test nodes where id values are numeric or numeric strings."""
    nodes = [
        {"id": 1},
        {"id": 2},
        {"id": 3},
    ]
    edges = [
        {"source": 1, "target": 2},
        {"source": 2, "target": 3},
    ]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.92μs -> 1.08μs (76.9% faster)


def test_edge_with_nonexistent_source():
    """Test edge referencing a node id that doesn't exist in nodes."""
    nodes = [
        {"id": "a"},
        {"id": "b"},
    ]
    edges = [
        {"source": "nonexistent", "target": "a"},
        {"source": "a", "target": "b"},
    ]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.67μs -> 1.00μs (66.7% faster)


def test_empty_edges_multiple_nodes():
    """Test multiple nodes with no edges - should return first node."""
    nodes = [
        {"id": "a"},
        {"id": "b"},
        {"id": "c"},
    ]
    edges = []
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.04μs -> 791ns (31.7% faster)


def test_nodes_with_none_values():
    """Test nodes containing None as values in other fields."""
    nodes = [
        {"id": "node1", "value": None},
        {"id": "node2", "value": None},
    ]
    edges = [{"source": "node1", "target": "node2"}]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.50μs -> 958ns (56.6% faster)


def test_complex_node_structure_with_nested_data():
    """Test nodes with nested data structures."""
    nodes = [
        {"id": "n1", "data": {"nested": {"value": 1}}},
        {"id": "n2", "data": {"nested": {"value": 2}}},
    ]
    edges = [{"source": "n1", "target": "n2"}]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.50μs -> 958ns (56.6% faster)


def test_large_linear_chain():
    """Test performance with a large linear chain of 100 nodes."""
    num_nodes = 100
    nodes = [{"id": f"node{i}"} for i in range(num_nodes)]
    edges = [
        {"source": f"node{i}", "target": f"node{i+1}"} for i in range(num_nodes - 1)
    ]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 216μs -> 11.5μs (1780% faster)


def test_large_fan_out_structure():
    """Test with one node that connects to many others (fan-out)."""
    num_targets = 150
    nodes = [{"id": "root"}] + [{"id": f"leaf{i}"} for i in range(num_targets)]
    edges = [{"source": "root", "target": f"leaf{i}"} for i in range(num_targets)]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 7.29μs -> 3.71μs (96.6% faster)


def test_large_fan_in_structure():
    """Test with many nodes connecting to a single node (fan-in)."""
    num_sources = 150
    nodes = [{"id": f"node{i}"} for i in range(num_sources)] + [{"id": "sink"}]
    edges = [{"source": f"node{i}", "target": "sink"} for i in range(num_sources)]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 453μs -> 15.9μs (2754% faster)


def test_large_complete_graph_ordering():
    """Test with a larger graph where one node is clearly the last."""
    nodes = [{"id": f"n{i}"} for i in range(50)]
    # Create edges from all but the last node
    edges = [
        {"source": f"n{i}", "target": f"n{j}"}
        for i in range(50)
        for j in range(i + 1, 50)
    ]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.54ms -> 45.9μs (3251% faster)


def test_large_edges_single_non_source():
    """Test with many edges but only one node that's never a source."""
    num_nodes = 80
    nodes = [{"id": f"node{i}"} for i in range(num_nodes)]
    # Create edges from all nodes except the last to random nodes
    edges = []
    for i in range(num_nodes - 1):
        for j in range(i + 1, min(i + 5, num_nodes)):
            edges.append({"source": f"node{i}", "target": f"node{j}"})
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 492μs -> 19.2μs (2470% faster)


def test_performance_many_edges_same_attributes():
    """Test performance with many edges and nodes having same attributes."""
    num_nodes = 60
    nodes = [
        {"id": f"n{i}", "type": "process", "status": "pending"}
        for i in range(num_nodes)
    ]
    edges = [
        {"source": f"n{i}", "target": f"n{i+1}", "type": "flow"}
        for i in range(num_nodes - 1)
    ]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 85.5μs -> 6.92μs (1137% faster)


def test_wide_graph_structure():
    """Test with a wide graph: many parallel paths."""
    num_paths = 100
    # Create multiple parallel chains
    nodes = []
    edges = []
    for path in range(num_paths):
        # Each path has 3 nodes: start -> middle -> end
        start_id = f"start_{path}"
        middle_id = f"middle_{path}"
        end_id = f"end_{path}"
        nodes.extend(
            [
                {"id": start_id},
                {"id": middle_id},
                {"id": end_id},
            ]
        )
        edges.extend(
            [
                {"source": start_id, "target": middle_id},
                {"source": middle_id, "target": end_id},
            ]
        )

    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 10.0μs -> 10.6μs (5.52% slower)


def test_performance_with_duplicate_edges():
    """Test with many duplicate edges (shouldn't affect result, only performance)."""
    nodes = [
        {"id": "a"},
        {"id": "b"},
    ]
    # Create many duplicate edges
    edges = [{"source": "a", "target": "b"}] * 500
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 19.7μs -> 8.46μs (133% faster)


def test_large_graph_with_multiple_terminal_nodes():
    """Test large graph where multiple nodes could be terminal."""
    num_nodes = 100
    # Create a tree structure with multiple leaves
    nodes = [{"id": f"n{i}"} for i in range(num_nodes)]
    edges = []
    # Connect each node i to nodes 2*i+1 and 2*i+2 (binary tree)
    for i in range((num_nodes - 1) // 2):
        for child_offset in [1, 2]:
            child_idx = 2 * i + child_offset
            if child_idx < num_nodes:
                edges.append({"source": f"n{i}", "target": f"n{child_idx}"})

    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 109μs -> 9.12μs (1095% faster)


def test_very_large_node_list():
    """Test with a very large number of nodes but simple structure."""
    num_nodes = 500
    nodes = [{"id": f"node_{i}"} for i in range(num_nodes)]
    edges = [{"source": "node_0", "target": "node_1"}]
    codeflash_output = find_last_node(nodes, edges)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.71μs -> 1.08μs (57.7% faster)


# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

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