From 307b76ae6e99e8cc88ff2de1cb5b5cf0c3fb1798 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "codeflash-ai[bot]"
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Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2025 01:00:32 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Optimize get_empty_batch_elements_indices

The optimized code replaces recursive function calls with an iterative approach using a stack, delivering a **60% speedup**. Here's why this optimization is so effective:

**Key Optimization: Recursive to Iterative Conversion**
- **Original**: Made recursive calls for every dict value, list element, and nested Batch, creating function call overhead and multiple intermediate result sets
- **Optimized**: Uses a single stack to traverse the entire data structure iteratively, eliminating all recursive function calls

**Performance Impact Analysis:**
1. **Eliminates expensive set unions**: The original code performed `result.union(value_result)` operations (5-6.2% of total time), creating new set objects repeatedly. The optimized version directly adds indices to a single result set.

2. **Reduces function call overhead**: The line profiler shows the original made 2,251 recursive calls (lines with 1023+1228 hits), while the optimized version uses simple stack operations with no function call overhead.

3. **Better memory efficiency**: Instead of creating intermediate result sets that get merged, the optimized version maintains one result set and one stack.

**Test Case Performance Patterns:**
- **Small/simple cases (basic batches)**: 30-40% slower due to stack overhead vs direct processing
- **Medium complexity (nested lists/dicts)**: 2-20% faster as stack efficiency overcomes recursive overhead
- **Large-scale cases**: 60-85% faster - the optimization shines with complex nested structures where recursive overhead dominates

The optimization is most beneficial for workloads with deeply nested or large collections of batches, where the original recursive approach created significant call stack and memory allocation overhead.
---
 .../step_input_assembler.py                   | 29 +++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/inference/core/workflows/execution_engine/v1/executor/execution_data_manager/step_input_assembler.py b/inference/core/workflows/execution_engine/v1/executor/execution_data_manager/step_input_assembler.py
index 10a601a4b3..539d3cb2ef 100644
--- a/inference/core/workflows/execution_engine/v1/executor/execution_data_manager/step_input_assembler.py
+++ b/inference/core/workflows/execution_engine/v1/executor/execution_data_manager/step_input_assembler.py
@@ -891,21 +891,20 @@ def ensure_compound_input_indices_match(indices: List[List[DynamicBatchIndex]])
 
 def get_empty_batch_elements_indices(value: Any) -> Set[DynamicBatchIndex]:
     result = set()
-    if isinstance(value, dict):
-        for v in value.values():
-            value_result = get_empty_batch_elements_indices(v)
-            result = result.union(value_result)
-    if isinstance(value, list):
-        for v in value:
-            value_result = get_empty_batch_elements_indices(v)
-            result = result.union(value_result)
-    if isinstance(value, Batch):
-        for index, value_element in value.iter_with_indices():
-            if isinstance(value_element, Batch):
-                value_result = get_empty_batch_elements_indices(value=value_element)
-                result = result.union(value_result)
-            elif value_element is None:
-                result.add(index)
+    stack = [value]
+    while stack:
+        current = stack.pop()
+        if isinstance(current, dict):
+            # Avoid function calls and set union by extending stack directly
+            stack.extend(current.values())
+        elif isinstance(current, list):
+            stack.extend(current)
+        elif isinstance(current, Batch):
+            for index, value_element in current.iter_with_indices():
+                if isinstance(value_element, Batch):
+                    stack.append(value_element)
+                elif value_element is None:
+                    result.add(index)
     return result