⚡️ Speed up function safe_getattr by 57%

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📄 57% (0.57x) speedup for safe_getattr in marimo/_runtime/reload/autoreload.py

⏱️ Runtime : 2.51 milliseconds → 1.61 milliseconds (best of 62 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimization replaces a try/except approach with a hasattr check, delivering a 56% speedup by eliminating exception handling overhead in the common case where attributes exist.

Key changes:

• Replaced try/except with hasattr check: Instead of always entering a try block and potentially catching ModuleNotFoundError, the code first checks if the attribute exists using hasattr(obj, attr)
• Reduced function calls: When the attribute exists, only calls getattr(obj, attr) without a default parameter, avoiding the overhead of exception handling machinery

Why this optimization works:
Exception handling in Python has significant overhead even when no exception is raised. The original code spent 19.3% of time on the try statement setup and 70.2% on the getattr call within the try block. The optimized version eliminates this overhead by using hasattr() to pre-check attribute existence - a much faster operation that doesn't involve exception handling machinery.

Performance characteristics by test case:

• Existing attributes: Slight slowdown (2-10%) due to the extra hasattr call, but this is minimal
• Missing attributes: Significant speedup (12-24%) by avoiding exception handling completely
• Large-scale operations: Consistent 1-2% improvement for bulk operations with missing attributes

This optimization is particularly effective for codebases where safe_getattr is frequently called on objects that may or may not have the requested attribute, as it converts the expensive exception path into a fast boolean check.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 5151 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

import types
from typing import TypeVar

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from marimo._runtime.reload.autoreload import safe_getattr

# function to test
# Copyright 2024 Marimo. All rights reserved.


M = TypeVar("M", bound=types.ModuleType)
T = TypeVar("T")
from marimo._runtime.reload.autoreload import safe_getattr

# unit tests

# --- Basic Test Cases ---

def test_existing_attribute_returns_value():
    # Test that safe_getattr returns the value of an existing attribute
    class DummyModule:
        foo = 42
    dummy = DummyModule()
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(dummy, "foo") # 641ns -> 660ns (2.88% slower)

def test_missing_attribute_returns_none_by_default():
    # Test that safe_getattr returns None when attribute is missing and no default is given
    class DummyModule:
        pass
    dummy = DummyModule()
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(dummy, "bar") # 580ns -> 508ns (14.2% faster)

def test_missing_attribute_returns_specified_default():
    # Test that safe_getattr returns the provided default when attribute is missing
    class DummyModule:
        pass
    dummy = DummyModule()
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(dummy, "bar", default="baz") # 880ns -> 782ns (12.5% faster)

def test_existing_attribute_ignores_default():
    # Test that safe_getattr returns attribute value even if default is provided
    class DummyModule:
        foo = 123
    dummy = DummyModule()
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(dummy, "foo", default="should_not_return") # 780ns -> 821ns (4.99% slower)

def test_attribute_is_none():
    # Test that safe_getattr returns None if attribute exists and is set to None
    class DummyModule:
        foo = None
    dummy = DummyModule()
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(dummy, "foo", default="not_none") # 790ns -> 786ns (0.509% faster)

# --- Edge Test Cases ---


def test_attribute_name_is_not_a_string():
    # Test behavior when attribute name is not a string (should raise TypeError)
    class DummyModule:
        foo = 1
    dummy = DummyModule()
    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
        safe_getattr(dummy, 123) # 1.05μs -> 911ns (15.7% faster)

def test_object_is_not_module_type():
    # Test behavior when obj is not a module type (should still work as getattr works on any object)
    class DummyClass:
        bar = "baz"
    dummy = DummyClass()
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(dummy, "bar") # 676ns -> 680ns (0.588% slower)
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(dummy, "missing", default="default") # 548ns -> 605ns (9.42% slower)





def test_other_exceptions_not_caught():
    # Test that exceptions other than ModuleNotFoundError are not caught
    class DummyModule:
        def __getattr__(self, name):
            raise ValueError("Something went wrong")
    dummy = DummyModule()
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        safe_getattr(dummy, "missing") # 2.50μs -> 2.04μs (22.3% faster)

def test_default_is_none_explicit():
    # Test that default=None works as expected when attribute is missing
    class DummyModule:
        pass
    dummy = DummyModule()
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(dummy, "foo", default=None) # 962ns -> 843ns (14.1% faster)

def test_default_is_falsey_value():
    # Test that a falsey default is returned when attribute is missing
    class DummyModule:
        pass
    dummy = DummyModule()
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(dummy, "foo", default=0) # 889ns -> 757ns (17.4% faster)
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(dummy, "foo", default=False) # 278ns -> 317ns (12.3% slower)
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(dummy, "foo", default="") # 181ns -> 186ns (2.69% slower)

def test_existing_attribute_is_falsey_value():
    # Test that an existing attribute with a falsey value is returned
    class DummyModule:
        foo = 0
        bar = ""
        baz = False
    dummy = DummyModule()
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(dummy, "foo", default=123) # 735ns -> 755ns (2.65% slower)
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(dummy, "bar", default="abc") # 339ns -> 427ns (20.6% slower)
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(dummy, "baz", default=True) # 258ns -> 288ns (10.4% slower)

def test_attribute_is_callable():
    # Test that safe_getattr can retrieve callable attributes
    class DummyModule:
        def foo(self):
            return "bar"
    dummy = DummyModule()

def test_attribute_is_property():
    # Test that safe_getattr works with property attributes
    class DummyModule:
        @property
        def foo(self):
            return "property_value"
    dummy = DummyModule()
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(dummy, "foo") # 730ns -> 763ns (4.33% slower)

# --- Large Scale Test Cases ---

def test_large_number_of_attributes():
    # Test retrieving attributes from an object with many attributes
    class LargeModule:
        pass
    large = LargeModule()
    # Add 1000 attributes
    for i in range(1000):
        setattr(large, f"attr_{i}", i)
    # Check retrieval for some attributes
    for i in range(0, 1000, 100):  # test every 100th attribute
        codeflash_output = safe_getattr(large, f"attr_{i}") # 3.28μs -> 3.50μs (6.26% slower)
    # Check missing attribute returns default
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(large, "attr_1001", default="not_found") # 573ns -> 625ns (8.32% slower)

def test_large_number_of_missing_attributes():
    # Test retrieving many missing attributes, ensuring default is returned
    class LargeModule:
        pass
    large = LargeModule()
    for i in range(1000):
        codeflash_output = safe_getattr(large, f"missing_{i}", default=None) # 233μs -> 227μs (2.26% faster)


def test_performance_large_scale_existing_attributes():
    # Test that safe_getattr is reasonably fast for large number of existing attributes
    class LargeModule:
        pass
    large = LargeModule()
    for i in range(1000):
        setattr(large, f"attr_{i}", i)
    # Retrieve all attributes
    for i in range(1000):
        codeflash_output = safe_getattr(large, f"attr_{i}") # 218μs -> 235μs (7.33% slower)

def test_performance_large_scale_missing_attributes():
    # Test that safe_getattr is reasonably fast for large number of missing attributes
    class LargeModule:
        pass
    large = LargeModule()
    for i in range(1000):
        codeflash_output = safe_getattr(large, f"missing_{i}", default="default") # 232μs -> 230μs (0.946% faster)
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.
#------------------------------------------------
from __future__ import annotations

import types
from typing import TypeVar

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from marimo._runtime.reload.autoreload import safe_getattr

# function to test
# Copyright 2024 Marimo. All rights reserved.


M = TypeVar("M", bound=types.ModuleType)
T = TypeVar("T")
from marimo._runtime.reload.autoreload import safe_getattr

# unit tests

# Basic Test Cases

def test_basic_existing_attribute():
    # Test getting an existing attribute from a module
    import math
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(math, "pi") # 671ns -> 701ns (4.28% slower)

def test_basic_non_existing_attribute_with_default():
    # Test getting a non-existing attribute with a default provided
    import math
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(math, "not_an_attr", 42) # 1.47μs -> 1.20μs (21.8% faster)

def test_basic_non_existing_attribute_without_default():
    # Test getting a non-existing attribute with no default (should return None)
    import math
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(math, "not_an_attr") # 1.38μs -> 1.11μs (23.9% faster)

def test_basic_existing_attribute_with_default():
    # Test getting an existing attribute with a default provided (should ignore default)
    import math
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(math, "e", 123) # 607ns -> 561ns (8.20% faster)

def test_basic_attribute_on_custom_module():
    # Test on a custom module type
    mod = types.ModuleType("testmod")
    mod.foo = "bar"
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(mod, "foo") # 484ns -> 503ns (3.78% slower)
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(mod, "baz", "default") # 1.62μs -> 1.46μs (11.1% faster)

# Edge Test Cases

def test_edge_attribute_is_none():
    # Attribute exists and is None
    mod = types.ModuleType("modnone")
    mod.none_attr = None
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(mod, "none_attr", "default") # 441ns -> 486ns (9.26% slower)

def test_edge_default_is_none():
    # Attribute does not exist, default is None
    mod = types.ModuleType("modnone")
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(mod, "missing_attr", None) # 1.65μs -> 1.39μs (18.6% faster)

def test_edge_empty_string_attribute():
    # Attribute name is empty string, should not exist
    mod = types.ModuleType("modempty")
    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
        # getattr with empty string raises AttributeError
        getattr(mod, "")
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(mod, "", "default") # 1.16μs -> 1.17μs (0.941% slower)

def test_edge_attribute_name_is_not_str():
    # Attribute name is not str: should raise TypeError
    mod = types.ModuleType("modtype")
    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
        safe_getattr(mod, 123, "default") # 998ns -> 834ns (19.7% faster)





def test_edge_attribute_is_dunder():
    # Test getting a dunder attribute
    mod = types.ModuleType("dunder")
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(mod, "__name__") # 530ns -> 590ns (10.2% slower)

def test_edge_default_is_object():
    # Default is a mutable object
    mod = types.ModuleType("modobj")
    default = []
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(mod, "missing", default) # 1.67μs -> 1.58μs (5.24% faster)


def test_edge_module_is_not_module_type():
    # Passing non-module object (should work as long as getattr works)
    class Dummy:
        x = 5
    dummy = Dummy()
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(dummy, "x", "default") # 621ns -> 639ns (2.82% slower)
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(dummy, "y", "default") # 280ns -> 309ns (9.39% slower)

# Large Scale Test Cases

def test_large_scale_many_attributes():
    # Module with many attributes
    mod = types.ModuleType("largemod")
    for i in range(1000):
        setattr(mod, f"attr_{i}", i)
    # Check random attributes
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(mod, "attr_0") # 591ns -> 624ns (5.29% slower)
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(mod, "attr_999") # 315ns -> 380ns (17.1% slower)
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(mod, "attr_1000", "notfound") # 1.59μs -> 1.57μs (1.66% faster)

def test_large_scale_many_missing_attributes():
    # Check many missing attributes
    mod = types.ModuleType("largemod")
    for i in range(100):
        codeflash_output = safe_getattr(mod, f"missing_{i}", i) # 74.1μs -> 72.8μs (1.74% faster)



def test_large_scale_attribute_types():
    # Test with different types of attribute values
    mod = types.ModuleType("typemod")
    mod.int_attr = 123
    mod.str_attr = "abc"
    mod.list_attr = [1,2,3]
    mod.dict_attr = {"a": 1}
    mod.none_attr = None
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(mod, "int_attr") # 534ns -> 593ns (9.95% slower)
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(mod, "str_attr") # 210ns -> 340ns (38.2% slower)
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(mod, "list_attr") # 172ns -> 197ns (12.7% slower)
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(mod, "dict_attr") # 147ns -> 230ns (36.1% slower)
    codeflash_output = safe_getattr(mod, "none_attr") # 146ns -> 170ns (14.1% slower)

def test_large_scale_attribute_performance():
    # Performance: ensure it works quickly for many calls
    mod = types.ModuleType("perfmod")
    mod.val = "value"
    for _ in range(1000):
        codeflash_output = safe_getattr(mod, "val") # 153μs -> 168μs (9.01% slower)
        codeflash_output = safe_getattr(mod, "missing", "default")
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.
#------------------------------------------------
from marimo._runtime.reload.autoreload import safe_getattr

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