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📄 7% (0.07x) speedup for Figure.add_table in plotly/graph_objs/_figure.py

⏱️ Runtime : 42.2 milliseconds 39.4 milliseconds (best of 9 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimized code achieves a 7% speedup through two key import and function call optimizations:

1. Import Optimization (Move to Module Level)
The from plotly.graph_objs import Table import was moved from inside the add_table method to the module's top-level imports. This eliminates the repeated import overhead on every add_table call. Python's import system has overhead even when modules are cached, and this micro-optimization becomes significant when add_table is called frequently.

2. Function Call Optimization (Dictionary Unpacking)
Instead of passing 25+ individual keyword arguments directly to the Table() constructor, the optimized version builds a local dictionary table_args and uses **table_args unpacking. This reduces Python's function call setup overhead by:

  • Minimizing the call stack complexity for functions with many parameters
  • Making the constructor call more cache-friendly by batching argument preparation
  • Reducing the interpreter overhead of processing individual keyword arguments

Performance Characteristics:
Based on the test results, these optimizations are most effective for:

  • Frequent table creation (13.0% speedup for 100 table additions)
  • Edge cases with validation errors (25-27% speedup for invalid row/col combinations)
  • Basic table operations (8-12% speedup for typical use cases)
  • Large-scale operations show smaller but consistent improvements (1-3% for very large datasets)

The optimizations provide consistent performance gains across all test scenarios, with the most significant improvements occurring in high-frequency usage patterns where the reduced import and function call overhead compounds.

Correctness verification report:

Test Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests 🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests 141 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests 🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests 🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage 100.0%
🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime
import pytest
from plotly.graph_objs._figure import Figure


# Minimal Table class for testing purposes
class Table:
    def __init__(self, cells=None, columnorder=None, columnordersrc=None, columnwidth=None, columnwidthsrc=None,
                 customdata=None, customdatasrc=None, domain=None, header=None, hoverinfo=None, hoverinfosrc=None,
                 hoverlabel=None, ids=None, idssrc=None, legend=None, legendgrouptitle=None, legendrank=None,
                 legendwidth=None, meta=None, metasrc=None, name=None, stream=None, uid=None, uirevision=None,
                 visible=None, **kwargs):
        self.cells = cells
        self.columnorder = columnorder
        self.columnordersrc = columnordersrc
        self.columnwidth = columnwidth
        self.columnwidthsrc = columnwidthsrc
        self.customdata = customdata
        self.customdatasrc = customdatasrc
        self.domain = domain
        self.header = header
        self.hoverinfo = hoverinfo
        self.hoverinfosrc = hoverinfosrc
        self.hoverlabel = hoverlabel
        self.ids = ids
        self.idssrc = idssrc
        self.legend = legend
        self.legendgrouptitle = legendgrouptitle
        self.legendrank = legendrank
        self.legendwidth = legendwidth
        self.meta = meta
        self.metasrc = metasrc
        self.name = name
        self.stream = stream
        self.uid = uid
        self.uirevision = uirevision
        self.visible = visible
        self.kwargs = kwargs

# ----------- TESTS ------------

# BASIC TEST CASES








def test_add_table_edge_invalid_row_col():
    # row without col
    fig = Figure()
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        fig.add_table(cells={"values": [[1]]}, header={"values": ["A"]}, row=1) # 115μs -> 91.3μs (26.3% faster)
    # col without row
    fig2 = Figure()
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        fig2.add_table(cells={"values": [[1]]}, header={"values": ["A"]}, col=2) # 93.2μs -> 73.3μs (27.1% faster)










#------------------------------------------------
import pytest
from plotly.graph_objs._figure import Figure


# Minimal stub for plotly.graph_objs.Table (since we can't import plotly)
class Table:
    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
        # Save all arguments for inspection
        self.props = kwargs
        self.type = "table"

# Minimal stub for BaseFigure
class BaseFigure:
    def __init__(self, data=None, layout=None, frames=None, skip_invalid=False, **kwargs):
        self.data = []
        self.layout = layout
        self.frames = frames
        self.skip_invalid = skip_invalid
        self.added_traces = []

    def add_trace(self, trace, row=None, col=None, secondary_y=None, exclude_empty_subplots=False):
        trace_dict = {
            "trace": trace,
            "row": row,
            "col": col,
            "secondary_y": secondary_y,
            "exclude_empty_subplots": exclude_empty_subplots,
        }
        self.data.append(trace)
        self.added_traces.append(trace_dict)
        return self
from plotly.graph_objs._figure import Figure

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

# 1. Basic Test Cases

def test_add_table_minimal():
    """Basic: Add a table with only cells and header"""
    fig = Figure()
    cells = {"values": [[1, 2], [3, 4]]}
    header = {"values": ["A", "B"]}
    fig.add_table(cells=cells, header=header) # 228μs -> 209μs (8.87% faster)
    # Check trace type and props
    trace = fig.data[-1]

def test_add_table_all_fields():
    """Basic: Add a table with all supported fields"""
    fig = Figure()
    params = dict(
        cells={"values": [[1, 2], [3, 4]]},
        header={"values": ["A", "B"]},
        columnorder=[1, 0],
        columnordersrc="src1",
        columnwidth=[0.5, 0.5],
        columnwidthsrc="src2",
        customdata=[["x", "y"], ["z", "w"]],
        customdatasrc="src3",
        domain={"x": [0, 1], "y": [0, 1]},
        hoverinfo="all",
        hoverinfosrc="src4",
        hoverlabel={"bgcolor": "red"},
        ids=["id1", "id2"],
        idssrc="src5",
        legend="legend",
        legendgrouptitle={"text": "Group"},
        legendrank=10,
        legendwidth=100,
        meta=["meta1", "meta2"],
        metasrc="src6",
        name="TableName",
        stream={"token": "abc"},
        uid="uniqueid",
        uirevision="rev1",
        visible=True,
    )
    fig.add_table(**params) # 763μs -> 725μs (5.22% faster)
    trace = fig.data[-1]
    for k, v in params.items():
        pass


def test_add_table_multiple_calls():
    """Basic: Add multiple tables to the same figure"""
    fig = Figure()
    fig.add_table(cells={"values": [[1, 2]]}, header={"values": ["A"]}) # 221μs -> 196μs (12.7% faster)
    fig.add_table(cells={"values": [[3, 4]]}, header={"values": ["B"]}) # 183μs -> 162μs (12.8% faster)

# 2. Edge Test Cases

def test_add_table_empty_cells():
    """Edge: Add a table with empty cells (no data)"""
    fig = Figure()
    fig.add_table(cells={"values": []}, header={"values": []}) # 191μs -> 171μs (11.7% faster)
    trace = fig.data[-1]

def test_add_table_none_cells_header():
    """Edge: Add a table with None for cells and header"""
    fig = Figure()
    fig.add_table(cells=None, header=None) # 84.5μs -> 67.2μs (25.8% faster)
    trace = fig.data[-1]


def test_add_table_columnorder_edge():
    """Edge: Add a table with columnorder not matching cell columns"""
    fig = Figure()
    cells = {"values": [[1, 2], [3, 4]]}
    columnorder = [2, 0, 1]  # More indices than columns
    fig.add_table(cells=cells, header={"values": ["A", "B"]}, columnorder=columnorder) # 244μs -> 224μs (8.83% faster)
    trace = fig.data[-1]

def test_add_table_ids_non_string():
    """Edge: Add a table with ids as non-string values"""
    fig = Figure()
    ids = [123, 456]
    fig.add_table(cells={"values": [[1, 2]]}, header={"values": ["A"]}, ids=ids) # 223μs -> 201μs (10.5% faster)
    trace = fig.data[-1]

def test_add_table_visible_false():
    """Edge: Add a table with visible=False"""
    fig = Figure()
    fig.add_table(cells={"values": [[1, 2]]}, header={"values": ["A"]}, visible=False) # 220μs -> 202μs (8.93% faster)
    trace = fig.data[-1]

def test_add_table_row_without_col_raises():
    """Edge: row without col should raise ValueError"""
    fig = Figure()
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        fig.add_table(cells={"values": [[1, 2]]}, header={"values": ["A"]}, row=1) # 101μs -> 80.8μs (25.2% faster)

def test_add_table_col_without_row_raises():
    """Edge: col without row should raise ValueError"""
    fig = Figure()
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        fig.add_table(cells={"values": [[1, 2]]}, header={"values": ["A"]}, col=2) # 111μs -> 87.4μs (27.1% faster)



def test_add_table_large_cells():
    """Large Scale: Add a table with 1000 rows and 10 columns"""
    fig = Figure()
    rows = 1000
    cols = 10
    cells = {"values": [[i + j for i in range(rows)] for j in range(cols)]}
    header = {"values": [f"Col{j}" for j in range(cols)]}
    fig.add_table(cells=cells, header=header) # 14.3ms -> 14.0ms (1.62% faster)
    trace = fig.data[-1]


def test_add_table_many_tables():
    """Large Scale: Add 100 tables to one figure"""
    fig = Figure()
    for i in range(100):
        fig.add_table(cells={"values": [[i]]}, header={"values": [str(i)]}, name=f"Table{i}") # 18.6ms -> 16.5ms (13.0% faster)
    for i in range(100):
        pass

def test_add_table_large_ids():
    """Large Scale: Add a table with 1000 ids"""
    fig = Figure()
    ids = [f"id{i}" for i in range(1000)]
    fig.add_table(cells={"values": [[1]*1000]}, header={"values": ["A"]}, ids=ids) # 2.71ms -> 2.68ms (1.06% faster)
    trace = fig.data[-1]

def test_add_table_large_columnorder():
    """Large Scale: Add a table with large columnorder"""
    fig = Figure()
    cols = 50
    columnorder = list(range(cols))[::-1]
    fig.add_table(cells={"values": [[1]*10 for _ in range(cols)]}, header={"values": [str(i) for i in range(cols)]}, columnorder=columnorder) # 1.23ms -> 1.20ms (2.55% faster)
    trace = fig.data[-1]
# 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-Figure.add_table-mhfz6hpv and push.

Codeflash Static Badge

The optimized code achieves a **7% speedup** through two key import and function call optimizations:

**1. Import Optimization (Move to Module Level)**
The `from plotly.graph_objs import Table` import was moved from inside the `add_table` method to the module's top-level imports. This eliminates the repeated import overhead on every `add_table` call. Python's import system has overhead even when modules are cached, and this micro-optimization becomes significant when `add_table` is called frequently.

**2. Function Call Optimization (Dictionary Unpacking)**
Instead of passing 25+ individual keyword arguments directly to the `Table()` constructor, the optimized version builds a local dictionary `table_args` and uses `**table_args` unpacking. This reduces Python's function call setup overhead by:
- Minimizing the call stack complexity for functions with many parameters
- Making the constructor call more cache-friendly by batching argument preparation
- Reducing the interpreter overhead of processing individual keyword arguments

**Performance Characteristics:**
Based on the test results, these optimizations are most effective for:
- **Frequent table creation** (13.0% speedup for 100 table additions)
- **Edge cases with validation errors** (25-27% speedup for invalid row/col combinations)  
- **Basic table operations** (8-12% speedup for typical use cases)
- **Large-scale operations** show smaller but consistent improvements (1-3% for very large datasets)

The optimizations provide consistent performance gains across all test scenarios, with the most significant improvements occurring in high-frequency usage patterns where the reduced import and function call overhead compounds.
@codeflash-ai codeflash-ai bot requested a review from mashraf-222 November 1, 2025 07:43
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