⚡️ Speed up function sanitize_patterns by 32%

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📄 32% (0.32x) speedup for sanitize_patterns in src/datasets/data_files.py

⏱️ Runtime : 384 microseconds → 290 microseconds (best of 141 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimized code achieves a 32% runtime improvement through three key algorithmic optimizations that reduce computational overhead when processing list-of-dicts patterns:

Primary Optimizations

1. Early Type Check Replaces Linear Scan: The original code used any(isinstance(pattern, dict) for pattern in patterns) which performs O(n) type checks across the entire list. The optimized version checks only patterns and isinstance(patterns[0], dict), performing just one type check. This is valid because either all elements are dicts (the list-of-dicts branch) or none are (the list-of-strings branch), making a full scan unnecessary.

2. Single-Pass Dictionary Building: The original code made two complete passes over the patterns list:

   • First pass: Extract all split names into a splits list
   • Second pass: Build the result dictionary with dict comprehension

   The optimized version builds the result dictionary in a single pass, directly inserting split_name: path entries as it validates each pattern. This eliminates redundant iterations and intermediate data structures.

3. Inline Duplicate Detection: Instead of collecting all splits first and then using len(set(splits)) != len(splits) to detect duplicates (which requires building a set and comparing counts), the optimized code checks if split_name in result during construction. Dictionary membership testing is O(1), making duplicate detection immediate and avoiding the set construction overhead.

Performance Impact

The test results show dramatic improvements for list-based inputs:

• Large list of 500 strings: 2504% faster (33.6μs → 1.29μs)
• List of 100 dict entries: 22.5% faster (55.3μs → 45.2μs)
• Mixed list-of-dicts: 90.9% faster (6.44μs → 3.37μs)

Context from Function References

The function is called from push_to_hub() in a dataset upload workflow where it processes metadata configurations. Given the context shows this is used when updating dataset metadata on the Hub (potentially with multiple splits), the optimization is particularly valuable since:

• Dataset uploads may involve multiple configuration updates
• The function processes data_files patterns which can contain numerous splits
• The 32% speedup reduces I/O wait time during Hub operations

The optimization maintains identical behavior for all input types (string, dict, list of strings, list of dicts) while significantly reducing execution time for the most common patterns in dataset metadata workflows.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 46 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

🌀 Click to see Generated Regression Tests

import pytest  # used for our unit tests
# import the real function and related constants/classes from the real modules
from src.datasets.data_files import SANITIZED_DEFAULT_SPLIT, sanitize_patterns
from src.datasets.splits import Split

def test_sanitize_with_string_returns_default_split():
    # Single string pattern should be mapped to the default split as a single-element list
    pattern = "gs://bucket/dataset.json"
    codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns(pattern); result = codeflash_output # 963ns -> 956ns (0.732% faster)

def test_sanitize_with_dict_wraps_non_list_values_and_stringifies_keys():
    # dict input: non-list value should be wrapped into a list, keys converted to str
    patterns = {Split.TRAIN: "file1.csv", "validation": ["file2.csv", "file3.csv"]}
    codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 3.32μs -> 3.63μs (8.52% slower)
    # keys are stringified
    expected_train_key = str(Split.TRAIN)

def test_sanitize_with_list_of_strings_uses_default_split_preserving_list():
    # list of strings should be taken as patterns for the default split
    patterns = ["a.json", "b.json"]
    codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 2.24μs -> 1.28μs (75.7% faster)

def test_sanitize_list_of_dicts_with_mixed_path_types_and_duplicate_detection():
    # Mixed path types: one dict with string path, another with list path => both handled correctly
    patterns = [
        {"split": "train", "path": "train-*.json"},
        {"split": "validation", "path": ["val-1.json", "val-2.json"]},
    ]
    codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 6.44μs -> 3.37μs (90.9% faster)

    # Duplicate split names should raise a ValueError with the expected message fragment
    dup_patterns = [
        {"split": "train", "path": "a"},
        {"split": "train", "path": "b"},
    ]
    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
        sanitize_patterns(dup_patterns) # 5.08μs -> 5.42μs (6.17% slower)

def test_sanitize_list_of_dicts_malformed_items_raise_value_error():
    # Malformed because 'path' is not a string or list
    bad_patterns_1 = [{"split": "s", "path": 123}]
    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo1:
        sanitize_patterns(bad_patterns_1) # 6.26μs -> 5.36μs (16.8% faster)

    # Malformed because dict has more than 2 keys (len != 2)
    bad_patterns_2 = [{"split": "s", "path": "x", "extra": "y"}]
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        sanitize_patterns(bad_patterns_2) # 3.22μs -> 2.67μs (20.7% faster)

    # Malformed because one element is not a dict while others are dicts => should raise
    mixed_patterns = [{"split": "s", "path": "x"}, "not-a-dict"]
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        sanitize_patterns(mixed_patterns) # 1.99μs -> 2.24μs (11.1% slower)

def test_sanitize_large_list_of_strings_performance_and_correctness():
    # Create a large list (500 elements) of distinct pattern strings to test scalability
    large_n = 500  # well under the 1000-element guideline
    large_patterns = [f"path_{i}.json" for i in range(large_n)]
    codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns(large_patterns); result = codeflash_output # 33.6μs -> 1.35μs (2399% faster)

def test_sanitize_dict_with_non_string_keys_and_non_list_values_are_stringified_and_wrapped():
    # Use a non-string key (e.g., Split.TEST object) and a non-list non-string value (number)
    patterns = {Split.TEST: 42}
    codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 2.83μs -> 3.08μs (8.03% slower)
    # Key should be stringified
    expected_key = str(Split.TEST)

def test_sanitize_when_given_generator_of_dicts_behaves_like_list_of_dicts():
    # A tuple of dicts is converted to a list first; ensure behavior matches the list-of-dicts branch
    tuple_of_dicts = ({"split": "a", "path": "p1"}, {"split": "b", "path": ["p2", "p3"]})
    codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns(tuple_of_dicts); result = codeflash_output # 6.92μs -> 4.09μs (69.5% 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.datasets.data_files import SANITIZED_DEFAULT_SPLIT, sanitize_patterns

class TestSanitizePatternsBasic:
    """Basic test cases for sanitize_patterns function under normal conditions."""

    def test_string_input_returns_default_split(self):
        """Test that a single string input returns a dict with default split key and string in a list."""
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns("path/to/file.csv"); result = codeflash_output # 1.02μs -> 926ns (9.72% faster)

    def test_dict_with_string_values(self):
        """Test that a dict with string values converts strings to lists."""
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns({"train": "train_file.csv", "test": "test_file.csv"}); result = codeflash_output # 2.69μs -> 2.80μs (4.21% slower)

    def test_dict_with_list_values(self):
        """Test that a dict with list values preserves the lists."""
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns({"train": ["train1.csv", "train2.csv"], "test": ["test.csv"]}); result = codeflash_output # 2.53μs -> 2.67μs (5.28% slower)

    def test_dict_with_mixed_values(self):
        """Test that a dict with mixed string and list values handles both correctly."""
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns({"train": "train.csv", "test": ["test1.csv", "test2.csv"]}); result = codeflash_output # 2.61μs -> 2.80μs (6.55% slower)

    def test_list_of_strings_returns_default_split(self):
        """Test that a list of strings returns a dict with default split key."""
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns(["file1.csv", "file2.csv", "file3.csv"]); result = codeflash_output # 2.31μs -> 1.29μs (79.4% faster)

    def test_list_of_dicts_with_path_string(self):
        """Test that a list of dicts with 'split' and 'path' keys works with string paths."""
        patterns = [
            {"split": "train", "path": "train.csv"},
            {"split": "test", "path": "test.csv"}
        ]
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 6.22μs -> 3.14μs (98.4% faster)

    def test_list_of_dicts_with_path_list(self):
        """Test that a list of dicts with 'split' and 'path' keys works with list paths."""
        patterns = [
            {"split": "train", "path": ["train1.csv", "train2.csv"]},
            {"split": "test", "path": ["test.csv"]}
        ]
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 6.15μs -> 3.23μs (90.3% faster)

    def test_dict_keys_converted_to_string(self):
        """Test that dictionary keys are converted to strings."""
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns({1: "file.csv", 2: ["file1.csv", "file2.csv"]}); result = codeflash_output # 2.95μs -> 3.08μs (4.19% slower)

    def test_empty_dict(self):
        """Test that an empty dict returns an empty dict."""
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns({}); result = codeflash_output # 1.94μs -> 1.91μs (1.52% faster)

    def test_empty_list(self):
        """Test that an empty list returns a dict with default split and empty list."""
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns([]); result = codeflash_output # 1.94μs -> 1.08μs (79.5% faster)

class TestSanitizePatternsEdgeCases:
    """Edge case tests for sanitize_patterns function."""

    def test_dict_with_numeric_keys(self):
        """Test that numeric keys in dict are converted to strings."""
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns({123: "file.csv", 456: ["file1.csv", "file2.csv"]}); result = codeflash_output # 2.98μs -> 3.11μs (4.08% slower)

    def test_dict_with_empty_list_value(self):
        """Test that dict with empty list value is preserved."""
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns({"train": []}); result = codeflash_output # 2.37μs -> 2.50μs (5.23% slower)

    def test_dict_with_empty_string_value(self):
        """Test that dict with empty string value is converted to list."""
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns({"train": ""}); result = codeflash_output # 2.44μs -> 2.49μs (1.73% slower)

    def test_list_of_dicts_with_mixed_path_types(self):
        """Test that a list of dicts can have some with string paths and some with list paths."""
        patterns = [
            {"split": "train", "path": "train.csv"},
            {"split": "validation", "path": ["val1.csv", "val2.csv"]},
            {"split": "test", "path": "test.csv"}
        ]
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 6.91μs -> 3.89μs (77.5% faster)

    def test_list_of_dicts_duplicate_splits_raises_error(self):
        """Test that duplicate splits in a list of dicts raises ValueError."""
        patterns = [
            {"split": "train", "path": "train1.csv"},
            {"split": "train", "path": "train2.csv"}
        ]
        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Some splits are duplicated in data_files"):
            sanitize_patterns(patterns) # 7.87μs -> 7.08μs (11.2% faster)

    def test_list_of_dicts_missing_path_key_raises_error(self):
        """Test that missing 'path' key in dict raises ValueError."""
        patterns = [
            {"split": "train", "file": "train.csv"}
        ]
        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Expected each split to have a 'path' key"):
            sanitize_patterns(patterns) # 6.81μs -> 5.63μs (21.0% faster)

    def test_list_of_dicts_missing_split_key_raises_error(self):
        """Test that missing 'split' key in dict raises ValueError."""
        patterns = [
            {"name": "train", "path": "train.csv"}
        ]
        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Expected each split to have a 'path' key"):
            sanitize_patterns(patterns) # 6.09μs -> 4.92μs (23.9% faster)

    def test_list_of_dicts_path_not_string_or_list_raises_error(self):
        """Test that 'path' value that is neither string nor list raises ValueError."""
        patterns = [
            {"split": "train", "path": 123}
        ]
        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Expected each split to have a 'path' key"):
            sanitize_patterns(patterns) # 6.50μs -> 5.31μs (22.4% faster)

    def test_list_of_dicts_extra_keys_allowed(self):
        """Test that dict with more than 2 keys raises ValueError."""
        patterns = [
            {"split": "train", "path": "train.csv", "extra": "value"}
        ]
        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Expected each split to have a 'path' key"):
            sanitize_patterns(patterns) # 6.29μs -> 5.07μs (24.2% faster)

    def test_url_pattern_as_string(self):
        """Test that URL patterns work as strings."""
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns("https://example.com/data.csv"); result = codeflash_output # 985ns -> 963ns (2.28% faster)

    def test_wildcard_pattern_as_string(self):
        """Test that wildcard patterns work as strings."""
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns("data/*.csv"); result = codeflash_output # 979ns -> 914ns (7.11% faster)

    def test_dict_with_special_split_names(self):
        """Test that special split names are preserved as strings."""
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns({"train+validation": "file.csv", "test": "test.csv"}); result = codeflash_output # 2.71μs -> 2.69μs (0.483% faster)

    def test_single_element_list_of_strings(self):
        """Test that single element list of strings is handled correctly."""
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns(["single_file.csv"]); result = codeflash_output # 2.16μs -> 1.23μs (76.4% faster)

    def test_tuple_input_converted_to_list(self):
        """Test that tuple input is converted to list via the else clause."""
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns(("file1.csv", "file2.csv")); result = codeflash_output # 2.79μs -> 1.92μs (45.3% faster)

    def test_list_of_dicts_single_element(self):
        """Test that list with single dict element works correctly."""
        patterns = [{"split": "train", "path": "train.csv"}]
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 5.61μs -> 2.62μs (114% faster)

class TestSanitizePatternsLargeScale:
    """Large scale test cases for sanitize_patterns function performance."""

    def test_dict_with_many_splits(self):
        """Test that dict with many splits is processed efficiently."""
        patterns = {f"split_{i}": f"file_{i}.csv" for i in range(100)}
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 21.2μs -> 20.2μs (4.82% faster)
        for i in range(100):
            pass

    def test_dict_with_large_file_lists(self):
        """Test that dict with large file lists in values is processed efficiently."""
        patterns = {"train": [f"file_{i}.csv" for i in range(500)]}
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 2.44μs -> 2.58μs (5.20% slower)

    def test_dict_with_many_splits_and_large_lists(self):
        """Test that dict with many splits and large file lists is processed correctly."""
        patterns = {f"split_{i}": [f"file_{i}_{j}.csv" for j in range(50)] for i in range(20)}
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 5.46μs -> 5.48μs (0.219% slower)

    def test_list_with_many_dicts(self):
        """Test that list with many dict entries is processed efficiently."""
        patterns = [{"split": f"split_{i}", "path": f"file_{i}.csv"} for i in range(100)]
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 55.3μs -> 45.2μs (22.5% faster)

    def test_list_of_dicts_with_large_path_lists(self):
        """Test that list of dicts with large path lists is processed correctly."""
        patterns = [
            {"split": f"split_{i}", "path": [f"file_{i}_{j}.csv" for j in range(100)]}
            for i in range(10)
        ]
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 10.5μs -> 6.65μs (57.5% faster)

    def test_large_list_of_strings(self):
        """Test that large list of strings is processed efficiently."""
        patterns = [f"file_{i}.csv" for i in range(500)]
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 33.6μs -> 1.29μs (2504% faster)

    def test_dict_with_complex_file_paths(self):
        """Test that dict with complex file paths (long strings) is handled correctly."""
        complex_path = "/very/long/path/to/nested/directories/with/many/levels/file.csv"
        patterns = {"train": complex_path, "test": [complex_path, complex_path]}
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 2.75μs -> 2.78μs (1.11% slower)

    def test_dict_with_many_splits_preservation(self):
        """Test that many splits are preserved with correct key mapping."""
        patterns = {str(i): f"file_{i}.csv" for i in range(200)}
        codeflash_output = sanitize_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 37.5μs -> 35.9μs (4.33% faster)

    def test_list_of_dicts_large_duplicate_check(self):
        """Test that duplicate detection works on large lists."""
        # Create a list with a duplicate at the end
        patterns = [{"split": f"split_{i}", "path": f"file_{i}.csv"} for i in range(99)]
        patterns.append({"split": "split_50", "path": "file_duplicate.csv"})
        
        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Some splits are duplicated in data_files"):
            sanitize_patterns(patterns) # 41.7μs -> 58.0μs (28.1% slower)
# 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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