Pick from choices (v2)

Revision 2 of this benchmark created on

Description

CSS-Tricks: Choose a Random Option based on a Range

Setup

var choices = [
      [10, "apples"],
      [20, "oranges"],
      [70, "bananas"] 
    ];
    
    var pickInt32Array=(function(){var r=new Int32Array(2),o;return function pick(c){r[0]=Math.random()*100;for(r[1]=-1;(o=c[++r[1]])&&r[0]>=o[0];r[0]-=o[0]);if(o)return o[1]}})()

Test runner

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Testing in
TestOps/sec
imma
// 81 chars
(function pick(c){var r=Math.random()*100,n;for(n of c)if(r-=n[0],r<0)return n[1]})(choices)
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imma in integer
// 85 chars
(function pick(c){var r=~~(Math.random()*100),n;for(n of c)if(r-=n[0],r<0)return n[1]})(choices)
ready
Merri
// 94 chars; much faster, but the input array first item value total MUST equal 100
(function pick(c){for(var i=-1,j,r=~~(Math.random()*100);r>=(j=c[++i][0]);r-=j);return c[i][1]})(choices)
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Merri + safety
// 102 chars
(function pick(c){for(var i=-1,o,r=~~(Math.random()*100);(o=c[++i])&&r>=o[0];r-=o[0]);if(o)return o[1]})(choices)
ready
Merri + Int32Array
// 160+ chars
pickInt32Array(choices)
ready
Elegance
var fruits = ['apples', 'oranges', 'bananas'];

var n = Math.random();

var fruit = fruits[0 + (n > 0.1) + (n > 0.3)];
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Revisions

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