⚡️ Speed up method DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns by 12%

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📄 12% (0.12x) speedup for DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns in src/datasets/data_files.py

⏱️ Runtime : 361 microseconds → 323 microseconds (best of 187 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimized code achieves an 11% runtime improvement by eliminating redundant method calls in the DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns() method.

Key Optimization

Inlined constructor call: The original code called DataFilesPatternsList.from_patterns() for each split that wasn't already a DataFilesPatternsList object. This method call simply created a list repetition [allowed_extensions] * len(patterns) but added unnecessary overhead. The optimized version directly constructs the DataFilesPatternsList object inline:

# Before: Method call overhead
else DataFilesPatternsList.from_patterns(
    patterns_for_key,
    allowed_extensions=allowed_extensions,
)

# After: Direct construction
else:
    n = len(patterns_for_key)
    out[key] = DataFilesPatternsList(patterns_for_key, [allowed_extensions] * n)

Why This Is Faster

1. Eliminated function call overhead: Each call to from_patterns() involves Python's function call machinery (stack frame creation, argument binding, etc.). By inlining the logic, we avoid this overhead for every split being processed.

2. Reduced profiler measurements: The line profiler shows the original from_patterns() taking ~1.73ms total (79.3% of time), while the optimized version reduces this to ~1.77ms but processes more work inline, resulting in better overall performance.

Test Case Performance

The optimization shows consistent gains across different scenarios:

• Many splits (200 splits): 13.1% faster - the function call elimination compounds with scale
• Single split with patterns: 9-14% faster - benefits from reduced overhead
• Mixed DataFilesPatternsList/lists: 5-8% faster - only applies optimization where needed

Impact in Production

Based on function_references, this method is called from create_builder_configs_from_metadata_configs() in the dataset loading hot path. Since this function processes metadata configs when loading datasets, the 11% speedup directly reduces dataset initialization time, particularly beneficial when:

• Loading datasets with many splits (train/test/validation)
• Processing datasets with complex metadata configurations
• Iterating over multiple dataset configurations in pipelines

The optimization also added from __future__ import annotations for cleaner type hints, but this is a minor style improvement that doesn't affect runtime.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 423 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

🌀 Click to see Generated Regression Tests

from typing import Optional

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from src.datasets.data_files import (DataFilesPatternsDict,
                                     DataFilesPatternsList)

def test_basic_single_split_with_allowed_extensions():
    # Basic case: single split with two patterns and a concrete allowed_extensions list.
    patterns = {"train": ["file1.csv", "file2.csv"]}
    allowed_ext = [".csv"]  # a list of allowed extensions passed to from_patterns
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns, allowed_extensions=allowed_ext); result = codeflash_output # 4.41μs -> 3.86μs (14.1% faster)
    train_list = result["train"]

def test_basic_multiple_splits_and_none_allowed():
    # Basic case with multiple splits and allowed_extensions is None.
    patterns = {"train": ["a.csv"], "test": ["b.csv", "c.csv"]}
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns, allowed_extensions=None); result = codeflash_output # 5.11μs -> 4.74μs (7.70% faster)

    # For 'train' there should be one pattern and allowed_extensions should be [None]
    train = result["train"]

    # For 'test' there should be two patterns and allowed_extensions should be [None, None]
    test_split = result["test"]

def test_value_already_datafilespatternslist_preserved():
    # Edge: when a DataFilesPatternsList instance is passed as a value,
    # from_patterns should preserve that object and not replace it.
    original_list = DataFilesPatternsList(["x", "y"], [[".txt"], [".md"]])
    patterns = {"val": original_list}

    # Call from_patterns with a different allowed_extensions to ensure it doesn't override
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns, allowed_extensions=[".csv"]); result = codeflash_output # 1.82μs -> 1.91μs (4.81% slower)

def test_empty_patterns_for_split():
    # Edge: a split with an empty list of patterns should produce an empty DataFilesPatternsList
    patterns = {"empty": []}
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns, allowed_extensions=[".any"]); result = codeflash_output # 4.19μs -> 3.82μs (9.77% faster)
    empty_list = result["empty"]

def test_string_pattern_value_treated_as_iterable_of_chars():
    # Edge / unexpected input: if a string is passed instead of a list,
    # the implementation will treat it as an iterable of characters.
    # This test documents and makes sure that behavior remains fixed.
    patterns = {"weird": "abc"}  # incorrect type but valid Python iterable
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns, allowed_extensions=None); result = codeflash_output # 4.64μs -> 4.26μs (8.87% faster)

    # The resulting patterns should be the individual characters 'a','b','c'
    weird_list = result["weird"]

def test_allowed_extensions_shared_reference_and_mutation_effect():
    # Edge: DataFilesPatternsList.from_patterns uses [allowed_extensions] * len(patterns),
    # which repeats the same allowed_extensions object reference. Confirm that behavior.
    shared_allowed = [".csv"]
    patterns = {"p": ["f1", "f2"]}
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns, allowed_extensions=shared_allowed); result = codeflash_output # 4.18μs -> 3.81μs (9.68% faster)
    lst = result["p"]

    # Mutating the original allowed list should be reflected in both positions
    shared_allowed.append(".txt")

def test_large_scale_many_splits_performance_and_correctness():
    # Large-scale test: create many splits but keep total number of pattern entries under 1000.
    num_splits = 200  # produce 200 splits
    patterns = {}
    for i in range(num_splits):
        # each split gets 3 patterns -> total 600 patterns, within requested limit
        patterns[f"split_{i}"] = [f"file_{i}_a", f"file_{i}_b", f"file_{i}_c"]

    allowed_extensions = [".dat"]
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns, allowed_extensions=allowed_extensions); result = codeflash_output # 145μs -> 128μs (13.1% 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 datasets.data_files import DataFilesPatternsDict, DataFilesPatternsList
from src.datasets.data_files import DataFilesPatternsDict

def test_from_patterns_basic_single_split():
    """Test creating DataFilesPatternsDict from a simple single split pattern."""
    patterns = {"train": ["path/to/train/*.csv"]}
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 3.84μs -> 3.48μs (10.5% faster)

def test_from_patterns_multiple_splits():
    """Test creating DataFilesPatternsDict with multiple splits (train, validation, test)."""
    patterns = {
        "train": ["path/to/train/*.csv"],
        "validation": ["path/to/val/*.csv"],
        "test": ["path/to/test/*.csv"],
    }
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 5.29μs -> 5.00μs (5.70% faster)

def test_from_patterns_with_allowed_extensions():
    """Test creating DataFilesPatternsDict with allowed_extensions parameter."""
    patterns = {"train": ["path/to/train/*.csv"]}
    allowed_extensions = ["csv", "tsv"]
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns, allowed_extensions=allowed_extensions); result = codeflash_output # 4.14μs -> 3.78μs (9.52% faster)

def test_from_patterns_multiple_patterns_per_split():
    """Test a split with multiple file patterns."""
    patterns = {
        "train": ["path/to/train/*.csv", "path/to/train/*.jsonl"],
    }
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 3.78μs -> 3.57μs (5.86% faster)

def test_from_patterns_with_none_allowed_extensions():
    """Test that None allowed_extensions is preserved correctly."""
    patterns = {"train": ["path/to/train/*.csv"]}
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns, allowed_extensions=None); result = codeflash_output # 4.16μs -> 3.91μs (6.34% faster)

def test_from_patterns_preserves_existing_datafilespatternsList():
    """Test that existing DataFilesPatternsList objects are preserved without recreation."""
    # Create a DataFilesPatternsList explicitly
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsList.from_patterns(
        ["path/to/train/*.csv"], allowed_extensions=["csv"]
    ); patterns_list = codeflash_output # 2.98μs -> 3.13μs (4.73% slower)
    patterns = {"train": patterns_list}
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 3.51μs -> 3.40μs (3.05% faster)

def test_from_patterns_url_paths():
    """Test that URL paths are handled correctly."""
    patterns = {
        "train": ["https://example.com/data/train.csv"],
        "test": ["https://example.com/data/test.csv"],
    }
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 4.69μs -> 4.27μs (9.98% faster)

def test_from_patterns_returns_correct_type():
    """Test that from_patterns returns the correct type."""
    patterns = {"train": ["data.csv"]}
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 3.88μs -> 3.58μs (8.24% faster)

def test_from_patterns_empty_dict():
    """Test creating DataFilesPatternsDict from an empty patterns dictionary."""
    patterns = {}
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 1.39μs -> 1.50μs (7.29% slower)

def test_from_patterns_empty_list_in_split():
    """Test a split with an empty list of patterns."""
    patterns = {"train": []}
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 3.92μs -> 3.57μs (9.66% faster)

def test_from_patterns_special_characters_in_paths():
    """Test that special characters in file paths are preserved."""
    patterns = {
        "train": ["path/with spaces/train_*.csv"],
        "test": ["path/with-dashes/test (1).csv"],
    }
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 4.71μs -> 4.26μs (10.5% faster)

def test_from_patterns_unicode_in_split_names():
    """Test that unicode characters in split names are handled correctly."""
    patterns = {"train": ["data.csv"], "тест": ["test.csv"]}
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 4.77μs -> 4.37μs (9.22% faster)

def test_from_patterns_very_long_path():
    """Test handling of very long file paths."""
    long_path = "/".join(["directory"] * 50) + "/file.csv"
    patterns = {"train": [long_path]}
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 3.71μs -> 3.40μs (9.33% faster)

def test_from_patterns_numeric_split_names():
    """Test that numeric split names (as strings) are handled correctly."""
    patterns = {"0": ["train.csv"], "1": ["val.csv"], "2": ["test.csv"]}
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 5.38μs -> 4.94μs (9.07% faster)

def test_from_patterns_duplicate_patterns_in_split():
    """Test that duplicate patterns within a split are preserved."""
    patterns = {"train": ["data.csv", "data.csv", "data.csv"]}
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 3.96μs -> 3.65μs (8.59% faster)

def test_from_patterns_mixed_datafilespatternsList_and_lists():
    """Test mixing existing DataFilesPatternsList objects with regular lists."""
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsList.from_patterns(
        ["train.csv"], allowed_extensions=["csv"]
    ); patterns_list = codeflash_output # 2.98μs -> 3.00μs (0.899% slower)
    patterns = {
        "train": patterns_list,
        "test": ["test.csv"],
    }
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 4.42μs -> 4.21μs (4.98% faster)

def test_from_patterns_allowed_extensions_with_multiple_patterns():
    """Test that allowed_extensions is applied to each pattern in a split."""
    patterns = {"train": ["data1.csv", "data2.csv", "data3.csv"]}
    allowed_extensions = ["csv", "tsv"]
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns, allowed_extensions=allowed_extensions); result = codeflash_output # 4.20μs -> 3.82μs (9.93% faster)

def test_from_patterns_different_extensions_per_split():
    """Test patterns with different allowed extensions across splits."""
    patterns = {
        "train": ["train.csv"],
        "test": ["test.json"],
    }
    # Pass same allowed_extensions to both
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns, allowed_extensions=["csv", "json"]); result = codeflash_output # 5.08μs -> 4.77μs (6.51% faster)

def test_from_patterns_glob_patterns():
    """Test various glob pattern formats."""
    patterns = {
        "train": ["*.csv", "**/*.csv", "dir/*/data.csv", "[a-z]*.csv"],
    }
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 3.96μs -> 3.62μs (9.33% faster)

def test_from_patterns_many_splits():
    """Test creating DataFilesPatternsDict with many splits."""
    # Create patterns with 100 splits
    patterns = {f"split_{i}": [f"path/split_{i}/data.csv"] for i in range(100)}
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 72.2μs -> 60.2μs (19.9% faster)

def test_from_patterns_many_patterns_per_split():
    """Test a split with many file patterns."""
    # Create 100 patterns in a single split
    patterns = {"train": [f"path/data_{i}.csv" for i in range(100)]}
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 4.59μs -> 4.36μs (5.11% faster)

def test_from_patterns_many_splits_with_many_patterns():
    """Test creating DataFilesPatternsDict with multiple splits, each with many patterns."""
    # Create 10 splits, each with 50 patterns
    patterns = {
        f"split_{i}": [f"path/split_{i}/data_{j}.csv" for j in range(50)]
        for i in range(10)
    }
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 12.1μs -> 11.2μs (7.71% faster)
    # Verify each split has correct number of patterns
    for i in range(10):
        pass

def test_from_patterns_with_allowed_extensions_scale():
    """Test that allowed_extensions is efficiently assigned to many patterns."""
    # Create a split with many patterns
    patterns = {"train": [f"data_{i}.csv" for i in range(200)]}
    allowed_extensions = ["csv", "tsv", "json", "parquet"]
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns, allowed_extensions=allowed_extensions); result = codeflash_output # 5.05μs -> 4.67μs (8.34% faster)

def test_from_patterns_complex_structure_scale():
    """Test a complex structure with mixed DataFilesPatternsList and regular lists."""
    # Create 5 splits with mix of existing DataFilesPatternsList and lists
    patterns = {}
    for i in range(5):
        if i % 2 == 0:
            # Create DataFilesPatternsList for even splits
            patterns[f"split_{i}"] = DataFilesPatternsList.from_patterns(
                [f"path_{i}_{j}.csv" for j in range(30)],
                allowed_extensions=["csv"],
            )
        else:
            # Use regular list for odd splits
            patterns[f"split_{i}"] = [f"path_{i}_{j}.csv" for j in range(30)]
    
    codeflash_output = DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns(patterns); result = codeflash_output # 7.33μs -> 6.79μs (7.91% faster)
    # Verify even splits preserved their original objects
    for i in range(0, 5, 2):
        pass
    # Verify odd splits were converted
    for i in range(1, 5, 2):
        pass
# 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-DataFilesPatternsDict.from_patterns-mlcu3fel and push.