⚡️ Speed up function insert_br_after_x_chars by 21%

[codeflash-ai]

📄 21% (0.21x) speedup for insert_br_after_x_chars in pr_agent/tools/pr_description.py

⏱️ Runtime : 2.39 milliseconds → 1.97 milliseconds (best of 428 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimized code achieves a 21% speedup by pre-compiling the regex pattern used in the count_chars_without_html function. Instead of recompiling the regex pattern '<[^>]+>' on every call to re.sub(), the optimization moves it to a module-level compiled regex object _HTML_TAG_RE = re.compile('<[^>]+>').

Key optimization:

• Regex compilation caching: The line profiler shows that count_chars_without_html is called 4,728 times in the main loop, and each call previously triggered regex compilation. The optimized version eliminates this repeated compilation overhead by using the pre-compiled pattern.

Performance impact by test case type:

• Strings with HTML tags see the biggest gains (10-35% faster) since they heavily use the count_chars_without_html function
• Large lists show significant speedup (28-37% faster) because they process many individual words, each requiring HTML tag counting
• Simple strings without HTML see modest improvements (2-8% faster) as they still benefit from the reduced function call overhead
• Very large strings show smaller relative gains (4-6% faster) since other processing dominates the runtime

The optimization is particularly effective because count_chars_without_html is called frequently within the main word processing loop, making the regex compilation cost a significant bottleneck in the original code.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	✅ 11 Passed
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 58 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

⚙️ Existing Unit Tests and Runtime

Test File::Test Function	Original ⏱️	Optimized ⏱️	Speedup
unittest/test_convert_to_markdown.py::TestBR.test_br1	14.1μs	13.2μs	6.81%✅
unittest/test_convert_to_markdown.py::TestBR.test_br2	13.3μs	12.3μs	8.32%✅
unittest/test_convert_to_markdown.py::TestBR.test_br3	13.5μs	12.4μs	9.37%✅

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

import re

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from pr_agent.tools.pr_description import insert_br_after_x_chars

# unit tests

# ------------------ BASIC TEST CASES ------------------

def test_empty_string_returns_empty():
    # Should return empty string if input is empty
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars("") # 339ns -> 333ns (1.80% faster)

def test_short_string_no_br():
    # Should not insert <br> if string is shorter than x
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars("short text", x=20) # 773ns -> 751ns (2.93% faster)

def test_exact_length_no_br():
    # Should not insert <br> if string is exactly x chars
    s = "a" * 70
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=70) # 4.67μs -> 4.72μs (1.02% slower)

def test_long_string_inserts_br():
    # Should insert <br> after exceeding x chars
    s = "word " * 15  # 75 chars with spaces
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=70); out = codeflash_output # 7.82μs -> 7.96μs (1.76% slower)

def test_multiple_br_insertions():
    # Should insert multiple <br> for longer strings
    s = "word " * 30
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=70); out = codeflash_output # 10.1μs -> 10.1μs (0.716% faster)

def test_newline_converted_to_br():
    # Should convert \n to <br>
    s = "line1\nline2"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=5); out = codeflash_output # 7.03μs -> 6.35μs (10.6% faster)

def test_code_tag_replacement():
    # Should replace backticks with <code> tags
    s = "this is `code` and `another`"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=10); out = codeflash_output # 9.56μs -> 8.69μs (9.96% faster)

def test_list_item_conversion_dash():
    # Should convert - list items to <li>
    s = "- item1\n- item2"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=5); out = codeflash_output # 9.39μs -> 8.55μs (9.80% faster)

def test_list_item_conversion_star():
    # Should convert * list items to <li>
    s = "* item1\n* item2"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=5); out = codeflash_output # 8.96μs -> 8.25μs (8.58% faster)

# ------------------ EDGE TEST CASES ------------------

def test_x_is_zero():
    # Should insert <br> after every word if x=0
    s = "word1 word2 word3"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=0); out = codeflash_output # 4.80μs -> 4.86μs (1.28% slower)

def test_x_is_one():
    # Should insert <br> after every word if x=1
    s = "a b c"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=1); out = codeflash_output # 4.98μs -> 5.01μs (0.718% slower)

def test_unicode_characters():
    # Should handle unicode chars correctly
    s = "你好 世界 你好世界"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=4); out = codeflash_output # 6.75μs -> 6.97μs (3.11% slower)

def test_html_tags_in_input():
    # Should not count HTML tags towards character count
    s = "<b>bold</b> text"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=5); out = codeflash_output # 7.46μs -> 6.74μs (10.7% faster)

def test_code_tag_with_long_code():
    # Should handle long code blocks correctly
    s = "before `"+ "x"*80 +"` after"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=70); out = codeflash_output # 7.86μs -> 7.33μs (7.13% faster)

def test_list_with_indentation():
    # Should handle indented list items
    s = "   - item1\n   - item2"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=5); out = codeflash_output # 11.2μs -> 10.8μs (3.32% faster)

def test_br_inserted_at_word_boundary():
    # Should not split words with <br>
    s = "word1 " + "word2"*20
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=10); out = codeflash_output # 4.75μs -> 4.92μs (3.49% slower)

def test_multiple_code_tags():
    # Should alternate <code> and </code> for multiple backticks
    s = "`a` `b` `c`"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=2); out = codeflash_output # 8.72μs -> 7.72μs (13.0% faster)

def test_list_and_code_interaction():
    # Should handle code blocks inside list items
    s = "- `code` item"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=5); out = codeflash_output # 8.24μs -> 7.71μs (6.88% faster)

def test_trailing_newline():
    # Should handle trailing newline correctly
    s = "line1\n"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=2); out = codeflash_output # 7.08μs -> 6.47μs (9.56% faster)

def test_double_spaces():
    # Should handle double spaces correctly
    s = "word1  word2"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=5); out = codeflash_output # 5.24μs -> 5.31μs (1.34% slower)

def test_only_html_tags():
    # Should handle string with only HTML tags
    s = "<b></b>"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=1); out = codeflash_output # 2.20μs -> 1.63μs (34.5% faster)

def test_only_backticks():
    # Should handle string with only backticks
    s = "`"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=1); out = codeflash_output # 6.07μs -> 5.57μs (8.96% faster)

def test_list_with_star_and_dash():
    # Should handle mixed list markers
    s = "- item1\n* item2"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=5); out = codeflash_output # 9.55μs -> 8.60μs (11.0% faster)

# ------------------ LARGE SCALE TEST CASES ------------------

def test_large_string_performance():
    # Should handle large strings efficiently
    s = "word " * 1000
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=70); out = codeflash_output # 154μs -> 162μs (4.74% slower)

def test_large_list_performance():
    # Should handle large lists
    s = "- item\n" * 500
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=10); out = codeflash_output # 597μs -> 437μs (36.7% faster)

def test_large_code_block():
    # Should handle large code blocks
    s = "`" + "x"*900 + "`"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=100); out = codeflash_output # 8.71μs -> 8.19μs (6.44% faster)

def test_large_mixed_content():
    # Should handle large mixed content
    s = "- item1\n" + ("word "*50) + "`" + ("x"*200) + "`\n- item2\n" + ("word "*50)
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=70); out = codeflash_output # 33.6μs -> 32.5μs (3.38% faster)

def test_large_string_with_newlines():
    # Should handle large string with many newlines
    s = ("line\n" * 500)
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=10); out = codeflash_output # 343μs -> 265μs (29.3% faster)
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.
#------------------------------------------------
import re

# imports
import pytest
from pr_agent.tools.pr_description import insert_br_after_x_chars

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

# 1. Basic Test Cases

def test_empty_string_returns_empty():
    # Should return empty string for empty input
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars("") # 331ns -> 311ns (6.43% faster)

def test_below_threshold_returns_unchanged():
    # String shorter than threshold should return unchanged
    s = "short string"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=50) # 746ns -> 687ns (8.59% faster)

def test_exact_threshold_returns_unchanged():
    # String exactly at threshold should return unchanged
    s = "a" * 70
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=70) # 4.63μs -> 4.73μs (2.05% slower)

def test_simple_break_after_threshold():
    # Should insert <br> after crossing threshold
    s = "a " * 36  # 72 chars (including spaces)
    expected = "a " * 35 + "a <br> "
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s.strip(), x=70) # 9.58μs -> 9.66μs (0.880% slower)

def test_break_on_word_boundary():
    # Should not break in the middle of a word
    s = "word1 " * 14  # 14*6=84 > 70
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s.strip(), x=70); result = codeflash_output # 6.91μs -> 6.93μs (0.260% slower)
    for word in result.split():
        pass

def test_multiple_breaks():
    # Should insert multiple <br> if text is long enough
    s = ("abcde " * 20).strip()  # 6*20=120
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=30); result = codeflash_output # 7.77μs -> 7.80μs (0.359% slower)

def test_preserves_newlines_as_br():
    # Newlines should become <br>
    s = "This is line 1.\nThis is line 2."
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=10); result = codeflash_output # 9.13μs -> 8.42μs (8.44% faster)

def test_code_tags_replacement():
    # Backticks should be replaced with <code> and </code>
    s = "Here is `code` example."
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=10); result = codeflash_output # 8.06μs -> 7.52μs (7.17% faster)

def test_multiple_code_tags():
    # Multiple code spans
    s = "A `foo` and `bar` test"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=10); result = codeflash_output # 9.58μs -> 8.65μs (10.7% faster)

# 2. Edge Test Cases

def test_x_is_zero():
    # x=0 should break after every word
    s = "a b c d"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=0); result = codeflash_output # 5.20μs -> 5.17μs (0.599% faster)

def test_x_is_one():
    # x=1 should break after every word (since all words are 1 char)
    s = "a b c"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=1); result = codeflash_output # 4.82μs -> 4.84μs (0.516% slower)

def test_long_word_longer_than_x():
    # If a single word is longer than x, should break before it
    s = "short " + "a" * 100 + " end"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=10); result = codeflash_output # 5.38μs -> 5.45μs (1.36% slower)

def test_multiple_newlines_and_spaces():
    # Handles multiple newlines and leading/trailing spaces
    s = "  line1\n\nline2   \n  line3"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=10); result = codeflash_output # 12.1μs -> 11.2μs (8.45% faster)

def test_list_formatting_dash():
    # List starting with dash should become <ul><li>...</ul>
    s = "- item1\n- item2\n- item3"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=10); result = codeflash_output # 11.4μs -> 10.4μs (10.1% faster)

def test_list_formatting_star():
    # List starting with star should become <ul><li>...</ul>
    s = "* item1\n* item2"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=10); result = codeflash_output # 8.91μs -> 8.15μs (9.44% faster)

def test_list_with_code_and_long_line():
    # List with code and long line
    s = "- here is `code` and some more words that will force a break"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=20); result = codeflash_output # 12.5μs -> 11.7μs (7.37% faster)

def test_nested_code_br_break():
    # Code block that crosses a break boundary
    s = "start " + "`" + "a" * 80 + "`" + " end"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=70); result = codeflash_output # 7.60μs -> 6.97μs (9.07% faster)
    # The <code> block should not be split by <br>
    code_block = re.search(r"<code>(.*?)</code>", result)

def test_break_resets_after_br():
    # After <br>, counter should reset
    s = "a " * 100
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s.strip(), x=20); result = codeflash_output # 18.8μs -> 19.1μs (1.77% slower)
    # There should be a <br> at least every 20 chars
    parts = result.split("<br>")
    for part in parts:
        # Remove HTML tags for accurate length
        plain = re.sub('<[^>]+>', '', part)

def test_break_resets_after_li():
    # After <li>, counter should reset
    s = "- " + "a " * 20 + "\n- " + "b " * 20
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s.strip(), x=20); result = codeflash_output # 16.3μs -> 15.5μs (5.21% faster)

def test_code_tag_at_end():
    # Code tag at end of string
    s = "foo `bar`"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=3); result = codeflash_output # 6.93μs -> 6.51μs (6.46% faster)

def test_code_tag_at_start():
    # Code tag at start of string
    s = "`foo` bar"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=3); result = codeflash_output # 6.84μs -> 6.31μs (8.28% faster)

def test_non_ascii_characters():
    # Should count non-ASCII characters as 1 char each
    s = "αβγδεζηθ " * 10  # Greek letters
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s.strip(), x=20); result = codeflash_output # 8.60μs -> 8.56μs (0.432% faster)

def test_html_in_input():
    # Should ignore HTML tags when counting
    s = "a <b>bold</b> word " * 10
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s.strip(), x=20); result = codeflash_output # 20.2μs -> 18.4μs (9.99% faster)

def test_newlines_and_code():
    # Newlines and code together
    s = "first\nsecond `code`\nthird"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=10); result = codeflash_output # 9.94μs -> 9.30μs (6.85% faster)

# 3. Large Scale Test Cases

def test_long_string_performance():
    # Large input, should not hang or error
    s = ("word " * 200).strip()
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=50); result = codeflash_output # 36.8μs -> 36.8μs (0.035% slower)

def test_large_list_input():
    # Large list input
    s = "- item\n" * 500
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s.strip(), x=30); result = codeflash_output # 578μs -> 451μs (28.3% faster)

def test_large_code_block():
    # Large code block should not be split by <br>
    code = "`" + "x" * 900 + "`"
    s = f"Start {code} End"
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=70); result = codeflash_output # 10.3μs -> 9.66μs (6.82% faster)
    # The code block should be intact
    code_block = re.search(r"<code>(.*?)</code>", result)

def test_mixed_large_list_and_code():
    # Large list with code in each item
    s = "\n".join(f"- item {i} `code{i}`" for i in range(100))
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=30); result = codeflash_output # 182μs -> 150μs (21.5% faster)

def test_long_word_list_items():
    # List items with long words
    s = "- " + "a" * 100 + "\n- " + "b" * 100
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=50); result = codeflash_output # 10.2μs -> 9.65μs (5.96% faster)

def test_large_input_with_mixed_formatting():
    # Large text with lists, code, newlines, and long words
    s = (
        "- " + "foo " * 10 + "`" + "bar" * 10 + "`" + "\n"
        "- " + "baz " * 10 + "\n"
        + "plain text " * 20
    )
    codeflash_output = insert_br_after_x_chars(s, x=40); result = codeflash_output # 24.4μs -> 23.4μs (4.50% faster)
# 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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