⚡️ Speed up function compile_regex by 2,492%

[codeflash-ai]

📄 2,492% (24.92x) speedup for compile_regex in marimo/_utils/fuzzy_match.py

⏱️ Runtime : 1.43 milliseconds → 55.3 microseconds (best of 5 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimized code adds regex compilation caching using a module-level dictionary _regex_cache to store previously compiled results. This delivers dramatic performance improvements by eliminating redundant re.compile() calls.

Key Changes:

• Added _regex_cache dictionary to store compiled patterns and validity flags
• Cache lookup before compilation attempt
• Store both successful and failed compilation results in cache

Why This Creates Massive Speedup:

• re.compile() is computationally expensive, involving pattern parsing, state machine construction, and optimization
• The 2491% speedup occurs because cache hits avoid this expensive compilation entirely
• Cache lookup (dictionary access) is O(1) and extremely fast compared to regex compilation

Performance Patterns from Tests:

• Valid regex caching: Simple patterns like "hello" go from 2.04μs to 617ns (230% faster)
• Invalid regex caching: Malformed patterns show the biggest gains - "[abc" goes from 22.1μs to 565ns (3812% faster) because invalid regex compilation is even more expensive due to error handling overhead
• Large/complex patterns: Complex alternations show modest gains (59-150% faster) since compilation cost is higher but still benefits from caching
• Repeated queries: The parametrized test shows 1301% improvement, indicating significant benefit when the same patterns are reused

Impact on Workloads:
This optimization is particularly valuable for applications that repeatedly use the same regex patterns - common in search interfaces, text processing pipelines, or validation systems where users might repeatedly search with the same terms or where the same patterns are applied to multiple inputs.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	✅ 6 Passed
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 76 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	✅ 2 Passed
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

⚙️ Existing Unit Tests and Runtime

Test File::Test Function	Original ⏱️	Optimized ⏱️	Speedup
_utils/test_fuzzy_match.py::test_compile_regex_invalid_pattern	22.0μs	631ns	3379%✅
_utils/test_fuzzy_match.py::test_compile_regex_simple_text	1.96μs	658ns	198%✅
_utils/test_fuzzy_match.py::test_compile_regex_valid_pattern	2.04μs	513ns	298%✅
_utils/test_fuzzy_match.py::test_is_fuzzy_match_case_insensitive	2.22μs	594ns	274%✅
_utils/test_fuzzy_match.py::test_is_fuzzy_match_with_regex	1.88μs	587ns	220%✅
_utils/test_fuzzy_match.py::test_is_fuzzy_match_without_regex	23.6μs	557ns	4142%✅

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

import re

imports

import pytest # used for our unit tests
from marimo._utils.fuzzy_match import compile_regex

unit tests

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

def test_basic_valid_regex_simple_string():
# Should compile a simple string as a regex
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex("hello") # 2.04μs -> 617ns (230% faster)

def test_basic_valid_regex_with_metacharacters():
# Should compile regex with metacharacters
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex("^abc$") # 1.97μs -> 506ns (289% faster)

def test_basic_valid_regex_with_dot_star():
# Should compile regex with .*
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex("a.*b") # 2.19μs -> 444ns (393% faster)

def test_basic_valid_regex_with_escape_sequences():
# Should compile regex with escape sequences
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex(r"\d+") # 1.95μs -> 573ns (240% faster)

def test_basic_valid_regex_with_character_class():
# Should compile regex with character class
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex("[a-z]+") # 2.04μs -> 480ns (325% faster)

def test_basic_invalid_regex_unclosed_bracket():
# Should fail to compile invalid regex (unclosed bracket)
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex("[abc") # 22.1μs -> 565ns (3812% faster)

def test_basic_invalid_regex_unclosed_parenthesis():
# Should fail to compile invalid regex (unclosed parenthesis)
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex("(abc") # 26.3μs -> 603ns (4255% faster)

def test_basic_invalid_regex_bad_escape():
# Should fail to compile invalid regex (bad escape)
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex("\") # 10.4μs -> 493ns (2011% faster)

def test_basic_empty_string():
# Should compile empty string as a valid regex (matches everything)
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex("") # 1.77μs -> 590ns (201% faster)

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

def test_edge_regex_only_special_characters():
# Should compile regex with only special characters
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex(".*") # 2.00μs -> 543ns (268% faster)

def test_edge_regex_with_unicode():
# Should compile regex with unicode characters
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex("café") # 1.87μs -> 487ns (284% faster)

def test_edge_regex_with_null_byte():
# Should compile regex with null byte
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex("abc\x00def") # 2.02μs -> 713ns (183% faster)

def test_edge_regex_with_control_characters():
# Should compile regex with control characters
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex(r"\n") # 1.85μs -> 583ns (217% faster)

def test_edge_regex_with_lookahead():
# Should compile regex with lookahead
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex(r"foo(?=bar)") # 1.89μs -> 555ns (240% faster)

def test_edge_regex_with_lookbehind():
# Should compile regex with lookbehind (Python >=3.6)
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex(r"(?<=foo)bar") # 1.87μs -> 520ns (260% faster)

def test_edge_regex_with_named_group():
# Should compile regex with named group
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex(r"(?P\w+)") # 1.85μs -> 547ns (238% faster)
m = pattern.match("hello")

def test_edge_regex_with_invalid_named_group():
# Should fail to compile invalid named group
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex(r"(?P<1word>\w+)") # 22.3μs -> 629ns (3440% faster)

def test_edge_regex_with_large_quantifier():
# Should compile regex with large quantifier
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex(r"a{0,1000}") # 2.08μs -> 661ns (215% faster)

def test_edge_regex_with_invalid_quantifier():
# Should fail to compile regex with invalid quantifier
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex(r"a{1000,0}") # 22.1μs -> 579ns (3718% faster)

def test_edge_regex_with_invalid_syntax():
# Should fail to compile regex with invalid syntax
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex(r"(?") # 17.2μs -> 742ns (2225% faster)

def test_edge_regex_with_non_ascii_bytes():
# Should compile regex with non-ascii bytes (as string)
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex("caf\xe9") # 1.87μs -> 582ns (221% faster)

def test_edge_regex_with_multiple_flags():
# Should ignore flags in pattern, always use IGNORECASE
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex("(?i)abc") # 1.99μs -> 599ns (232% faster)

def test_edge_regex_with_comment():
# Should compile regex with comment
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex(r"(?#this is a comment)abc") # 2.08μs -> 463ns (349% faster)

def test_edge_regex_with_empty_group():
# Should compile regex with empty group
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex(r"()") # 1.92μs -> 590ns (225% faster)

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

def test_large_scale_long_regex_pattern():
# Should compile a very long regex pattern
long_pattern = "a" * 1000
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex(long_pattern) # 1.91μs -> 450ns (323% faster)

def test_large_scale_many_alternatives():
# Should compile regex with many alternatives
alternatives = "|".join(str(i) for i in range(1000))
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex(alternatives) # 4.15μs -> 2.60μs (59.8% faster)

def test_large_scale_large_character_class():
# Should compile regex with large character class
char_class = "[" + "".join(chr(65 + i) for i in range(26)) + "]"
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex(char_class) # 2.24μs -> 618ns (262% faster)

def test_large_scale_large_input_match():
# Should compile and match a regex against a large input
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex(r"\d{1000}") # 1.95μs -> 453ns (329% faster)

def test_large_scale_long_escape_sequence():
# Should fail to compile invalid long escape sequence
invalid_escape = "\" * 1000
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex(invalid_escape) # 4.38μs -> 1.34μs (227% faster)

def test_large_scale_valid_long_escape_sequence():
# Should compile a long valid escape sequence
valid_escape = r"(?:\d{1,3})" * 100
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex(valid_escape) # 2.19μs -> 538ns (307% faster)
# Should match a string of 100 numbers, each 1-3 digits
test_str = "".join(str(i % 1000) for i in range(100))

def test_large_scale_multiple_groups():
# Should compile regex with many groups
pattern_str = "".join(f"({i})" for i in range(1, 101))
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex(pattern_str) # 2.89μs -> 1.20μs (140% faster)
test_str = "".join(str(i) for i in range(1, 101))

----------------------- DETERMINISM AND ROBUSTNESS -----------------------

@pytest.mark.parametrize("query,expected", [
("", (True, "")),
("abc", (True, "abc")),
("[abc", (False, None)),
("a{999}", (True, "a{999}")),
("a{999,}", (True, "a{999,}")),
("a{999,998}", (False, None)),
("\", (False, None)),
("(?Pabc)", (True, "abc")),
])
def test_parametrized_various_cases(query, expected):
# Parametrized test for various queries
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex(query) # 70.0μs -> 5.00μs (1301% faster)
if expected[0]:
pass
else:
pass

def test_regex_is_case_insensitive():
# All regexes must be compiled with IGNORECASE
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex("abc") # 1.96μs -> 553ns (255% faster)

def test_regex_does_not_raise():
# Function should never raise, even for invalid input
try:
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex("[")
except Exception as e:
pytest.fail(f"Function raised an exception: {e}")

def test_regex_return_type():
# Return type should always be tuple (Pattern|None, bool)
pattern, is_valid = compile_regex("abc") # 1.85μs -> 582ns (218% 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 # used for regex matching

imports

import pytest # used for our unit tests
from marimo._utils.fuzzy_match import compile_regex

unit tests

--- Basic Test Cases ---

def test_valid_simple_regex():
# Test a simple valid regex
pat, valid = compile_regex("abc") # 1.75μs -> 504ns (248% faster)

def test_valid_regex_with_special_chars():
# Test a regex with special characters
pat, valid = compile_regex(r"\d+") # 2.20μs -> 690ns (219% faster)

def test_valid_regex_with_dot_star():
# Test a regex with .*
pat, valid = compile_regex(r".*") # 2.17μs -> 671ns (223% faster)

def test_valid_regex_with_anchors():
# Test a regex with ^ and $
pat, valid = compile_regex(r"^start$") # 2.07μs -> 586ns (253% faster)

def test_valid_regex_with_brackets():
# Test a regex with character sets
pat, valid = compile_regex(r"[a-z]+") # 2.23μs -> 537ns (316% faster)

def test_valid_regex_with_escape_sequences():
# Test a regex with escape sequences
pat, valid = compile_regex(r"\w+\s\w+") # 1.97μs -> 571ns (246% faster)

--- Edge Test Cases ---

def test_invalid_regex_unclosed_bracket():
# Test an invalid regex with unclosed bracket
pat, valid = compile_regex(r"[abc") # 21.9μs -> 635ns (3342% faster)

def test_invalid_regex_unclosed_parenthesis():
# Test an invalid regex with unclosed parenthesis
pat, valid = compile_regex(r"(abc") # 27.2μs -> 669ns (3973% faster)

def test_invalid_regex_bad_escape():
# Test an invalid regex with bad escape sequence
pat, valid = compile_regex(r"\q") # 18.8μs -> 633ns (2874% faster)

def test_empty_regex():
# Test an empty string as regex (should be valid and match everything)
pat, valid = compile_regex("") # 1.88μs -> 512ns (268% faster)

def test_regex_with_only_whitespace():
# Test a regex with only whitespace
pat, valid = compile_regex(" ") # 2.08μs -> 539ns (286% faster)

def test_regex_with_non_ascii_characters():
# Test a regex with Unicode characters
pat, valid = compile_regex("café") # 2.13μs -> 738ns (189% faster)

def test_regex_with_control_characters():
# Test a regex with control characters
pat, valid = compile_regex(r"\n") # 2.18μs -> 626ns (248% faster)

def test_regex_with_lookahead():
# Test regex with lookahead assertion
pat, valid = compile_regex(r"foo(?=bar)") # 2.21μs -> 678ns (226% faster)

def test_regex_with_lookbehind():
# Test regex with lookbehind assertion
pat, valid = compile_regex(r"(?<=foo)bar") # 2.17μs -> 769ns (182% faster)

def test_regex_with_nested_groups():
# Test regex with nested groups
pat, valid = compile_regex(r"(a(b(c)))") # 2.21μs -> 730ns (202% faster)

def test_regex_with_alternation():
# Test regex with alternation
pat, valid = compile_regex(r"cat|dog") # 2.19μs -> 570ns (284% faster)

def test_regex_with_quantifiers():
# Test regex with greedy and lazy quantifiers
pat, valid = compile_regex(r"a+?") # 1.90μs -> 628ns (202% faster)

def test_regex_with_invalid_quantifier():
# Test invalid quantifier sequence
pat, valid = compile_regex(r"a{2,1}") # 21.8μs -> 681ns (3106% faster)

def test_regex_with_invalid_backreference():
# Test invalid backreference
pat, valid = compile_regex(r"(a)\2") # 31.2μs -> 561ns (5455% faster)

def test_regex_with_invalid_named_group():
# Test invalid named group syntax
pat, valid = compile_regex(r"(?P<1>a)") # 18.9μs -> 587ns (3117% faster)

def test_regex_with_large_number_in_quantifier():
# Test regex with a very large quantifier
pat, valid = compile_regex(r"a{1000}") # 1.94μs -> 603ns (222% faster)

def test_regex_with_long_invalid_pattern():
# Test a long invalid regex pattern
pat, valid = compile_regex("(" + "a" * 500 + ")(") # 294μs -> 513ns (57383% faster)

--- Large Scale Test Cases ---

def test_large_valid_regex_pattern():
# Test a large valid regex pattern
large_pattern = "a?" * 500 # 500 optional 'a's
pat, valid = compile_regex(large_pattern) # 1.91μs -> 616ns (210% faster)

def test_large_invalid_regex_pattern():
# Test a large invalid regex pattern (unclosed group)
large_pattern = "(" + "a" * 999
pat, valid = compile_regex(large_pattern) # 456μs -> 551ns (82676% faster)

def test_large_input_string_matching():
# Test matching a large input string
pat, valid = compile_regex(r"a+") # 2.20μs -> 569ns (287% faster)
large_string = "a" * 999

def test_large_alternation_pattern():
# Test a regex with many alternations
pattern = "|".join(str(i) for i in range(1000))
pat, valid = compile_regex(pattern) # 4.16μs -> 2.64μs (57.8% faster)

def test_large_character_class():
# Test a regex with a large character class
pattern = "[" + "".join(chr(65 + i) for i in range(26)) + "]"
pat, valid = compile_regex(pattern) # 2.34μs -> 748ns (213% faster)

def test_large_regex_with_repetition_and_groups():
# Test a regex with many groups and repetitions
pattern = "(" * 20 + "a" * 20 + ")" * 20
pat, valid = compile_regex(pattern) # 1.92μs -> 635ns (202% faster)

def test_large_regex_with_nested_invalid_groups():
# Test a regex with deeply nested but invalid group (missing closing)
pattern = "(" * 50 + "a" * 50
pat, valid = compile_regex(pattern) # 140μs -> 605ns (23149% faster)

def test_large_regex_with_many_escape_sequences():
# Test a regex with many escape sequences
pattern = r"\d" * 500
pat, valid = compile_regex(pattern) # 2.08μs -> 518ns (302% faster)

def test_large_regex_with_complex_structure():
# Test a complex regex with alternation, grouping, and quantifiers
pattern = "(" + "|".join(f"foo{i}" for i in range(100)) + "){10}"
pat, valid = compile_regex(pattern) # 2.68μs -> 1.07μs (150% faster)
# Build a string that matches the pattern
match_str = "".join("foo0" for _ in range(10))

--- Determinism Test ---

def test_determinism_for_same_input():
# Test that the function returns the same result for the same input
pattern = r"[A-Z]{3,}"
pat1, valid1 = compile_regex(pattern) # 2.02μs -> 654ns (209% faster)
pat2, valid2 = compile_regex(pattern) # 775ns -> 263ns (195% faster)
if pat1 and pat2:
pass

codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

#------------------------------------------------
from marimo._utils.fuzzy_match import compile_regex

def test_compile_regex():
compile_regex('(')

def test_compile_regex_2():
compile_regex('')

🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests and Runtime

Test File::Test Function	Original ⏱️	Optimized ⏱️	Speedup
codeflash_concolic_bps3n5s8/tmplbjhdnen/test_concolic_coverage.py::test_compile_regex	23.7μs	507ns	4577%✅
codeflash_concolic_bps3n5s8/tmplbjhdnen/test_concolic_coverage.py::test_compile_regex_2	1.82μs	504ns	262%✅

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