⚡️ Speed up function _resolve_sampler by 35%

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📄 35% (0.35x) speedup for _resolve_sampler in src/spdl/dataloader/_pytorch_dataloader.py

⏱️ Runtime : 191 microseconds → 142 microseconds (best of 51 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimized code achieves a 34% speedup through several targeted micro-optimizations that reduce Python overhead:

Key optimizations:

1. Simplified conditional logic in _get_sampler: Replaced the ternary operator with an explicit if-else structure, which is faster for Python's bytecode interpreter and reduces evaluation overhead.

2. Optimized validation checks in _resolve_sampler: Changed from using all() and any() builtin functions to direct boolean comparisons (sampler is not None and batch_sampler is not None), eliminating function call overhead and list comprehension creation.

3. Replaced or operator with explicit conditionals: Changed expressions like collate_fn or default_collate to collate_fn if collate_fn is not None else default_collate, which avoids Python's truthiness evaluation overhead.

4. Added performance comments in _get_items: While the core logic remains the same, the code includes localization hints that could benefit from future optimizations.

Performance characteristics:

• Error path optimizations show the biggest gains (16-68% faster on validation failures) because the simplified boolean checks avoid expensive builtin function calls
• Normal execution paths see consistent 22-33% improvements due to reduced conditional evaluation overhead
• Large datasets benefit similarly, indicating the optimizations scale well

These optimizations are particularly effective for PyTorch DataLoader initialization patterns where _resolve_sampler is called frequently with various parameter combinations. The changes maintain identical functionality while reducing Python interpreter overhead through more efficient bytecode patterns.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 31 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	89.3%

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from spdl.dataloader._pytorch_dataloader import _resolve_sampler

# function to test
# (full function definition as provided, omitted here for brevity - see above)

# Helper classes for testing

class DummyDataset:
    """A simple dataset for testing, supports __getitem__ and __len__."""
    def __init__(self, data):
        self.data = data
    def __getitem__(self, idx):
        return self.data[idx]
    def __len__(self):
        return len(self.data)

class DummyDatasetWithGetitems(DummyDataset):
    """Dataset that also supports __getitems__ for batch fetching."""
    def __getitems__(self, indices):
        return [self.data[i] for i in indices]

class DummySampler:
    """A dummy sampler that yields indices in a fixed order."""
    def __init__(self, indices):
        self.indices = indices
    def __iter__(self):
        return iter(self.indices)
    def __len__(self):
        return len(self.indices)

class DummyBatchSampler:
    """A dummy batch sampler that yields batches of indices."""
    def __init__(self, batches):
        self.batches = batches
    def __iter__(self):
        return iter(self.batches)
    def __len__(self):
        return len(self.batches)

def dummy_collate_fn(batch):
    """A dummy collate function for testing."""
    return tuple(batch)

def dummy_convert_fn(batch):
    """A dummy convert function for testing."""
    return batch

# Basic Test Cases






def test_mutually_exclusive_sampler_and_batch_sampler():
    # Both sampler and batch_sampler provided
    dataset = DummyDataset(list(range(4)))
    sampler = DummySampler([0,1,2,3])
    batch_sampler = DummyBatchSampler([[0,1],[2,3]])
    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as e:
        _resolve_sampler(dataset, sampler=sampler, batch_sampler=batch_sampler) # 5.32μs -> 4.57μs (16.4% faster)

def test_mutually_exclusive_batch_size_and_batch_sampler():
    # Both batch_size and batch_sampler provided
    dataset = DummyDataset(list(range(4)))
    batch_sampler = DummyBatchSampler([[0,1],[2,3]])
    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as e:
        _resolve_sampler(dataset, batch_size=2, batch_sampler=batch_sampler) # 4.61μs -> 3.38μs (36.4% faster)

def test_shuffle_with_sampler():
    # shuffle True with sampler provided
    dataset = DummyDataset(list(range(4)))
    sampler = DummySampler([0,1,2,3])
    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as e:
        _resolve_sampler(dataset, sampler=sampler, shuffle=True) # 5.02μs -> 3.39μs (48.2% faster)

def test_shuffle_with_batch_sampler():
    # shuffle True with batch_sampler provided
    dataset = DummyDataset(list(range(4)))
    batch_sampler = DummyBatchSampler([[0,1],[2,3]])
    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as e:
        _resolve_sampler(dataset, batch_sampler=batch_sampler, shuffle=True) # 4.27μs -> 3.18μs (34.4% faster)

def test_drop_last_with_batch_sampler():
    # drop_last True with batch_sampler provided
    dataset = DummyDataset(list(range(4)))
    batch_sampler = DummyBatchSampler([[0,1],[2,3]])
    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as e:
        _resolve_sampler(dataset, batch_sampler=batch_sampler, drop_last=True) # 4.08μs -> 3.11μs (31.5% faster)

def test_drop_last_with_batch_size_none():
    # drop_last True with batch_size None
    dataset = DummyDataset(list(range(4)))
    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as e:
        _resolve_sampler(dataset, batch_size=None, drop_last=True) # 4.96μs -> 3.18μs (55.7% faster)



def test_empty_dataset():
    # Edge case: empty dataset
    dataset = DummyDataset([])
    sampler, fetch_fn, collate_fn = _resolve_sampler(
        dataset, batch_size=2
    ) # 10.0μs -> 7.76μs (29.2% faster)








#------------------------------------------------
from collections.abc import Callable
from types import ModuleType
from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Sized, TypeVar, cast

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
import torch
from spdl._internal import import_utils
from spdl.dataloader._pytorch_dataloader import _resolve_sampler

# function to test
# (pasted as-is from above)


if TYPE_CHECKING:
    import torch
else:
    torch: ModuleType = import_utils.lazy_import("torch")
T = TypeVar("T")
U = TypeVar("U")
from spdl.dataloader._pytorch_dataloader import _resolve_sampler

# unit tests


class DummyDataset(torch.utils.data.Dataset):
    """A minimal dataset for testing, returns integers 0..n-1"""
    def __init__(self, n):
        self.n = n
    def __len__(self):
        return self.n
    def __getitem__(self, idx):
        return idx

class DummyDatasetWithGetitems(DummyDataset):
    """Dataset with __getitems__ for batch fetching"""
    def __getitems__(self, indices):
        return [self[idx] for idx in indices]

def custom_collate_fn(batch):
    """Custom collate function for testing"""
    return sum(batch)

def test_basic_sequential_sampler_default_collate():
    # Basic: No sampler, no batch_sampler, no shuffle, batch_size=1
    ds = DummyDataset(10)
    sampler, fetch_fn, collate_fn = _resolve_sampler(ds) # 9.57μs -> 7.18μs (33.3% faster)

def test_basic_random_sampler_shuffle_true():
    # Basic: shuffle=True, batch_size=1
    ds = DummyDataset(10)
    sampler, fetch_fn, collate_fn = _resolve_sampler(ds, shuffle=True) # 10.1μs -> 8.25μs (22.6% faster)

def test_basic_batch_sampler_default_collate():
    # Basic: batch_size=2, shuffle=False
    ds = DummyDataset(6)
    sampler, fetch_fn, collate_fn = _resolve_sampler(ds, batch_size=2) # 7.46μs -> 5.64μs (32.3% faster)

def test_basic_custom_collate_fn():
    # Basic: batch_size=3, custom collate_fn
    ds = DummyDataset(6)
    sampler, fetch_fn, collate_fn = _resolve_sampler(ds, batch_size=3, collate_fn=custom_collate_fn) # 7.39μs -> 5.62μs (31.6% faster)

def test_basic_sampler_provided():
    # Basic: sampler provided, batch_size=None
    ds = DummyDataset(5)
    sampler_obj = torch.utils.data.SequentialSampler(ds)
    sampler, fetch_fn, collate_fn = _resolve_sampler(ds, batch_size=None, sampler=sampler_obj) # 4.57μs -> 3.06μs (49.5% faster)

def test_basic_batch_sampler_provided():
    # Basic: batch_sampler provided
    ds = DummyDataset(8)
    batch_sampler_obj = torch.utils.data.BatchSampler(torch.utils.data.SequentialSampler(ds), 4, False)
    sampler, fetch_fn, collate_fn = _resolve_sampler(ds, batch_size=None, batch_sampler=batch_sampler_obj) # 4.57μs -> 2.71μs (68.5% faster)

def test_edge_sampler_and_batch_sampler_mutually_exclusive():
    # Edge: sampler and batch_sampler both provided
    ds = DummyDataset(4)
    sampler_obj = torch.utils.data.SequentialSampler(ds)
    batch_sampler_obj = torch.utils.data.BatchSampler(sampler_obj, 2, False)
    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="`sampler` and `batch_sampler` are mutually exclusive."):
        _resolve_sampler(ds, batch_size=None, sampler=sampler_obj, batch_sampler=batch_sampler_obj) # 3.91μs -> 3.21μs (22.1% faster)

def test_edge_batch_size_and_batch_sampler_mutually_exclusive():
    # Edge: batch_size and batch_sampler both provided
    ds = DummyDataset(4)
    batch_sampler_obj = torch.utils.data.BatchSampler(torch.utils.data.SequentialSampler(ds), 2, False)
    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="`batch_size` and `batch_sampler` are mutually exclusive."):
        _resolve_sampler(ds, batch_size=2, batch_sampler=batch_sampler_obj) # 4.36μs -> 3.17μs (37.5% faster)

def test_edge_shuffle_with_sampler():
    # Edge: shuffle=True with sampler provided
    ds = DummyDataset(4)
    sampler_obj = torch.utils.data.SequentialSampler(ds)
    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="`shuffle` must be False when `batch_sampler` or `sampler` is provided."):
        _resolve_sampler(ds, batch_size=None, sampler=sampler_obj, shuffle=True) # 4.98μs -> 3.48μs (43.3% faster)

def test_edge_shuffle_with_batch_sampler():
    # Edge: shuffle=True with batch_sampler provided
    ds = DummyDataset(4)
    batch_sampler_obj = torch.utils.data.BatchSampler(torch.utils.data.SequentialSampler(ds), 2, False)
    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="`shuffle` must be False when `batch_sampler` or `sampler` is provided."):
        _resolve_sampler(ds, batch_size=None, batch_sampler=batch_sampler_obj, shuffle=True) # 4.94μs -> 3.22μs (53.3% faster)

def test_edge_drop_last_with_batch_sampler():
    # Edge: drop_last=True with batch_sampler provided
    ds = DummyDataset(4)
    batch_sampler_obj = torch.utils.data.BatchSampler(torch.utils.data.SequentialSampler(ds), 2, False)
    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="`drop_last` must be False when `batch_sampler` is provided."):
        _resolve_sampler(ds, batch_size=None, batch_sampler=batch_sampler_obj, drop_last=True) # 4.68μs -> 3.23μs (45.1% faster)

def test_edge_drop_last_with_batch_size_none():
    # Edge: drop_last=True with batch_size=None
    ds = DummyDataset(4)
    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="`drop_last` must be False when `batch_size` is None."):
        _resolve_sampler(ds, batch_size=None, drop_last=True) # 4.96μs -> 3.58μs (38.8% faster)


def test_edge_custom_collate_with_sampler():
    # Edge: sampler provided, custom collate_fn
    ds = DummyDataset(5)
    sampler_obj = torch.utils.data.SequentialSampler(ds)
    sampler, fetch_fn, collate_fn = _resolve_sampler(ds, batch_size=None, sampler=sampler_obj, collate_fn=custom_collate_fn) # 5.82μs -> 4.03μs (44.4% faster)




def test_large_shuffle_random_sampler_large_dataset():
    # Large scale: shuffle=True with large dataset
    ds = DummyDataset(1000)
    sampler, fetch_fn, collate_fn = _resolve_sampler(ds, shuffle=True) # 12.1μs -> 9.91μs (22.1% faster)

def test_large_generator_seeded_random_sampler():
    # Large scale: shuffle=True, generator provided for deterministic sampling
    ds = DummyDataset(100)
    gen = torch.Generator()
    gen.manual_seed(42)
    sampler1, _, _ = _resolve_sampler(ds, shuffle=True, generator=gen) # 9.67μs -> 7.64μs (26.6% faster)
    gen2 = torch.Generator()
    gen2.manual_seed(42)
    sampler2, _, _ = _resolve_sampler(ds, shuffle=True, generator=gen2) # 4.97μs -> 3.99μs (24.7% faster)
    # Both samplers should produce the same order
    indices1 = list(iter(sampler1))
    indices2 = list(iter(sampler2))

def test_edge_batch_sampler_drop_last_true_should_raise():
    # Edge: batch_sampler provided and drop_last True should raise
    ds = DummyDataset(10)
    batch_sampler_obj = torch.utils.data.BatchSampler(torch.utils.data.SequentialSampler(ds), 2, False)
    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="`drop_last` must be False when `batch_sampler` is provided."):
        _resolve_sampler(ds, batch_size=None, batch_sampler=batch_sampler_obj, drop_last=True) # 5.00μs -> 3.29μs (52.3% faster)

def test_edge_batch_size_none_drop_last_true_should_raise():
    # Edge: batch_size None and drop_last True should raise
    ds = DummyDataset(10)
    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="`drop_last` must be False when `batch_size` is None."):
        _resolve_sampler(ds, batch_size=None, drop_last=True) # 4.90μs -> 3.28μs (49.4% faster)

def test_edge_no_len_dataset_should_fail():
    # Edge: dataset without __len__ should fail at _get_sampler
    class NoLenDataset(torch.utils.data.Dataset):
        def __getitem__(self, idx):
            return idx
    ds = NoLenDataset()
    with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
        _resolve_sampler(ds) # 6.38μs -> 4.72μs (35.1% faster)

def test_edge_zero_length_dataset():
    # Edge: zero-length dataset
    ds = DummyDataset(0)
    sampler, fetch_fn, collate_fn = _resolve_sampler(ds) # 7.55μs -> 6.05μs (24.9% faster)
    # Should produce an empty sampler
    indices = list(iter(sampler))

def test_edge_negative_batch_size():
    # Edge: negative batch_size should raise ValueError from torch BatchSampler
    ds = DummyDataset(10)
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        _resolve_sampler(ds, batch_size=-1) # 7.84μs -> 6.28μs (24.9% faster)

def test_edge_batch_size_zero():
    # Edge: batch_size=0 should raise ValueError from torch BatchSampler
    ds = DummyDataset(10)
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        _resolve_sampler(ds, batch_size=0) # 7.67μs -> 6.02μs (27.5% faster)

def test_edge_custom_collate_fn_with_batch_sampler():
    # Edge: custom collate_fn with batch_sampler provided
    ds = DummyDataset(10)
    batch_sampler_obj = torch.utils.data.BatchSampler(torch.utils.data.SequentialSampler(ds), 2, False)
    sampler, fetch_fn, collate_fn = _resolve_sampler(ds, batch_size=None, batch_sampler=batch_sampler_obj, collate_fn=custom_collate_fn) # 4.70μs -> 2.88μs (63.4% faster)

def test_edge_custom_collate_fn_with_batch_size_none_and_sampler():
    # Edge: custom collate_fn with batch_size=None and sampler provided
    ds = DummyDataset(10)
    sampler_obj = torch.utils.data.SequentialSampler(ds)
    sampler, fetch_fn, collate_fn = _resolve_sampler(ds, batch_size=None, sampler=sampler_obj, collate_fn=custom_collate_fn) # 4.77μs -> 3.07μs (55.2% faster)

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