⚡️ Speed up function _get_test_module_target_dir by 43% in PR #1401 (fix/behavioral-equivalence-improvements)

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⚡️ This pull request contains optimizations for PR #1401

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📄 43% (0.43x) speedup for _get_test_module_target_dir in codeflash/languages/java/test_runner.py

⏱️ Runtime : 7.25 milliseconds → 5.08 milliseconds (best of 180 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimization replaces Python's Path division operator (/) with the explicit joinpath() method, achieving a 42% runtime improvement (7.25ms → 5.08ms).

Key Performance Benefit:

When using the / operator with Path objects, Python creates intermediate Path objects for each division operation. In the original code:

• maven_root / test_module / "target" creates two intermediate Path objects
• maven_root / "target" creates one intermediate Path object

The optimized version using joinpath(test_module, "target") or joinpath("target") constructs the final path in a single operation, eliminating intermediate object allocations.

Line Profiler Evidence:

The line profiler shows the most dramatic improvement in the hot path (when test_module is provided):

• Original: 43.3ms total (20.8μs per hit × 2081 hits)
• Optimized: 29.4ms total (14.1μs per hit × 2081 hits)
• 32% faster per invocation on the critical path

Test Results Show Consistent Gains:

The optimization excels across all test scenarios:

• Simple cases: 13-40% faster
• Complex paths with special characters/unicode: 33-35% faster
• Long module names (1000 chars): 34.5% faster
• Batch operations (200-1000 iterations): 55-57% faster - the effect compounds significantly at scale
• Nested paths and absolute paths: 33-40% faster

Why This Matters:

This function appears to be called frequently (2,842 hits in profiling), suggesting it's in a build/test infrastructure hot path where Maven target directories are resolved repeatedly. The cumulative effect of reducing each call by 30-40% translates to meaningful time savings during builds, especially in large-scale batch operations where the speedup reaches 55%+.

The optimization maintains identical semantics - joinpath() handles all edge cases (None, empty strings, absolute paths, unicode) exactly as the / operator does.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 2842 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

🌀 Click to see Generated Regression Tests

from __future__ import annotations

# imports
import os  # used to construct platform-independent separators
from pathlib import Path  # used to construct and compare filesystem paths

import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from codeflash.languages.java.test_runner import _get_test_module_target_dir

def test_returns_target_under_module_when_module_provided():
    # Setup a simple relative maven root and a simple test module name
    maven_root = Path("maven_root_dir")
    test_module = "simple_module"
    # Expected path is maven_root / test_module / "target"
    expected = Path("maven_root_dir") / "simple_module" / "target"
    # Call the function under test
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 3.66μs -> 3.21μs (13.7% faster)

def test_returns_root_target_when_test_module_is_none():
    # When test_module is None, the function should return maven_root / "target"
    maven_root = Path("myproject")
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, None); result = codeflash_output # 3.27μs -> 3.19μs (2.51% faster)

def test_empty_string_test_module_behaves_like_none():
    # An empty string is falsy in Python, so it should be treated the same as None
    maven_root = Path("maven_root_dir")
    test_module = ""  # falsy
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 3.19μs -> 3.00μs (6.38% faster)

def test_test_module_with_trailing_slash_and_subpath():
    # If the test_module contains a path separator, Path concatenation preserves the components.
    maven_root = Path("root")
    test_module = "submodule/inner"  # nested path expressed as a string
    expected = Path("root") / "submodule" / "inner" / "target"
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 5.43μs -> 4.36μs (24.6% faster)

    # A trailing slash in the module string should not create empty path components
    test_module_with_trailing = "submodule_with_slash/"
    expected2 = Path("root") / "submodule_with_slash" / "target"
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module_with_trailing); result2 = codeflash_output # 4.06μs -> 3.14μs (29.4% faster)

def test_absolute_test_module_ignores_maven_root_on_path_join():
    # If test_module is an absolute path (starts with os.sep), Path joining should return an absolute path
    # that is anchored at the test_module root, effectively ignoring maven_root for the path root.
    # Construct a platform-independent absolute-like module string.
    abs_like = os.path.sep + "absolute_module"
    maven_root = Path("some_project_root")
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, abs_like); result = codeflash_output # 6.43μs -> 4.83μs (33.2% faster)
    # Expected: Path(abs_like) / "target"
    expected = Path(abs_like) / "target"

def test_unicode_and_special_characters_in_module_name():
    # Module names with unicode and non-ascii characters should be accepted and concatenated correctly
    maven_root = Path("proj")
    unicode_module = "tést-модуль-お試し"
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, unicode_module); result = codeflash_output # 5.22μs -> 3.90μs (33.9% faster)
    expected = Path("proj") / unicode_module / "target"

def test_many_modules_batch_correctness():
    # Construct many (200) module names and verify every computed path is correct.
    maven_root = Path("batch_root")
    modules = [f"module_{i}" for i in range(200)]  # 200 items, well under 1000
    # Verify each mapping individually to make failures easy to debug
    for i, mod in enumerate(modules):
        expected = Path("batch_root") / mod / "target"
        codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, mod); result = codeflash_output # 566μs -> 360μs (56.9% faster)

def test_large_module_name_length():
    # Verify that very long module names are handled without error (string length = 1000)
    maven_root = Path("long_name_root")
    long_name = "m" * 1000  # 1000 characters, kept within reasonable limits
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, long_name); result = codeflash_output # 5.31μs -> 3.95μs (34.5% faster)
    expected = Path("long_name_root") / long_name / "target"

@pytest.mark.parametrize(
    "maven_root_str, test_module, expected_parts",
    [
        # relative root, module -> root/module/target
        ("rootrel", "modA", ("rootrel", "modA", "target")),
        # relative root, None -> root/target
        ("rootrel", None, ("rootrel", "target")),
        # root path is '.' (current directory) should behave consistently
        (".", "modB", (".", "modB", "target")),
    ],
)
def test_parametrized_paths(maven_root_str, test_module, expected_parts):
    # Parametrized test to ensure consistent behavior for several small cases
    maven_root = Path(maven_root_str)
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 13.5μs -> 10.8μs (24.7% faster)
    # Build expected Path from expected_parts tuple
    expected = Path(expected_parts[0])
    for part in expected_parts[1:]:
        expected = expected / part
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

import os
import shutil
import tempfile
from pathlib import Path

import pytest
from codeflash.languages.java.test_runner import _get_test_module_target_dir

def test_basic_with_test_module():
    """Test basic functionality when test_module is provided."""
    maven_root = Path("/home/user/project")
    test_module = "backend"
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 5.52μs -> 3.94μs (40.2% faster)

def test_basic_without_test_module():
    """Test basic functionality when test_module is None."""
    maven_root = Path("/home/user/project")
    test_module = None
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 3.39μs -> 3.32μs (2.11% faster)

def test_basic_with_empty_string_test_module():
    """Test that empty string for test_module is treated as falsy."""
    maven_root = Path("/home/user/project")
    test_module = ""
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 3.39μs -> 3.17μs (6.98% faster)

def test_basic_relative_path_with_module():
    """Test with relative path as maven_root when test_module is provided."""
    maven_root = Path(".")
    test_module = "mymodule"
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 5.21μs -> 3.93μs (32.6% faster)

def test_basic_relative_path_without_module():
    """Test with relative path as maven_root when test_module is None."""
    maven_root = Path(".")
    test_module = None
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 3.26μs -> 3.13μs (4.16% faster)

def test_basic_single_character_module():
    """Test with a single character module name."""
    maven_root = Path("/root")
    test_module = "a"
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 5.46μs -> 4.02μs (35.9% faster)

def test_edge_module_with_hyphens():
    """Test module name containing hyphens (common in Maven)."""
    maven_root = Path("/workspace")
    test_module = "my-test-module"
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 5.24μs -> 3.87μs (35.5% faster)

def test_edge_module_with_underscores():
    """Test module name containing underscores."""
    maven_root = Path("/workspace")
    test_module = "my_test_module"
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 5.20μs -> 3.83μs (35.9% faster)

def test_edge_module_with_numbers():
    """Test module name containing numbers."""
    maven_root = Path("/workspace")
    test_module = "module2023"
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 5.31μs -> 3.87μs (37.3% faster)

def test_edge_deeply_nested_maven_root():
    """Test with deeply nested maven root path."""
    maven_root = Path("/very/deep/nested/path/to/project")
    test_module = "testmod"
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 5.48μs -> 3.97μs (38.1% faster)

def test_edge_complex_module_name():
    """Test module name with mixed special characters (hyphens, underscores, numbers)."""
    maven_root = Path("/root")
    test_module = "my-test_module_2023-beta"
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 5.25μs -> 3.88μs (35.4% faster)

def test_edge_very_long_module_name():
    """Test with extremely long module name."""
    maven_root = Path("/root")
    test_module = "a" * 500
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 5.31μs -> 3.96μs (34.2% faster)

def test_edge_module_with_dots():
    """Test module name containing dots (like package names)."""
    maven_root = Path("/root")
    test_module = "com.example.test.module"
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 5.38μs -> 4.00μs (34.6% faster)

def test_edge_windows_style_path():
    """Test with Windows-style path (Path handles this correctly)."""
    maven_root = Path("C:\\Users\\dev\\project")
    test_module = "module"
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 5.07μs -> 3.78μs (34.2% faster)

def test_edge_path_with_trailing_slash():
    """Test that Path correctly handles paths with trailing slashes."""
    maven_root = Path("/root/")
    test_module = "module"
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 5.36μs -> 3.81μs (40.8% faster)

def test_edge_none_explicitly_passed():
    """Test that None is correctly identified as falsy."""
    maven_root = Path("/root")
    test_module = None
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 3.35μs -> 3.26μs (2.73% faster)

def test_edge_false_boolean_as_module():
    """Test that False boolean value is treated as falsy."""
    maven_root = Path("/root")
    test_module = False
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 3.41μs -> 3.24μs (5.25% faster)

def test_edge_zero_as_module():
    """Test that 0 (zero) is treated as falsy."""
    maven_root = Path("/root")
    test_module = 0
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 3.43μs -> 3.17μs (8.21% faster)

def test_edge_module_is_just_spaces():
    """Test that spaces in module name are preserved."""
    maven_root = Path("/root")
    test_module = "   "
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 5.28μs -> 4.00μs (32.0% faster)

def test_edge_current_directory_as_maven_root():
    """Test with current directory represented as Path('.')."""
    maven_root = Path(".")
    test_module = "testmod"
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 5.11μs -> 3.94μs (29.8% faster)

def test_edge_parent_directory_as_maven_root():
    """Test with parent directory represented as Path('..')."""
    maven_root = Path("..")
    test_module = "testmod"
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 5.07μs -> 3.70μs (37.1% faster)

def test_edge_absolute_path_resolves_correctly():
    """Test that absolute paths are handled correctly."""
    maven_root = Path("/absolute/path")
    test_module = "mod"
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 5.34μs -> 3.90μs (37.0% faster)

def test_edge_module_with_unicode_characters():
    """Test module name with unicode characters."""
    maven_root = Path("/root")
    test_module = "módulo"
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 5.11μs -> 3.84μs (33.2% faster)

def test_edge_module_with_special_maven_keywords():
    """Test module names that match Maven special keywords."""
    maven_root = Path("/root")
    test_module = "target"
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 5.07μs -> 3.81μs (33.2% faster)

def test_large_scale_many_path_operations():
    """Test that the function handles repeated operations efficiently."""
    maven_root = Path("/root")
    results = []
    # Test with 1000 different module names to ensure no performance degradation
    for i in range(1000):
        test_module = f"module_{i:04d}"
        codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 2.91ms -> 1.87ms (55.2% faster)
        results.append(result)

def test_large_scale_alternating_none_and_module():
    """Test rapid alternation between None and module values."""
    maven_root = Path("/root")
    results = []
    # Alternate between None and module names
    for i in range(500):
        test_module = f"module_{i}" if i % 2 == 0 else None
        codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 1.12ms -> 856μs (30.3% faster)
        results.append(result)
    
    # Verify correct behavior for both cases
    for i, result in enumerate(results):
        if i % 2 == 0:
            pass
        else:
            pass

def test_large_scale_very_deeply_nested_paths():
    """Test with extremely deep path nesting."""
    # Build a deeply nested path (100 levels)
    path_parts = ["root"] + [f"level_{i}" for i in range(100)]
    maven_root = Path("/".join(path_parts))
    test_module = "testmod"
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 6.35μs -> 4.53μs (40.3% faster)
    
    # Verify the result contains all expected components
    result_str = str(result)

def test_large_scale_many_different_maven_roots():
    """Test with many different maven root paths."""
    test_module = "testmodule"
    results = []
    
    # Create 500 different maven root paths
    for i in range(500):
        maven_root = Path(f"/workspace/project_{i:03d}")
        codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 1.42ms -> 904μs (56.4% faster)
        results.append(result)

def test_large_scale_long_combined_path():
    """Test with very long combined maven_root and module paths."""
    # Create a long maven root
    maven_root = Path("/root/" + "/".join([f"dir_{i}" for i in range(50)]))
    # Create a long module name
    test_module = "very_long_module_name_" + "x" * 200
    codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 6.16μs -> 4.61μs (33.7% faster)

def test_large_scale_batch_with_none_values():
    """Test batch processing with many None values."""
    maven_root = Path("/root")
    results = []
    
    # Process 500 calls with None
    for _ in range(500):
        codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, None); result = codeflash_output # 748μs -> 735μs (1.89% faster)
        results.append(result)

def test_large_scale_special_character_intensive_modules():
    """Test with module names containing many special characters."""
    maven_root = Path("/root")
    special_chars = "-_."
    results = []
    
    # Create 100 module names with various special character combinations
    for i in range(100):
        # Mix of special characters and alphanumerics
        module_parts = [f"mod{j}{special_chars[j % 3]}" for j in range(10)]
        test_module = "".join(module_parts)
        codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 302μs -> 196μs (53.6% faster)
        results.append(result)
    for result in results:
        pass

def test_large_scale_return_type_consistency():
    """Test that the function always returns Path objects with correct type."""
    test_cases = [
        (Path("/root"), "module"),
        (Path("/root"), None),
        (Path("."), "test"),
        (Path(".."), None),
        (Path("/very/long/path/structure"), "complex-module_123"),
    ]
    
    # Run all test cases and verify return type
    for maven_root, test_module in test_cases:
        codeflash_output = _get_test_module_target_dir(maven_root, test_module); result = codeflash_output # 15.0μs -> 12.2μs (23.0% 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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