optimize Pipe performance

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I've implemented several optimizations and improvements in the pipe.ts file, focusing on enhancing performance and maintaining code clarity. These changes are part of our continuous effort to improve efficiency and maintainability of our codebase.

🎯 Changes

• Performance Optimization in Pipe: Refactored the Pipe function to streamline object properties, removing unnecessary method calls and simplifying the return type cast (8e104d4).
• Performance Regression Checks: Updated pipe.bench.ts to include checks for performance regressions, ensuring that enhancements do not inadvertently impact performance negatively (f4b92e4).
• Worker Threads in Benchmarks: Introduced the use of worker threads in pipe.bench.ts for better management of cancel and cleanup processes, aiming for more accurate performance measurements (8a50bc6).
• Testing for Performance Regression: Added a new test in pipe.test.ts specifically to detect performance regressions, as part of our commitment to maintain high performance standards (ab494d6).
• Benchmarking Script Addition: Added a "bench" script to package.json to facilitate easier and more consistent benchmarking during development (5b62060).

🚀 Benefits

• Efficiency: The optimizations lead to reduced overhead and improved execution speed.
• Code Clarity: Streamlining object properties enhances readability and maintainability.
• Reliability: Integration of performance regression checks and tests ensures that enhancements do not slow down the Pipe.

⚠️ Considerations

• The performance tests and benchmarks should be run to verify the improvements in different environments.
• Further refactoring might be required in future updates for continued optimization.