Add find filters to optimize where-first chains

benchmark/find-filter-vs-where-first-filters.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'benchmark/ips'
+require_relative '../lib/jekyll'
+
+puts ''
+print 'Setting up... '
+
+SITE = Jekyll::Site.new(
+  Jekyll.configuration({
+    "source"             => File.expand_path("../docs", __dir__),
+    "destination"        => File.expand_path("../docs/_site", __dir__),
+    "disable_disk_cache" => true,
+    "quiet"              => true,
+  })
+)
+
+TEMPLATE_1 = Liquid::Template.parse(<<~HTML)
+  {%- assign doc = site.documents | where: 'url', '/docs/assets/' | first -%}
+  {{- doc.title -}}
+HTML
+
+TEMPLATE_2 = Liquid::Template.parse(<<~HTML)
+  {%- assign doc = site.documents | find: 'url', '/docs/assets/' -%}
+  {{- doc.title -}}
+HTML
+
+[:reset, :read, :generate].each { |phase| SITE.send(phase) }
+
+puts 'done.'
+puts 'Testing... '
+puts "  #{'where + first'.cyan} results in #{TEMPLATE_1.render(SITE.site_payload).inspect.green}"
+puts "  #{'find'.cyan} results in #{TEMPLATE_2.render(SITE.site_payload).inspect.green}"
+
+if TEMPLATE_1.render(SITE.site_payload) == TEMPLATE_2.render(SITE.site_payload)
+  puts 'Success! Procceding to run benchmarks.'.green
+  puts ''
+else
+  puts 'Something went wrong. Aborting.'.magenta
+  puts ''
+  return
+end
+
+Benchmark.ips do |x|
+  x.report('where + first') { TEMPLATE_1.render(SITE.site_payload) }
+  x.report('find') { TEMPLATE_2.render(SITE.site_payload) }
+  x.compare!
+end

docs/_data/jekyll_filters.yml

@@ -111,6 +111,40 @@
 
 #
 
+- name: Find
+  description: >-
+    Return <strong>the first object</strong> in an array for which the queried
+    attribute has the given value or return <code>nil</code> if no item in
+    the array satisfies the given criteria.
+  version_badge: 4.1.0
+  examples:
+    - input: '{{ site.members | find: "graduation_year", "2014" }}'
+      output:
+
+#
+
+- name: Find Expression
+  description: >-
+    Return <strong>the first object</strong> in an array for which the given
+    expression evaluates to true or return <code>nil</code> if no item in
+    the array satisfies the evaluated expression.
+  version_badge: 4.1.0
+  examples:
+    - input: |-
+        {{ site.members | find_exp:"item",
+        "item.graduation_year == 2014" }}
+      output:
+    - input: |-
+        {{ site.members | find_exp:"item",
+        "item.graduation_year < 2014" }}
+      output:
+    - input: |-
+        {{ site.members | find_exp:"item",
+        "item.projects contains 'foo'" }}
+      output:
+
+#
+
 - name: Group By
   description: Group an array's items by a given property.
   examples:

lib/jekyll/filters.rb

@@ -210,6 +210,66 @@ def where_exp(input, variable, expression)
       end || []
     end
 
+    # Search an array of objects and returns the first object that has the queried attribute
+    # with the given value or returns nil otherwise.
+    #
+    # input    - the object array.
+    # property - the property within each object to search by.
+    # value    - the desired value.
+    #            Cannot be an instance of Array nor Hash since calling #to_s on them returns
+    #            their `#inspect` string object.
+    #
+    # Returns the found object or nil
+    #
+    # rubocop:disable Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity
+    def find(input, property, value)
+      return input if !property || value.is_a?(Array) || value.is_a?(Hash)
+      return input unless input.respond_to?(:find)
+
+      input    = input.values if input.is_a?(Hash)
+      input_id = input.hash
+
+      # implement a hash based on method parameters to cache the end-result for given parameters.
+      @find_filter_cache ||= {}
+      @find_filter_cache[input_id] ||= {}
+      @find_filter_cache[input_id][property] ||= {}
+
+      # stash or retrive results to return
+      # Since `enum.find` can return nil or false, we use a placeholder string "<__NO MATCH__>"
+      #   to validate caching.
+      result = @find_filter_cache[input_id][property][value] ||= begin
+        input.find do |object|
+          compare_property_vs_target(item_property(object, property), value)
+        end || "<__NO MATCH__>"
+      end
+      return nil if result == "<__NO MATCH__>"
+
+      result
+    end
+    # rubocop:enable Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity
+
+    # Searches an array of objects against an expression and returns the first object for which
+    # the expression evaluates to true, or returns nil otherwise.
+    #
+    # input - the object array
+    # variable - the variable to assign each item to in the expression
+    # expression - a Liquid comparison expression passed in as a string
+    #
+    # Returns the found object or nil
+    def find_exp(input, variable, expression)
+      return input unless input.respond_to?(:find)
+
+      input = input.values if input.is_a?(Hash)
+
+      condition = parse_condition(expression)
+      @context.stack do
+        input.find do |object|
+          @context[variable] = object
+          condition.evaluate(@context)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     # Convert the input into integer
     #
     # input - the object string

test/test_filters.rb

@@ -1079,6 +1079,207 @@ def to_liquid
       end
     end
 
+    context "find filter" do
+      should "return any input that is not an array" do
+        assert_equal "some string", @filter.find("some string", "la", "le")
+      end
+
+      should "filter objects in a hash appropriately" do
+        hash = { "a" => { "color" => "red" }, "b" => { "color" => "blue" } }
+        assert_equal({ "color" => "red" }, @filter.find(hash, "color", "red"))
+      end
+
+      should "filter objects appropriately" do
+        assert_equal(
+          { "color" => "red", "size" => "large" },
+          @filter.find(@array_of_objects, "color", "red")
+        )
+      end
+
+      should "filter objects with null properties appropriately" do
+        array = [{}, { "color" => nil }, { "color" => "" }, { "color" => "text" }]
+        assert_equal({}, @filter.find(array, "color", nil))
+      end
+
+      should "filter objects with numerical properties appropriately" do
+        array = [
+          { "value" => "555" },
+          { "value" => 555 },
+          { "value" => 24.625 },
+          { "value" => "24.625" },
+        ]
+        assert_equal({ "value" => 24.625 }, @filter.find(array, "value", 24.625))
+        assert_equal({ "value" => "555" }, @filter.find(array, "value", 555))
+      end
+
+      should "filter array properties appropriately" do
+        hash = {
+          "a" => { "tags" => %w(x y) },
+          "b" => { "tags" => ["x"] },
+          "c" => { "tags" => %w(y z) },
+        }
+        assert_equal({ "tags" => %w(x y) }, @filter.find(hash, "tags", "x"))
+      end
+
+      should "filter array properties alongside string properties" do
+        hash = {
+          "a" => { "tags" => %w(x y) },
+          "b" => { "tags" => "x" },
+          "c" => { "tags" => %w(y z) },
+        }
+        assert_equal({ "tags" => %w(x y) }, @filter.find(hash, "tags", "x"))
+      end
+
+      should "filter hash properties with null and empty values" do
+        hash = {
+          "a" => { "tags" => {} },
+          "b" => { "tags" => "" },
+          "c" => { "tags" => nil },
+          "d" => { "tags" => ["x", nil] },
+          "e" => { "tags" => [] },
+          "f" => { "tags" => "xtra" },
+        }
+
+        assert_equal({ "tags" => nil }, @filter.find(hash, "tags", nil))
+        assert_equal({ "tags" => "" }, @filter.find(hash, "tags", ""))
+
+        # `{{ hash | find: 'tags', empty }}`
+        assert_equal(
+          { "tags" => {} },
+          @filter.find(hash, "tags", Liquid::Expression::LITERALS["empty"])
+        )
+
+        # `{{ `hash | find: 'tags', blank }}`
+        assert_equal(
+          { "tags" => {} },
+          @filter.find(hash, "tags", Liquid::Expression::LITERALS["blank"])
+        )
+      end
+
+      should "not match substrings" do
+        hash = {
+          "a" => { "category" => "bear" },
+          "b" => { "category" => "wolf" },
+          "c" => { "category" => %w(bear lion) },
+        }
+        assert_nil @filter.find(hash, "category", "ear")
+      end
+
+      should "stringify during comparison for compatibility with liquid parsing" do
+        hash = {
+          "The Words" => { "rating" => 1.2, "featured" => false },
+          "Limitless" => { "rating" => 9.2, "featured" => true },
+          "Hustle"    => { "rating" => 4.7, "featured" => true },
+        }
+
+        result = @filter.find(hash, "featured", "true")
+        assert_equal 9.2, result["rating"]
+
+        result = @filter.find(hash, "rating", 4.7)
+        assert_equal 4.7, result["rating"]
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "find_exp filter" do
+      should "return any input that is not an array" do
+        assert_equal "some string", @filter.find_exp("some string", "la", "le")
+      end
+
+      should "filter objects in a hash appropriately" do
+        hash = { "a" => { "color"=>"red" }, "b" => { "color"=>"blue" } }
+        assert_equal(
+          { "color" => "red" },
+          @filter.find_exp(hash, "item", "item.color == 'red'")
+        )
+      end
+
+      should "filter objects appropriately" do
+        assert_equal(
+          { "color" => "red", "size" => "large" },
+          @filter.find_exp(@array_of_objects, "item", "item.color == 'red'")
+        )
+      end
+
+      should "filter objects appropriately with 'or', 'and' operators" do
+        assert_equal(
+          { "color" => "teal", "size" => "large" },
+          @filter.find_exp(
+            @array_of_objects, "item", "item.color == 'red' or item.size == 'large'"
+          )
+        )
+
+        assert_equal(
+          { "color" => "red", "size" => "large" },
+          @filter.find_exp(
+            @array_of_objects, "item", "item.color == 'red' and item.size == 'large'"
+          )
+        )
+      end
+
+      should "filter objects across multiple conditions" do
+        sample = [
+          { "color" => "teal", "size" => "large", "type" => "variable" },
+          { "color" => "red",  "size" => "large", "type" => "fixed" },
+          { "color" => "red",  "size" => "medium", "type" => "variable" },
+          { "color" => "blue", "size" => "medium", "type" => "fixed" },
+        ]
+        assert_equal(
+          { "color" => "red", "size" => "large", "type" => "fixed" },
+          @filter.find_exp(
+            sample, "item", "item.type == 'fixed' and item.color == 'red' or item.color == 'teal'"
+          )
+        )
+      end
+
+      should "stringify during comparison for compatibility with liquid parsing" do
+        hash = {
+          "The Words" => { "rating" => 1.2, "featured" => false },
+          "Limitless" => { "rating" => 9.2, "featured" => true },
+          "Hustle"    => { "rating" => 4.7, "featured" => true },
+        }
+
+        result = @filter.find_exp(hash, "item", "item.featured == true")
+        assert_equal 9.2, result["rating"]
+
+        result = @filter.find_exp(hash, "item", "item.rating == 4.7")
+        assert_equal 4.7, result["rating"]
+      end
+
+      should "filter with other operators" do
+        assert_equal 3, @filter.find_exp([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], "n", "n >= 3")
+      end
+
+      objects = [
+        { "id" => "a", "groups" => [1, 2] },
+        { "id" => "b", "groups" => [2, 3] },
+        { "id" => "c" },
+        { "id" => "d", "groups" => [1, 3] },
+      ]
+      should "filter with the contains operator over arrays" do
+        result = @filter.find_exp(objects, "obj", "obj.groups contains 1")
+        assert_equal "a", result["id"]
+      end
+
+      should "filter with the contains operator over hash keys" do
+        result = @filter.find_exp(objects, "obj", "obj contains 'groups'")
+        assert_equal "a", result["id"]
+      end
+
+      should "filter posts" do
+        site = fixture_site.tap(&:read)
+        posts = site.site_payload["site"]["posts"]
+        result = @filter.find_exp(posts, "obj", "obj.title == 'Foo Bar'")
+        assert_equal(result, site.posts.find { |p| p.title == "Foo Bar" })
+      end
+
+      should "filter by variable values" do
+        @filter.site.tap(&:read)
+        posts  = @filter.site.site_payload["site"]["posts"]
+        result = @filter.find_exp(posts, "post", "post.date > site.dont_show_posts_before")
+        assert result.date > @sample_time
+      end
+    end
+
     context "group_by_exp filter" do
       should "successfully group array of Jekyll::Page's" do
         @filter.site.process