⚡️ Speed up function _get_units_from_attrs by 8,230%

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📄 8,230% (82.30x) speedup for _get_units_from_attrs in xarray/plot/utils.py

⏱️ Runtime : 15.0 milliseconds → 180 microseconds (best of 36 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimization achieves an 8229% speedup by eliminating the primary bottleneck: repeatedly calling DuckArrayModule("pint").type on every function invocation.

Key optimizations applied:

1. Module-level caching of pint array type: The expensive DuckArrayModule("pint").type call that was consuming 99.2% of execution time (51ms out of 52ms total) is now executed once at import time and cached as _pint_array_type. This eliminates ~189μs per call overhead.

2. Pre-allocated format string: The units format string " [{}]" is moved to module scope as _units_fmt, avoiding repeated string allocation.

3. Local variable for attrs: da.attrs is stored in a local variable to reduce attribute lookup overhead during the conditional checks.

Why this leads to massive speedup:
The original code's DuckArrayModule("pint").type call involves dynamic module loading and type resolution on every function call. Moving this to import time transforms an O(1) per-call operation into O(1) per-module-load, which is amortized across all function calls.

Impact on existing workloads:
Based on the function references, _get_units_from_attrs is called in plotting contexts:

• _title_for_slice() calls it for coordinate labeling in plot titles
• label_from_attrs() calls it for axis labeling in plots

Since plotting often involves processing multiple DataArrays (coordinates, variables), this optimization significantly benefits workflows that generate many plots or work with datasets containing numerous variables with units.

Test case performance:
The optimization excels across all test scenarios, with speedups ranging from 3,000% to 26,000%. It's particularly effective for:

• Cases with no units (13,000%+ speedup) - common when processing raw data
• Large-scale operations processing many DataArrays (5,000-26,000% speedup)
• Basic unit extraction cases (6,000-8,000% speedup) - the most common use case

The optimization maintains identical behavior while transforming this function from a performance bottleneck into a negligible operation.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 448 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	88.9%

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

import pytest
from xarray.plot.utils import _get_units_from_attrs


# Minimal mocks for xarray.DataArray and DuckArrayModule for testing
class MockPintArray:
    """A mock for a Pint array with a 'units' attribute."""

    def __init__(self, units):
        self.units = units


class MockDuckArrayModule:
    """A mock for DuckArrayModule('pint').type."""

    def __init__(self, type_):
        self.type = type_


class MockDataArray:
    """A minimal mock of xarray.DataArray for testing."""

    def __init__(self, data, attrs=None):
        self.data = data
        self.attrs = attrs or {}


# Patch DuckArrayModule to use our mock in the function under test
def DuckArrayModule(name):
    if name == "pint":
        return MockDuckArrayModule(MockPintArray)
    raise ImportError("Only 'pint' is supported in this test mock.")


from xarray.plot.utils import _get_units_from_attrs

# ------------------------
# unit tests start here
# ------------------------

# 1. BASIC TEST CASES


def test_pint_array_units():
    """Test extraction from a Pint array (highest precedence)."""
    da = MockDataArray(data=MockPintArray("m/s"), attrs={"units": "should_not_use"})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 130μs -> 1.56μs (8243% faster)


def test_units_in_attrs():
    """Test extraction from 'units' attribute."""
    da = MockDataArray(data=object(), attrs={"units": "kg"})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 103μs -> 1.52μs (6717% faster)


def test_unit_in_attrs():
    """Test extraction from 'unit' attribute."""
    da = MockDataArray(data=object(), attrs={"unit": "K"})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 100μs -> 1.56μs (6329% faster)


def test_no_units_or_unit():
    """Test when neither 'units' nor 'unit' is present."""
    da = MockDataArray(data=object(), attrs={"foo": "bar"})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 99.0μs -> 743ns (13228% faster)


def test_units_and_unit_both_present():
    """Test that 'units' has precedence over 'unit'."""
    da = MockDataArray(data=object(), attrs={"units": "mol", "unit": "should_not_use"})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 101μs -> 1.55μs (6448% faster)


# 2. EDGE TEST CASES


def test_units_empty_string():
    """Test when 'units' is an empty string."""
    da = MockDataArray(data=object(), attrs={"units": ""})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 101μs -> 1.47μs (6800% faster)


def test_unit_empty_string():
    """Test when 'unit' is an empty string and 'units' is absent."""
    da = MockDataArray(data=object(), attrs={"unit": ""})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 101μs -> 1.60μs (6250% faster)


def test_units_none():
    """Test when 'units' is None."""
    da = MockDataArray(data=object(), attrs={"units": None})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 99.9μs -> 1.71μs (5732% faster)


def test_unit_none():
    """Test when 'unit' is None and 'units' is absent."""
    da = MockDataArray(data=object(), attrs={"unit": None})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 99.7μs -> 1.80μs (5432% faster)


def test_units_numeric():
    """Test when 'units' is a number."""
    da = MockDataArray(data=object(), attrs={"units": 123})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 100μs -> 1.53μs (6490% faster)


def test_unit_numeric():
    """Test when 'unit' is a number and 'units' is absent."""
    da = MockDataArray(data=object(), attrs={"unit": 456})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 99.5μs -> 1.54μs (6351% faster)


def test_units_is_list():
    """Test when 'units' is a list."""
    da = MockDataArray(data=object(), attrs={"units": ["m", "s"]})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 101μs -> 3.05μs (3238% faster)


def test_unit_is_dict():
    """Test when 'unit' is a dict."""
    da = MockDataArray(data=object(), attrs={"unit": {"a": 1}})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 101μs -> 3.21μs (3064% faster)


def test_data_is_none():
    """Test when data is None and only attrs are present."""
    da = MockDataArray(data=None, attrs={"units": "foo"})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 98.3μs -> 1.52μs (6358% faster)


def test_attrs_is_none():
    """Test when attrs is None (should default to empty dict)."""
    da = MockDataArray(data=object(), attrs=None)
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 99.6μs -> 740ns (13357% faster)


def test_attrs_is_empty_dict():
    """Test when attrs is an empty dict."""
    da = MockDataArray(data=object(), attrs={})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 102μs -> 723ns (14103% faster)


def test_attrs_with_other_keys():
    """Test when attrs has unrelated keys."""
    da = MockDataArray(data=object(), attrs={"foo": "bar", "baz": 42})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 100μs -> 754ns (13282% faster)


def test_units_case_sensitive():
    """Test that 'Units' (capitalized) is not recognized."""
    da = MockDataArray(data=object(), attrs={"Units": "should_not_use"})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 99.9μs -> 749ns (13244% faster)


def test_unit_case_sensitive():
    """Test that 'Unit' (capitalized) is not recognized."""
    da = MockDataArray(data=object(), attrs={"Unit": "should_not_use"})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 100μs -> 724ns (13783% faster)


def test_pint_array_units_overrides_all():
    """Test that Pint array units take precedence over attrs."""
    da = MockDataArray(data=MockPintArray("s"), attrs={"units": "m", "unit": "K"})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 100μs -> 1.50μs (6604% faster)


# 3. LARGE SCALE TEST CASES


def test_large_number_of_attrs():
    """Test with a large number of unrelated attrs and 'units' at the end."""
    attrs = {f"key{i}": f"value{i}" for i in range(500)}
    attrs["units"] = "km"
    da = MockDataArray(data=object(), attrs=attrs)
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 99.4μs -> 1.52μs (6439% faster)


def test_large_number_of_attrs_unit():
    """Test with a large number of unrelated attrs and 'unit' at the end."""
    attrs = {f"foo{i}": f"bar{i}" for i in range(500)}
    attrs["unit"] = "cm"
    da = MockDataArray(data=object(), attrs=attrs)
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 102μs -> 1.71μs (5932% faster)


def test_large_scale_pint_arrays():
    """Test with many DataArrays, only some with Pint arrays."""
    das = []
    for i in range(50):
        if i % 10 == 0:
            # Every 10th is a Pint array
            das.append(
                MockDataArray(
                    data=MockPintArray(f"unit{i}"),
                    attrs={"units": f"should_not_use_{i}"},
                )
            )
        else:
            das.append(MockDataArray(data=object(), attrs={"units": f"u{i}"}))
    # Test that all Pint arrays are prioritized
    for i, da in enumerate(das):
        if i % 10 == 0:
            codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)
        else:
            codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)


def test_large_scale_no_units():
    """Test many DataArrays with no units/unit in attrs."""
    das = [MockDataArray(data=object(), attrs={}) for _ in range(100)]
    for da in das:
        codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 5.04ms -> 19.0μs (26454% faster)


def test_large_scale_mixed_types():
    """Test many DataArrays with mixed types and units/unit in random order."""
    das = []
    for i in range(100):
        if i % 3 == 0:
            das.append(MockDataArray(data=object(), attrs={"units": f"u{i}"}))
        elif i % 3 == 1:
            das.append(MockDataArray(data=object(), attrs={"unit": f"v{i}"}))
        else:
            das.append(MockDataArray(data=object(), attrs={}))
    for i, da in enumerate(das):
        if i % 3 == 0:
            codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)
        elif i % 3 == 1:
            codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)
        else:
            codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)


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

import types
from types import SimpleNamespace

# imports
import pytest
from xarray.plot.utils import _get_units_from_attrs


# Helper class to simulate xarray.DataArray minimal interface for tests
class FakeDataArray:
    def __init__(self, data, attrs=None):
        self.data = data
        self.attrs = attrs or {}


# Simulate a "pint" array type for the function to recognize
class FakePintArray:
    def __init__(self, units):
        self.units = units


def _patched_get_units_from_attrs(da):
    units = " [{}]"
    if isinstance(da.data, FakePintArray):
        return units.format(str(da.data.units))
    if "units" in da.attrs:
        return units.format(da.attrs["units"])
    if "unit" in da.attrs:
        return units.format(da.attrs["unit"])
    return ""


_get_units_from_attrs = _patched_get_units_from_attrs

# ------------------------
# Basic Test Cases
# ------------------------


def test_units_from_attrs_units_key():
    # Test extracting 'units' from attrs
    da = FakeDataArray(data=1.0, attrs={"units": "m/s"})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 1.45μs -> 1.46μs (1.03% slower)


def test_units_from_attrs_unit_key():
    # Test extracting 'unit' from attrs
    da = FakeDataArray(data=1.0, attrs={"unit": "K"})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 1.44μs -> 1.47μs (1.91% slower)


def test_units_from_attrs_both_units_and_unit():
    # If both 'units' and 'unit' present, 'units' should take precedence
    da = FakeDataArray(data=1.0, attrs={"units": "kg", "unit": "g"})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 1.39μs -> 1.43μs (3.14% slower)


def test_units_from_attrs_none():
    # No units or unit in attrs, should return empty string
    da = FakeDataArray(data=1.0, attrs={})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 693ns -> 621ns (11.6% faster)


# ------------------------
# Edge Test Cases
# ------------------------


def test_units_from_attrs_units_is_empty_string():
    # 'units' is empty string, should return brackets with empty
    da = FakeDataArray(data=1.0, attrs={"units": ""})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 1.45μs -> 1.32μs (9.90% faster)


def test_units_from_attrs_unit_is_empty_string():
    # 'unit' is empty string, should return brackets with empty
    da = FakeDataArray(data=1.0, attrs={"unit": ""})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 1.51μs -> 1.48μs (2.10% faster)


def test_units_from_attrs_units_is_none():
    # 'units' is None, should return brackets with 'None'
    da = FakeDataArray(data=1.0, attrs={"units": None})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 1.75μs -> 1.65μs (6.06% faster)


def test_units_from_attrs_unit_is_none():
    # 'unit' is None, should return brackets with 'None'
    da = FakeDataArray(data=1.0, attrs={"unit": None})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 1.78μs -> 1.69μs (5.28% faster)


def test_units_from_attrs_units_not_str():
    # 'units' is an int, should be converted to string
    da = FakeDataArray(data=1.0, attrs={"units": 123})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 1.56μs -> 1.41μs (10.9% faster)


def test_units_from_attrs_unit_not_str():
    # 'unit' is a list, should be converted to string
    da = FakeDataArray(data=1.0, attrs={"unit": ["a", "b"]})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 3.07μs -> 3.06μs (0.229% faster)


def test_units_from_attrs_case_sensitivity():
    # 'UNITS' or 'Unit' should not be picked up (case-sensitive)
    da = FakeDataArray(data=1.0, attrs={"UNITS": "m", "Unit": "kg"})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 665ns -> 632ns (5.22% faster)


def test_units_from_attrs_units_and_unit_both_empty():
    # Both present, but empty, should prefer 'units'
    da = FakeDataArray(data=1.0, attrs={"units": "", "unit": "g"})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 1.37μs -> 1.41μs (2.49% slower)


def test_units_from_attrs_units_and_unit_both_none():
    # Both present, but None, should prefer 'units'
    da = FakeDataArray(data=1.0, attrs={"units": None, "unit": "g"})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 1.76μs -> 1.66μs (6.16% faster)


def test_units_from_attrs_units_is_falsey():
    # 'units' is 0, should convert to string
    da = FakeDataArray(data=1.0, attrs={"units": 0})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 1.49μs -> 1.43μs (3.70% faster)


def test_units_from_attrs_unit_is_falsey():
    # 'unit' is False, should convert to string
    da = FakeDataArray(data=1.0, attrs={"unit": False})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 2.13μs -> 1.93μs (10.6% faster)


# ------------------------
# Pint Array Test Cases
# ------------------------


def test_units_from_pint_array():
    # Data is a pint array, units should come from data.units, not attrs
    da = FakeDataArray(data=FakePintArray("m"), attrs={"units": "kg"})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 1.48μs -> 1.44μs (2.91% faster)


def test_units_from_pint_array_units_is_none():
    # Data is a pint array with units None
    da = FakeDataArray(data=FakePintArray(None), attrs={"units": "kg"})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 1.58μs -> 1.53μs (3.33% faster)


def test_units_from_pint_array_units_is_int():
    # Data is a pint array with units as int
    da = FakeDataArray(data=FakePintArray(42), attrs={"units": "kg"})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 1.53μs -> 1.46μs (5.07% faster)


def test_units_from_pint_array_units_is_empty():
    # Data is a pint array with units empty string
    da = FakeDataArray(data=FakePintArray(""), attrs={"units": "kg"})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 1.45μs -> 1.37μs (6.22% faster)


def test_units_from_pint_array_no_attrs():
    # Data is a pint array, no attrs present
    da = FakeDataArray(data=FakePintArray("s"))
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 1.43μs -> 1.41μs (1.56% faster)


# ------------------------
# Large Scale Test Cases
# ------------------------


def test_large_number_of_attrs():
    # Large number of irrelevant attrs, 'units' present at the end
    attrs = {f"attr{i}": i for i in range(500)}
    attrs["units"] = "km"
    da = FakeDataArray(data=1.0, attrs=attrs)
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 1.51μs -> 1.43μs (5.68% faster)


def test_large_number_of_attrs_unit():
    # Large number of irrelevant attrs, 'unit' present at the end
    attrs = {f"attr{i}": i for i in range(500)}
    attrs["unit"] = "degC"
    da = FakeDataArray(data=1.0, attrs=attrs)
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 1.51μs -> 1.50μs (0.732% faster)


def test_large_number_of_attrs_no_units():
    # Large number of irrelevant attrs, no 'units' or 'unit'
    attrs = {f"attr{i}": i for i in range(900)}
    da = FakeDataArray(data=1.0, attrs=attrs)
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 632ns -> 627ns (0.797% faster)


def test_large_number_of_pint_arrays():
    # Test performance with a large number of pint arrays
    for i in range(50):  # Avoid excessive test time
        da = FakeDataArray(data=FakePintArray(f"unit_{i}"), attrs={"units": f"not_{i}"})
        codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 16.3μs -> 16.3μs (0.104% slower)


def test_large_scale_units_are_strings():
    # All units are strings, check all are returned correctly
    for i in range(100):
        da = FakeDataArray(data=1.0, attrs={"units": f"u{i}"})
        codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 31.2μs -> 30.3μs (2.71% faster)


# ------------------------
# Mutation-sensitive tests
# ------------------------


def test_mutation_units_vs_unit():
    # If 'units' is present, 'unit' must not be used
    da = FakeDataArray(data=1.0, attrs={"units": "A", "unit": "B"})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 1.49μs -> 1.30μs (13.8% faster)


def test_mutation_pint_array_always_preferred():
    # If data is pint array, always preferred over attrs
    da = FakeDataArray(data=FakePintArray("X"), attrs={"units": "Y", "unit": "Z"})
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 1.44μs -> 1.34μs (6.69% faster)


def test_mutation_no_attrs_no_units():
    # If no attrs and data not pint array, must return empty string
    da = FakeDataArray(data=1.0)
    codeflash_output = _get_units_from_attrs(da)  # 701ns -> 622ns (12.7% faster)


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

Timer unit: 1e-09 s

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