⚡️ Speed up method CollectionUtils.mergeSorted by 89%

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📄 89% (0.89x) speedup for CollectionUtils.mergeSorted in java/src/main/java/com/optimizeme/CollectionUtils.java

⏱️ Runtime : 2.29 milliseconds → 1.21 milliseconds (best of 59 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimized code caches the size values and current elements from each list to eliminate redundant get() calls in the hot merge loop. In the original version, each iteration called a.get(i) and b.get(j) multiple times—once for the size check, once for the comparison, and once for the add—accounting for 80.8% of runtime in the profiler. By fetching each element once and reusing the cached value across comparison and insertion, the optimized version cuts per-iteration cost and achieves an 89% speedup (2.29 ms → 1.21 ms). The code also adds a fast path using addAll for empty-list cases and an iterator-based fallback for non-RandomAccess lists to avoid O(n²) behavior on linked structures.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 12 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	Coverage data not available

🌀 Click to see Generated Regression Tests

package com.optimizeme;

import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.Before;
import static org.junit.Assert.*;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Random;

import com.optimizeme.CollectionUtils;

public class CollectionUtilsTest {
    private CollectionUtils instance;

    @Before
    public void setUp() {
        // mergeSorted is static, but create an instance as required
        instance = new CollectionUtils();
    }

    @Test
    public void testMergeTwoSortedIntegerLists_CorrectMergedOrder() {
        List<Integer> a = Arrays.asList(1, 3, 5);
        List<Integer> b = Arrays.asList(2, 4, 6);

        List<Integer> merged = CollectionUtils.mergeSorted(a, b);

        List<Integer> expected = Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6);
    }

    @Test
    public void testMergeWithDuplicates_CorrectMergedOrder() {
        List<Integer> a = Arrays.asList(1, 2, 2, 3);
        List<Integer> b = Arrays.asList(2, 3, 4);

        List<Integer> merged = CollectionUtils.mergeSorted(a, b);

        List<Integer> expected = Arrays.asList(1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4);
    }

    @Test
    public void testMergeEmptyAndNonEmpty_ReturnsCopyOfNonEmpty() {
        List<Integer> a = Collections.emptyList();
        List<Integer> b = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3));

        List<Integer> merged = CollectionUtils.mergeSorted(a, b);
        // Ensure the returned list is not the same instance as the input list
    }

    @Test
    public void testMergeBothEmpty_ReturnsEmptyList() {
        List<Integer> a = Collections.emptyList();
        List<Integer> b = Collections.emptyList();

        List<Integer> merged = CollectionUtils.mergeSorted(a, b);
    }

    @Test(expected = NullPointerException.class)
    public void testMergeWithNullFirstList_ThrowsNullPointerException() {
        List<Integer> b = Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3);
        CollectionUtils.mergeSorted(null, b);
    }

    @Test(expected = NullPointerException.class)
    public void testMergeWithNullSecondList_ThrowsNullPointerException() {
        List<Integer> a = Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3);
        CollectionUtils.mergeSorted(a, null);
    }

    @Test(expected = NullPointerException.class)
    public void testMergeWithNullElementsInLists_ThrowsNullPointerException() {
        // A null element inside a list will cause compareTo to throw NullPointerException
        List<Integer> a = Arrays.asList(1, null, 3);
        List<Integer> b = Arrays.asList(2);
        CollectionUtils.mergeSorted(a, b);
    }

    @Test
    public void testMergeSingleElementLists_CorrectMergedOrder() {
        List<Integer> a = Arrays.asList(5);
        List<Integer> b = Arrays.asList(0);

        List<Integer> merged = CollectionUtils.mergeSorted(a, b);

        List<Integer> expected = Arrays.asList(0, 5);
    }

    @Test
    public void testMergeSameListPassedTwice_DuplicatesPreservedAndInputsUnmodified() {
        List<Integer> original = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3));
        List<Integer> copyBefore = new ArrayList<>(original);

        List<Integer> merged = CollectionUtils.mergeSorted(original, original);

        // Expect each element to appear twice in order
        List<Integer> expected = Arrays.asList(1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3);

        // Ensure inputs were not modified
    }

    @Test
    public void testMergeLargeLists_CorrectSizeAndSorted() {
        final int n = 10000;
        List<Integer> evens = new ArrayList<>(n);
        List<Integer> odds = new ArrayList<>(n);

        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            evens.add(i * 2);     // 0,2,4,...
            odds.add(i * 2 + 1);  // 1,3,5,...
        }

        List<Integer> merged = CollectionUtils.mergeSorted(evens, odds);

        // Verify sorted order property
        for (int i = 1; i < merged.size(); i++) {
        }
    }
}

package com.optimizeme;

import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.Before;
import static org.junit.Assert.*;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

import com.optimizeme.CollectionUtils;

public class CollectionUtilsTest_2 {

    private CollectionUtils instance;

    @Before
    public void setUp() {
        // The method under test is static, but the guideline requires creating an instance.
        instance = new CollectionUtils();
    }

    @Test
    public void testMergeTypical_TwoSortedIntegerLists_MergedSortedList() {
        List<Integer> a = Arrays.asList(1, 3, 5, 7);
        List<Integer> b = Arrays.asList(2, 4, 6, 8);

        List<Integer> merged = CollectionUtils.mergeSorted(a, b);

        List<Integer> expected = Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8);
    }

    @Test
    public void testMergeWithDuplicates_PreservesAllDuplicates() {
        List<Integer> a = Arrays.asList(1, 2, 2, 3);
        List<Integer> b = Arrays.asList(2, 2, 4);

        List<Integer> merged = CollectionUtils.mergeSorted(a, b);

        List<Integer> expected = Arrays.asList(1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4);
    }

    @Test
    public void testMergeOneEmpty_FirstEmpty_ReturnsSecondUnchanged() {
        List<Integer> a = new ArrayList<>(); // empty
        List<Integer> b = Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3);

        List<Integer> merged = CollectionUtils.mergeSorted(a, b);
    }

    @Test
    public void testMergeBothEmpty_ReturnsEmpty() {
        List<Integer> a = new ArrayList<>();
        List<Integer> b = new ArrayList<>();

        List<Integer> merged = CollectionUtils.mergeSorted(a, b);
    }

    @Test(expected = NullPointerException.class)
    public void testMergeNullFirst_ThrowsNullPointerException() {
        // Passing null for first parameter should throw NPE when method tries to access size()
        List<Integer> b = Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3);
        CollectionUtils.mergeSorted(null, b);
    }

    @Test(expected = NullPointerException.class)
    public void testMergeNullSecond_ThrowsNullPointerException() {
        // Passing null for second parameter should throw NPE when method tries to access size()
        List<Integer> a = Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3);
        CollectionUtils.mergeSorted(a, null);
    }

    @Test
    public void testMergeListsWithNullElement_NoComparisonWhenOtherEmpty_ReturnsListWithNulls() {
        // When one list is empty, remaining elements (including nulls) are appended without compareTo invocation.
        List<Integer> a = new ArrayList<>();
        List<Integer> b = Arrays.asList(null, null);

        List<Integer> merged = CollectionUtils.mergeSorted(a, b);
    }

    @Test(expected = NullPointerException.class)
    public void testMergeListsWithNulls_CausesNullPointerExceptionWhenComparing() {
        // If both lists have elements such that compareTo is invoked on a null, a NPE is expected.
        List<Integer> a = Arrays.asList((Integer) null); // a.get(0) is null
        List<Integer> b = Arrays.asList(1);

        // The while loop will attempt a.get(0).compareTo(b.get(0)) and throw NPE.
        CollectionUtils.mergeSorted(a, b);
    }

    @Test
    public void testMergeOriginalListsNotModified() {
        List<Integer> a = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(1, 4));
        List<Integer> b = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(2, 3));

        List<Integer> aCopy = new ArrayList<>(a);
        List<Integer> bCopy = new ArrayList<>(b);

        CollectionUtils.mergeSorted(a, b);
    }

    @Test
    public void testMergeLargeLists_PerformanceAndCorrectness() {
        final int n = 10000;
        List<Integer> a = new ArrayList<>(n);
        List<Integer> b = new ArrayList<>(n);

        // a: even numbers 0,2,4,... ; b: odd numbers 1,3,5,...
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            a.add(i * 2);
            b.add(i * 2 + 1);
        }

        List<Integer> merged = CollectionUtils.mergeSorted(a, b);

        // Verify a few key properties instead of a costly full-equality (still a full check is acceptable here)

        // Verify entire sequence is increasing by 1 from 0 to 2*n-1
        for (int i = 0; i < merged.size(); i++) {
        }
    }
}

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