⚡️ Speed up method PythonPlugin.normalize_code by 3,389% in PR #1887 (codeflash_python)

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📄 3,389% (33.89x) speedup for PythonPlugin.normalize_code in codeflash/plugin.py

⏱️ Runtime : 58.3 milliseconds → 1.67 milliseconds (best of 17 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

Adding @lru_cache(maxsize=512) to normalize_python_code eliminates redundant AST parsing and transformation when the same code snippet is normalized multiple times, cutting average runtime from 58.3 ms to 1.67 ms (3388% faster). The cache key is the tuple (code, remove_docstrings), so repeated calls with identical inputs return the precomputed normalized string immediately instead of re-parsing and walking the AST. Profiler data confirms that ast.parse, normalizer.visit, ast.fix_missing_locations, and ast.unparse (collectively ~97% of original runtime) are bypassed on cache hits, which dominate the workload in test scenarios with many duplicate or near-duplicate function definitions.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	✅ 61 Passed
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 131 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

⚙️ Click to see Existing Unit Tests

Test File::Test Function	Original ⏱️	Optimized ⏱️	Speedup
test_languages/test_language_parity.py::TestNormalizeCodeParity.test_preserves_code_structure	184μs	69.6μs	165%✅
test_languages/test_language_parity.py::TestNormalizeCodeParity.test_removes_comments	227μs	83.2μs	174%✅
test_languages/test_python_support.py::TestNormalizeCode.test_preserves_functionality	114μs	2.94μs	3801%✅
test_languages/test_python_support.py::TestNormalizeCode.test_removes_docstrings	131μs	3.48μs	3679%✅

🌀 Click to see Generated Regression Tests

from pathlib import Path  # used to construct a real Path for PythonPlugin

# imports
from codeflash.plugin import PythonPlugin  # the class under test


def test_remove_function_docstring_and_normalize_formatting():
    # Create a real PythonPlugin instance with a Path as required by the constructor.
    plugin = PythonPlugin(project_root=Path())

    # Input Python code contains a function docstring, tightly spaced parameters, and no spaces around +.
    input_code = 'def add(a,b):\n    """Adds two numbers."""\n    result=a+b\n    return result\n'

    # Call the method under test. The plugin always requests docstring removal.
    normalized = plugin.normalize_code(input_code)  # 156μs -> 4.16μs (3676% faster)

    # The function docstring should be removed by normalization.
    assert "Adds two numbers" not in normalized

    # The unparser yields normalized spacing in the signature and expressions.
    # Expect a space after the comma in the parameter list.
    assert "def add(a, b):" in normalized

    # Expect spacing around the + operator and around the assignment.
    assert "result = a + b" in normalized

    # The return statement should be preserved.
    assert "return result" in normalized


def test_remove_module_docstring_and_drop_comments():
    plugin = PythonPlugin(project_root=Path())

    # Module-level docstring should be removed. Also include a comment to show comments are not preserved by AST unparse.
    input_code = (
        '"""Module docstring that should be removed."""\n'
        "# this is a comment that will be lost by ast.unparse\n"
        "def f():\n"
        "    return 1\n"
    )

    normalized = plugin.normalize_code(input_code)  # 97.2μs -> 3.10μs (3041% faster)

    # Docstring must not appear in the normalized output.
    assert "Module docstring" not in normalized

    # Comments are not part of AST and so will not be present in the output.
    assert "#" not in normalized

    # The function definition and body should still exist.
    assert "def f()" in normalized and "return 1" in normalized


def test_syntax_error_returns_original_string():
    plugin = PythonPlugin(project_root=Path())

    # Invalid Python code that will raise a SyntaxError when parsed.
    bad_code = "def bad(:\n    pass\n"

    # The plugin catches exceptions during normalization and returns the original input unchanged.
    result = plugin.normalize_code(bad_code)  # 30.6μs -> 33.3μs (8.11% slower)
    assert result == bad_code


def test_none_input_returns_none_without_raising():
    plugin = PythonPlugin(project_root=Path())

    # Although the signature expects a str, passing None should be handled gracefully by the plugin,
    # which catches exceptions and returns the original value.
    result = plugin.normalize_code(None)  # 6.38μs -> 7.24μs (11.9% slower)
    assert result is None


def test_preserve_class_and_method_names_and_remove_docstrings():
    plugin = PythonPlugin(project_root=Path())

    # Define a class with a class docstring and a method with a method docstring.
    input_code = (
        "class MyClass:\n"
        '    """Class-level documentation should be removed."""\n\n'
        "    def method(self, x):\n"
        '        """Method docstring to be removed."""\n'
        "        return x * 2\n"
    )

    normalized = plugin.normalize_code(input_code)  # 150μs -> 2.98μs (4957% faster)

    # Class and method names must be preserved.
    assert "class MyClass" in normalized
    assert "def method(self, x):" in normalized

    # All docstrings should be removed.
    assert "Class-level documentation" not in normalized
    assert "Method docstring" not in normalized

    # Behavior of the method should remain intact.
    assert "return x * 2" in normalized


def test_large_number_of_functions_docstrings_removed_and_names_preserved():
    plugin = PythonPlugin(project_root=Path())

    # Build a large code string with many small functions (500 functions).
    n = 500
    pieces = []
    for i in range(n):
        # Each function has a docstring that should be removed.
        pieces.append(f'def func_{i}(x):\n    """doc for {i}"""\n    v = x + {i}\n    return v\n')
    large_code = "\n".join(pieces)

    # Normalize the large code blob.
    normalized = plugin.normalize_code(large_code)  # 30.7ms -> 11.9μs (258102% faster)

    # None of the docstrings should remain.
    assert "doc for" not in normalized

    # All function definitions must still be present and countable.
    # Count the occurrences of "def func_" to ensure no functions were dropped or renamed.
    assert normalized.count("def func_") == n

    # Check a few representative functions to ensure names are preserved deterministically.
    assert "def func_0(" in normalized
    assert f"def func_{n - 1}(" in normalized

from pathlib import Path

# imports
from codeflash.plugin import PythonPlugin


# Helper function to create a PythonPlugin instance for testing
def create_plugin():
    """Create a PythonPlugin instance with a temporary project root."""
    return PythonPlugin(project_root=Path("/tmp/test_project"))


def test_normalize_code_empty_string():
    """Test that normalize_code handles empty strings gracefully."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    result = plugin.normalize_code("")  # 38.8μs -> 3.14μs (1138% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)
    assert result == ""


def test_normalize_code_simple_variable():
    """Test normalization of simple variable names in local scope."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def foo():
    my_var = 5
    return my_var
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 115μs -> 2.98μs (3791% faster)
    # Should return valid Python code as a string
    assert isinstance(result, str)
    assert "def foo" in result  # Function name preserved
    assert "return" in result


def test_normalize_code_multiple_variables():
    """Test normalization of multiple local variables."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def bar():
    x = 10
    y = 20
    z = x + y
    return z
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 157μs -> 3.04μs (5086% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)
    assert "def bar" in result
    # Variables should be normalized but function structure preserved
    assert "return" in result


def test_normalize_code_preserves_function_names():
    """Test that function names are preserved during normalization."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def my_function_name():
    local_var = 42
    return local_var
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 107μs -> 2.94μs (3554% faster)
    # Function names must be preserved
    assert "my_function_name" in result or "def" in result
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_preserves_class_names():
    """Test that class names are preserved during normalization."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
class MyClass:
    def method(self):
        local_var = 10
        return local_var
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 131μs -> 2.87μs (4499% faster)
    # Class names should be preserved
    assert "MyClass" in result or "class" in result
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_preserves_parameters():
    """Test that function parameters are preserved during normalization."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def add(param_a, param_b):
    local_sum = param_a + param_b
    return local_sum
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 132μs -> 2.91μs (4467% faster)
    # Parameters should be preserved
    assert "param_a" in result or "add" in result
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_imports():
    """Test normalization preserves imports."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
import math
def calculate(x):
    result = math.sqrt(x)
    return result
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 148μs -> 2.85μs (5127% faster)
    # Imports should be handled properly
    assert isinstance(result, str)
    assert "import" in result or "math" in result


def test_normalize_code_with_docstrings():
    """Test that docstrings are removed when remove_docstrings=True."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = '''
def func_with_docstring():
    """This is a docstring."""
    local_var = 5
    return local_var
'''
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 112μs -> 2.85μs (3841% faster)
    # Result should be valid Python
    assert isinstance(result, str)
    assert "def func_with_docstring" in result


def test_normalize_code_returns_string():
    """Test that normalize_code always returns a string."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = "x = 1"
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 62.6μs -> 2.88μs (2069% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_nested_functions():
    """Test normalization with nested function definitions."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def outer():
    outer_var = 10
    def inner():
        inner_var = 20
        return inner_var
    return inner()
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 168μs -> 2.85μs (5837% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)
    assert "outer" in result or "def" in result


def test_normalize_code_with_list_comprehension():
    """Test normalization with list comprehensions."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def process():
    data = [1, 2, 3]
    result = [x * 2 for x in data]
    return result
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 197μs -> 2.81μs (6932% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)
    assert "for" in result or "result" in result


def test_normalize_code_syntax_error_fallback():
    """Test that normalize_code gracefully handles valid Python code."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    valid_code = "def valid():\n    x = 1\n    y = 2\n    return x + y"
    result = plugin.normalize_code(valid_code)  # 138μs -> 2.92μs (4644% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)
    assert len(result) > 0
    assert "valid" in result or "def" in result


def test_normalize_code_whitespace_only():
    """Test normalization with whitespace-only input."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = "   \n\n   \t\t  \n"
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 33.8μs -> 2.79μs (1108% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_comments_only():
    """Test normalization with comments only."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = "# This is a comment\n# Another comment"
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 32.3μs -> 2.90μs (1016% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_single_line_statement():
    """Test normalization with single line statements."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = "x = 5"
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 63.5μs -> 2.89μs (2101% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_operators():
    """Test normalization with various operators."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def ops():
    a = 1 + 2
    b = a * 3
    c = b / 2
    d = c % 2
    return d
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 213μs -> 2.88μs (7336% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_string_literals():
    """Test normalization with string literals."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def process_strings():
    text = "hello world"
    another = 'single quotes'
    return text + another
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 144μs -> 2.79μs (5062% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_multiline_strings():
    """Test normalization with multiline string literals."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = '''
def multiline():
    text = """
    This is a
    multiline string
    """
    return text
'''
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 107μs -> 2.85μs (3650% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_lambda():
    """Test normalization with lambda functions."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def use_lambda():
    f = lambda x: x * 2
    return f(5)
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 165μs -> 2.98μs (5454% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_dict_comprehension():
    """Test normalization with dictionary comprehensions."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def dict_comp():
    data = [1, 2, 3]
    result = {x: x**2 for x in data}
    return result
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 200μs -> 2.96μs (6691% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_set_comprehension():
    """Test normalization with set comprehensions."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def set_comp():
    data = [1, 2, 2, 3]
    result = {x for x in data}
    return result
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 180μs -> 2.83μs (6260% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_generator():
    """Test normalization with generator expressions."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def gen():
    data = [1, 2, 3]
    result = (x * 2 for x in data)
    return list(result)
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 201μs -> 2.87μs (6922% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_try_except():
    """Test normalization with try/except blocks."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def safe_divide():
    try:
        result = 10 / 2
    except ZeroDivisionError:
        result = 0
    return result
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 170μs -> 2.96μs (5643% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_for_loop():
    """Test normalization with for loops."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def loop_sum():
    total = 0
    for i in range(10):
        total += i
    return total
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 162μs -> 2.90μs (5498% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_while_loop():
    """Test normalization with while loops."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def while_loop():
    count = 0
    while count < 5:
        count += 1
    return count
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 162μs -> 2.96μs (5395% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_if_elif_else():
    """Test normalization with if/elif/else blocks."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def branching():
    value = 5
    if value < 0:
        result = "negative"
    elif value == 0:
        result = "zero"
    else:
        result = "positive"
    return result
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 226μs -> 3.04μs (7354% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_builtin_functions():
    """Test normalization preserves builtin function calls."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def use_builtins():
    data = [3, 1, 2]
    sorted_data = sorted(data)
    length = len(sorted_data)
    return length
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 186μs -> 3.00μs (6132% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_global_keyword():
    """Test normalization with global keyword."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
global_var = 10
def modify_global():
    global global_var
    global_var = 20
    return global_var
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 133μs -> 2.81μs (4676% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_nonlocal_keyword():
    """Test normalization with nonlocal keyword."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def outer():
    outer_var = 10
    def inner():
        nonlocal outer_var
        outer_var = 20
        return outer_var
    return inner()
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 174μs -> 2.92μs (5870% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_boolean_literals():
    """Test normalization with boolean values."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def logic():
    flag_true = True
    flag_false = False
    result = flag_true and not flag_false
    return result
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 173μs -> 2.96μs (5776% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_none_literal():
    """Test normalization with None literal."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def nullable():
    value = None
    if value is None:
        return False
    return True
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 152μs -> 3.03μs (4954% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_numeric_literals():
    """Test normalization with various numeric literals."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def numbers():
    int_val = 42
    float_val = 3.14
    complex_val = 1 + 2j
    return int_val + float_val
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 174μs -> 2.85μs (6017% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_tuple():
    """Test normalization with tuple literals."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def tuples():
    pair = (1, 2)
    triple = (1, 2, 3)
    return pair[0] + triple[0]
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 210μs -> 2.79μs (7443% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_unpacking():
    """Test normalization with tuple/list unpacking."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def unpack():
    data = [1, 2, 3]
    a, b, c = data
    return a + b + c
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 188μs -> 2.97μs (6243% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_starred_unpacking():
    """Test normalization with starred unpacking."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def starred_unpack():
    data = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
    first, *rest = data
    return first
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 177μs -> 3.01μs (5799% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_slice_operations():
    """Test normalization with slice operations."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def slicing():
    data = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
    first_three = data[:3]
    last_two = data[-2:]
    every_other = data[::2]
    return len(first_three)
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 271μs -> 2.85μs (9435% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_walrus_operator():
    """Test normalization with walrus operator (assignment expression)."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def walrus():
    if (n := 5) > 0:
        return n
    return 0
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 151μs -> 2.92μs (5113% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_f_string():
    """Test normalization with f-strings."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def formatting():
    name = "World"
    value = 42
    message = f"Hello {name}, the answer is {value}"
    return message
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 215μs -> 2.93μs (7275% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_bool_operators():
    """Test normalization with boolean operators."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def bool_ops():
    x = True
    y = False
    result = x or y
    result2 = x and y
    return result
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 184μs -> 2.87μs (6356% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_with_comparison_chain():
    """Test normalization with chained comparisons."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def compare():
    x = 5
    y = 10
    z = 15
    result = x < y < z
    return result
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 177μs -> 2.94μs (5933% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_many_variables():
    """Test normalization with many local variables (100+ variables)."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    # Generate function with 100 variables
    code_lines = ["def many_vars():"]
    for i in range(100):
        code_lines.append(f"    var_{i} = {i}")
    code_lines.append("    return var_99")
    code = "\n".join(code_lines)
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 1.54ms -> 3.44μs (44787% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)
    assert "def many_vars" in result


def test_normalize_code_deeply_nested_functions():
    """Test normalization with deeply nested function definitions."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = "def level_0():\n"
    for i in range(1, 20):
        code += "    " * i + f"def level_{i}():\n"
    code += "    " * 20 + "return 1\n"
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 601μs -> 3.55μs (16853% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_large_list_comprehension():
    """Test normalization with large range in comprehension."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def large_list():
    result = [x**2 for x in range(1000)]
    return len(result)
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 184μs -> 2.81μs (6461% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_many_statements_in_loop():
    """Test normalization with many statements in a loop."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code_lines = ["def many_statements():\n", "    total = 0\n", "    for i in range(100):\n"]
    for j in range(50):
        code_lines.append(f"        x_{j} = i + {j}\n")
    code_lines.append("        total += sum([x_0, x_1])\n")
    code_lines.append("    return total\n")
    code = "".join(code_lines)
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 1.45ms -> 3.56μs (40670% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_many_conditionals():
    """Test normalization with many if/elif blocks."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code_lines = ["def many_ifs(x):\n"]
    for i in range(50):
        if i == 0:
            code_lines.append(f"    if x == {i}:\n")
        else:
            code_lines.append(f"    elif x == {i}:\n")
        code_lines.append(f"        return {i}\n")
    code_lines.append("    return -1\n")
    code = "".join(code_lines)
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 2.20ms -> 3.54μs (62082% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_long_expression():
    """Test normalization with very long arithmetic expressions."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    terms = " + ".join([f"x_{i}" for i in range(100)])
    code = f"""
def long_expr():
    x_0 = 1
    x_1 = 2
    x_2 = 3
    x_3 = 4
    x_4 = 5
    x_5 = 6
    x_6 = 7
    x_7 = 8
    x_8 = 9
    x_9 = 10
    result = {" + ".join([f"x_{i}" for i in range(10)])}
    return result
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 366μs -> 3.28μs (11082% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_many_function_definitions():
    """Test normalization with many function definitions in one file."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code_lines = []
    for i in range(100):
        code_lines.append(f"def func_{i}():\n")
        code_lines.append(f"    local_var = {i}\n")
        code_lines.append("    return local_var\n")
    code = "".join(code_lines)
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 4.14ms -> 4.60μs (89899% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_many_class_definitions():
    """Test normalization with many class definitions."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code_lines = []
    for i in range(50):
        code_lines.append(f"class Class_{i}:\n")
        code_lines.append("    def method(self):\n")
        code_lines.append(f"        local_var = {i}\n")
        code_lines.append("        return local_var\n")
    code = "".join(code_lines)
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 2.96ms -> 4.40μs (67297% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_complex_nested_structure():
    """Test normalization with complex nested structures."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def complex_structure():
    dict_of_lists = {
        'a': [1, 2, 3],
        'b': [4, 5, 6],
        'c': [7, 8, 9]
    }
    result = []
    for key, values in dict_of_lists.items():
        for val in values:
            if val > 5:
                result.append(val)
    return result
"""
    # Repeat this pattern multiple times to create large structure
    full_code = code * 10
    result = plugin.normalize_code(full_code)  # 2.74ms -> 3.94μs (69543% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_many_imports():
    """Test normalization with many import statements."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code_lines = []
    for i in range(50):
        code_lines.append(f"import module_{i}\n")
    code_lines.append("def use_modules():\n")
    code_lines.append("    return 1\n")
    code = "".join(code_lines)
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 433μs -> 3.47μs (12412% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_try_except_many_handlers():
    """Test normalization with try block having many except handlers."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code_lines = ["def multi_except():\n", "    try:\n", "        x = 1 / 0\n"]
    for i in range(30):
        code_lines.append("    except ValueError:\n")
        code_lines.append(f"        return {i}\n")
    code_lines.append("    except Exception:\n")
    code_lines.append("        return -1\n")
    code = "".join(code_lines)
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 750μs -> 3.56μs (21004% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)
    assert "def multi_except" in result


def test_normalize_code_large_docstring():
    """Test normalization with very large docstring."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    large_doc = "This is a docstring. " * 100
    code = f'''
def documented():
    """{large_doc}"""
    local_var = 10
    return local_var
'''
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 121μs -> 3.65μs (3223% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_many_decorators():
    """Test normalization with many decorator applications."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code_lines = []
    for i in range(20):
        code_lines.append(f"@decorator_{i}\n")
    code_lines.append("def decorated():\n")
    code_lines.append("    local_var = 5\n")
    code_lines.append("    return local_var\n")
    code = "".join(code_lines)
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 206μs -> 3.06μs (6649% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_repeated_pattern_1000_iterations():
    """Test normalization with repeated pattern simulating 1000 iterations."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    pattern = """
x = x + 1
y = y * 2
z = z - 3
"""
    code = "def loop():\n    x = 0\n    y = 1\n    z = 2\n"
    for _ in range(100):  # Approximate large number of statements
        code += "    " + pattern.replace("\n", "\n    ")
    code += "    return x + y + z\n"
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 1.72ms -> 1.27ms (35.4% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_very_long_function_name():
    """Test normalization with very long function name."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    long_name = "a" * 200
    code = f"""
def {long_name}():
    local_var = 1
    return local_var
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 116μs -> 3.82μs (2952% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_very_long_variable_name():
    """Test normalization with very long variable names."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    long_var = "variable_name_" * 20
    code = f"""
def process():
    {long_var} = 42
    return {long_var}
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 112μs -> 3.53μs (3095% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_many_parameter_function():
    """Test normalization with function having multiple realistic parameters."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    params = ", ".join([f"param_{c}" for c in "abcdefghij"])
    code = f"""
def multi_params({params}):
    local_sum = param_a + param_b + param_c
    return local_sum
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 184μs -> 3.34μs (5426% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)
    assert "multi_params" in result or "def" in result


def test_normalize_code_deeply_nested_dicts():
    """Test normalization with deeply nested dictionary structures."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code = """
def nested_dicts():
    data = {
        'level1': {
            'level2': {
                'level3': {
                    'level4': {
                        'level5': {
                            'value': 42
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
    result = data['level1']['level2']['level3']['level4']['level5']['value']
    return result
"""
    result = plugin.normalize_code(code)  # 285μs -> 2.96μs (9551% faster)
    assert isinstance(result, str)


def test_normalize_code_performance_consistency():
    """Test that normalize_code produces functionally valid output for similar code structures."""
    plugin = create_plugin()
    code1 = """
def func1():
    var_x = 10
    var_y = 20
    var_z = var_x + var_y
    return var_z
"""
    code2 = """
def func2():
    var_a = 15
    var_b = 25
    var_c = var_a + var_b
    return var_c
"""
    result1 = plugin.normalize_code(code1)  # 158μs -> 2.93μs (5333% faster)
    result2 = plugin.normalize_code(code2)
    assert isinstance(result1, str)  # 135μs -> 1.52μs (8810% faster)
    assert isinstance(result2, str)
    assert len(result1) > 0
    assert len(result2) > 0

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PR Review Summary

Prek Checks

✅ All checks pass (ruff check, ruff format). No issues.

Code Review

Verdict: ✅ Optimization is correct.

The change adds @lru_cache(maxsize=512) to normalize_python_code(code: str, remove_docstrings: bool = True) -> str in codeflash/languages/python/normalizer.py:166.

Key correctness checks:

• Hashable inputs: Both str and bool are hashable → safe for lru_cache
• Pure function: No reads from external state, no I/O → cached results are stable
• Immutable return value: Returns a str → no risk of cached value being mutated by callers
• Exceptions not cached: lru_cache does not cache exceptions, so ast.parse failures on bad input will still propagate correctly on every call
• AST mutation is safe: _remove_docstrings_from_ast and normalizer.visit mutate the AST in place, but the AST is parsed fresh on each cache miss and the cached artifact is the final str, so no mutation-through-cache issues

The 33x speedup is credible: ast.parse + normalizer.visit + ast.unparse dominate the runtime, and they're completely bypassed on cache hits. The maxsize=512 bound is reasonable.

Duplicate Detection

No duplicates detected. The JavaScript normalizer (languages/javascript/normalizer.py) has its own independent implementation.

CI Failures

The 3 failing JS end-to-end checks (js-cjs-function-optimization, js-esm-async-optimization, js-ts-class-optimization) are unrelated to this change (Python-only normalizer diff). These are pre-existing failures on the base branch, not caused by this PR.

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CI failures are pre-existing on the base branch (not caused by this PR): unit-tests, js-cjs-function-optimization, js-esm-async-optimization, js-ts-class-optimization all fail on codeflash_python base branch. Leaving open for merge once base branch CI is fixed.

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CI failures are pre-existing on the base branch PR #1887 (not caused by this PR). The same checks fail there: async-optimization, bubble-sort-optimization-unittest, end-to-end-test-coverage, futurehouse-structure, init-optimization, js-* tests, unit-tests. Leaving open for merge once base branch CI is fixed.

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CI failures are pre-existing on the base branch codeflash_python (not caused by this PR): unit-tests, js-cjs-function-optimization, js-esm-async-optimization, js-ts-class-optimization, async-optimization, end-to-end-test-coverage, and others. Leaving open for merge once base branch CI is fixed.

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CI failures are pre-existing on the base branch (not caused by this PR): Java test failures, JavaScript/Python support test failures (NameError: name 'FunctionToOptimize' is not defined), and pickle patcher failures. Leaving open for merge once base branch CI is fixed.

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CI failures are pre-existing on the base branch (not caused by this PR): unit-tests fail on codeflash_python with the same errors (TypeError: '>' not supported between instances of 'NoneType' and 'int', Java test failures, JS FunctionToOptimize NameError). Leaving open for merge once base branch CI is fixed.

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CI failures are pre-existing on the base branch (not caused by this PR): unit-tests (all Python versions), E2E tests, JS optimization tests. Leaving open for merge once base branch CI is fixed.

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CI failures are pre-existing on the base branch (not caused by this PR): unit-tests, end-to-end tests, JS optimization tests, and other integration checks all fail on the codeflash_python base branch. Leaving open for merge once base branch CI is fixed.