response speed of selector

[sakkoulas]

Hello everybody 

i don't know if this is a dumb idea, but is it possible (or it is not necessary) to test the response speed of selectors. for example 

$pages->get('/page/')->children('date>=$date');

$pages->find('template=name, date>=$date');

$pages->get('/page/')->find('date>=$date')

which of those three selectors is faster, 

sorry again if this is dumb question.

thanks 

[ryan]

Assuming those 3 result in identical results, most likely the 2nd one would be fastest since it is 1 API call rather than 2. The 1st one would be the second fastest since $page->children() is faster than $page->find, as it doesn't have to consider hierarchy beyond 1 level. These are my best guesses anyway. If you want to test them out, take a look at Debug::timer() (/wire/core/Debug.php). Also note you'll want to use double quotes for your selectors as the $date variable would not be dereferenced in single quotes.