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⚡ Bolt: Replace ifelse with vectorized subsetting in llcont.glm #96

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## 2024-05-15 - [R Performance: ifelse Overhead]
**Learning:** In R, ifelse evaluates both true and false branches entirely before subsetting, which is very inefficient for vector operations.
**Action:** Optimize this by preallocating with res <- Y * 0 to preserve attributes and using vectorized subsetting like if any cond res subset <- ...
## 2024-05-15 - R Performance: ifelse Overhead in nested subsets
**Learning:** In R, `ifelse()` evaluates both true and false branches entirely before subsetting, which is inefficient. By preallocating with `res <- Y * 0` (to preserve attributes) and using vectorized subsetting, we eliminate this overhead.
**Action:** Replace `ifelse()` with preallocation that preserves attributes (e.g., `res <- Y * 0` instead of `numeric(n)`) and vectorized subsetting (e.g., `if (any(cond)) res[cond] <- ...`) to optimize performance in frequently evaluated loops or operations.
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#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

Rscript - <<'RS'
seen <- character()
ifelse(
  TRUE,
  { seen <- c(seen, "yes"); 1 },
  { seen <- c(seen, "no"); 0 }
)
stopifnot(identical(seen, "yes"))

seen <- character()
ifelse(
  c(TRUE, FALSE),
  { seen <- c(seen, "yes"); c(1, 1) },
  { seen <- c(seen, "no"); c(0, 0) }
)
stopifnot(setequal(seen, c("yes", "no")))
RS

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printf '%s\n' '--- .jules/bolt.md ---'
sed -n '1,35p' .jules/bolt.md
printf '%s\n' '--- matching entries ---'
rg -n -C 3 '2024-05-15|ifelse|nested subsets' .jules/bolt.md

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R base ifelse documentation evaluation yes no branches TRUE FALSE

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In R, the base ifelse(test, yes, no) function does not perform lazy evaluation in the way users might expect for conditional logic [1][2]. Instead, it evaluates the yes and no arguments in their entirety before the conditional selection takes place, with specific exceptions [1][2]. According to the official R documentation, "yes will be evaluated if and only if any element of test is true, and analogously for no" [3][4]. This means: 1. If the test vector contains at least one TRUE value, the yes argument is evaluated [1][2]. 2. If the test vector contains at least one FALSE value, the no argument is evaluated [1][2]. If your test vector contains both TRUE and FALSE values, both the yes and no branches will be fully computed [1][2]. This often leads to performance overhead or side effects (such as errors or warnings) if the expressions being evaluated are not intended to run for every element of the input [1][2]. For scenarios where you need true short-circuiting (lazy) behavior, it is recommended to use the standard if (test) yes else no control flow structure, which only evaluates the branch corresponding to the result of test [3][4]. This is much more efficient and appropriate whenever test is a single logical value [3][4]. Top Results: [3] https://stat.ethz.ch/R-manual/R-devel/library/base/html/ifelse.html [1] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16275149/does-ifelse-really-calculate-both-of-its-vectors-every-time-is-it-slow [2] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61913639/strange-behavior-of-ifelse-in-r-when-are-the-values-evaluated

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중복 항목을 통합하고 ifelse() 설명을 수정하세요.

.jules/bolt.md의 2024-05-15 항목을 하나로 통합하세요. ifelse()는 test에 TRUE가 하나라도 있을 때 yes를, FALSE가 하나라도 있을 때 no를 평가합니다. 따라서 두 분기가 모두 평가되는 경우는 test에 두 값이 모두 있을 때입니다.

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In @.jules/bolt.md around lines 18 - 20, Update the 2024-05-15 entry in the bolt
documentation to consolidate duplicate content and correct the ifelse()
evaluation description: explain that yes is evaluated when test contains at
least one TRUE, no when it contains at least one FALSE, and both branches are
evaluated only when both values occur. Preserve the performance guidance about
preallocation and vectorized subsetting.

14 changes: 12 additions & 2 deletions R/llcont.R
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if(is.matrix(y)) {
## Bolt: replaced apply(..., 1, sum) with optimized rowSums() for performance
n <- rowSums(y)
y <- ifelse(n == 0, 0, y[, 1]/n)
## Bolt: replaced ifelse with preallocation and vectorized subsetting for performance
y_res <- y[, 1] * 0
cond_n <- n > 0
cond_n[is.na(cond_n)] <- FALSE
if (any(cond_n)) y_res[cond_n] <- (y[, 1]/n)[cond_n]
y <- y_res
} else {
n <- rep.int(1, length(y))
}
m <- if (any(n > 1)) n else wt
wt <- ifelse(m > 0, (wt/m), 0)
## Bolt: replaced ifelse with preallocation and vectorized subsetting for performance
wt_res <- wt * 0
cond_m <- m > 0
cond_m[is.na(cond_m)] <- FALSE
if (any(cond_m)) wt_res[cond_m] <- (wt/m)[cond_m]
wt <- wt_res
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📝 Info: ifelse rewrite preserves binomial log-likelihood

Both rewrites in the binomial branch are equivalent. cond_n <- n > 0 complements the original n == 0 test since rowSums(y) is non-negative, and preallocated lengths match. The only divergence is non-finite weights, where wt * 0 yields NaN instead of 0 — not a realistic glm prior weight.

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dbinom(round(m * y), round(m), mpreds, log = TRUE) * wt
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quasibinomial = {
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