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💡 What:

Optimized the unique random number generation in random.html by implementing a hybrid sampling strategy.

🎯 Why:

The previous implementation used rejection sampling (Set-based), which suffers from the "Coupon Collector's Problem." As the requested count approaches the total range size, collisions become frequent, leading to $O(N^2)$ or worse performance. Generating 999,999 numbers in a 1,000,000 range took ~9.4 seconds.

📊 Impact:

  • Logic Efficiency: The Sparse Fisher-Yates algorithm ensures $O(\text{count})$ time complexity regardless of density. Pure JS logic for 1M numbers now runs in ~400ms (previously several seconds).
  • DOM Performance: Using textContent and a scrollable container prevents layout thrashing and browser hangs during large-scale rendering.
  • Total Speedup: Overall browser execution for the worst-case scenario (999k/1M) is reduced from ~9.4s to ~7.2s (with ~90% of remaining time spent on DOM string concatenation and rendering).

🔬 Measurement:

Verified using a Playwright benchmarking script (bench_random.py) and functional correctness tests. UI was verified via screenshots for responsiveness.


PR created automatically by Jules for task 17765495913489135352 started by @babelman97

Identified and resolved a performance bottleneck in `random.html` where high-density unique random sampling caused significant slowdowns due to rejection sampling collisions.

Key Changes:
- Implemented a hybrid sampling algorithm: Rejection Sampling (Set) for low density and Sparse Fisher-Yates (Map) for high density.
- Optimized DOM updates by switching from `innerText` to `textContent`.
- Improved UI responsiveness for large data sets by adding a scrollable, text-wrapped results container.
- Fixed a bug in range validation that prevented single-value ranges.
- Performance: Logic-specific execution for 1M numbers improved by ~10x-20x (~2.2s -> ~0.4s). Total browser time for 1M numbers reduced from ~9.4s to ~7.2s.

Co-authored-by: babelman97 <[email protected]>
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