Can I loop in Pashua to return the variables with a boolean of 1?

[Shane_Stanley]

@peavine

I was surprised by the first-run time of the ASObjC script

AppleScript initializes code needed to run ASObjC lazily – it’s not loaded unless and until it’s actually needed. This shows up in a first run, whereas loading of other AppleScript code is done when a host’s AppleScript instance is initialized, and hence before timing begins. That’s why Script Geek shows the first run separately.

[peavine]

Thanks Shane. I’ve noticed this issue before with ASObjC and it’s good to know why this happens.

[KniazidisR]

@peavine

FWIW, I tested three of the scripts in this thread using Script Geek, and I used the exact record contained in the OP’s post (four check boxes). The “First Run” times were:

Peavine Post 3 - less than a millisecond
Yvan Post 4 - 228 milliseconds
KniazidisR Post 18 - 24 milliseconds

When run twice in succession, the times were:

Peavine Post 3 - less than a millisecond
Yvan Post 4 - 8 milliseconds
KniazidisR Post 18 - 14 milliseconds

I was surprised by the first-run time of the ASObjC script but I ran it many times, always with the same result.

The speed of my script can be increased by about 2 times, if you remove the redundant code (I have introduced it for indicative purposes only):

set aRecord to {cat:"1", cat4:"0", cat2:"1", cat3:"0", cat78:"1", dog56:"1", Camel_2:1, BigCamel_15:"1"}
set filteredList to {}

-- GET VALID KEYS OF THE RECORD (as LIST OF STRINGS)
set the clipboard to aRecord
set aRecordAsList to the clipboard as list -- EDITED, THANKS TO YVAN KOENIG

-- FILTER THE KEYS LIST and RETURN THE FILTERED LIST
repeat with i from 1 to count aRecordAsList by 2
	if item (i + 1) of aRecordAsList is "1" then set end of filteredList to item i of aRecordAsList
end repeat
return filteredList
--> RESULT: filteredList = {"cat", "cat2", "cat78", "dog56", "BigCamel_15"}

My timing, using Shane Stanley’s “Script Geek” (average time per run):

Peavine - less than 1 msec
Yvan Koenig - 2 msec
KniazidisR - 4,5 msec

[peavine]

@KniazidisR

The speed of my script can be increased by about 3 times, if you remove the redundant code (I have introduced it for indicative purposes only):

KniazidisR. I tested your script on my computer and the results were:

First Run: 19 milliseconds

Repeated Runs: 8 milliseconds

We used different testing procedures, which is one reason for our differing results, although our computers are certainly an additional factor.

[KniazidisR]

@peavine

KniazidisR. I tested your script on my computer and the times were:

I edited the post: the speed increased about 2 times. The first time I compared with the time shown on your computer. What should not be done, since we have different computers.