How much is to much?

[Anon]

Hi guys
A question that's been bugging me:

I have a class that is about 1000 lines that I use to input, edit, retrieve and delete content.

The retrieval section accounts for about a third of the class.

So, when I'm just using the retrieval methods, is it a waste of resources to require() the whole class?

I know that it takes longer to read 1000 lines than 300 but does it realy make a difference?

Cheers

Nick

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Sure it makes a difference, run a benchmark, print the microtime at the beginning ot the script and at the end and see how much 'faster' it is to leave out those lines you don't need.

Point is, if you leave out the 'useless' bits, you'll have to put those bits in a seperate file. That means your 'calling' scripts need some extra routine to decide if they need the extra bits, and if so, you need to run two or three 'include()'s to get those bits, instead of just one that gets everything. That alone will probably slow you down more than those extra few lines.

[Anon]

Hmmmm...... food for thought. Thanks Vincent.