Test.BenchPress

Benchmarks actions and produces statistics such as min, mean, median, standard deviation, and max execution time. Also computes execution time percentiles. Comes with functions to pretty-print the results.

Here's an example showing a benchmark of copying a file:

import Control.Monad (when)
import qualified Data.ByteString as B
import System.IO
import Test.BenchPress

inpath, outpath :: String
inpath = "/tmp/infile"
outpath = "/tmp/outfile"

blockSize :: Int
blockSize = 4 * 1024

copyUsingByteString :: Handle -> Handle -> IO ()
copyUsingByteString inf outf = go
    where
      go = do
        bs <- B.hGet inf blockSize
        let numRead = B.length bs
        when (numRead > 0) $
           B.hPut outf bs >> go

main :: IO ()
main = bench 100 $ do
         inf <- openBinaryFile inpath ReadMode
         outf <- openBinaryFile outpath WriteMode
         copyUsingByteString inf outf
         hClose outf
         hClose inf

Running a benchmark

benchmark :: Int -> IO a -> (a -> IO b) -> (a -> IO c) -> IO (Stats, Stats)

benchmark iters setup teardown action runs action iters times measuring the execution time of each run. setup and teardown are run before and after each run respectively. teardown is run even if action raises an exception. Returns statistics for both the measured CPU times and wall clock times, in that order.

bench :: Int -> IO a -> IO ()

Convenience function that runs a benchmark using benchmark and prints timing statistics using printDetailedStats. The statistics are computed from the measured CPU times. Writes output to standard output.

benchMany :: Int -> [(String, IO a)] -> IO ()

Convenience function that runs several benchmarks using benchmark and prints a timing statistics summary using printStatsSummaries. The statistics are computed from the measured CPU times. Each benchmark has an associated label that is used to identify the benchmark in the printed results. Writes output to standard output.

Benchmark stats

data Stats

Execution time statistics for a benchmark. All measured times are given in milliseconds.

Constructors

Stats

Fields

• min :: Double

  Shortest execution time.

• mean :: Double

  Mean execution time.

• stddev :: Double

  Execution time standard deviation.

• median :: Double

  Median execution time.

• max :: Double

  Longest execution time.

• percentiles :: [(Int, Double)]

  Execution time divided into percentiles. The first component of the pair is the percentile given as an integer between 0 and 100, inclusive. The second component is the execution time of the slowest iteration within the percentile.

Instances

Show Stats

Defined in Test.BenchPress

Methods

showsPrec :: Int -> Stats -> ShowS

show :: Stats -> String

showList :: [Stats] -> ShowS

Pretty-printing stats

printDetailedStats :: Stats -> IO ()

Prints detailed statistics. Printed statistics include min, mean, standard deviation, median, and max execution time. Also prints execution time percentiles. Writes output to standard output.

printStatsSummaries :: [(String, Stats)] -> IO ()

Prints a summary row for each benchmark with an associated label. The summary contains the same statistics as in printDetailedStats except for the execution time percentiles. Writes output to standard output.