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@Sukuna0007Abhi Sukuna0007Abhi commented Oct 5, 2025

Add comprehensive performance benchmarks

Summary

This PR implements comprehensive performance benchmarks for the CMW library to establish performance baselines and enable data-driven optimization decisions.

Changes

  • Added benchmark_test.go with 40+ performance benchmarks covering:

    • JSON/CBOR marshaling and unmarshaling for different data sizes
    • X.509 extension encoding/decoding operations
    • Format detection and auto-deserialization
    • Collection operations and nested data structures
    • CBOR tag format vs record format comparisons
    • Type and value manipulation operations
  • Added BENCHMARKS.md documentation with:

    • Usage examples for running different benchmark categories
    • Performance insights and recommendations
    • Guidelines for adding new benchmarks

Benchmark Coverage

  • Data sizes: Small (~15B), Medium (~1KB), Large (~100KB)
  • Formats: JSON records, CBOR records, CBOR tags, Collections
  • Operations: Marshal, Unmarshal, Deserialize, X.509 extensions
  • Memory tracking: All benchmarks include allocation reporting

Key Performance Insights

  • CBOR tag format is ~2x faster than CBOR record format for monads
  • CBOR operations generally outperform JSON equivalents
  • Performance scales reasonably with data size
  • Memory allocations are well-controlled across all operations

Testing

  • All existing tests continue to pass
  • New benchmarks execute successfully and provide meaningful metrics
  • Memory allocation tracking enabled for optimization insights

Usage

# Run all benchmarks
go test -bench=. -benchmem

# Run specific categories
go test -bench="BenchmarkCMW_Marshal" -benchmem
go test -bench=".*Small.*" -benchmem

Fixes #21

- Add benchmark_test.go with 40+ performance benchmarks
- Cover JSON/CBOR marshaling and unmarshaling for different data sizes
- Include benchmarks for X.509 extensions, format detection, and collections
- Test small (~15B), medium (~1KB), and large (~100KB) data sizes
- Add CBOR tag format benchmarks showing significant performance gains
- Include collection operations and type/value manipulation benchmarks
- Add BENCHMARKS.md documentation with usage examples and performance insights

Benchmarks reveal:
- CBOR tag format is ~2x faster than CBOR record format
- CBOR operations generally outperform JSON equivalents
- Performance scales reasonably with data size
- Memory allocations are well-controlled across all operations

Addresses performance baseline requirements for comprehensive benchmarking.

Signed-off-by: Sukuna0007Abhi <[email protected]>
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Add benchmark tests for serialization/deserialization performance

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