feat: add simple benchmark script

.gitignore

@@ -33,3 +33,5 @@ node_modules
 
 lib
 dist
+
+current.json

.npmignore

@@ -32,3 +32,5 @@ build
 node_modules
 
 test
+
+current.json

package.json

@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
     "release": "gulp release",
     "release-minor": "gulp release --type minor",
     "release-major": "gulp release --type major",
-    "coverage-publish": "aegir-coverage publish"
+    "coverage-publish": "aegir-coverage publish",
+    "bench": "./scripts/bench.sh"
   },
   "pre-commit": [
     "lint",
@@ -149,4 +150,4 @@
     "nginnever <ginneversource@gmail.com>",
     "npmcdn-to-unpkg-bot <npmcdn-to-unpkg-bot@users.noreply.github.com>"
   ]
-}
+}

scripts/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Scripts
+
+## `bench.sh`
+
+Run benchmarks using [ipfs-whatever](https://github.com/whyrusleeping/ipfs-whatever). This will create a file called `current.json` in the current folder with the results.
+
+### Requirements
+
+- go
+- Node.js

scripts/bench.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+echo "-- downloading benchmarks"
+go get github.com/whyrusleeping/ipfs-whatever
+
+echo "-- setting up ipfs"
+export IPFS_PATH=/tmp/bench-repo
+node src/cli/bin.js init
+node src/cli/bin.js daemon &
+sleep 5
+
+echo "-- running benchmarks"
+ipfs-whatever > current.json
+
+echo "-- cleaning up"
+rm -rf /tmp/bench-repo