bench.py

import os
import time

class benchmark(object):
    def __init__(self, name):
        self._name = name

    def __call__(self, func):
        def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
            start = time.clock()
            func(*args, **kwargs)
            end = time.clock()
            return end - start
        wrapper.__name__ = func.__name__
        return wrapper


@benchmark('mistune')
def benchmark_mistune(text):
    import mistune
    mistune.markdown(text)


@benchmark('misaka')
def benchmark_misaka(text):
    import misaka as m
    # mistune has all these features
    extensions = (
        m.EXT_NO_INTRA_EMPHASIS | m.EXT_FENCED_CODE | m.EXT_AUTOLINK |
        m.EXT_TABLES | m.EXT_STRIKETHROUGH
    )
    md = m.Markdown(m.HtmlRenderer(), extensions=extensions)
    md.render(text)


@benchmark('markdown2')
def benchmark_markdown2(text):
    import markdown2
    extras = ['code-friendly', 'fenced-code-blocks', 'footnotes']
    markdown2.markdown(text, extras=extras)


@benchmark('markdown')
def benchmark_markdown(text):
    import markdown
    markdown.markdown(text, ['extra'])


@benchmark('cMarkdown')
def benchmark_cMarkdown(text):
    import cMarkdown
    cMarkdown.markdown(text)


@benchmark('discount')
def benchmark_discount(text):
    import discount
    discount.Markdown(text).get_html_content()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    root = os.path.dirname(__file__)
    filepath = os.path.join(
        root, 'cases', 'markdown_documentation_syntax.text'
    )
    with open(filepath, 'r') as f:
        text = f.read()

    loops = 1000

    totals = []
    methods = [
        ('Mistune', benchmark_mistune),
        ('Misaka', benchmark_misaka),
        ('Markdown', benchmark_markdown),
        ('Markdown2', benchmark_markdown2),
        ('cMarkdown', benchmark_cMarkdown),
        ('Discount', benchmark_discount),
    ]

    print('Parsing the Markdown Syntax document %d times...' % loops)
    for i, method in enumerate(methods):
        name = method[0]
        fn = method[1]
        try:
            total = 0
            for nth in range(0, loops):
                total += fn(text)
            print('%s: %gs' % (name, total))
        except ImportError:
            print('%s is not available' % name)