protobuf/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf.Benchmarks/WriteRawPrimitivesBenchmark.cs

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using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
using System;
using System.Buffers.Binary;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Buffers;
using System.Text;

namespace Google.Protobuf.Benchmarks
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Benchmarks throughput when writing raw primitives.
    /// </summary>
    [MemoryDiagnoser]
    public class WriteRawPrimitivesBenchmark
    {
        // key is the encodedSize of varint values
        Dictionary<int, uint[]> varint32Values;
        Dictionary<int, ulong[]> varint64Values;

        double[] doubleValues;
        float[] floatValues;

        // key is the encodedSize of string values
        Dictionary<int, string[]> stringValues;

        // key is the encodedSize of string values
        Dictionary<int, string[]> nonAsciiStringValues;

        // key is the encodedSize of string values
        Dictionary<int, ByteString[]> byteStringValues;

        // the buffer to which all the data will be written
        byte[] outputBuffer;

        Random random = new Random(417384220);  // random but deterministic seed

        public IEnumerable<int> StringEncodedSizes => new[] { 1, 4, 10, 105, 10080 };

        public IEnumerable<int> NonAsciiStringEncodedSizes => new[] { 4, 10, 105, 10080 };

        [GlobalSetup]
        public void GlobalSetup()
        {
            outputBuffer = new byte[BytesToWrite];

            varint32Values = new Dictionary<int, uint[]>();
            varint64Values = new Dictionary<int, ulong[]>();
            for (int encodedSize = 1; encodedSize <= 10; encodedSize++)
            {
                if (encodedSize <= 5)
                {
                    varint32Values.Add(encodedSize, CreateRandomVarints32(random, BytesToWrite / encodedSize, encodedSize));
                }
                varint64Values.Add(encodedSize, CreateRandomVarints64(random, BytesToWrite / encodedSize, encodedSize));
            }

            doubleValues = CreateRandomDoubles(random, BytesToWrite / sizeof(double));
            floatValues = CreateRandomFloats(random, BytesToWrite / sizeof(float));

            stringValues = new Dictionary<int, string[]>();

            byteStringValues = new Dictionary<int, ByteString[]>();
            foreach(var encodedSize in StringEncodedSizes)
            {
                stringValues.Add(encodedSize, CreateStrings(BytesToWrite / encodedSize, encodedSize));
                byteStringValues.Add(encodedSize, CreateByteStrings(BytesToWrite / encodedSize, encodedSize));
            }

            nonAsciiStringValues = new Dictionary<int, string[]>();
            foreach(var encodedSize in NonAsciiStringEncodedSizes)
            {
                nonAsciiStringValues.Add(encodedSize, CreateNonAsciiStrings(BytesToWrite / encodedSize, encodedSize));
            }
        }

        // Total number of bytes that each benchmark will write.
        // Measuring the time taken to write buffer of given size makes it easier to compare parsing speed for different
        // types and makes it easy to calculate the througput (in MB/s)
        // 10800 bytes is chosen because it is divisible by all possible encoded sizes for all primitive types {1..10}
        [Params(10080)]
        public int BytesToWrite { get; set; }

        [Benchmark]
        [Arguments(1)]
        [Arguments(2)]
        [Arguments(3)]
        [Arguments(4)]
        [Arguments(5)]
        public void WriteRawVarint32_CodedOutputStream(int encodedSize)
        {
            var values = varint32Values[encodedSize];
            var cos = new CodedOutputStream(outputBuffer);
            foreach (var value in values)
            {
                cos.WriteRawVarint32(value);
            }
            cos.Flush();
            cos.CheckNoSpaceLeft();
        }

        [Benchmark]
        [Arguments(1)]
        [Arguments(2)]
        [Arguments(3)]
        [Arguments(4)]
        [Arguments(5)]
        public void WriteRawVarint32_WriteContext(int encodedSize)
        {
            var values = varint32Values[encodedSize];
            var span = new Span<byte>(outputBuffer);
            WriteContext.Initialize(ref span, out WriteContext ctx);
            foreach (var value in values)
            {
                ctx.WriteUInt32(value);
            }
            ctx.Flush();
            ctx.CheckNoSpaceLeft();
        }

        [Benchmark]
        [Arguments(1)]
        [Arguments(2)]
        [Arguments(3)]
        [Arguments(4)]
        [Arguments(5)]
        [Arguments(6)]
        [Arguments(7)]
        [Arguments(8)]
        [Arguments(9)]
        [Arguments(10)]
        public void WriteRawVarint64_CodedOutputStream(int encodedSize)
        {
            var values = varint64Values[encodedSize];
            var cos = new CodedOutputStream(outputBuffer);
            foreach (var value in values)
            {
                cos.WriteRawVarint64(value);
            }
            cos.Flush();
            cos.CheckNoSpaceLeft();
        }

        [Benchmark]
        [Arguments(1)]
        [Arguments(2)]
        [Arguments(3)]
        [Arguments(4)]
        [Arguments(5)]
        [Arguments(6)]
        [Arguments(7)]
        [Arguments(8)]
        [Arguments(9)]
        [Arguments(10)]
        public void WriteRawVarint64_WriteContext(int encodedSize)
        {
            var values = varint64Values[encodedSize];
            var span = new Span<byte>(outputBuffer);
            WriteContext.Initialize(ref span, out WriteContext ctx);
            foreach (var value in values)
            {
                ctx.WriteUInt64(value);
            }
            ctx.Flush();
            ctx.CheckNoSpaceLeft();
        }

        [Benchmark]
        public void WriteFixed32_CodedOutputStream()
        {
            const int encodedSize = sizeof(uint);
            var cos = new CodedOutputStream(outputBuffer);
            for(int i = 0; i < BytesToWrite / encodedSize; i++)
            {
                cos.WriteFixed32(12345);
            }
            cos.Flush();
            cos.CheckNoSpaceLeft();
        }

        [Benchmark]
        public void WriteFixed32_WriteContext()
        {
            const int encodedSize = sizeof(uint);
            var span = new Span<byte>(outputBuffer);
            WriteContext.Initialize(ref span, out WriteContext ctx);
            for (uint i = 0; i < BytesToWrite / encodedSize; i++)
            {
                ctx.WriteFixed32(12345);
            }
            ctx.Flush();
            ctx.CheckNoSpaceLeft();
        }

        [Benchmark]
        public void WriteFixed64_CodedOutputStream()
        {
            const int encodedSize = sizeof(ulong);
            var cos = new CodedOutputStream(outputBuffer);
            for(int i = 0; i < BytesToWrite / encodedSize; i++)
            {
                cos.WriteFixed64(123456789);
            }
            cos.Flush();
            cos.CheckNoSpaceLeft();
        }

        [Benchmark]
        public void WriteFixed64_WriteContext()
        {
            const int encodedSize = sizeof(ulong);
            var span = new Span<byte>(outputBuffer);
            WriteContext.Initialize(ref span, out WriteContext ctx);
            for (uint i = 0; i < BytesToWrite / encodedSize; i++)
            {
                ctx.WriteFixed64(123456789);
            }
            ctx.Flush();
            ctx.CheckNoSpaceLeft();
        }

        [Benchmark]
        public void WriteRawFloat_CodedOutputStream()
        {
            var cos = new CodedOutputStream(outputBuffer);
            foreach (var value in floatValues)
            {
                cos.WriteFloat(value);
            }
            cos.Flush();
            cos.CheckNoSpaceLeft();
        }

        [Benchmark]
        public void WriteRawFloat_WriteContext()
        {
            var span = new Span<byte>(outputBuffer);
            WriteContext.Initialize(ref span, out WriteContext ctx);
            foreach (var value in floatValues)
            {
                ctx.WriteFloat(value);
            }
            ctx.Flush();
            ctx.CheckNoSpaceLeft();
        }

        [Benchmark]
        public void WriteRawDouble_CodedOutputStream()
        {
            var cos = new CodedOutputStream(outputBuffer);
            foreach (var value in doubleValues)
            {
                cos.WriteDouble(value);
            }
            cos.Flush();
            cos.CheckNoSpaceLeft();
        }

        [Benchmark]
        public void WriteRawDouble_WriteContext()
        {
            var span = new Span<byte>(outputBuffer);
            WriteContext.Initialize(ref span, out WriteContext ctx);
            foreach (var value in doubleValues)
            {
                ctx.WriteDouble(value);
            }
            ctx.Flush();
            ctx.CheckNoSpaceLeft();
        }

        [Benchmark]
        [ArgumentsSource(nameof(StringEncodedSizes))]
        public void WriteString_CodedOutputStream(int encodedSize)
        {
            var values = stringValues[encodedSize];
            var cos = new CodedOutputStream(outputBuffer);
            foreach (var value in values)
            {
                cos.WriteString(value);
            }
            cos.Flush();
            cos.CheckNoSpaceLeft();
        }

        [Benchmark]
        [ArgumentsSource(nameof(StringEncodedSizes))]
        public void WriteString_WriteContext(int encodedSize)
        {
            var values = stringValues[encodedSize];
            var span = new Span<byte>(outputBuffer);
            WriteContext.Initialize(ref span, out WriteContext ctx);
            foreach (var value in values)
            {
                ctx.WriteString(value);
            }
            ctx.Flush();
            ctx.CheckNoSpaceLeft();
        }

        [Benchmark]
        [ArgumentsSource(nameof(NonAsciiStringEncodedSizes))]
        public void WriteNonAsciiString_CodedOutputStream(int encodedSize)
        {
            var values = nonAsciiStringValues[encodedSize];
            var cos = new CodedOutputStream(outputBuffer);
            foreach (var value in values)
            {
                cos.WriteString(value);
            }
            cos.Flush();
            cos.CheckNoSpaceLeft();
        }

        [Benchmark]
        [ArgumentsSource(nameof(NonAsciiStringEncodedSizes))]
        public void WriteNonAsciiString_WriteContext(int encodedSize)
        {
            var values = nonAsciiStringValues[encodedSize];
            var span = new Span<byte>(outputBuffer);
            WriteContext.Initialize(ref span, out WriteContext ctx);
            foreach (var value in values)
            {
                ctx.WriteString(value);
            }
            ctx.Flush();
            ctx.CheckNoSpaceLeft();
        }

        [Benchmark]
        [ArgumentsSource(nameof(StringEncodedSizes))]
        public void WriteBytes_CodedOutputStream(int encodedSize)
        {
            var values = byteStringValues[encodedSize];
            var cos = new CodedOutputStream(outputBuffer);
            foreach (var value in values)
            {
                cos.WriteBytes(value);
            }
            cos.Flush();
            cos.CheckNoSpaceLeft();
        }

        [Benchmark]
        [ArgumentsSource(nameof(StringEncodedSizes))]
        public void WriteBytes_WriteContext(int encodedSize)
        {
            var values = byteStringValues[encodedSize];
            var span = new Span<byte>(outputBuffer);
            WriteContext.Initialize(ref span, out WriteContext ctx);
            foreach (var value in values)
            {
                ctx.WriteBytes(value);
            }
            ctx.Flush();
            ctx.CheckNoSpaceLeft();
        }

        private static uint[] CreateRandomVarints32(Random random, int valueCount, int encodedSize)
        {
            var result = new uint[valueCount];
            for (int i = 0; i < valueCount; i++)
            {
                result[i] = (uint) ParseRawPrimitivesBenchmark.RandomUnsignedVarint(random, encodedSize, true);
            }
            return result;
        }

        private static ulong[] CreateRandomVarints64(Random random, int valueCount, int encodedSize)
        {            
            var result = new ulong[valueCount];
            for (int i = 0; i < valueCount; i++)
            {
                result[i] = ParseRawPrimitivesBenchmark.RandomUnsignedVarint(random, encodedSize, false);
            }
            return result;
        }

        private static float[] CreateRandomFloats(Random random, int valueCount)
        {
            var result = new float[valueCount];
            for (int i = 0; i < valueCount; i++)
            {
                result[i] = (float)random.NextDouble();
            }
            return result;
        }

        private static double[] CreateRandomDoubles(Random random, int valueCount)
        {
            var result = new double[valueCount];
            for (int i = 0; i < valueCount; i++)
            {
                result[i] = random.NextDouble();
            }
            return result;
        }

        private static string[] CreateStrings(int valueCount, int encodedSize)
        {
            var str = ParseRawPrimitivesBenchmark.CreateStringWithEncodedSize(encodedSize);

            var result = new string[valueCount];
            for (int i = 0; i < valueCount; i++)
            {
                result[i] = str;
            }
            return result;
        }

        private static string[] CreateNonAsciiStrings(int valueCount, int encodedSize)
        {
            var str = ParseRawPrimitivesBenchmark.CreateNonAsciiStringWithEncodedSize(encodedSize);

            var result = new string[valueCount];
            for (int i = 0; i < valueCount; i++)
            {
                result[i] = str;
            }
            return result;
        }

        private static ByteString[] CreateByteStrings(int valueCount, int encodedSize)
        {
            var str = ParseRawPrimitivesBenchmark.CreateStringWithEncodedSize(encodedSize);

            var result = new ByteString[valueCount];
            for (int i = 0; i < valueCount; i++)
            {
                result[i] = ByteString.CopyFrom(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(str));
            }
            return result;
        }
    }
}