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+(require 'yasnippet-tests)
+
+(defvar manywords (with-temp-buffer (insert-file-contents "/usr/share/dict/words")
+                                    (split-string (buffer-string))))
+
+
+(defun yas/run-some-benchmarks ()
+  (interactive)
+  (let* ((dummy-mode-names (subseq manywords 0 10))
+         (dummy-snippet-names (subseq manywords 200 300))
+         (dummy-snippets `("testsnippets"
+                           ,@(mapcar #'(lambda (dummy-mode-name)
+                                         `(,dummy-mode-name
+                                           ,@(mapcar #'(lambda (dummy-snippet-name)
+                                                         `(,dummy-snippet-name . ,(concat dummy-snippet-name "'s content")))
+                                                     dummy-snippet-names)))
+                                     dummy-mode-names)))
+         (yas/verbosity 1))
+    (with-current-buffer (get-buffer-create "*yas/benchmarks*")
+      (erase-buffer)
+      ;; jit, no compiled, fastest
+      ;;
+      (yas/with-snippet-dirs (list dummy-snippets)
+                         ;; (yas/recompile-all)
+                         (let ((start (current-time)))
+                           (yas/reload-all)
+                           (insert (format "JIT    NO-COMPILED: %s s\n" (float-time (time-subtract (current-time) start))))))
+      ;; jit, compiled, this is equivalent to the first one. The real work
+      ;; will be done when modes are effectively accessed
+      ;;
+      (yas/with-snippet-dirs (list dummy-snippets)
+                         (let ((start (current-time)))
+                           (yas/reload-all)
+                           (insert (format "JIT       COMPILED: %s s\n" (float-time (time-subtract (current-time) start))))))
+      ;; no-jit no-compiled files, slow
+      ;;
+      (yas/with-snippet-dirs (list dummy-snippets)
+                         (let ((start (current-time))
+                               (yas/auto-compile-snippets nil))
+                           (yas/reload-all t)
+                           (insert (format "NO-JIT NO-COMPILED: %s s\n" (float-time (time-subtract (current-time) start))))))
+      ;; no-jit compiled files, this is what normally happens when a user
+      ;; interactive calls `yas/reload-all'
+      ;;
+      (yas/with-snippet-dirs (list dummy-snippets)
+                         (yas/recompile-all)
+                         (let ((start (current-time))
+                               (yas/auto-compile-snippets nil))
+                           (yas/reload-all t)
+                           (insert (format "NO-JIT    COMPILED: %s s (no recompilation-needed, no auto-compilation checks)\n" (float-time (time-subtract (current-time) start))))))
+      ;; no-jit compiled files, this is what normally happens when a
+      ;; user interactive calls `yas/reload-all', but now with
+      ;; auto-compilation `mtime' checks
+      ;;
+      (yas/with-snippet-dirs (list dummy-snippets)
+                             (yas/recompile-all)
+                             (let ((start (current-time))
+                                   (yas/auto-compile-snippets t))
+                               (yas/reload-all t)
+                               (insert (format "NO-JIT    COMPILED: %s s (no recompilation needed, auto-compilation checks)\n" (float-time (time-subtract (current-time) start))))))
+      ;; no-jit no previous compilation, the autocompilation case, slowest
+      ;;
+      (yas/with-snippet-dirs (list dummy-snippets)
+                         (let ((start (current-time))
+                               (yas/auto-compile-snippets t))
+                           (yas/reload-all t)
+                           (insert (format "NO-JIT NO-COMPILED: %s s (recompilation needed, auto-compilation kicks in all dirs)\n" (float-time (time-subtract (current-time) start))))))
+      (pop-to-buffer (current-buffer)))))