/ruby_exceptions_benchmark

Primary LanguageRuby

Ruby exceptions benchmark

Quick'n'dirty benchmark of ruby's exceptions mechanisms

  1. Syntetic case (if vs 'raise'/'rescue' vs 'throw/catch')

  2. Real-world case ('model.save' vs 'model.save!')

Run benchmark

bundle install
rake db:create && rake db:migrate
bundle exec ./script/benchmark_ruby_exceptions.rb

Results

Rehearsal -----------------------------------------------
if            0.000000   0.000000   0.000000 (  0.000170)
exception     0.010000   0.000000   0.010000 (  0.043268)
catch/twrow   0.000000   0.000000   0.000000 (  0.001549)
-------------------------------------- total: 0.010000sec

                  user     system      total        real
if            0.000000   0.000000   0.000000 (  0.000192)
exception     0.010000   0.000000   0.010000 (  0.009678)
catch/twrow   0.000000   0.000000   0.000000 (  0.001449)


Rehearsal ------------------------------------------------------
ActiveRecord#save    1.030000   0.090000   1.120000 (  1.193164)
ActiveRecord#save!   1.450000   0.100000   1.550000 (  1.636631)
--------------------------------------------- total: 2.670000sec

                         user     system      total        real
ActiveRecord#save    0.990000   0.080000   1.070000 (  1.139592)
ActiveRecord#save!   1.450000   0.100000   1.550000 (  1.643734)