'use strict'; var source = new Buffer(100), dest = new Buffer(100), i, j, k, tmp, count = 1000000, bytes = 100; for (i = 99 ; i >= 0 ; i--) { source[i] = 120; } var str = 'This is a nice String.', buf = new Buffer('This is a lovely Buffer.'); var start = new Date(); for (i = count * 100; i > 0 ; i--) { if (Buffer.isBuffer(str)) {} } var end = new Date(); console.log('Buffer.isBuffer(str) ' + (end - start) + ' ms'); var start = new Date(); for (i = count * 100; i > 0 ; i--) { if (Buffer.isBuffer(buf)) {} } var end = new Date(); console.log('Buffer.isBuffer(buf) ' + (end - start) + ' ms'); var start = new Date(); for (i = count * 100; i > 0 ; i--) { if (str instanceof Buffer) {} } var end = new Date(); console.log('str instanceof Buffer ' + (end - start) + ' ms'); var start = new Date(); for (i = count * 100; i > 0 ; i--) { if (buf instanceof Buffer) {} } var end = new Date(); console.log('buf instanceof Buffer ' + (end - start) + ' ms'); for (i = bytes ; i > 0 ; i --) { var start = new Date(); for (j = count ; j > 0; j--) { tmp = source.toString('ascii', 0, bytes); } var end = new Date(); console.log('toString() ' + i + ' bytes ' + (end - start) + ' ms'); } for (i = bytes ; i > 0 ; i --) { var start = new Date(); for (j = count ; j > 0; j--) { tmp = ''; for (k = 0; k <= i ; k++) { tmp += String.fromCharCode(source[k]); } } var end = new Date(); console.log('manual string ' + i + ' bytes ' + (end - start) + ' ms'); } for (i = bytes ; i > 0 ; i--) { var start = new Date(); for (j = count ; j > 0 ; j--) { for (k = i ; k > 0 ; k--) { dest[k] = source[k]; } } var end = new Date(); console.log('Manual copy ' + i + ' bytes ' + (end - start) + ' ms'); } for (i = bytes ; i > 0 ; i--) { var start = new Date(); for (j = count ; j > 0 ; j--) { for (k = i ; k > 0 ; k--) { dest[k] = 120; } } var end = new Date(); console.log('Direct assignment ' + i + ' bytes ' + (end - start) + ' ms'); } for (i = bytes ; i > 0 ; i--) { var start = new Date(); for (j = count ; j > 0 ; j--) { source.copy(dest, 0, 0, i); } var end = new Date(); console.log('Buffer.copy() ' + i + ' bytes ' + (end - start) + ' ms'); }