Benchmarks for pixl-pack vs msgpack-lite

pack-bench.js

var msgpack = require("msgpack-lite");
var pack = require('pixl-pack');

var tests = [
	[ "Null", null ],
	[ "Boolean", true ],
	[ "String", "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country." ],
	[ "Buffer", Buffer.from("Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.") ],
	[ "Number", 12345.67890 ],
	[ "Object", { foo: "bar", "num": 123 } ],
	[ "Array", [ 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ] ]
];

var rows = [];

tests.forEach( function(test) {
	var test_name = test[0];
	var test_data = test[1];
	var row = [ test_name ];
	
	console.log("Running test: " + test_name + "...");
	
	var time_start = Date.now();
	var done = false;
	var count = 0;
	
	while (!done) {
		var buf = msgpack.encode(test_data);
		var data = msgpack.decode(buf);
		count++;
		
		if (Date.now() - time_start >= 1000) done = true;
	}
	row.push( count + " /sec" );
	
	time_start = Date.now();
	done = false;
	count = 0;

	while (!done) {
		var buf = pack.encode(test_data);
		var data = pack.decode(buf);
		count++;
		
		if (Date.now() - time_start >= 1000) done = true;
	}
	
	row.push( count + " /sec" );
	rows.push( row );
});

console.log( '' );
console.log( `| Test | msgpack-lite | pixl-pack |` );
console.log( `|------|--------------|-----------|` );

rows.forEach( function(row) {
	console.log( "| " + row.join(" | ") + " |" );
} );

console.log( '' );