regex perf test

console.txt

$ g++ -Wall -O2 -std=c++11 -o regex_test_perf regex_test_perf.cpp stopwatch.hpp

$ ./regex_test_perf.exe
[regex e1        ] resume...
[regex e1        ] paused.   0m00.306s /      306.031 x 1/1000s
[regex e2        ] resume...
[regex e2        ] paused.   0m00.144s /      144.014 x 1/1000s
[string find     ] resume...
[string find     ] paused.   0m00.014s /       14.001 x 1/1000s
[regex e1        ] resume...
[regex e1        ] paused.   0m00.601s /      601.061 x 1/1000s
[regex e2        ] resume...
[regex e2        ] paused.   0m00.283s /      283.028 x 1/1000s
[string find     ] resume...
[string find     ] paused.   0m00.028s /       28.003 x 1/1000s
[regex e1        ] resume...
[regex e1        ] paused.   0m00.900s /      900.091 x 1/1000s
[regex e2        ] resume...
[regex e2        ] paused.   0m00.432s /      432.043 x 1/1000s
[string find     ] resume...
[string find     ] paused.   0m00.041s /       41.004 x 1/1000s
[regex e1        ] resume...
[regex e1        ] paused.   0m01.215s /     1215.122 x 1/1000s
[regex e2        ] resume...
[regex e2        ] paused.   0m00.578s /      578.057 x 1/1000s
[string find     ] resume...
[string find     ] paused.   0m00.054s /       54.005 x 1/1000s
[regex e1        ] resume...
[regex e1        ] paused.   0m01.505s /     1505.151 x 1/1000s
[regex e2        ] resume...
[regex e2        ] paused.   0m00.714s /      714.070 x 1/1000s
[string find     ] resume...
[string find     ] paused.   0m00.067s /       67.006 x 1/1000s
[regex e1        ] resume...
[regex e1        ] paused.   0m01.795s /     1795.180 x 1/1000s
[regex e2        ] resume...
[regex e2        ] paused.   0m00.853s /      853.084 x 1/1000s
[string find     ] resume...
[string find     ] paused.   0m00.080s /       80.007 x 1/1000s
[regex e1        ] resume...
[regex e1        ] paused.   0m02.082s /     2082.208 x 1/1000s
[regex e2        ] resume...
[regex e2        ] paused.   0m00.994s /      994.098 x 1/1000s
[string find     ] resume...
[string find     ] paused.   0m00.093s /       93.008 x 1/1000s
[regex e1        ] resume...
[regex e1        ] paused.   0m02.374s /     2374.237 x 1/1000s
[regex e2        ] resume...
[regex e2        ] paused.   0m01.134s /     1134.112 x 1/1000s
[string find     ] resume...
[string find     ] paused.   0m00.106s /      106.009 x 1/1000s
[regex e1        ] resume...
[regex e1        ] paused.   0m02.663s /     2663.266 x 1/1000s
[regex e2        ] resume...
[regex e2        ] paused.   0m01.274s /     1274.126 x 1/1000s
[string find     ] resume...
[string find     ] paused.   0m00.119s /      119.010 x 1/1000s
[regex e1        ] resume...
[regex e1        ] paused.   0m02.962s /     2962.296 x 1/1000s
[regex e2        ] resume...
[regex e2        ] paused.   0m01.423s /     1423.141 x 1/1000s
[string find     ] resume...
[string find     ] paused.   0m00.132s /      132.012 x 1/1000s

regex_test_perf.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <regex>

#include "stopwatch.hpp"

int main()
{
    std::string str("employee address:5432, 5F, build #1, some drive, state, city, zip");

    std::regex e1 ("(.+):(.+)");
    std::regex e2 ("([^:]+):([^:]+)");
    std::smatch sm;

    std::string key;
    std::string value;
    size_t pos;

    stopwatch<double> time_e1("regex e1");
    stopwatch<double> time_e2("regex e2");
    stopwatch<double> time_find("string find");

    for (size_t cnt = 0; cnt < 10; ++cnt)
    {
        time_e1.resume();
        for (size_t i = 0; i < 100000; ++i)
            std::regex_match(str, sm, e1);
        time_e1.pause();

        time_e2.resume();
        for (size_t i = 0; i < 100000; ++i)
            std::regex_match(str, sm, e2);
        time_e2.pause();

        time_find.resume();
        for (size_t i = 0; i < 100000; ++i)
        {
            pos = str.find(':');
            key = str.substr(0, pos);
            value = str.substr(pos + 1);
        }
        time_find.pause();
    }

    return 0;
}

stopwatch.hpp

//
// Stopwatch - measure accurate time
//
// Mingjie Li (limingjie0719@gmail.com)
// Mar 14, 2014
//
// Compiled with
// - MinGW g++ 4.8.2
// - Visual Studio Express 2013
//

#include <chrono>   // clock, duration, time_point
#include <ratio>    // ratio
#include <string>   // string
#include <iostream> // cerr
#include <iomanip>  // fmt

//
// stopwatch - Measure execution time of function or any piece of code.
//
// Prerequisite - c++11 library <chrono>
//
// - Measure function execution time
//   void function()
//   {
//       stopwatch<double> time("name"); // stopwatch starts
//       [Some Code]
//   } // stopwatch stops since out of scope.
//
// - Measure execution time of certain code
//   // stopwatch declared and paused
//   stopwatch<> *time = new stopwatch<>("name");
//   while (true)
//   {
//       time->start();
//       [Some Logic]
//       time->pause();
//       [Console Output]
//       time->resume();
//       [Other Logic]
//       time->stop();
//       [Console Output]
//   }
//   delete time; // stopwatch stops by explicitly calling destructor.
//
template <typename T = int, typename R = std::milli>
class stopwatch
{
private:
    typedef std::chrono::high_resolution_clock              hr_clock;
    typedef std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::duration    hr_duration;
    typedef std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::time_point  hr_time_point;

    enum state_type
    {
        state_start,
        state_pause,
        state_resume,
        state_stop
    };

    std::string    _name;
    bool           _ticking;
    hr_duration    _duration;   // sum(pause - resume)
    hr_time_point  _time_point; // Last time that starts ticking

public:
    stopwatch(std::string name = "stopwatch")
    {
        _name    = name;
        _ticking = false;
        reset();
    }

    virtual ~stopwatch()
    {
        stop();
    }

    void reset()
    {
        if (_ticking)
        {
            stop();
        }

        _duration = hr_duration::zero();
    }

    void start()
    {
        reset();

        print(state_start);
        _ticking = true;
        _time_point = hr_clock::now();
    }

    void pause()
    {
        if (_ticking)
        {
            _duration += hr_clock::now() - _time_point;
            _ticking = false;
            print(state_pause);
        }
    }

    void resume()
    {
        if (!_ticking)
        {
            print(state_resume);
            _ticking = true;
            _time_point = hr_clock::now();
        }
    }

    void stop()
    {
        if (_ticking)
        {
            _duration += hr_clock::now() - _time_point;
            _ticking = false;
            print(state_stop);
        }
    }

private:
    void print(state_type state)
    {
        using namespace std;
        using namespace std::chrono;

        ios::fmtflags fmt(cerr.flags()); // keep cerr format

        // Print stopwatch name, e.g.
        // stopwatch [name            ]
        cerr << "[" << left << setw(16) << _name << right << "]";

        if (state == state_start)
        {
            cerr << " starts...";
        }
        else if (state == state_resume)
        {
            cerr << " resume...";
        }
        else
        {
            unsigned long long min, sec, msec, usec;

            // Default duration
            usec = duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(_duration).count();

            // Roundup usec to msec
            usec += 500ULL;

            // 0m00.000s
            min  =  usec / 60000000ULL;
            sec  = (usec /  1000000ULL) %   60ULL;
            msec = (usec /     1000ULL) % 1000ULL;

            // Duration specified by template.
            T ticks = duration_cast<duration<T, R>>(_duration).count();

            // Print execution time, e.g.
            // elapsed   0m11.621s /    11620.665 ticks of 1/1000s
            if (state == state_pause)
            {
                cerr << " paused. ";
            }
            else if (state == state_stop)
            {
                cerr << " done.   ";
            }

            cerr << setw(3) << min << "m"
                 << setfill('0')
                 << setw(2) << sec << "."
                 << setw(3) << msec << "s / "
                 << setfill(' ')
                 << setprecision(3) << fixed
                 << setw(12) << ticks << " x "
                 << R::num << '/' << R::den << "s";
        }

        cerr << endl;

        cerr.flags(fmt); // restore cerr format
    }
};