benchmark_net.cs

[MemoryDiagnoser]
public class JsonSerializeBenchmark {
	private const string json = "{\"Name\":\"insert name here\",\"Addresses\":[{\"Line1\":\"Address line 1\",\"Line2\":\"Address line 2\"},{\"Line1\":\"Address line 1\",\"Line2\":\"Address line 2\"}]}";

	[Benchmark]
	public string Deserialize() => DeserializeJson();

	[Benchmark]
	public string Parse() => ParseJson();

	private string DeserializeJson() {
		var data = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject < Data > (json);
		return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(data, Formatting.Indented);
	}

	private string ParseJson() {
		return JToken.Parse(json).ToString(Formatting.Indented);
	}
}

public class Address {
	public string Line1 { get; set; }
	public string Line2 { get; set; }
}

public class Data {
	public string Name { get; set; 	}
	public List <Address> Addresses { get; set; }
}

public class Program {
	public static void Main(string[] args) {
		BenchmarkRunner.Run<JsonSerializeBenchmark>();
		// See the output in /bin/Release/../BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/results
		Console.ReadLine();
	}
}