middleclass/performance/run.lua

require 'middleclass'

time = require 'performance/time'

time('class creation', function()
  local A = class('A')
end)

local A = class('A')

time('instance creation', function()
  local a = A:new()
end)

function A:foo()
  return 1
end

local a = A:new()

time('instance method invocation', function()
  a:foo()
end)

local B = class('B', A)

local b = B:new()

time('inherited method invocation', function()
  b:foo()
end)

function A.static:bar()
  return 2
end

time('class method invocation', function()
  A:bar()
end)

time('inherited class method invocation', function()
  B:bar()
end)