ntagcolor colorizes its input (stdin) according to my filename-based tagging system, which is simply adding ..some tag.. to the end of the filename.
go get -u -v github.com/NightMachinary/ntagcolor
echo rainbow\ ..test..red..orange..yellow..green..emerald..aqua..teal..disruptor..blue..purple..gray..black..txt | ntagcolor
z ddg # sets PWD to a big directory
hyperfine --warmup 5 "fd --color never" "fd --color never | ntagcolor" "fd --color always" "fd --color always | ntagcolor"
Benchmark #1: fd --color never
Time (mean ± σ): 27.5 ms ± 5.7 ms [User: 39.0 ms, System: 23.9 ms]
Range (min … max): 23.0 ms … 53.1 ms 66 runs
Warning: Statistical outliers were detected. Consider re-running this benchmark on a quiet PC without any interferences from other programs. It might help to use the '--warmup' or '--prepare' options.
Benchmark #2: fd --color never | ntagcolor
Time (mean ± σ): 38.1 ms ± 5.7 ms [User: 47.0 ms, System: 32.0 ms]
Range (min … max): 32.7 ms … 55.5 ms 65 runs
Benchmark #3: fd --color always
Time (mean ± σ): 52.2 ms ± 8.4 ms [User: 50.3 ms, System: 37.1 ms]
Range (min … max): 45.7 ms … 75.5 ms 51 runs
Warning: Statistical outliers were detected. Consider re-running this benchmark on a quiet PC without any interferences from other programs. It might help to use the '--warmup' or '--prepare' options.
Benchmark #4: fd --color always | ntagcolor
Time (mean ± σ): 67.3 ms ± 8.6 ms [User: 63.6 ms, System: 53.2 ms]
Range (min … max): 57.6 ms … 89.9 ms 35 runs
Summary
'fd --color never' ran
1.39 ± 0.35 times faster than 'fd --color never | ntagcolor'
1.90 ± 0.50 times faster than 'fd --color always'
2.45 ± 0.59 times faster than 'fd --color always | ntagcolor'
arrN test t6. t6..wes t6.. t6..1 t6..1. t7..as.we rainbow\ ..test..red..orange..yellow..green..aqua..teal..disruptor..blue..purple..gray..black..txt | ntagcolor
test t6. t6..wes t6.. t6..1 t6..1. t7..as.we rainbow ..test..red..orange..yellow..green..aqua..teal..disruptor..blue..purple..gray..black..txt