bench(core): add skiplist performance benchmarks

Demonstrate ~265x speedup for deep searches in 10k checkpoint chains.
Linear traversal: ~108μs vs skiplist get: ~407ns.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>

Author: evanlinjin

crates/core/Cargo.toml

@@ -23,3 +23,8 @@ serde = ["dep:serde", "bitcoin/serde", "hashbrown?/serde"]
 [dev-dependencies]
 bdk_chain = { path = "../chain" }
 bdk_testenv = { path = "../testenv", default-features = false }
+criterion = { version = "0.2" }
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "checkpoint_skiplist"
+harness = false

crates/core/benches/checkpoint_skiplist.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+use bdk_core::CheckPoint;
+use bitcoin::BlockHash;
+use bitcoin::hashes::Hash;
+use criterion::{black_box, criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion, Bencher};
+
+/// Create a checkpoint chain with the given length
+fn create_checkpoint_chain(length: u32) -> CheckPoint<BlockHash> {
+    let mut cp = CheckPoint::new(0, BlockHash::all_zeros());
+    for height in 1..=length {
+        let hash = BlockHash::from_byte_array([(height % 256) as u8; 32]);
+        cp = cp.push(height, hash).unwrap();
+    }
+    cp
+}
+
+/// Benchmark get() operations at various depths
+fn bench_checkpoint_get(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    // Small chain - get near start
+    c.bench_function("get_100_near_start", |b: &mut Bencher| {
+        let cp = create_checkpoint_chain(100);
+        let target = 10;
+        b.iter(|| {
+            black_box(cp.get(target));
+        });
+    });
+
+    // Medium chain - get middle
+    c.bench_function("get_1000_middle", |b: &mut Bencher| {
+        let cp = create_checkpoint_chain(1000);
+        let target = 500;
+        b.iter(|| {
+            black_box(cp.get(target));
+        });
+    });
+
+    // Large chain - get near end
+    c.bench_function("get_10000_near_end", |b: &mut Bencher| {
+        let cp = create_checkpoint_chain(10000);
+        let target = 9000;
+        b.iter(|| {
+            black_box(cp.get(target));
+        });
+    });
+
+    // Large chain - get near start (best case for skiplist)
+    c.bench_function("get_10000_near_start", |b: &mut Bencher| {
+        let cp = create_checkpoint_chain(10000);
+        let target = 100;
+        b.iter(|| {
+            black_box(cp.get(target));
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+/// Benchmark floor_at() operations
+fn bench_checkpoint_floor_at(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    c.bench_function("floor_at_1000", |b: &mut Bencher| {
+        let cp = create_checkpoint_chain(1000);
+        let target = 750; // Target that might not exist exactly
+        b.iter(|| {
+            black_box(cp.floor_at(target));
+        });
+    });
+
+    c.bench_function("floor_at_10000", |b: &mut Bencher| {
+        let cp = create_checkpoint_chain(10000);
+        let target = 7500;
+        b.iter(|| {
+            black_box(cp.floor_at(target));
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+/// Benchmark range() iteration
+fn bench_checkpoint_range(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    c.bench_function("range_1000_20pct", |b: &mut Bencher| {
+        let cp = create_checkpoint_chain(1000);
+        let start = 400;
+        let end = 600;
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let range: Vec<_> = cp.range(start..=end).collect();
+            black_box(range);
+        });
+    });
+
+    c.bench_function("range_10000_to_end", |b: &mut Bencher| {
+        let cp = create_checkpoint_chain(10000);
+        let from = 5000;
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let range: Vec<_> = cp.range(from..).collect();
+            black_box(range);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+/// Benchmark insert() operations
+fn bench_checkpoint_insert(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    c.bench_function("insert_sparse_1000", |b: &mut Bencher| {
+        // Create a sparse chain
+        let mut cp = CheckPoint::new(0, BlockHash::all_zeros());
+        for i in 1..=100 {
+            let height = i * 10;
+            let hash = BlockHash::from_byte_array([(height % 256) as u8; 32]);
+            cp = cp.push(height, hash).unwrap();
+        }
+
+        let insert_height = 505;
+        let insert_hash = BlockHash::from_byte_array([255; 32]);
+
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let result = cp.clone().insert(insert_height, insert_hash);
+            black_box(result);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+/// Compare linear traversal vs skiplist-enhanced get()
+fn bench_traversal_comparison(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    // Linear traversal benchmark
+    c.bench_function("linear_traversal_10000", |b: &mut Bencher| {
+        let cp = create_checkpoint_chain(10000);
+        let target = 100; // Near the beginning
+
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let mut current = cp.clone();
+            while current.height() > target {
+                if let Some(prev) = current.prev() {
+                    current = prev;
+                } else {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            black_box(current);
+        });
+    });
+
+    // Skiplist-enhanced get() for comparison
+    c.bench_function("skiplist_get_10000", |b: &mut Bencher| {
+        let cp = create_checkpoint_chain(10000);
+        let target = 100; // Same target
+
+        b.iter(|| {
+            black_box(cp.get(target));
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+/// Analyze skip pointer distribution and usage
+fn bench_skip_pointer_analysis(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    c.bench_function("count_skip_pointers_10000", |b: &mut Bencher| {
+        let cp = create_checkpoint_chain(10000);
+
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let mut count = 0;
+            let mut current = cp.clone();
+            loop {
+                if current.skip().is_some() {
+                    count += 1;
+                }
+                if let Some(prev) = current.prev() {
+                    current = prev;
+                } else {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            black_box(count);
+        });
+    });
+
+    // Measure actual skip pointer usage during traversal
+    c.bench_function("skip_usage_in_traversal", |b: &mut Bencher| {
+        let cp = create_checkpoint_chain(10000);
+        let target = 100;
+
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let mut current = cp.clone();
+            let mut skips_used = 0;
+
+            while current.height() > target {
+                if let Some(skip_cp) = current.skip() {
+                    if skip_cp.height() >= target {
+                        current = skip_cp;
+                        skips_used += 1;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if let Some(prev) = current.prev() {
+                    current = prev;
+                } else {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            black_box((current, skips_used));
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+criterion_group!(
+    benches,
+    bench_checkpoint_get,
+    bench_checkpoint_floor_at,
+    bench_checkpoint_range,
+    bench_checkpoint_insert,
+    bench_traversal_comparison,
+    bench_skip_pointer_analysis
+);
+
+criterion_main!(benches);