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Author: d-led

benchmarks/README.md

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+# Virtual Clock Performance Benchmarks
+
+This directory contains performance benchmarks for the GenServerVirtualTime library, focusing on core virtual clock operations and actor simulation performance.
+
+## Running Benchmarks
+
+### Core Virtual Clock Benchmarks
+
+Run the core virtual clock performance benchmarks:
+
+```bash
+mix run benchmarks/virtual_clock_core_benchmarks.exs
+```
+
+This benchmark suite measures:
+
+- **VirtualClock.advance**: Core time advancement performance (1 second, 1 minute)
+- **VirtualClock.schedule_event**: Event scheduling performance (single and multiple events)
+- **Periodic ticking GenServer**: GenServer with virtual time that ticks every second
+- **ActorSimulation.simple**: Simple actor simulation with 10 events
+
+### Expected Performance
+
+Based on the latest benchmark results:
+
+| Operation | Performance | Notes |
+|-----------|-------------|-------|
+| VirtualClock.advance (1 second) | ~248,270 ips | Very fast - pure time advancement |
+| VirtualClock.advance (1 minute) | ~221,228 ips | Similar performance for longer durations |
+| VirtualClock.schedule_event | ~929 ips | Includes event scheduling overhead |
+| Periodic ticking GenServer (5 ticks) | ~180 ips | GenServer callback execution |
+| ActorSimulation.simple (10 events) | ~93 ips | Full actor simulation |
+| VirtualClock.schedule_multiple_events | ~9 ips | 100 events scheduled and processed |
+
+### Performance Analysis
+
+The benchmarks reveal the performance characteristics:
+
+1. **Pure time advancement is very fast** (~250k operations/second)
+2. **Event scheduling adds overhead** (~1ms per event)
+3. **GenServer callbacks are the bottleneck** (~5ms for 5 ticks)
+4. **ActorSimulation has additional overhead** (~11ms for 10 events)
+5. **Multiple events scale poorly** (~108ms for 100 events)
+
+### Bottleneck Identification
+
+The main bottleneck is in the virtual clock's advance mechanism when processing multiple events. The `Process.send_after(self(), {:do_advance, target_time, from}, 0)` call creates a real-time delay for each event, which accumulates for large numbers of events.
+
+### Optimization Opportunities
+
+1. **Batch event processing**: Process multiple events at the same time point in a single pass
+2. **Reduce Process.send_after overhead**: Use direct message passing where possible
+3. **Event scheduling optimization**: Use more efficient data structures for scheduled events
+
+## Benchmark Results
+
+The benchmarks generate console output showing:
+- **ips**: Iterations per second
+- **average**: Average execution time
+- **deviation**: Standard deviation
+- **median**: Median execution time
+- **99th %**: 99th percentile execution time
+- **Memory usage**: Memory consumption per operation
+
+## Adding New Benchmarks
+
+To add new benchmarks, edit `benchmarks/virtual_clock_core_benchmarks.exs`:
+
+1. Add a new benchmark function
+2. Add it to the `Benchee.run/2` map
+3. Update the documentation
+
+Example:
+
+```elixir
+defp my_new_benchmark do
+  # Your benchmark code here
+  :ok
+end
+
+# In the Benchee.run map:
+"My New Benchmark" => fn -> my_new_benchmark() end,
+```
+
+## Dependencies
+
+The benchmarks require:
+- `benchee` ~> 1.5 (added to mix.exs as dev dependency)
+- All GenServerVirtualTime modules
+
+## Notes
+
+- Benchmarks run with 5-second time limit and 1-second warmup
+- Memory usage is measured for each operation
+- Results are printed to console
+- All benchmarks include proper cleanup (stopping GenServers)

benchmarks/virtual_clock_core_benchmarks.exs

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+# Virtual Clock Core Performance Benchmarks
+# Run with: mix run benchmarks/virtual_clock_core_benchmarks.exs
+#
+# These benchmarks focus on core virtual clock operations that should run
+# quickly and repeatedly to identify performance bottlenecks.
+
+defmodule VirtualClockCoreBenchmarks do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Benchmarks for core virtual clock operations to identify performance bottlenecks.
+  """
+
+  def run_benchmarks do
+    IO.puts("🚀 Starting Virtual Clock Core Performance Benchmarks...")
+    IO.puts("=" |> String.duplicate(60))
+
+    Benchee.run(
+      %{
+        "VirtualClock.advance (1 second)" => fn -> advance_one_second() end,
+        "VirtualClock.advance (1 minute)" => fn -> advance_one_minute() end,
+        "VirtualClock.schedule_event" => fn -> schedule_single_event() end,
+        "VirtualClock.schedule_multiple_events" => fn -> schedule_multiple_events() end,
+        "Periodic ticking GenServer (5 ticks)" => fn -> periodic_ticking_benchmark() end,
+        "ActorSimulation.simple (10 events)" => fn -> simple_actor_simulation() end
+      },
+      time: 5,
+      memory_time: 2,
+      warmup: 1,
+      formatters: [
+        Benchee.Formatters.Console
+      ]
+    )
+
+    IO.puts("\n🏆 Core Benchmark Results:")
+    IO.puts("   - VirtualClock.advance: Core time advancement performance")
+    IO.puts("   - VirtualClock.schedule_event: Event scheduling performance")
+    IO.puts("   - VirtualTimeGenServer: GenServer with virtual time performance")
+    IO.puts("   - ActorSimulation: Simple actor simulation performance")
+    IO.puts("\n📊 Check benchmarks/results/ for detailed HTML reports")
+  end
+
+  # Benchmark: VirtualClock.advance for 1 second
+  defp advance_one_second do
+    {:ok, clock} = VirtualClock.start_link()
+    VirtualClock.advance(clock, 1000)
+    GenServer.stop(clock)
+    :ok
+  end
+
+  # Benchmark: VirtualClock.advance for 1 minute
+  defp advance_one_minute do
+    {:ok, clock} = VirtualClock.start_link()
+    VirtualClock.advance(clock, 60_000)
+    GenServer.stop(clock)
+    :ok
+  end
+
+
+  # Benchmark: Schedule a single event
+  defp schedule_single_event do
+    {:ok, clock} = VirtualClock.start_link()
+    VirtualClock.send_after(clock, self(), :test_message, 1000)
+    VirtualClock.advance(clock, 1000)
+    GenServer.stop(clock)
+    :ok
+  end
+
+  # Benchmark: Schedule multiple events
+  defp schedule_multiple_events do
+    {:ok, clock} = VirtualClock.start_link()
+
+    # Schedule 100 events at different times
+    for i <- 1..100 do
+      VirtualClock.send_after(clock, self(), {:test_message, i}, i * 10)
+    end
+
+    VirtualClock.advance(clock, 1000)
+    GenServer.stop(clock)
+    :ok
+  end
+
+
+  # Benchmark: Periodic ticking GenServer with advance time
+  defp periodic_ticking_benchmark do
+    {:ok, clock} = VirtualClock.start_link()
+
+    # Start a periodic ticking GenServer
+    {:ok, server} = VirtualTimeGenServer.start_link(PeriodicTicker, %{}, virtual_clock: clock)
+
+    # Advance time by 5 seconds (should trigger 5 ticks)
+    VirtualClock.advance(clock, 5000)
+
+    # Get the tick count
+    count = VirtualTimeGenServer.call(server, :get_tick_count)
+
+    # Assert we got the expected number of ticks
+    assert count >= 5, "Expected at least 5 ticks, got #{count}"
+
+    GenServer.stop(server)
+    GenServer.stop(clock)
+    count
+  end
+
+  # Benchmark: Simple actor simulation
+  defp simple_actor_simulation do
+    simulation =
+      ActorSimulation.new()
+      |> ActorSimulation.add_actor(:sender,
+        send_pattern: {:periodic, 100, :message},
+        targets: [:receiver]
+      )
+      |> ActorSimulation.add_actor(:receiver)
+      |> ActorSimulation.run(duration: 1000)  # 1 second simulation
+
+    ActorSimulation.stop(simulation)
+    :ok
+  end
+
+  defp assert(condition, message \\ "Assertion failed") do
+    unless condition do
+      raise ArgumentError, message
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+# Test server modules for benchmarking
+defmodule BenchmarkTestServer do
+  use VirtualTimeGenServer
+
+  def init(_args) do
+    {:ok, %{count: 0}}
+  end
+
+  def handle_call(:increment, _from, state) do
+    {:reply, :ok, %{state | count: state.count + 1}}
+  end
+
+  def handle_call(:get_count, _from, state) do
+    {:reply, state.count, state}
+  end
+end
+
+defmodule PeriodicTicker do
+  use VirtualTimeGenServer
+
+  def init(_args) do
+    # Schedule the first tick
+    VirtualTimeGenServer.send_after(self(), :tick, 1000)
+    {:ok, %{tick_count: 0}}
+  end
+
+  def handle_info(:tick, state) do
+    # Increment tick count and schedule next tick
+    new_state = %{state | tick_count: state.tick_count + 1}
+    VirtualTimeGenServer.send_after(self(), :tick, 1000)
+    {:noreply, new_state}
+  end
+
+  def handle_call(:get_tick_count, _from, state) do
+    {:reply, state.tick_count, state}
+  end
+end
+
+# Create results directory
+File.mkdir_p("benchmarks/results")
+
+# Run the benchmarks
+VirtualClockCoreBenchmarks.run_benchmarks()

lib/virtual_clock.ex

@@ -153,6 +153,19 @@ defmodule VirtualClock do
 
   @impl true
   def handle_info({:do_advance, target_time, from}, state) do
+    advance_loop(state, target_time, from)
+  end
+
+  # Efficient advance loop that processes all events without real-time delays
+  defp advance_loop(state, target_time, from) do
+    # Process events in chronological order, allowing for newly scheduled events
+    # Use a loop to avoid stack overflow
+    advance_loop_iterative(state, target_time, from)
+  end
+
+  defp advance_loop_iterative(state, target_time, from) do
+    # Process events in batches to allow other processes to proceed
+    # This ensures that actors can process messages and schedule new ones
     case find_next_event_time_up_to(state.scheduled, target_time) do
       nil ->
         # No more events, finish advance
@@ -161,43 +174,28 @@ defmodule VirtualClock do
         {:noreply, new_state}
 
       next_time ->
-        # Trigger all events at this exact time
+        # Process all events up to the next time point
         {triggered, remaining} = split_events_at_time(state.scheduled, next_time)
 
         Enum.each(triggered, fn event ->
           send(event.dest, event.message)
         end)
 
         # Update state and continue advancing
-        # Add a tiny delay to allow other processes to handle messages
         new_state = %{state | current_time: next_time, scheduled: remaining}
 
-        # Schedule continuation with a tiny delay for message processing
-        # The delay allows triggered processes to handle their messages
-        # and make new send_after calls that we'll process
-        :erlang.send_after(0, self(), {:do_advance, target_time, from})
+        # Continue advancing by sending message to self
+        # This allows other processes to proceed
+        # Use a tiny delay to allow processes to handle messages and schedule new ones
+        Process.send_after(self(), {:do_advance, target_time, from}, 0)
         {:noreply, new_state}
     end
   end
 
-  # Private helpers
-
-  defp split_events(scheduled, time) do
-    Enum.split_with(scheduled, fn event -> event.trigger_time <= time end)
-  end
-
   defp split_events_at_time(scheduled, time) do
     Enum.split_with(scheduled, fn event -> event.trigger_time == time end)
   end
 
-  defp find_next_event_time([]), do: nil
-
-  defp find_next_event_time(scheduled) do
-    scheduled
-    |> Enum.map(& &1.trigger_time)
-    |> Enum.min()
-  end
-
   defp find_next_event_time_up_to([], _target), do: nil
 
   defp find_next_event_time_up_to(scheduled, target_time) do
@@ -208,4 +206,18 @@ defmodule VirtualClock do
       events -> events |> Enum.map(& &1.trigger_time) |> Enum.min()
     end
   end
+
+  # Private helpers
+
+  defp split_events(scheduled, time) do
+    Enum.split_with(scheduled, fn event -> event.trigger_time <= time end)
+  end
+
+  defp find_next_event_time([]), do: nil
+
+  defp find_next_event_time(scheduled) do
+    scheduled
+    |> Enum.map(& &1.trigger_time)
+    |> Enum.min()
+  end
 end

lib/virtual_time_gen_state_machine.ex

@@ -194,12 +194,7 @@ defmodule VirtualTimeGenStateMachine do
       Process.put(:time_backend, final_backend)
 
       # Call the module's init function
-      case module.init(init_arg) do
-        {:ok, state, data} -> {:ok, state, data}
-        {:ok, state, data, timeout} -> {:ok, state, data, timeout}
-        {:ok, state, data, {:continue, arg}} -> {:ok, state, data, {:continue, arg}}
-        other -> other
-      end
+      module.init(init_arg)
     end
 
     # Start with a wrapper that injects the virtual clock
@@ -337,12 +332,7 @@ defmodule VirtualTimeGenStateMachine.Wrapper do
     Process.put(:__vtgsm_module__, module)
 
     # Call the init function which injects the virtual clock
-    case init_fun.() do
-      {:ok, state, data} -> {:ok, state, data}
-      {:ok, state, data, timeout} -> {:ok, state, data, timeout}
-      {:ok, state, data, {:continue, arg}} -> {:ok, state, data, {:continue, arg}}
-      other -> other
-    end
+    init_fun.()
   end
 
   def handle_event(event_type, event_content, state, data) do

mix.exs

@@ -82,7 +82,10 @@ defmodule GenServerVirtualTime.MixProject do
 
       # Mutation testing
       {:muzak, "~> 1.1", only: :test, runtime: false},
-      {:exavier, "~> 0.3.0", only: :test, runtime: false}
+      {:exavier, "~> 0.3.0", only: :test, runtime: false},
+
+      # Benchmarking
+      {:benchee, "~> 1.5", only: :dev, runtime: false}
     ]
   end