feat: add performance measurement for panel value setting and getting

Author: Mike Prosser

examples/performance_checker/performance_checker.py

@@ -15,6 +15,39 @@
 amplitude = 1.0
 frequency = 1.0
 num_points = 1000
+time_points = np.linspace(0, num_points, num_points)
+sine_values = amplitude * np.sin(frequency * time_points)
+
+start_time = time.time()
+for i in range(100):
+    panel.set_value("time_points", time_points.tolist())
+stop_time = time.time()
+print(f"Average time to set 'time_points': {(stop_time - start_time) * 10:.2f} ms")
+
+start_time = time.time()
+for i in range(100):
+    panel.set_value("amplitude", 1.0)
+stop_time = time.time()
+print(f"Average time to set 'amplitude': {(stop_time - start_time) * 10:.2f} ms")
+
+start_time = time.time()
+for i in range(100):
+    panel.get_value("time_points", [0.0])
+stop_time = time.time()
+print(f"Average time to get 'time_points': {(stop_time - start_time) * 10:.2f} ms")
+
+start_time = time.time()
+for i in range(100):
+    panel.get_value("amplitude", 1.0)
+stop_time = time.time()
+print(f"Average time to get 'amplitude': {(stop_time - start_time) * 10:.2f} ms")
+
+start_time = time.time()
+for i in range(100):
+    panel.get_value("unset_value", 1.0)
+stop_time = time.time()
+print(f"Average time to get 'unset_value': {(stop_time - start_time) * 10:.2f} ms")
+
 try:
     print(f"Panel URL: {panel.panel_url}")
     print("Press Ctrl+C to exit")