feat: add benchmark test project for Go vs .NET server comparison

Side-by-side performance benchmarks using NATS.Client.Core against both
servers on ephemeral ports. Includes core pub/sub, request/reply latency,
and JetStream throughput tests with comparison output and
benchmarks_comparison.md results. Also fixes timestamp flakiness in
StoreInterfaceTests by using explicit timestamps.
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Joseph Doherty
2026-03-13 01:23:31 -04:00
parent e9c86c51c3
commit 37575dc41c
28 changed files with 2264 additions and 12 deletions

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using NATS.Client.Core;
using NATS.Server.Benchmark.Tests.Harness;
using NATS.Server.Benchmark.Tests.Infrastructure;
using Xunit.Abstractions;
namespace NATS.Server.Benchmark.Tests.CorePubSub;
[Collection("Benchmark-Core")]
public class FanOutTests(CoreServerPairFixture fixture, ITestOutputHelper output)
{
[Fact]
[Trait("Category", "Benchmark")]
public async Task FanOut1To4_128B()
{
const int payloadSize = 128;
const int messageCount = 10_000;
const int subscriberCount = 4;
var dotnetResult = await RunFanOut("Fan-Out 1:4 (128B)", "DotNet", payloadSize, messageCount, subscriberCount, fixture.CreateDotNetClient);
if (fixture.GoAvailable)
{
var goResult = await RunFanOut("Fan-Out 1:4 (128B)", "Go", payloadSize, messageCount, subscriberCount, fixture.CreateGoClient);
BenchmarkResultWriter.WriteComparison(output, goResult, dotnetResult);
}
else
{
BenchmarkResultWriter.WriteSingle(output, dotnetResult);
}
}
private static async Task<BenchmarkResult> RunFanOut(string name, string serverType, int payloadSize, int messageCount, int subscriberCount, Func<NatsConnection> createClient)
{
var payload = new byte[payloadSize];
var subject = $"bench.fanout.{serverType.ToLowerInvariant()}.{Guid.NewGuid():N}";
await using var pubClient = createClient();
await pubClient.ConnectAsync();
var subClients = new NatsConnection[subscriberCount];
var subs = new INatsSub<byte[]>[subscriberCount];
var subTasks = new Task[subscriberCount];
var totalExpected = messageCount * subscriberCount;
var totalReceived = 0;
var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
for (var i = 0; i < subscriberCount; i++)
{
subClients[i] = createClient();
await subClients[i].ConnectAsync();
subs[i] = await subClients[i].SubscribeCoreAsync<byte[]>(subject);
}
// Flush to ensure all subscriptions are propagated
foreach (var client in subClients)
await client.PingAsync();
await pubClient.PingAsync();
// Start reading after subscriptions are confirmed
for (var i = 0; i < subscriberCount; i++)
{
var sub = subs[i];
subTasks[i] = Task.Run(async () =>
{
await foreach (var _ in sub.Msgs.ReadAllAsync())
{
if (Interlocked.Increment(ref totalReceived) >= totalExpected)
{
tcs.TrySetResult();
return;
}
}
});
}
var sw = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.StartNew();
for (var i = 0; i < messageCount; i++)
await pubClient.PublishAsync(subject, payload);
await pubClient.PingAsync();
using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60));
await tcs.Task.WaitAsync(cts.Token);
sw.Stop();
foreach (var sub in subs)
await sub.UnsubscribeAsync();
foreach (var client in subClients)
await client.DisposeAsync();
return new BenchmarkResult
{
Name = name,
ServerType = serverType,
TotalMessages = totalExpected,
TotalBytes = (long)totalExpected * payloadSize,
Duration = sw.Elapsed,
};
}
}

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using NATS.Client.Core;
using NATS.Server.Benchmark.Tests.Harness;
using NATS.Server.Benchmark.Tests.Infrastructure;
using Xunit.Abstractions;
namespace NATS.Server.Benchmark.Tests.CorePubSub;
[Collection("Benchmark-Core")]
public class MultiPubSubTests(CoreServerPairFixture fixture, ITestOutputHelper output)
{
[Fact]
[Trait("Category", "Benchmark")]
public async Task MultiPubSub4x4_128B()
{
const int payloadSize = 128;
const int messagesPerPublisher = 2_000;
const int pubCount = 4;
const int subCount = 4;
var dotnetResult = await RunMultiPubSub("Multi 4Px4S (128B)", "DotNet", payloadSize, messagesPerPublisher, pubCount, subCount, fixture.CreateDotNetClient);
if (fixture.GoAvailable)
{
var goResult = await RunMultiPubSub("Multi 4Px4S (128B)", "Go", payloadSize, messagesPerPublisher, pubCount, subCount, fixture.CreateGoClient);
BenchmarkResultWriter.WriteComparison(output, goResult, dotnetResult);
}
else
{
BenchmarkResultWriter.WriteSingle(output, dotnetResult);
}
}
private static async Task<BenchmarkResult> RunMultiPubSub(
string name, string serverType, int payloadSize, int messagesPerPublisher,
int pubCount, int subCount, Func<NatsConnection> createClient)
{
var payload = new byte[payloadSize];
var totalMessages = messagesPerPublisher * pubCount;
var runId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..8];
var subjects = Enumerable.Range(0, pubCount).Select(i => $"bench.multi.{serverType.ToLowerInvariant()}.{runId}.{i}").ToArray();
// Create subscribers — one per subject
var subClients = new NatsConnection[subCount];
var subs = new INatsSub<byte[]>[subCount];
var subTasks = new Task[subCount];
var totalReceived = 0;
var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
for (var i = 0; i < subCount; i++)
{
subClients[i] = createClient();
await subClients[i].ConnectAsync();
subs[i] = await subClients[i].SubscribeCoreAsync<byte[]>(subjects[i % subjects.Length]);
}
// Flush to ensure all subscriptions are propagated
foreach (var client in subClients)
await client.PingAsync();
// Start reading
for (var i = 0; i < subCount; i++)
{
var sub = subs[i];
subTasks[i] = Task.Run(async () =>
{
await foreach (var _ in sub.Msgs.ReadAllAsync())
{
if (Interlocked.Increment(ref totalReceived) >= totalMessages)
{
tcs.TrySetResult();
return;
}
}
});
}
// Create publishers
var pubClients = new NatsConnection[pubCount];
for (var i = 0; i < pubCount; i++)
{
pubClients[i] = createClient();
await pubClients[i].ConnectAsync();
}
var sw = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.StartNew();
var pubTasks = new Task[pubCount];
for (var p = 0; p < pubCount; p++)
{
var client = pubClients[p];
var subject = subjects[p];
pubTasks[p] = Task.Run(async () =>
{
for (var i = 0; i < messagesPerPublisher; i++)
await client.PublishAsync(subject, payload);
});
}
await Task.WhenAll(pubTasks);
// Flush all publishers
foreach (var client in pubClients)
await client.PingAsync();
using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60));
await tcs.Task.WaitAsync(cts.Token);
sw.Stop();
foreach (var sub in subs)
await sub.UnsubscribeAsync();
foreach (var client in subClients)
await client.DisposeAsync();
foreach (var client in pubClients)
await client.DisposeAsync();
return new BenchmarkResult
{
Name = name,
ServerType = serverType,
TotalMessages = totalMessages,
TotalBytes = (long)totalMessages * payloadSize,
Duration = sw.Elapsed,
};
}
}

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using NATS.Client.Core;
using NATS.Server.Benchmark.Tests.Harness;
using NATS.Server.Benchmark.Tests.Infrastructure;
using Xunit.Abstractions;
namespace NATS.Server.Benchmark.Tests.CorePubSub;
[Collection("Benchmark-Core")]
public class PubSubOneToOneTests(CoreServerPairFixture fixture, ITestOutputHelper output)
{
[Fact]
[Trait("Category", "Benchmark")]
public async Task PubSub1To1_16B()
{
const int payloadSize = 16;
const int messageCount = 10_000;
var dotnetResult = await RunPubSub("PubSub 1:1 (16B)", "DotNet", payloadSize, messageCount, fixture.CreateDotNetClient);
if (fixture.GoAvailable)
{
var goResult = await RunPubSub("PubSub 1:1 (16B)", "Go", payloadSize, messageCount, fixture.CreateGoClient);
BenchmarkResultWriter.WriteComparison(output, goResult, dotnetResult);
}
else
{
BenchmarkResultWriter.WriteSingle(output, dotnetResult);
}
}
[Fact]
[Trait("Category", "Benchmark")]
public async Task PubSub1To1_16KB()
{
const int payloadSize = 16 * 1024;
const int messageCount = 1_000;
var dotnetResult = await RunPubSub("PubSub 1:1 (16KB)", "DotNet", payloadSize, messageCount, fixture.CreateDotNetClient);
if (fixture.GoAvailable)
{
var goResult = await RunPubSub("PubSub 1:1 (16KB)", "Go", payloadSize, messageCount, fixture.CreateGoClient);
BenchmarkResultWriter.WriteComparison(output, goResult, dotnetResult);
}
else
{
BenchmarkResultWriter.WriteSingle(output, dotnetResult);
}
}
private static async Task<BenchmarkResult> RunPubSub(string name, string serverType, int payloadSize, int messageCount, Func<NatsConnection> createClient)
{
var payload = new byte[payloadSize];
var subject = $"bench.pubsub.{serverType.ToLowerInvariant()}.{Guid.NewGuid():N}";
await using var pubClient = createClient();
await using var subClient = createClient();
await pubClient.ConnectAsync();
await subClient.ConnectAsync();
var received = 0;
var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
// Start subscriber
var sub = await subClient.SubscribeCoreAsync<byte[]>(subject);
// Flush to ensure subscription is propagated
await subClient.PingAsync();
await pubClient.PingAsync();
var subTask = Task.Run(async () =>
{
await foreach (var msg in sub.Msgs.ReadAllAsync())
{
if (Interlocked.Increment(ref received) >= messageCount)
{
tcs.TrySetResult();
return;
}
}
});
// Publish and measure
var sw = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.StartNew();
for (var i = 0; i < messageCount; i++)
await pubClient.PublishAsync(subject, payload);
await pubClient.PingAsync(); // Flush all pending writes
// Wait for all messages received
using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60));
await tcs.Task.WaitAsync(cts.Token);
sw.Stop();
await sub.UnsubscribeAsync();
return new BenchmarkResult
{
Name = name,
ServerType = serverType,
TotalMessages = messageCount,
TotalBytes = (long)messageCount * payloadSize,
Duration = sw.Elapsed,
};
}
}

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using NATS.Client.Core;
using NATS.Server.Benchmark.Tests.Harness;
using NATS.Server.Benchmark.Tests.Infrastructure;
using Xunit.Abstractions;
namespace NATS.Server.Benchmark.Tests.CorePubSub;
[Collection("Benchmark-Core")]
public class SinglePublisherThroughputTests(CoreServerPairFixture fixture, ITestOutputHelper output)
{
private readonly BenchmarkRunner _runner = new() { WarmupCount = 1_000, MeasurementCount = 100_000 };
[Fact]
[Trait("Category", "Benchmark")]
public async Task PubNoSub_16B()
{
const int payloadSize = 16;
var payload = new byte[payloadSize];
const string subject = "bench.pub.nosub.16";
var dotnetResult = await RunThroughput("Single Publisher (16B)", "DotNet", subject, payload, fixture.CreateDotNetClient);
if (fixture.GoAvailable)
{
var goResult = await RunThroughput("Single Publisher (16B)", "Go", subject, payload, fixture.CreateGoClient);
BenchmarkResultWriter.WriteComparison(output, goResult, dotnetResult);
}
else
{
BenchmarkResultWriter.WriteSingle(output, dotnetResult);
}
}
[Fact]
[Trait("Category", "Benchmark")]
public async Task PubNoSub_128B()
{
const int payloadSize = 128;
var payload = new byte[payloadSize];
const string subject = "bench.pub.nosub.128";
var dotnetResult = await RunThroughput("Single Publisher (128B)", "DotNet", subject, payload, fixture.CreateDotNetClient);
if (fixture.GoAvailable)
{
var goResult = await RunThroughput("Single Publisher (128B)", "Go", subject, payload, fixture.CreateGoClient);
BenchmarkResultWriter.WriteComparison(output, goResult, dotnetResult);
}
else
{
BenchmarkResultWriter.WriteSingle(output, dotnetResult);
}
}
private async Task<BenchmarkResult> RunThroughput(string name, string serverType, string subject, byte[] payload, Func<NatsConnection> createClient)
{
await using var client = createClient();
await client.ConnectAsync();
return await _runner.MeasureThroughputAsync(name, serverType, payload.Length,
async _ => await client.PublishAsync(subject, payload));
}
}