---
name: "circuits.bench"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python-circuits"
version: "3.1.0+ds1-1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/circuits.bench"
---

# circuits.bench(1)

simple benchmaking of the circuits library

## NAME

circuits.bench - simple benchmaking of the circuits library

## SYNOPSIS

**circuits.bench** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

circuits.bench does some simple benchmaking of the circuits library.

## OPTIONS

- **-b** *address:\[port\]*

  Bind to address:\[port\] (UDP) to test remote events. Default address is 0.0.0.0.

- **-c** *integer*

  Set concurrency level to *integer*. Default is 1.

- **-d**

  Enable debug mode.

- **-e** *number*

  Stop after specified *number* of events. Default is 0.

- **-f** *number*

  *number* of dummy events to fill queue with. Default is 0.

- **-l**

  Listen on 0.0.0.0:8000 (UDP) to test remote events.

- **-m** *mode*

  Set operation mode. *mode* can be *latency*, *speed* or *sync*. Default *mode* is *speed*.

- **-o** *format*

  Specify output format. For example *format* can be:"cicuits.bench: events:%s, speed:%s, time:%s"

- **-p**

  Enable execution profiling support.

- **-q**

  Suppress output.

- **-s**

  Enable psyco (circuits on speed!) if it is available.

- **-t** *seconds*

  Stop after specified elapsed *seconds*.

- **-w**

  Wait for remote nodes to connect.

- **--version**

  Output version information and exit.

## AUTHOR

James Mills \<prologic@shortcircuit.net.au\>

This manual page was written by Daniele Tricoli \<eriol@mornie.org\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).