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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+import os
+import sys
+
+from markup.template import Context, TemplateLoader
+
+def test():
+    base_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+    loader = TemplateLoader([os.path.join(base_path, 'common'),
+                             os.path.join(base_path, 'module')],
+                            auto_reload=True)
+
+    start = datetime.now()
+    tmpl = loader.load('test.html')
+    print ' --> parse stage: ', datetime.now() - start
+
+    ctxt = Context(hello='<world>', skin='default', hey='ZYX', bozz=None,
+                   items=['Number %d' % num for num in range(1, 15)],
+                   prefix='#')
+
+    print tmpl.generate(ctxt).render(method='html')
+
+    times = []
+    for i in range(100):
+        start = datetime.now()
+        list(tmpl.generate(ctxt))
+        sys.stdout.write('.')
+        sys.stdout.flush()
+        times.append(datetime.now() - start)
+    print
+
+    total_ms = sum([t.seconds * 1000 + t.microseconds for t in times])
+    print ' --> render stage: %s (avg), %s (min), %s (max)' % (
+          timedelta(microseconds=total_ms / len(times)),
+          timedelta(microseconds=min([t.seconds * 1000 + t.microseconds for t in times])),
+          timedelta(microseconds=max([t.seconds * 1000 + t.microseconds for t in times])))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    if '-p' in sys.argv:
+        import hotshot, hotshot.stats
+        prof = hotshot.Profile("template.prof")
+        benchtime = prof.runcall(test)
+        stats = hotshot.stats.load("template.prof")
+        stats.strip_dirs()
+        stats.sort_stats('time', 'calls')
+        stats.print_stats()
+    else:
+        test()