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+#![feature(test)]
+
+extern crate test;
+use test::Bencher;
+extern crate range_bounds_map;
+use std::ops::Range;
+
+use range_bounds_map::*;
+
+/// linear multiplier for work done by benchmarks
+const REPEAT: usize = 100;
+
+fn build_identity_map(n: usize) -> RangeBoundsMap<usize, Range<usize>, usize> {
+	let mut map = RangeBoundsMap::new();
+	for i in 0..n {
+		if let Err(OverlapError) = map.insert_platonic((2 * i)..(2 * i + 1), i)
+		{
+			panic!("Failed to insert")
+		}
+	}
+	map
+}
+
+#[bench]
+fn bench_insert_platonic(b: &mut Bencher) {
+	b.iter(|| {
+		let mut map = RangeBoundsMap::new();
+		for i in 0..REPEAT {
+			let r = (2 * i)..(2 * i + 1);
+			if let Err(OverlapError) = map.insert_platonic(r, i) {
+				panic!("Failed to insert")
+			}
+		}
+	});
+}
+
+#[bench]
+fn bench_overlaps(b: &mut Bencher) {
+	let map = build_identity_map(REPEAT);
+	b.iter(|| for _ in map.overlapping(&(0..2 * REPEAT)) {})
+}
+
+#[bench]
+fn bench_get_entry_at_point(b: &mut Bencher) {
+	b.iter(|| {})
+}
+
+#[bench]
+fn bench_iter(b: &mut Bencher) {
+	b.iter(|| {})
+}
+
+#[bench]
+fn bench_remove_overlapping(b: &mut Bencher) {
+	b.iter(|| {})
+}
+
+#[bench]
+fn bench_cut(b: &mut Bencher) {
+	b.iter(|| {})
+}
+
+#[bench]
+fn bench_gaps(b: &mut Bencher) {
+	b.iter(|| {})
+}