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+// Copyright 2021 Peter Dimov.
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+#define _SILENCE_CXX17_OLD_ALLOCATOR_MEMBERS_DEPRECATION_WARNING
+
+#include <boost/unordered_map.hpp>
+#include <boost/multi_index_container.hpp>
+#include <boost/multi_index/hashed_index.hpp>
+#include <boost/multi_index/member.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/detail/splitmix64.hpp>
+#include <boost/config.hpp>
+#ifdef HAVE_ABSEIL
+# include "absl/container/node_hash_map.h"
+# include "absl/container/flat_hash_map.h"
+#endif
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <vector>
+#include <memory>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <chrono>
+
+using namespace std::chrono_literals;
+
+static void print_time( std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point & t1, char const* label, std::uint32_t s, std::size_t size )
+{
+    auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+    std::cout << label << ": " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms (s=" << s << ", size=" << size << ")\n";
+
+    t1 = t2;
+}
+
+constexpr unsigned N = 2'000'000;
+constexpr int K = 10;
+
+static std::vector<std::string> indices1, indices2;
+
+static std::string make_index( unsigned x )
+{
+    char buffer[ 64 ];
+    std::snprintf( buffer, sizeof(buffer), "pfx_%u_sfx", x );
+
+    return buffer;
+}
+
+static std::string make_random_index( unsigned x )
+{
+    char buffer[ 64 ];
+    std::snprintf( buffer, sizeof(buffer), "pfx_%0*d_%u_sfx", x % 8 + 1, 0, x );
+
+    return buffer;
+}
+
+static void init_indices()
+{
+    indices1.reserve( N*2+1 );
+    indices1.push_back( make_index( 0 ) );
+
+    for( unsigned i = 1; i <= N*2; ++i )
+    {
+        indices1.push_back( make_index( i ) );
+    }
+
+    indices2.reserve( N*2+1 );
+    indices2.push_back( make_index( 0 ) );
+
+    {
+        boost::detail::splitmix64 rng;
+
+        for( unsigned i = 1; i <= N*2; ++i )
+        {
+            indices2.push_back( make_random_index( static_cast<std::uint32_t>( rng() ) ) );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+template<class Map> BOOST_NOINLINE void test_insert( Map& map, std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point & t1 )
+{
+    for( unsigned i = 1; i <= N; ++i )
+    {
+        map.insert( { indices1[ i ], i } );
+    }
+
+    print_time( t1, "Consecutive insert",  0, map.size() );
+
+    for( unsigned i = 1; i <= N; ++i )
+    {
+        map.insert( { indices2[ i ], i } );
+    }
+
+    print_time( t1, "Random insert",  0, map.size() );
+
+    std::cout << std::endl;
+}
+
+template<class Map> BOOST_NOINLINE void test_lookup( Map& map, std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point & t1 )
+{
+    std::uint32_t s;
+    
+    s = 0;
+
+    for( int j = 0; j < K; ++j )
+    {
+        for( unsigned i = 1; i <= N * 2; ++i )
+        {
+            auto it = map.find( indices1[ i ] );
+            if( it != map.end() ) s += it->second;
+        }
+    }
+
+    print_time( t1, "Consecutive lookup",  s, map.size() );
+
+    s = 0;
+
+    for( int j = 0; j < K; ++j )
+    {
+        for( unsigned i = 1; i <= N * 2; ++i )
+        {
+            auto it = map.find( indices2[ i ] );
+            if( it != map.end() ) s += it->second;
+        }
+    }
+
+    print_time( t1, "Random lookup",  s, map.size() );
+
+    std::cout << std::endl;
+}
+
+template<class Map> BOOST_NOINLINE void test_iteration( Map& map, std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point & t1 )
+{
+    auto it = map.begin();
+
+    while( it != map.end() )
+    {
+        if( it->second & 1 )
+        {
+            map.erase( it++ );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ++it;
+        }
+    }
+
+    print_time( t1, "Iterate and erase odd elements",  0, map.size() );
+
+    std::cout << std::endl;
+}
+
+template<class Map> BOOST_NOINLINE void test_erase( Map& map, std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point & t1 )
+{
+    for( unsigned i = 1; i <= N; ++i )
+    {
+        map.erase( indices1[ i ] );
+    }
+
+    print_time( t1, "Consecutive erase",  0, map.size() );
+
+    {
+        boost::detail::splitmix64 rng;
+
+        for( unsigned i = 1; i <= N; ++i )
+        {
+            map.erase( indices2[ i ] );
+        }
+    }
+
+    print_time( t1, "Random erase",  0, map.size() );
+
+    std::cout << std::endl;
+}
+
+// counting allocator
+
+static std::size_t s_alloc_bytes = 0;
+static std::size_t s_alloc_count = 0;
+
+template<class T> struct allocator
+{
+    using value_type = T;
+
+    allocator() = default;
+
+    template<class U> allocator( allocator<U> const & ) noexcept
+    {
+    }
+
+    template<class U> bool operator==( allocator<U> const & ) const noexcept
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    template<class U> bool operator!=( allocator<U> const& ) const noexcept
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    T* allocate( std::size_t n ) const
+    {
+        s_alloc_bytes += n * sizeof(T);
+        s_alloc_count++;
+
+        return std::allocator<T>().allocate( n );
+    }
+
+    void deallocate( T* p, std::size_t n ) const noexcept
+    {
+        s_alloc_bytes -= n * sizeof(T);
+        s_alloc_count--;
+
+        std::allocator<T>().deallocate( p, n );
+    }
+};
+
+//
+
+struct record
+{
+    std::string label_;
+    long long time_;
+    std::size_t bytes_;
+    std::size_t count_;
+};
+
+static std::vector<record> times;
+
+template<template<class...> class Map> BOOST_NOINLINE void test( char const* label )
+{
+    std::cout << label << ":\n\n";
+
+    s_alloc_bytes = 0;
+    s_alloc_count = 0;
+
+    Map<std::string_view, std::uint32_t> map;
+
+    auto t0 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+    auto t1 = t0;
+
+    test_insert( map, t1 );
+
+    std::cout << "Memory: " << s_alloc_bytes << " bytes in " << s_alloc_count << " allocations\n\n";
+
+    record rec = { label, 0, s_alloc_bytes, s_alloc_count };
+
+    test_lookup( map, t1 );
+    test_iteration( map, t1 );
+    test_lookup( map, t1 );
+    test_erase( map, t1 );
+
+    auto tN = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+    std::cout << "Total: " << ( tN - t0 ) / 1ms << " ms\n\n";
+
+    rec.time_ = ( tN - t0 ) / 1ms;
+    times.push_back( rec );
+}
+
+// multi_index emulation of unordered_map
+
+template<class K, class V> struct pair
+{
+    K first;
+    mutable V second;
+};
+
+using namespace boost::multi_index;
+
+template<class K, class V> using multi_index_map = multi_index_container<
+  pair<K, V>,
+  indexed_by<
+    hashed_unique< member<pair<K, V>, K, &pair<K, V>::first> >
+  >,
+  ::allocator< pair<K, V> >
+>;
+
+// aliases using the counting allocator
+
+template<class K, class V> using allocator_for = ::allocator< std::pair<K const, V> >;
+
+template<class K, class V> using std_unordered_map =
+    std::unordered_map<K, V, std::hash<K>, std::equal_to<K>, allocator_for<K, V>>;
+
+template<class K, class V> using boost_unordered_map =
+    boost::unordered_map<K, V, boost::hash<K>, std::equal_to<K>, allocator_for<K, V>>;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_ABSEIL
+
+template<class K, class V> using absl_node_hash_map =
+    absl::node_hash_map<K, V, absl::container_internal::hash_default_hash<K>, absl::container_internal::hash_default_eq<K>, allocator_for<K, V>>;
+
+template<class K, class V> using absl_flat_hash_map =
+    absl::flat_hash_map<K, V, absl::container_internal::hash_default_hash<K>, absl::container_internal::hash_default_eq<K>, allocator_for<K, V>>;
+
+#endif
+
+// fnv1a_hash
+
+template<int Bits> struct fnv1a_hash_impl;
+
+template<> struct fnv1a_hash_impl<32>
+{
+    std::size_t operator()( std::string_view const& s ) const
+    {
+        std::size_t h = 0x811C9DC5u;
+
+        char const * first = s.data();
+        char const * last = first + s.size();
+
+        for( ; first != last; ++first )
+        {
+            h ^= static_cast<unsigned char>( *first );
+            h *= 0x01000193ul;
+        }
+
+        return h;
+    }
+};
+
+template<> struct fnv1a_hash_impl<64>
+{
+    std::size_t operator()( std::string_view const& s ) const
+    {
+        std::size_t h = 0xCBF29CE484222325ull;
+
+        char const * first = s.data();
+        char const * last = first + s.size();
+
+        for( ; first != last; ++first )
+        {
+            h ^= static_cast<unsigned char>( *first );
+            h *= 0x00000100000001B3ull;
+        }
+
+        return h;
+    }
+};
+
+struct fnv1a_hash: fnv1a_hash_impl< std::numeric_limits<std::size_t>::digits > {};
+
+template<class K, class V> using std_unordered_map_fnv1a =
+std::unordered_map<K, V, fnv1a_hash, std::equal_to<K>, allocator_for<K, V>>;
+
+template<class K, class V> using boost_unordered_map_fnv1a =
+    boost::unordered_map<K, V, fnv1a_hash, std::equal_to<K>, allocator_for<K, V>>;
+
+template<class K, class V> using multi_index_map_fnv1a = multi_index_container<
+  pair<K, V>,
+  indexed_by<
+    hashed_unique< member<pair<K, V>, K, &pair<K, V>::first>, fnv1a_hash >
+  >,
+  ::allocator< pair<K, V> >
+>;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_ABSEIL
+
+template<class K, class V> using absl_node_hash_map_fnv1a =
+    absl::node_hash_map<K, V, fnv1a_hash, absl::container_internal::hash_default_eq<K>, allocator_for<K, V>>;
+
+template<class K, class V> using absl_flat_hash_map_fnv1a =
+    absl::flat_hash_map<K, V, fnv1a_hash, absl::container_internal::hash_default_eq<K>, allocator_for<K, V>>;
+
+#endif
+
+//
+
+int main()
+{
+    init_indices();
+
+#if 0
+
+    test<std_unordered_map>( "std::unordered_map" );
+    test<boost_unordered_map>( "boost::unordered_map" );
+    test<multi_index_map>( "multi_index_map" );
+
+#ifdef HAVE_ABSEIL
+
+    test<absl_node_hash_map>( "absl::node_hash_map" );
+    test<absl_flat_hash_map>( "absl::flat_hash_map" );
+
+#endif
+
+#endif
+
+    test<std_unordered_map_fnv1a>( "std::unordered_map, FNV-1a" );
+    test<boost_unordered_map_fnv1a>( "boost::unordered_map, FNV-1a" );
+    test<multi_index_map_fnv1a>( "multi_index_map, FNV-1a" );
+
+#ifdef HAVE_ABSEIL
+
+    test<absl_node_hash_map_fnv1a>( "absl::node_hash_map, FNV-1a" );
+    test<absl_flat_hash_map_fnv1a>( "absl::flat_hash_map, FNV-1a" );
+
+#endif
+
+    std::cout << "---\n\n";
+
+    for( auto const& x: times )
+    {
+        std::cout << std::setw( 30 ) << ( x.label_ + ": " ) << std::setw( 5 ) << x.time_ << " ms, " << std::setw( 9 ) << x.bytes_ << " bytes in " << x.count_ << " allocations\n";
+    }
+}
+
+#ifdef HAVE_ABSEIL
+# include "absl/container/internal/raw_hash_set.cc"
+# include "absl/hash/internal/hash.cc"
+# include "absl/hash/internal/low_level_hash.cc"
+# include "absl/hash/internal/city.cc"
+#endif