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These are minor typographical and style improvements to the guide for
writing and running benchmarks.

PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12041
Reviewed-By: Nikolai Vavilov <vvnicholas@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Joyee Cheung <joyeec9h3@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
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@ -22,21 +22,20 @@ which need to be included in the global Windows `PATH`.
### HTTP Benchmark Requirements
Most of the HTTP benchmarks require a benchmarker to be installed, this can be
Most of the HTTP benchmarks require a benchmarker to be installed. This can be
either [`wrk`][wrk] or [`autocannon`][autocannon].
`Autocannon` is a Node.js script that can be installed using
`npm install -g autocannon`. It will use the Node.js executable that is in the
path, hence if you want to compare two HTTP benchmark runs make sure that the
path. Hence if you want to compare two HTTP benchmark runs, make sure that the
Node.js version in the path is not altered.
`wrk` may be available through your preferred package manager. If not, you can
easily build it [from source][wrk] via `make`.
By default `wrk` will be used as benchmarker. If it is not available
`autocannon` will be used in it its place. When creating a HTTP benchmark you
can specify which benchmarker should be used. You can force a specific
benchmarker to be used by providing it as an argument, e. g.:
By default, `wrk` will be used as the benchmarker. If it is not available,
`autocannon` will be used in its place. When creating an HTTP benchmark, you can
specify which benchmarker should be used by providing it as an argument:
`node benchmark/run.js --set benchmarker=autocannon http`
@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ benchmarker to be used by providing it as an argument, e. g.:
### Benchmark Analysis Requirements
To analyze the results `R` should be installed. Check you package manager or
To analyze the results, `R` should be installed. Use your package manager or
download it from https://www.r-project.org/.
The R packages `ggplot2` and `plyr` are also used and can be installed using
@ -56,9 +55,8 @@ install.packages("ggplot2")
install.packages("plyr")
```
In the event you get a message that you need to select a CRAN mirror first.
You can specify a mirror by adding in the repo parameter.
In the event you get a message that you need to select a CRAN mirror first, you
can specify a mirror by adding in the repo parameter.
If we used the "http://cran.us.r-project.org" mirror, it could look something
like this: