7 files changed, 794 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/performance-tests/CMakeLists.txt b/src/performance-tests/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60ceaa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/performance-tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+SET(2GEOM_PERFORMANCE_TESTS_SRC
+example-performance-test
+boolops-performance-test
+bendpath-test
+bezier-utils-test
+parse-svg-test
+path-operations-test
+)
+
+add_custom_target(perf)
+
+OPTION(2GEOM_PERFORMANCE_TESTS
+  "Build the performance tests"
+  ON)
+IF(2GEOM_PERFORMANCE_TESTS)
+    FOREACH(source ${2GEOM_PERFORMANCE_TESTS_SRC})
+        ADD_EXECUTABLE(${source} ${source}.cpp)
+        target_link_libraries(${source} 2Geom::2geom)
+        add_dependencies(perf ${source})
+        add_custom_command(TARGET perf COMMAND ${source})
+    ENDFOREACH(source)
+ENDIF()
+
+IF(WIN32 AND 2GEOM_BUILD_SHARED)
+    ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(copy-perf ALL COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/2geom/lib2geom.dll ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/performance-tests/lib2geom.dll)
+    ADD_DEPENDENCIES(copy-perf 2geom)
+ENDIF()
diff --git a/src/performance-tests/bendpath-test.cpp b/src/performance-tests/bendpath-test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30fc500
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/performance-tests/bendpath-test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/*
+ * Test performance of
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) Authors 2007-2013
+ * Authors:
+ *       Johan Engelen   <j.b.c.engelen@alumnus.utwente.nl>
+ *       Steren Giannini <steren.giannini@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * the test part was taken from Inkscape's Bend Path LPE (and simplified a bit)
+ *
+ * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
+ */
+
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <ctime>
+
+#include "2geom/svg-path-parser.h"
+#include "2geom/pathvector.h"
+#include "2geom/path.h"
+#include "2geom/d2.h"
+#include "2geom/piecewise.h"
+#include "2geom/sbasis.h"
+using namespace Geom;
+
+static char const *path_str =
+    "M -460,523.79076 C -460.65718,514.47985 -460.79228,505.75495 -460.43635,497.52584 -460.08041,489.29674 "
+    "-459.23345,481.56342 -457.92649,474.23566 -456.61954,466.9079 -454.85259,459.9857 -452.65671,453.37885 "
+    "-450.46083,446.77199 -447.836,440.48046 -444.81328,434.41405 -441.79056,428.34764 -438.36994,422.50633 "
+    "-434.58247,416.79991 -430.79501,411.0935 -426.64069,405.52196 -422.15057,399.99508 -417.66045,394.4682 "
+    "-412.83452,388.98598 -407.70384,383.4582 -402.57316,377.93041 -397.13772,372.35705 -391.42857,366.6479 "
+    "-378.14065,353.35999 -362.09447,346.86737 -344.03764,345.52929 -325.98081,344.19121 -305.91333,348.00766 "
+    "-284.58283,355.33787 -263.25234,362.66809 -240.65882,373.51207 -217.5499,386.22904 -194.44098,398.94602 "
+    "-170.81666,413.53598 -147.42457,428.35818 -124.03248,443.18037 -100.87262,458.2348 -78.692608,471.88067 "
+    "-56.512594,485.52655 -35.312431,497.76389 -15.839741,506.95191 3.632948,516.13994 21.378163,522.27865 "
+    "36.648281,523.72729 51.918398,525.17592 64.713417,521.93448 74.285714,512.36218 76.124134,510.52376 "
+    "78.521676,506.73937 81.393111,501.43833 84.264546,496.13729 87.609874,489.31958 91.343869,481.41453 "
+    "95.077864,473.50947 99.200524,464.51706 103.62662,454.86661 108.05272,445.21615 112.78226,434.90765 "
+    "117.73001,424.37041 122.67776,413.83317 127.84371,403.0672 133.14266,392.50178 138.4416,381.93637 "
+    "143.87352,371.57153 149.3532,361.83656 154.83288,352.10159 160.36031,342.99649 165.85028,334.95058 "
+    "171.34024,326.90466 176.79273,319.91793 182.12252,314.41968 189.27211,307.04412 196.34366,301.16926 "
+    "203.28385,296.57404 210.22405,291.97882 217.03288,288.66325 223.65704,286.40628 230.2812,284.1493 "
+    "236.72068,282.95093 242.92215,282.59009 249.12362,282.22926 255.08709,282.70597 260.75924,283.79918 "
+    "266.43138,284.89239 271.8122,286.60209 276.84836,288.70724 281.88453,290.81239 286.57604,293.31298 "
+    "290.86959,295.98796 295.16313,298.66294 299.0587,301.51232 302.50297,304.31504 305.94724,307.11776 "
+    "308.94022,309.87382 311.42857,312.36218 317.70879,318.6424 325.20531,326.50894 333.6587,335.29576 "
+    "342.11209,344.08258 351.52235,353.78967 361.63006,363.75101 371.73777,373.71235 382.54293,383.92792 "
+    "393.78611,393.7317 405.02929,403.53547 416.71049,412.92744 428.57029,421.24156 440.43008,429.55569 "
+    "452.46847,436.79197 464.42603,442.28436 476.38359,447.77676 488.26032,451.52527 499.7968,452.86385 "
+    "511.33327,454.20243 522.52948,453.13109 533.12602,448.98378 543.72255,444.83647 553.7194,437.61319 "
+    "562.85714,426.6479";
+
+static char const *bend_str =
+    "M -489.19983,473.24818 C -478.58599,460.43092 -465.31914,447.40133 -450.91614,434.95746 -436.51315,422.51359 "
+    "-420.97403,410.65543 -405.81565,400.18102 -390.65727,389.70661 -375.87963,380.61595 -362.99962,373.70708 "
+    "-350.11961,366.79821 -339.13723,362.07112 -331.56936,360.32386 -323.49864,358.4605 -311.32246,357.96153 "
+    "-296.07049,358.53595 -280.81852,359.11038 -262.49077,360.7582 -242.11692,363.18844 -221.74308,365.61867 "
+    "-199.32313,368.83132 -175.88677,372.53539 -152.45042,376.23947 -127.99765,380.43497 -103.55815,384.83091 "
+    "-90.798706,387.12596 -78.042879,389.47564 -65.437198,391.83855 -52.831517,394.20146 -40.375984,396.57759 "
+    "-28.217127,398.92554 -16.058269,401.27349 -4.1960885,403.59326 7.2228872,405.84343 18.641863,408.09361 "
+    "29.617633,410.27419 40.00367,412.34378 50.09967,414.35557 59.638414,416.26247 68.485308,418.02645 "
+    "77.332201,419.79043 85.487246,421.41149 92.815847,422.85159 100.14445,424.29169 106.64661,425.55083 "
+    "112.18773,426.59098 117.72885,427.63113 122.30894,428.45228 125.7934,429.01641 134.20502,430.37823 "
+    "142.47705,429.25391 150.64115,426.35391 158.80525,423.45391 166.86142,418.77822 174.84134,413.03729 "
+    "182.82125,407.29637 190.72491,400.49022 198.58398,393.32929 206.44305,386.16836 214.25752,378.65265 "
+    "222.05908,371.49262 227.06421,366.89906 232.06402,362.4519 237.06688,358.33874 242.06974,354.22557 "
+    "247.07564,350.44641 252.09294,347.18884 257.11025,343.93127 262.13896,341.1953 267.18744,339.16853 "
+    "272.23593,337.14176 277.30418,335.82419 282.40056,335.40342 293.00641,334.52778 302.22965,341.02775 "
+    "310.80162,351.57579 319.37358,362.12384 327.29427,376.71996 335.29503,392.03663 343.29579,407.3533 "
+    "351.37662,423.39051 360.26886,436.82075 369.1611,450.25099 378.86474,461.07425 390.11114,465.96301 "
+    "401.98566,471.1248 423.45174,470.72496 449.88663,467.14319 476.32151,463.56143 507.72518,456.79775 "
+    "539.47487,449.23188 571.22455,441.66601 603.32025,433.29795 631.13918,426.50743 658.9581,419.7169 "
+    "688.21455,391.64677 702.85715,390.39104";
+
+
+// adapted from Inkscape's BendPath LPE
+Geom::Piecewise<Geom::D2<Geom::SBasis> > doEffect_pwd2(Geom::Piecewise<Geom::D2<Geom::SBasis> > const &pwd2_in,
+                                                       Piecewise<D2<SBasis> > const &bend_path)
+{
+    Piecewise<D2<SBasis> > uskeleton = arc_length_parametrization(bend_path, 2, .1);
+    uskeleton = remove_short_cuts(uskeleton, .01);
+    Piecewise<D2<SBasis> > n = rot90(derivative(uskeleton));
+    n = force_continuity(remove_short_cuts(n, .1));
+
+    D2<Piecewise<SBasis> > patternd2 = make_cuts_independent(pwd2_in);
+    Piecewise<SBasis> x = Piecewise<SBasis>(patternd2[1]);
+    Piecewise<SBasis> y = Piecewise<SBasis>(patternd2[0]);
+
+    Geom::OptRect bbox = bounds_exact(pwd2_in);
+    Interval bboxHorizontal = (*bbox)[Geom::X];
+    Interval bboxVertical = (*bbox)[Geom::Y];
+
+    x -= bboxHorizontal.min();
+    y -= bboxVertical.middle();
+
+    double scaling = uskeleton.cuts.back() / bboxHorizontal.extent();
+
+    if (scaling != 1.0) {
+        x *= scaling;
+        y *= scaling;
+    }
+
+    Piecewise<D2<SBasis> > output = compose(uskeleton, x) + y * compose(n, x);
+    return output;
+}
+
+
+int main()
+{
+    for (int rep = 0; rep < 3; rep++) {
+        const int num_repeats = 100;
+        PathVector path1 = parse_svg_path(path_str);
+        PathVector path2 = parse_svg_path(bend_str);
+        Piecewise<D2<SBasis> > pwd2_path = path1[0].toPwSb();
+        Piecewise<D2<SBasis> > pwd2_bend = path2[0].toPwSb();
+        std::clock_t start = std::clock();
+        for (int i = 0; i < num_repeats; i++) {
+            Geom::Piecewise<Geom::D2<Geom::SBasis> > result = doEffect_pwd2(pwd2_path, pwd2_bend);
+        }
+        std::clock_t stop = std::clock();
+        std::cout << "Bend paths (" << num_repeats << "x): " << (stop - start) * (1000. / CLOCKS_PER_SEC) << " ms "
+                  << std::endl;
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+//
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/performance-tests/bezier-utils-test.cpp b/src/performance-tests/bezier-utils-test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..111d939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/performance-tests/bezier-utils-test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+/*
+ * Test performance of bezier-util fitting code
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) authors 2013
+ * Authors:
+ *       Johan Engelen   <j.b.c.engelen@alumnus.utwente.nl>
+ *
+ * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
+ */
+
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <ctime>
+
+#include "2geom/bezier-utils.h"
+#include "2geom/path.h"
+using namespace Geom;
+
+//static const Point data[] = { Point(0, 0), Point(1, 0), Point( 2, 0 ), Point( 1, 1 )};
+static const Point data[] = { Point( 0, 0 ), Point( 1, 0 ), Point( 2, 0 ), Point( 1, 1 ),
+                              Point( 1, 2 ), Point( 1, 3 ), Point( 3, 0 ), Point( 4, 0 ),
+                              Point( 2, 0 ), Point( 1, 1 ), Point( 1, 2 ), Point( 2, 0 ),
+                              Point( 1, 0 ), Point( 2, 0 ), Point( 1, 3 ), Point( 1, 4 ),
+                              Point( 1, 2 ), Point( 1, 1 ), Point( 0, 0 ), Point( 1, 0 ),
+                              Point( 2, 0 ), Point( 1, 1 ), Point( 1, 2 ), Point( 1, 3 ),
+                              Point( 4, 0 ), Point( 2, 0 ), Point( 1, 1 ), Point( 1, 2 ),
+                              Point( 2, 0 ), Point( 1, 0 ), Point( 2, 0 ), Point( 1, 3 ),
+                              Point( 1, 4 ), Point( 1, 2 ), Point( 1, 1 ), Point( 2, 1 ) };
+
+static const unsigned int data_len = sizeof(data)/sizeof(Point);
+
+
+
+// code test with 2geom types
+Path interpolateToPath(std::vector<Point> const &points, double tolerance_sq, unsigned max_beziers)
+{
+    Geom::Point *b = new Geom::Point[max_beziers*4];
+    Geom::Point *points_array = new Geom::Point[4 * points.size()]; // for safety, do a copy into a vector. I think it
+                                                                    // is possible to simply pass &points[0] as a
+                                                                    // Point[], but I am not sure
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < points.size(); ++i) {
+        points_array[i] = points.at(i);
+    }
+
+    int const n_segs = Geom::bezier_fit_cubic_r(b, points_array, points.size(), tolerance_sq, max_beziers);
+
+    Geom::Path fit;
+    if (n_segs > 0) {
+        fit.start(b[0]);
+        for (int c = 0; c < n_segs; c++) {
+            fit.appendNew<Geom::CubicBezier>(b[4 * c + 1], b[4 * c + 2], b[4 * c + 3]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    delete[] b;
+    delete[] points_array;
+
+    return fit;
+};
+
+
+Path interpolateToPath2(std::vector<Point> const &points, double tolerance_sq, unsigned max_beziers)
+{
+    std::vector<Point> b(max_beziers * 4);
+
+    int const n_segs = Geom::bezier_fit_cubic_r(b.data(), points.data(), points.size(), tolerance_sq, max_beziers);
+
+    Geom::Path fit;
+    if (n_segs > 0) {
+        fit.start(b[0]);
+        for (int c = 0; c < n_segs; c++) {
+            fit.appendNew<Geom::CubicBezier>(b[4 * c + 1], b[4 * c + 2], b[4 * c + 3]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return fit;
+};
+
+
+int main()
+{
+    std::vector<Point> data_vector;
+    for (auto i : data) {
+        data_vector.push_back(i);
+    }
+
+    const int num_repeats = 2000;
+
+    unsigned max_beziers = data_len*2;
+    double tolerance_sq = 0.01;
+
+    for (int rep = 0; rep < 3; rep++) {
+        std::clock_t start = std::clock();
+        for (int i = 0; i < num_repeats; i++) {
+            Point *bezier = new Point[max_beziers*4];  // large array on stack = not good, so allocate on heap
+            int n_segs = bezier_fit_cubic_r(bezier, data, data_len, tolerance_sq, max_beziers);
+            (void) n_segs;
+            delete[] bezier;
+        }
+        std::clock_t stop = std::clock();
+        std::cout << "bezier_fit_cubic_r C-array (" << num_repeats << "x): " << (stop - start) * (1000. / CLOCKS_PER_SEC) << " ms "
+                  << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    for (int rep = 0; rep < 3; rep++) {
+        std::clock_t start = std::clock();
+        for (int i = 0; i < num_repeats; i++) {
+            Path path = interpolateToPath(data_vector, tolerance_sq, max_beziers);
+            int n_segs = path.size();
+            (void) n_segs;
+        }
+        std::clock_t stop = std::clock();
+        std::cout << "bezier_fit_cubic_r 2Geom interoperability (" << num_repeats << "x): " << (stop - start) * (1000. / CLOCKS_PER_SEC) << " ms "
+                  << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    for (int rep = 0; rep < 3; rep++) {
+        std::clock_t start = std::clock();
+        for (int i = 0; i < num_repeats; i++) {
+            Path path = interpolateToPath2(data_vector, tolerance_sq, max_beziers);
+            int n_segs = path.size();
+            (void) n_segs;
+        }
+        std::clock_t stop = std::clock();
+        std::cout << "bezier_fit_cubic_r 2Geom interoperability 2nd version (" << num_repeats
+                  << "x): " << (stop - start) * (1000. / CLOCKS_PER_SEC) << " ms " << std::endl;
+    }
+
+}
+
+
+
+//
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/performance-tests/boolops-performance-test.cpp b/src/performance-tests/boolops-performance-test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49d87aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/performance-tests/boolops-performance-test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/**
+ * \file
+ * \brief Performance test for Boolops
+ *//*
+ * Authors:
+ *   Krzysztof Kosiński <tweenk.pl@gmail.com>
+ * 
+ * Copyright 2015 Authors
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it either under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License version 2.1 as published by the Free Software Foundation
+ * (the "LGPL") or, at your option, under the terms of the Mozilla
+ * Public License Version 1.1 (the "MPL"). If you do not alter this
+ * notice, a recipient may use your version of this file under either
+ * the MPL or the LGPL.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the LGPL along with this library
+ * in the file COPYING-LGPL-2.1; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ * You should have received a copy of the MPL along with this library
+ * in the file COPYING-MPL-1.1
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License
+ * Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
+ *
+ * This software is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY
+ * OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the LGPL or the MPL for
+ * the specific language governing rights and limitations.
+ */
+
+#include <2geom/intersection-graph.h>
+#include <2geom/svg-path-parser.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <glib.h>
+
+using namespace Geom;
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    if (argc != 4) {
+        std::cout << "boolops: wrong number of arguments; no tests run!" << std::endl;
+        exit(0); // TODO: add suitable arguments in CMake target / actually do some tests here
+    }
+
+    PathVector a = read_svgd(argv[2]);
+    PathVector b = read_svgd(argv[3]);
+    unsigned const ops = atoi(argv[1]);
+
+    OptRect abox = a.boundsExact();
+    OptRect bbox = a.boundsExact();
+    if (!abox) {
+        std::cout << argv[1] << " contains an empty path" << std::endl;
+        std::exit(1);
+    }
+    if (!bbox) {
+        std::cout << argv[2] << " contains an empty path" << std::endl;
+        std::exit(1);
+    }
+
+    a *= Translate(-abox->corner(0));
+    b *= Translate(-bbox->corner(0));
+
+    long num_intersections = 0;
+    long num_outcv = 0;
+
+    // for reproducibility.
+    g_random_set_seed(1234);
+
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < ops; ++i) {
+        Point delta;
+        delta[X] = g_random_double_range(-bbox->width(), abox->width());
+        delta[Y] = g_random_double_range(-bbox->height(), abox->height());
+
+        PathVector bt = b * Translate(delta);
+
+        PathIntersectionGraph pig(a, bt);
+        PathVector x = pig.getIntersection();
+        num_intersections += pig.intersectionPoints().size();
+        num_outcv += x.curveCount();
+    }
+
+    std::cout << "Completed " << ops << " operations.\n"
+              << "Total intersections: " << num_intersections << "\n"
+              << "Total output curves: " << num_outcv << std::endl;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+  Local Variables:
+  mode:c++
+  c-file-style:"stroustrup"
+  c-file-offsets:((innamespace . 0)(inline-open . 0)(case-label . +))
+  indent-tabs-mode:nil
+  fill-column:99
+  End:
+*/
+// vim: filetype=cpp:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:fileencoding=utf-8:textwidth=99 :
diff --git a/src/performance-tests/example-performance-test.cpp b/src/performance-tests/example-performance-test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ca706d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/performance-tests/example-performance-test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <ctime>
+
+#include "2geom/svg-path-parser.h"
+#include "2geom/pathvector.h"
+#include "2geom/path.h"
+#include "2geom/d2.h"
+#include "2geom/piecewise.h"
+#include "2geom/sbasis.h"
+using namespace Geom;
+
+static char const *many_subpaths =
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 "
+    "M 240,495.21933 648.57143,400.93361 C 190.6809,177.20365 122.07669,234.71591 104.6,312.5 ";
+
+
+
+
+int main()
+{
+    for (int rep = 0; rep < 3; rep++) {
+        const int num_repeats = 100;
+        PathVector path = parse_svg_path(many_subpaths);
+        std::clock_t start = std::clock();
+        for (int i = 0; i < num_repeats; i++) {
+            PathVector path2 = path.reversed();
+            PathVector path3 = path2.reversed().reversed();
+        }
+        std::clock_t stop = std::clock();
+        std::cout << "Reverse paths (" << num_repeats << "x): " << (stop - start) * (1000. / CLOCKS_PER_SEC) << " ms " << std::endl;
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+//
diff --git a/src/performance-tests/parse-svg-test.cpp b/src/performance-tests/parse-svg-test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5147d75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/performance-tests/parse-svg-test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ * Test performance of
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) Authors 2007-2013
+ * Authors:
+ *       Johan Engelen   <j.b.c.engelen@alumnus.utwente.nl>
+ *       Steren Giannini <steren.giannini@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * the test part was taken from Inkscape's Bend Path LPE (and simplified a bit)
+ *
+ * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
+ */
+
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <ctime>
+
+#include "2geom/svg-path-parser.h"
+#include "2geom/pathvector.h"
+#include "2geom/path.h"
+#include "2geom/d2.h"
+#include "2geom/piecewise.h"
+#include "2geom/sbasis.h"
+using namespace Geom;
+
+static char const *path_str =
+    "M -460,523.79076 C -460.65718,514.47985 -460.79228,505.75495 -460.43635,497.52584 -460.08041,489.29674 "
+    "-459.23345,481.56342 -457.92649,474.23566 -456.61954,466.9079 -454.85259,459.9857 -452.65671,453.37885 "
+    "-450.46083,446.77199 -447.836,440.48046 -444.81328,434.41405 -441.79056,428.34764 -438.36994,422.50633 "
+    "-434.58247,416.79991 -430.79501,411.0935 -426.64069,405.52196 -422.15057,399.99508 -417.66045,394.4682 "
+    "-412.83452,388.98598 -407.70384,383.4582 -402.57316,377.93041 -397.13772,372.35705 -391.42857,366.6479 "
+    "-378.14065,353.35999 -362.09447,346.86737 -344.03764,345.52929 -325.98081,344.19121 -305.91333,348.00766 "
+    "-284.58283,355.33787 -263.25234,362.66809 -240.65882,373.51207 -217.5499,386.22904 -194.44098,398.94602 "
+    "-170.81666,413.53598 -147.42457,428.35818 -124.03248,443.18037 -100.87262,458.2348 -78.692608,471.88067 "
+    "-56.512594,485.52655 -35.312431,497.76389 -15.839741,506.95191 3.632948,516.13994 21.378163,522.27865 "
+    "36.648281,523.72729 51.918398,525.17592 64.713417,521.93448 74.285714,512.36218 76.124134,510.52376 "
+    "78.521676,506.73937 81.393111,501.43833 84.264546,496.13729 87.609874,489.31958 91.343869,481.41453 "
+    "95.077864,473.50947 99.200524,464.51706 103.62662,454.86661 108.05272,445.21615 112.78226,434.90765 "
+    "117.73001,424.37041 122.67776,413.83317 127.84371,403.0672 133.14266,392.50178 138.4416,381.93637 "
+    "143.87352,371.57153 149.3532,361.83656 154.83288,352.10159 160.36031,342.99649 165.85028,334.95058 "
+    "171.34024,326.90466 176.79273,319.91793 182.12252,314.41968 189.27211,307.04412 196.34366,301.16926 "
+    "203.28385,296.57404 210.22405,291.97882 217.03288,288.66325 223.65704,286.40628 230.2812,284.1493 "
+    "236.72068,282.95093 242.92215,282.59009 249.12362,282.22926 255.08709,282.70597 260.75924,283.79918 "
+    "266.43138,284.89239 271.8122,286.60209 276.84836,288.70724 281.88453,290.81239 286.57604,293.31298 "
+    "290.86959,295.98796 295.16313,298.66294 299.0587,301.51232 302.50297,304.31504 305.94724,307.11776 "
+    "308.94022,309.87382 311.42857,312.36218 317.70879,318.6424 325.20531,326.50894 333.6587,335.29576 "
+    "342.11209,344.08258 351.52235,353.78967 361.63006,363.75101 371.73777,373.71235 382.54293,383.92792 "
+    "393.78611,393.7317 405.02929,403.53547 416.71049,412.92744 428.57029,421.24156 440.43008,429.55569 "
+    "452.46847,436.79197 464.42603,442.28436 476.38359,447.77676 488.26032,451.52527 499.7968,452.86385 "
+    "511.33327,454.20243 522.52948,453.13109 533.12602,448.98378 543.72255,444.83647 553.7194,437.61319 "
+    "562.85714,426.6479 C -478.58599,460.43092 -465.31914,447.40133 -450.91614,434.95746 -436.51315,422.51359 "
+    "-420.97403,410.65543 -405.81565,400.18102 -390.65727,389.70661 -375.87963,380.61595 -362.99962,373.70708 "
+    "-350.11961,366.79821 -339.13723,362.07112 -331.56936,360.32386 -323.49864,358.4605 -311.32246,357.96153 "
+    "-296.07049,358.53595 -280.81852,359.11038 -262.49077,360.7582 -242.11692,363.18844 -221.74308,365.61867 "
+    "-199.32313,368.83132 -175.88677,372.53539 -152.45042,376.23947 -127.99765,380.43497 -103.55815,384.83091 "
+    "-90.798706,387.12596 -78.042879,389.47564 -65.437198,391.83855 -52.831517,394.20146 -40.375984,396.57759 "
+    "-28.217127,398.92554 -16.058269,401.27349 -4.1960885,403.59326 7.2228872,405.84343 18.641863,408.09361 "
+    "29.617633,410.27419 40.00367,412.34378 50.09967,414.35557 59.638414,416.26247 68.485308,418.02645 "
+    "77.332201,419.79043 85.487246,421.41149 92.815847,422.85159 100.14445,424.29169 106.64661,425.55083 "
+    "112.18773,426.59098 117.72885,427.63113 122.30894,428.45228 125.7934,429.01641 134.20502,430.37823 "
+    "142.47705,429.25391 150.64115,426.35391 158.80525,423.45391 166.86142,418.77822 174.84134,413.03729 "
+    "182.82125,407.29637 190.72491,400.49022 198.58398,393.32929 206.44305,386.16836 214.25752,378.65265 "
+    "222.05908,371.49262 227.06421,366.89906 232.06402,362.4519 237.06688,358.33874 242.06974,354.22557 "
+    "247.07564,350.44641 252.09294,347.18884 257.11025,343.93127 262.13896,341.1953 267.18744,339.16853 "
+    "272.23593,337.14176 277.30418,335.82419 282.40056,335.40342 293.00641,334.52778 302.22965,341.02775 "
+    "310.80162,351.57579 319.37358,362.12384 327.29427,376.71996 335.29503,392.03663 343.29579,407.3533 "
+    "351.37662,423.39051 360.26886,436.82075 369.1611,450.25099 378.86474,461.07425 390.11114,465.96301 "
+    "401.98566,471.1248 423.45174,470.72496 449.88663,467.14319 476.32151,463.56143 507.72518,456.79775 "
+    "539.47487,449.23188 571.22455,441.66601 603.32025,433.29795 631.13918,426.50743 658.9581,419.7169 "
+    "688.21455,391.64677 702.85715,390.39104";
+
+int main()
+{
+    for (int rep = 0; rep < 3; rep++) {
+        const int num_repeats = 100;
+        std::clock_t start = std::clock();
+        for (int i = 0; i < num_repeats; i++) {
+            PathVector path = parse_svg_path(path_str);
+        }
+        std::clock_t stop = std::clock();
+        std::cout << "Parse SVG-d (" << num_repeats << "x): " << (stop - start) * (1000. / CLOCKS_PER_SEC) << " ms "
+                  << std::endl;
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+//
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/performance-tests/path-operations-test.cpp b/src/performance-tests/path-operations-test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c55ddda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/performance-tests/path-operations-test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*
+ * Test performance of
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) Authors 2007-2013
+ * Authors:
+ *       Johan Engelen   <j.b.c.engelen@alumnus.utwente.nl>
+ *       Steren Giannini <steren.giannini@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * the test part was taken from Inkscape's Bend Path LPE (and simplified a bit)
+ *
+ * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
+ */
+
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <ctime>
+
+#include "2geom/svg-path-parser.h"
+#include "2geom/pathvector.h"
+#include "2geom/path.h"
+#include "2geom/d2.h"
+#include "2geom/piecewise.h"
+#include "2geom/sbasis.h"
+#include "2geom/transforms.h"
+using namespace Geom;
+
+static char const *path_str =
+    "M -460,523.79076 C -460.65718,514.47985 -460.79228,505.75495 -460.43635,497.52584 -460.08041,489.29674 "
+    "-459.23345,481.56342 -457.92649,474.23566 -456.61954,466.9079 -454.85259,459.9857 -452.65671,453.37885 "
+    "-450.46083,446.77199 -447.836,440.48046 -444.81328,434.41405 -441.79056,428.34764 -438.36994,422.50633 "
+    "-434.58247,416.79991 -430.79501,411.0935 -426.64069,405.52196 -422.15057,399.99508 -417.66045,394.4682 "
+    "-412.83452,388.98598 -407.70384,383.4582 -402.57316,377.93041 -397.13772,372.35705 -391.42857,366.6479 "
+    "-378.14065,353.35999 -362.09447,346.86737 -344.03764,345.52929 -325.98081,344.19121 -305.91333,348.00766 "
+    "-284.58283,355.33787 -263.25234,362.66809 -240.65882,373.51207 -217.5499,386.22904 -194.44098,398.94602 "
+    "-170.81666,413.53598 -147.42457,428.35818 -124.03248,443.18037 -100.87262,458.2348 -78.692608,471.88067 "
+    "-56.512594,485.52655 -35.312431,497.76389 -15.839741,506.95191 3.632948,516.13994 21.378163,522.27865 "
+    "36.648281,523.72729 51.918398,525.17592 64.713417,521.93448 74.285714,512.36218 76.124134,510.52376 "
+    "78.521676,506.73937 81.393111,501.43833 84.264546,496.13729 87.609874,489.31958 91.343869,481.41453 "
+    "95.077864,473.50947 99.200524,464.51706 103.62662,454.86661 108.05272,445.21615 112.78226,434.90765 "
+    "117.73001,424.37041 122.67776,413.83317 127.84371,403.0672 133.14266,392.50178 138.4416,381.93637 "
+    "143.87352,371.57153 149.3532,361.83656 154.83288,352.10159 160.36031,342.99649 165.85028,334.95058 "
+    "171.34024,326.90466 176.79273,319.91793 182.12252,314.41968 189.27211,307.04412 196.34366,301.16926 "
+    "203.28385,296.57404 210.22405,291.97882 217.03288,288.66325 223.65704,286.40628 230.2812,284.1493 "
+    "236.72068,282.95093 242.92215,282.59009 249.12362,282.22926 255.08709,282.70597 260.75924,283.79918 "
+    "266.43138,284.89239 271.8122,286.60209 276.84836,288.70724 281.88453,290.81239 286.57604,293.31298 "
+    "290.86959,295.98796 295.16313,298.66294 299.0587,301.51232 302.50297,304.31504 305.94724,307.11776 "
+    "308.94022,309.87382 311.42857,312.36218 317.70879,318.6424 325.20531,326.50894 333.6587,335.29576 "
+    "342.11209,344.08258 351.52235,353.78967 361.63006,363.75101 371.73777,373.71235 382.54293,383.92792 "
+    "95.077864,473.50947 99.200524,464.51706 103.62662,454.86661 108.05272,445.21615 112.78226,434.90765 "
+    "117.73001,424.37041 122.67776,413.83317 127.84371,403.0672 133.14266,392.50178 138.4416,381.93637 "
+    "143.87352,371.57153 149.3532,361.83656 154.83288,352.10159 160.36031,342.99649 165.85028,334.95058 "
+    "171.34024,326.90466 176.79273,319.91793 182.12252,314.41968 189.27211,307.04412 196.34366,301.16926 "
+    "203.28385,296.57404 210.22405,291.97882 217.03288,288.66325 223.65704,286.40628 230.2812,284.1493 "
+    "236.72068,282.95093 242.92215,282.59009 249.12362,282.22926 255.08709,282.70597 260.75924,283.79918 "
+    "266.43138,284.89239 271.8122,286.60209 276.84836,288.70724 281.88453,290.81239 286.57604,293.31298 "
+    "290.86959,295.98796 295.16313,298.66294 299.0587,301.51232 302.50297,304.31504 305.94724,307.11776 "
+    "308.94022,309.87382 311.42857,312.36218 317.70879,318.6424 325.20531,326.50894 333.6587,335.29576 "
+    "342.11209,344.08258 351.52235,353.78967 361.63006,363.75101 371.73777,373.71235 382.54293,383.92792 "
+    "393.78611,393.7317 405.02929,403.53547 416.71049,412.92744 428.57029,421.24156 440.43008,429.55569 "
+    "452.46847,436.79197 464.42603,442.28436 476.38359,447.77676 488.26032,451.52527 499.7968,452.86385 "
+    "511.33327,454.20243 522.52948,453.13109 533.12602,448.98378 543.72255,444.83647 553.7194,437.61319 "
+    "511.33327,454.20243 522.52948,453.13109 533.12602,448.98378 543.72255,444.83647 553.7194,437.61319 "
+    "511.33327,454.20243 522.52948,453.13109 533.12602,448.98378 543.72255,444.83647 553.7194,437.61319 "
+    "562.85714,426.6479";
+
+
+int main()
+{
+    for (int rep = 0; rep < 3; rep++) {
+        PathVector path1 = parse_svg_path(path_str);
+        const int num_repeats = 1000;
+        std::clock_t start = std::clock();
+        for (int i = 0; i < num_repeats; i++) {
+            path1 *= Translate(Point(3.,1.));
+            path1 *= Translate(Point(4.,1.));
+            path1 *= Translate(Point(5.,1.));
+        }
+        std::clock_t stop = std::clock();
+        std::cout << "PathVector *= Translate (" << num_repeats << "x): " << (stop - start) * (1000. / CLOCKS_PER_SEC) << " ms "
+                  << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    for (int rep = 0; rep < 3; rep++) {
+        PathVector path1 = parse_svg_path(path_str);
+        const int num_repeats = 1000;
+        std::clock_t start = std::clock();
+        for (int i = 0; i < num_repeats; i++) {
+            path1 *= Affine(Translate(Point(3.,1.)));
+            path1 *= Affine(Translate(Point(4.,1.)));
+            path1 *= Affine(Translate(Point(5.,1.)));
+        }
+        std::clock_t stop = std::clock();
+        std::cout << "PathVector *= Affine (" << num_repeats << "x): " << (stop - start) * (1000. / CLOCKS_PER_SEC) << " ms "
+                  << std::endl;
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+//
+\ No newline at end of file