render-bench
GitHub用于 RaTeX 渲染性能基准测试,支持公式渲染吞吐量、字体缓存冷/热启动耗时及渲染阶段分解。适用于性能剖析与优化前后对比。
Trigger Scenarios
Install
npx skills add erweixin/RaTeX --skill render-bench -g -y
SKILL.md
Frontmatter
{
"name": "render-bench",
"description": "Run RaTeX rendering performance benchmarks (100-formula PNG\/SVG\/PDF, cold-vs-hot font cache timing, phase breakdown). Use when profiling render performance or comparing before\/after optimization changes."
}
Render performance benchmarks
Prerequisites
- Rust toolchain with
--release. - KaTeX TTFs in
fonts/(committed in-repo; 20.ttffiles). - (Optional) CJK/emoji system fonts for the full CJK/emoji categories.
Commands
1. Full 100-formula benchmark
cargo test -p ratex-render --test bench_render --release -- --ignored --nocapture
Renders 100 formulas across 6 categories (math, complex, matrix, cjk, emoji, chem) in PNG, SVG, SVG-standalone, and PDF. Prints per-category averages and overall throughput (formulas/sec).
Warmup: 1 iteration per formula. Measurement: 3 iterations, averaged.
2. Font cache cold vs hot timing
cargo test -p ratex-render --test font_cache_timing --release -- --ignored --nocapture
Measures 3 formulas: first pass (cold — disk I/O for font loading), second pass (hot — OnceLock cache hits). Reports speedup ratio.
3. Render phase breakdown
cargo test -p ratex-render --test phase_breakdown --release -- --ignored --nocapture
Per-formula breakdown: parse+layout vs render phase timing. 6 formulas including CJK and emoji cases. Warmup: 3 iterations, Measurement: 10 iterations, averaged.
4. Compare before/after (quick diff)
Useful when optimizing a specific path:
# Before (on main)
cargo test -p ratex-render --test phase_breakdown --release -- --ignored --nocapture 2>&1 | tee /tmp/before.txt
# After (on branch)
cargo test -p ratex-render --test phase_breakdown --release -- --ignored --nocapture 2>&1 | tee /tmp/after.txt
# Diff the tables
diff /tmp/before.txt /tmp/after.txt
Quick checklist
- Run
cargo test -p ratex-render --test bench_render --release -- --ignored --nocapturefor the full picture. - For quick iteration, use
phase_breakdown(faster, 6 formulas). - For font-loading specific changes, use
font_cache_timing. - Always use
--release— debug builds are 10-50× slower and meaningless for perf comparison.
Version History
- 08cae05 Current 2026-08-19 23:58


