Hi Stephen, I ran this small benchmark against a remote web server, and was definitely getting better response using the http-easy module.
https://gist.github.com/samdphillips/32763ebd0d938678c2972b1dd8ee5778 $ racket -e '(require (submod "http-perf.rkt" curl))' cpu time: 768 real time: 35299 gc time: 0 $ racket -e '(require (submod "http-perf.rkt" http-easy))' cpu time: 1810 real time: 17316 gc time: 70 On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 12:57 PM Stephen Foster <[email protected]> wrote: > > Finally circling back to this issue. I've disabled debugging in DrRacket and > also done a test outside of DrRacket. It's still slow. :( > > I also tried the newer HTTP client: > https://docs.racket-lang.org/http-easy/index.html. Like the others, it is > also slow. > > I'll do some more digging. I'm currently trying to figure out if this is a > "just me" / "just my system" problem. So... I'd be grateful if anyone who > has written code that sends HTTP requests from Racket could chime in with: 1) > I can confirm that sending HTTP requests from Racket has always been fast for > me, or 2) I too have noticed Racket HTTP requests are slow. > > (Note that by "slow", I mean: takes noticeably longer than curl.) > > > > On Tue, Jul 7, 2020 at 12:21 PM Jon Zeppieri <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Stephen, >> >> Your video shows you running this code in DrRacket with debugging >> enabled. That usually affects performance. Have you made measurements >> when running this code outside of DrRacket? >> >> - Jon >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 7, 2020 at 2:13 PM Stephen Foster <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > I'm considering using Racket to remake my 3D game CodeSpells. I'm using >> > http requests to have Unreal Engine and Racket talk to each other. >> > >> > When I use the http/request library, Racket fires off its GET request much >> > slower than if it were to do a system call to curl. (Same is true if I >> > use simple-http, which makes me think the problem might be a deep one.) >> > >> > Here's a video to demo the issue. Notice how, with curl, the experience >> > is playable, whereas with the Racket function, there's way too much time >> > between the spell landing and the effect occurring: >> > >> > https://youtu.be/jTqUFVlfBFA >> > >> > Obviously, I'd like to do things in a Rackety way. But I'm not above >> > doing things the silly way. I'd just be grumpy about it. >> > >> > Any ideas? >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> > "Racket Users" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> > email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/racket-users/997693d6-b94a-4f69-85cf-aa475c807b20n%40googlegroups.com. > > > > -- > > > Stephen Foster > ThoughtSTEM Co-Founder > 318-792-2035 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Racket Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/racket-users/CA%2BzSu2_%2BTKVTe--OZRU_BE_LyofFkA869c-2v%2BRJ76HjDQt4_w%40mail.gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Racket Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/racket-users/CAHsjV0ytpkiHvb%2BtXXW6iEcB1HMxVsUkkmWY-NGmEDBJ_fUR9Q%40mail.gmail.com.
