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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import argparse
+import logging
+import subprocess
+import coloredlogs
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+import platform
+import datetime
+import time
+import tempfile
+import shutil
+import glob
+
+from packaging.version import Version
+
+# A registry for benchmark functions.
+benchmark_registry = []
+
+
+def benchmark(func):
+    """Decorator to register a benchmark function."""
+    benchmark_registry.append(func)
+    return func
+
+
+def needs_version(version):
+    """Decorator to specify a required version for a benchmark."""
+
+    def decorator(func):
+        func.required_version = Version(version)
+        return func
+
+    return decorator
+
+
+def needs_binary(binary):
+    """Decorator to specify a required binary for a benchmark."""
+
+    def decorator(func):
+        func.required_binary = binary
+        return func
+
+    return decorator
+
+
+def needs_tag(tag):
+    """Decorator to specify a required tag for a benchmark."""
+
+    def decorator(func):
+        func.required_tag = tag
+        return func
+
+    return decorator
+
+
+def without_tag(tag):
+    """Decorator to specify a tag that should not be present for a benchmark."""
+
+    def decorator(func):
+        func.excluded_tag = tag
+        return func
+
+    return decorator
+
+
+def binary_size_benchmark(env, binary_name):
+    binary = env.config.binary(binary_name)
+    res = {
+        "binary": binary_name,
+        "binary_size": os.path.getsize(binary),
+    }
+    env.sample(res)
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("mkdwarfs")
+def mkdwarfs_size(env):
+    binary_size_benchmark(env, "mkdwarfs")
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("dwarfsck")
+def dwarfsck_size(env):
+    binary_size_benchmark(env, "dwarfsck")
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("dwarfsextract")
+def dwarfsextract_size(env):
+    binary_size_benchmark(env, "dwarfsextract")
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("dwarfs")
+def dwarfs_size(env):
+    binary_size_benchmark(env, "dwarfs")
+
+
+def mkdwarfs_benchmark(env, inp, args, **kwargs):
+    image = env.tmp("output.dwarfs")
+    res = env.mkdwarfs(
+        f"-i {env.data(inp)} -o {image} {args} --force --no-progress --log-level=error",
+        **kwargs,
+    )
+    res["image_size"] = os.path.getsize(image)
+    os.remove(image)
+    env.sample(res)
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("mkdwarfs")
+def segmenter_perl_l7(env):
+    mkdwarfs_benchmark(
+        env, "perl-install-small", "-C null -N4 -l7 --metadata-compression=null"
+    )
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("mkdwarfs")
+def segmenter_perl_l9(env):
+    mkdwarfs_benchmark(
+        env, "perl-install-small", "-C null -N4 -l9 --metadata-compression=null"
+    )
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("mkdwarfs")
+def compress_perl_l7(env):
+    mkdwarfs_benchmark(
+        env,
+        "perl-install-small",
+        "-N4 -l7 -C zstd:level=12 --metadata-compression=null",
+        min_runs=5,
+    )
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("mkdwarfs")
+def compress_perl_l9(env):
+    mkdwarfs_benchmark(
+        env,
+        "perl-install-small",
+        "-N4 -l9 -C lzma:level=3 --metadata-compression=null",
+        min_runs=5,
+    )
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("mkdwarfs")
+@needs_version("0.9.0")
+@without_tag("minimal")
+def compress_fits(env):
+    mkdwarfs_benchmark(env, "2024-02-07", "-N4 --categorize")
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("mkdwarfs")
+@needs_version("0.8.0")
+@without_tag("minimal")
+def compress_pcmaudio(env):
+    mkdwarfs_benchmark(env, "pcmaudio", "-N4 --categorize")
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("dwarfsextract")
+def extract_perl_zstd(env):
+    output = env.tmp("output")
+    os.makedirs(output, exist_ok=True)
+    res = env.dwarfsextract(
+        f"-i {env.data('perl-install-small-v0.7.5.dwarfs')} -o {output}"
+    )
+    shutil.rmtree(output)
+    env.sample(res)
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("dwarfsextract")
+@without_tag("minimal")
+def extract_perl_zstd_gnutar(env):
+    output = env.tmp("output.tar")
+    res = env.dwarfsextract(
+        f"-i {env.data('perl-install-small-v0.7.5.dwarfs')} -f gnutar -o {output}"
+    )
+    os.remove(output)
+    env.sample(res)
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("dwarfsextract")
+@without_tag("minimal")
+def extract_perl_zstd_gnutar_devnull(env):
+    res = env.dwarfsextract(
+        f"-i {env.data('perl-install-small-v0.7.5.dwarfs')} -f gnutar -o /dev/null"
+    )
+    env.sample(res)
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("dwarfsextract")
+@needs_version("0.9.0")
+@without_tag("minimal")
+def extract_fits(env):
+    output = env.tmp("output")
+    os.makedirs(output, exist_ok=True)
+    res = env.dwarfsextract(f"-i {env.data('2024-02-07.dwarfs')} -o {output}")
+    shutil.rmtree(output)
+    env.sample(res)
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("dwarfsextract")
+@needs_version("0.9.0")
+@without_tag("minimal")
+def extract_fits_gnutar(env):
+    output = env.tmp("output.tar")
+    res = env.dwarfsextract(f"-i {env.data('2024-02-07.dwarfs')} -f gnutar -o {output}")
+    os.remove(output)
+    env.sample(res)
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("dwarfsextract")
+@needs_version("0.8.0")
+@without_tag("minimal")
+def extract_pcmaudio(env):
+    output = env.tmp("output")
+    os.makedirs(output, exist_ok=True)
+    res = env.dwarfsextract(f"-i {env.data('pcmaudio.dwarfs')} -o {output}")
+    shutil.rmtree(output)
+    env.sample(res)
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("dwarfsextract")
+@needs_version("0.9.0")
+@without_tag("minimal")
+def extract_pcmaudio_gnutar(env):
+    output = env.tmp("output.tar")
+    res = env.dwarfsextract(f"-i {env.data('pcmaudio.dwarfs')} -f gnutar -o {output}")
+    os.remove(output)
+    env.sample(res)
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("dwarfsck")
+@needs_version("0.8.0")
+def dwarfsck_no_check_perl_zstd(env):
+    res = env.dwarfsck(f"{env.data('perl-install-small-v0.7.5.dwarfs')} --no-check")
+    env.sample(res)
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("dwarfsck")
+def check_integrity_perl_zstd(env):
+    res = env.dwarfsck(
+        f"{env.data('perl-install-small-v0.7.5.dwarfs')} --check-integrity"
+    )
+    env.sample(res)
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("dwarfsck")
+@needs_version("0.9.2")
+def checksum_files_perl_zstd_sha256(env):
+    res = env.dwarfsck(
+        f"{env.data('perl-install-small-v0.7.5.dwarfs')} --checksum sha256"
+    )
+    env.sample(res)
+
+
+def make_script(filename, content):
+    with open(filename, "w") as f:
+        f.write(content)
+    os.chmod(filename, 0o755)
+
+
+def mount_and_run_test(env, image, cmd, opts=None, **kwargs):
+    mnt = env.tmp("mnt")
+    os.makedirs(mnt, exist_ok=True)
+    script = env.tmp("script.sh")
+    if opts is None:
+        opts = ""
+    cmd = cmd.format(**locals())
+    make_script(
+        script,
+        f"""#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+{env.config.binary("dwarfs")} {image} {mnt} {opts}
+trap 'fusermount -u {mnt}' EXIT
+{cmd}
+""",
+    )
+    env.sample(env.hyperfine(script, **kwargs))
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("dwarfs")
+def mount_and_run_emacs_l6(env):
+    mount_and_run_test(
+        env, env.data(f"emacs-{platform.machine()}-l6.dwarfs"), "{mnt}/AppRun --help"
+    )
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("dwarfs")
+@needs_version("0.12.0")
+def mount_and_run_emacs_l6_mmap(env):
+    mount_and_run_test(
+        env,
+        env.data(f"emacs-{platform.machine()}-l6.dwarfs"),
+        "{mnt}/AppRun --help",
+        "-oblock_allocator=mmap",
+    )
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("dwarfs")
+def mount_and_run_emacs_l9(env):
+    mount_and_run_test(
+        env, env.data(f"emacs-{platform.machine()}-l9.dwarfs"), "{mnt}/AppRun --help"
+    )
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("dwarfs")
+def mount_and_cat_files(env):
+    mount_and_run_test(
+        env,
+        env.data(f"perl-install-1M-zstd.dwarfs"),
+        "find {mnt}/default/perl-5.2[0-9].* -type f -print0 | xargs -0 -P16 -n64 cat | dd of=/dev/null bs=1M",
+        min_runs=5,
+    )
+
+
+@benchmark
+@needs_binary("dwarfs")
+@needs_version("0.12.0")
+def mount_and_cat_files_mmap(env):
+    mount_and_run_test(
+        env,
+        env.data(f"perl-install-1M-zstd.dwarfs"),
+        "find {mnt}/default/perl-5.2[0-9].* -type f -print0 | xargs -0 -P16 -n64 cat | dd of=/dev/null bs=1M",
+        "-oblock_allocator=mmap",
+        min_runs=5,
+    )
+
+
+class BenchmarkEnvironment(object):
+    def __init__(self, config, data_dir, output_dir, name):
+        self.config = config
+        self.data_dir = data_dir
+        self.output = output_dir
+        self.name = name
+
+    def tmp(self, name):
+        return os.path.join(self.config.tmpdir, name)
+
+    def data(self, name):
+        return os.path.join(self.data_dir, name)
+
+    def mkdwarfs(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self.hyperfine(self.config.binary("mkdwarfs"), *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def dwarfs(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self.hyperfine(self.config.binary("dwarfs"), *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def dwarfsck(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self.hyperfine(self.config.binary("dwarfsck"), *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def dwarfsextract(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self.hyperfine(self.config.binary("dwarfsextract"), *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def hyperfine(self, *cmd, **kwargs):
+        res = self.config.hyperfine(" ".join(cmd), self.name, **kwargs)
+        return res["results"][0]
+
+    def sample(self, result):
+        compiler = None
+        if "gcc" in self.config.tags:
+            compiler = "gcc"
+        if "clang" in self.config.tags:
+            compiler = "clang"
+        obj = {
+            "name": self.name,
+            "type": self.config.config_type(),
+            "is_release": self.config.is_release,
+            "arch": platform.machine(),
+            "compiler": compiler,
+            "lto": "lto" in self.config.tags,
+            "minsize": "minsize" in self.config.tags,
+            "minimal": "minimal" in self.config.tags,
+            "musl": "musl" in self.config.tags,
+            "mimalloc": "mimalloc" in self.config.tags,
+            "processor": platform.processor(),
+            "cpus": self.config.cpus,
+            "hostname": platform.node(),
+            "config": self.config.full_config,
+            "version": str(self.config.version),
+            "commit": self.config.commit,
+            "commit_time": self.config.commit_time.timestamp(),
+            "time": datetime.datetime.now().timestamp(),
+            "tags": list(self.config.tags),
+        }
+        obj.update(result)
+        version = self.config.version
+        if self.config.commit:
+            version = f"{version}-{self.config.commit}"
+        if self.config.full_config:
+            version = f"{version}-{self.config.full_config}"
+        sample_file = os.path.join(
+            self.output,
+            f"{self.name}-{self.config.config_type()}-{platform.machine()}-{version}-{datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%Y%m%d-%H%M%S.%f')}.json",
+        )
+        with open(sample_file, "w") as f:
+            json.dump(obj, f, indent=4)
+
+
+class Config(object):
+    def __init__(self, directory, filename, prefix, suffix=None):
+        self.directory = directory
+        self.filename = filename
+
+        # remove prefix and suffix from filename to get version and config
+        assert filename.startswith(
+            prefix
+        ), f"Filename {filename} does not start with prefix {prefix}"
+        assert suffix is None or filename.endswith(
+            suffix
+        ), f"Filename {filename} does not end with suffix {suffix}"
+        cfgver = filename[len(prefix) :]
+        if suffix:
+            cfgver = cfgver[: -len(suffix)]
+
+        # everything before `-Linux-` is the version, everything after `-{arch}-` is the config
+        parts = cfgver.split(f"-Linux-{platform.machine()}")
+        assert (
+            len(parts) == 2
+        ), f"Filename {filename} does not contain '-Linux-{platform.machine()}'"
+        verhash = parts[0]
+        if len(parts[1]) == 0:
+            self.full_config = None
+            self.tags = set()
+        else:
+            assert parts[1].startswith(
+                "-"
+            ), f"Config {parts[1]} does not start with '-'"
+            self.full_config = parts[1].lstrip("-")
+            self.tags = set(parts[1].lstrip("-").split("-"))
+
+        # the verhash contains the version, optionally followed by the number of commits and the commit hash
+        parts = verhash.split("-")
+        if len(parts) == 1:
+            self.version = Version(parts[0])
+            self.commit = None
+            self.is_release = True
+        else:
+            assert len(parts) == 3, f"Cannot parse version from {verhash}"
+            self.version = Version(parts[0])
+            assert parts[2].startswith(
+                "g"
+            ), f"Commit hash {parts[2]} does not start with 'g'"
+            self.commit = parts[2][1:]
+            self.is_release = False
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f"{self.__class__.__name__}(directory={self.directory}, filename={self.filename}, config={self.full_config}), version={self.version}, commit={self.commit}, tags={self.tags})"
+
+    def has_binary(self, binary):
+        """Check if the configuration has a specific binary."""
+        return binary in self.binaries
+
+    def at_least_version(self, version):
+        """Check if the configuration is at least a specific version."""
+        return self.version >= version
+
+    def set_cpus(self, cpus):
+        """Set the CPUs to use for the benchmark."""
+        self.cpus = cpus
+
+    def set_tmpdir(self, tmpdir):
+        """Set the temporary directory for the benchmark."""
+        self.tmpdir = tmpdir
+
+    def hyperfine(self, command, benchmark_name, **kwargs):
+        """Run a command using hyperfine."""
+        cmd = []
+        if self.cpus:
+            cmd.extend(["taskset", "--cpu-list", self.cpus])
+        cmd.append("hyperfine")
+        # cmd.append("--show-output")
+        cmd.extend(["--warmup", kwargs.get("warmup", "2")])
+        min_runs = kwargs.get("min_runs")
+        if min_runs is not None:
+            cmd.extend(["--min-runs", str(min_runs)])
+        output = os.path.join(self.tmpdir, f"__hyperfine.json")
+        cmd.extend(["--export-json", output])
+        cmd.extend(["--command-name", benchmark_name])
+        cmd.append(command)
+        logging.debug(f"Running command: {' '.join(cmd)}")
+        subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)
+        # parse the JSON output and remove the JSON file
+        with open(output, "r") as f:
+            data = json.load(f)
+        os.remove(output)
+        return data
+
+    def binary(self, name):
+        """Get the path to a binary."""
+        path = self.binaries.get(name)
+        if path is None:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Binary {name} not found in {self.__class__.__name__}({self.filename})"
+            )
+        return path
+
+
+class StandaloneConfig(Config):
+    def __init__(self, directory, tarball):
+        super().__init__(directory, tarball, "dwarfs-", ".tar.zst")
+
+    def config_type(self):
+        return "standalone"
+
+    def prepare(self):
+        # Extract the tarball into the temporary directory
+        tarball_path = os.path.join(self.directory, self.filename)
+        logging.info(f"Extracting {tarball_path} to {self.tmpdir}")
+        subprocess.run(
+            ["tar", "-xf", tarball_path, "-C", self.tmpdir, "--strip-components=1"],
+            check=True,
+        )
+        self.binaries = {
+            "dwarfs": os.path.join(self.tmpdir, "sbin", "dwarfs"),
+            "mkdwarfs": os.path.join(self.tmpdir, "bin", "mkdwarfs"),
+            "dwarfsck": os.path.join(self.tmpdir, "bin", "dwarfsck"),
+            "dwarfsextract": os.path.join(self.tmpdir, "bin", "dwarfsextract"),
+        }
+
+        # Ensure all binaries exist
+        for binary in self.binaries.values():
+            assert os.path.exists(binary), f"Binary {binary} does not exist"
+
+
+class UniversalConfig(Config):
+    def __init__(self, directory, binary):
+        super().__init__(directory, binary, "dwarfs-universal-")
+
+    def config_type(self):
+        return "universal"
+
+    def prepare(self):
+        # Copy the universal binary to the temporary directory
+        binary_path = os.path.join(self.directory, self.filename)
+        logging.info(f"Copying {binary_path} to {self.tmpdir}")
+        shutil.copy2(binary_path, self.tmpdir)
+        # Symlink the binaries to the universal binary
+        self.binaries = {
+            "dwarfs": os.path.join(self.tmpdir, "dwarfs"),
+            "mkdwarfs": os.path.join(self.tmpdir, "mkdwarfs"),
+            "dwarfsck": os.path.join(self.tmpdir, "dwarfsck"),
+            "dwarfsextract": os.path.join(self.tmpdir, "dwarfsextract"),
+        }
+        for binary in self.binaries.values():
+            os.symlink(os.path.join(self.tmpdir, self.filename), binary)
+
+
+class FuseExtractConfig(Config):
+    def __init__(self, directory, binary):
+        super().__init__(directory, binary, "dwarfs-fuse-extract-")
+
+    def config_type(self):
+        return "fuse-extract"
+
+    def prepare(self):
+        # Copy the universal binary to the temporary directory
+        binary_path = os.path.join(self.directory, self.filename)
+        logging.info(f"Copying {binary_path} to {self.tmpdir}")
+        shutil.copy2(binary_path, self.tmpdir)
+        # Symlink the binaries to the universal binary
+        self.binaries = {
+            "dwarfs": os.path.join(self.tmpdir, "dwarfs"),
+            "dwarfsextract": os.path.join(self.tmpdir, "dwarfsextract"),
+        }
+        for binary in self.binaries.values():
+            os.symlink(os.path.join(self.tmpdir, self.filename), binary)
+
+
+def find_configurations(input_dir):
+    configs = []
+
+    def transform_and_filter(paths):
+        return [
+            os.path.basename(path)
+            for path in paths
+            if not any(x in path for x in ["-debug", "-reldbg", "-stacktrace"])
+        ]
+
+    # Find all tarballs matching `dwarfs-*Linux*.tar.zst`
+    tarballs = transform_and_filter(
+        glob.glob(
+            os.path.join(input_dir, f"dwarfs-*Linux-{platform.machine()}*.tar.zst")
+        )
+    )
+    configs.extend([StandaloneConfig(input_dir, tarball) for tarball in tarballs])
+
+    # Find all universal binaries matching `dwarfs-universal-*Linux*`
+    universal = transform_and_filter(
+        glob.glob(
+            os.path.join(input_dir, f"dwarfs-universal-*Linux-{platform.machine()}*")
+        )
+    )
+    configs.extend([UniversalConfig(input_dir, binary) for binary in universal])
+
+    # Find all fuse-extract binaries matching `fuse-extract-*Linux*`
+    fuse_extract = transform_and_filter(
+        glob.glob(
+            os.path.join(input_dir, f"dwarfs-fuse-extract-*Linux-{platform.machine()}*")
+        )
+    )
+    configs.extend([FuseExtractConfig(input_dir, binary) for binary in fuse_extract])
+
+    return configs
+
+
+def main():
+    defaults = {
+        "gandalf": {
+            "cpus": "0-15",
+        },
+        "tangerinepi5b": {
+            "cpus": "4-7",
+        },
+        "orangepi": {
+            "cpus": "4-7",
+        },
+    }
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Dwarfs Benchmark Runner Script")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--input-dir",
+        help="Directory containing tarballs and additional binaries.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--data-dir",
+        default=os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "data"),
+        help="Directory containing data files for benchmarks.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--tmp-dir",
+        default=os.environ.get("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR"),
+        help="Temporary directory for benchmarks. Defaults to XDG_RUNTIME_DIR.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--output-dir", help="Directory to store benchmark JSON samples."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--cpus",
+        help="CPUs to run benchmarks on (e.g., '0-3'). Passed to taskset if provided.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--commit-time",
+        default="now",
+        help="Commit time for the benchmark. Defaults to 'now'.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--tag",
+        action="append",
+        default=[],
+        help="Additional tag in KEY=VALUE format (can be used multiple times).",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--log-level",
+        default="INFO",
+        help="Set the logging level (e.g., DEBUG, INFO, WARNING).",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--list",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="List all available benchmarks and exit.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--only",
+        action="append",
+        default=[],
+        help="Run only the specified benchmarks (can be used multiple times).",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--config",
+        action="append",
+        default=[],
+        help="Run only the specified configurations (can be used multiple times).",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # Set up logging with colored output
+    coloredlogs.install(
+        level=args.log_level,
+        fmt="%(asctime)s %(message)s",
+        datefmt="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S",
+        isatty=True,
+    )
+
+    if args.list:
+        print("Available benchmarks:")
+        for benchmark_func in benchmark_registry:
+            print(f"    {benchmark_func.__name__}")
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    if args.input_dir is None:
+        parser.error("The --input-dir argument is required.")
+
+    if args.output_dir is None:
+        parser.error("The --output-dir argument is required.")
+
+    commit_time = (
+        datetime.datetime.now()
+        if args.commit_time == "now"
+        else datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(int(args.commit_time))
+    )
+
+    nodedef = defaults.get(platform.node())
+    if nodedef is not None:
+        logging.info(f"Using defaults for {platform.node()}: {nodedef}")
+        for key, value in nodedef.items():
+            if getattr(args, key) is None:
+                setattr(args, key, value)
+
+    configs = find_configurations(args.input_dir)
+    benchmarks = set(args.only)
+
+    # additional_tags = parse_extra_tags(args.tag)
+    os.makedirs(args.output_dir, exist_ok=True)
+
+    for config in configs:
+        if args.config and config.full_config not in args.config:
+            logging.debug(f"Skipping {config.filename} (not selected)")
+            continue
+
+        logging.info(f"Processing: {config}")
+        config.set_cpus(args.cpus)
+        config.commit_time = commit_time
+
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(dir=args.tmp_dir) as temp_root:
+            logging.debug(f"Using temporary directory: {temp_root}")
+            config.set_tmpdir(temp_root)
+            config.prepare()
+
+            for benchmark_func in benchmark_registry:
+                if benchmarks and benchmark_func.__name__ not in benchmarks:
+                    logging.debug(f"Skipping {benchmark_func.__name__} (not selected)")
+                    continue
+
+                # Check if the function has required version or binary
+                if hasattr(benchmark_func, "required_version"):
+                    if not config.at_least_version(benchmark_func.required_version):
+                        logging.info(
+                            f"Skipping {benchmark_func.__name__} for {config.filename} due to version requirement {benchmark_func.required_version}."
+                        )
+                        continue
+
+                if hasattr(benchmark_func, "required_binary"):
+                    if not config.has_binary(benchmark_func.required_binary):
+                        logging.info(
+                            f"Skipping {benchmark_func.__name__} for {config.filename} due to missing {benchmark_func.required_binary}."
+                        )
+                        continue
+
+                if hasattr(benchmark_func, "required_tag"):
+                    if benchmark_func.required_tag not in config.tags:
+                        logging.info(
+                            f"Skipping {benchmark_func.__name__} for {config.filename} due to missing tag {benchmark_func.required_tag}."
+                        )
+                        continue
+
+                if hasattr(benchmark_func, "excluded_tag"):
+                    if benchmark_func.excluded_tag in config.tags:
+                        logging.info(
+                            f"Skipping {benchmark_func.__name__} for {config.filename} due to excluded tag {benchmark_func.excluded_tag}."
+                        )
+                        continue
+
+                # Call the benchmark function
+                benchmark_func(
+                    BenchmarkEnvironment(
+                        config, args.data_dir, args.output_dir, benchmark_func.__name__
+                    )
+                )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cb8d20cf..2da63b62 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 /man/*.1.html
 *.log
 /.gdb_history
+/.benchmark/data/
+/.benchmark/*.db
 
 *~
 .*.swp