Comparison with PHP GbxRemote

Most popular controllers use the PHP version of the GbxRemote. This is included in the dedicated server package and most often the starting point of a (new) controller. It’s up to the C++ controller/library to at least stand up to this library. To check this out, a series of tests have been executed.

The tests are run in the same environment and executed after eachother. It is reasonable to suspect OS or other activity to delay the execution of the tests. Results that were significantly higher than average have been removed for that purpose. The results are not exact science, but only give an indication.

Retrieving map list remotely

In this scenario both set-ups create a connection remotely (from inside the development-VM) to the production server the testserver is running on. The connection is 70 Mbps down/60 Mbps up and is stable around 16.3ms ping. This is about retrieving the data and convert it to usable arrays/structs (no conversion to a map object is executed). The maplist contains 812 maps.

Retrieving map list locally

This scenario is similar to the previous one, except that in this one the controller(s) are connecting locally, removing the networking-factor from the equation. Both language/compiler versions are older as this test is executed on a production server and software versions usually lag behind in that case. Note though that both versions are the latest available (in the series, f.e. PHP 5).

Retrieving map list remotely + convert to object

This scenario is simliar to the first one. The maplist is retrieved from a remote server, but is then converted in a vector/array with Map objects. The objects contain the same properties and the same assignments.