dns-bench/main.sh

#!/bin/bash

IFS=$'\n'
set -eu -o pipefail


cleanup () {
  echo

  # if Unbound is not started, exit from function
  [ -v unbound_pid ] || return

  echo '==> Stopping Unbound'
  kill -INT "$unbound_pid"
  echo
}

trap cleanup EXIT


built_or_system () {
  # args: [1]custom/build/path [2]program_name [3]build_script [4]package_name

  if [ -e "$1" ]; then
    echo "$2: using custom build at $1" >&2 # stderr; just a message to user
    echo "$1" # stdout; captured into a variable with $(), see below

  elif exe=$(which "$2"); then
    echo "$exe" # stdout

  else
    echo " ** $2: not found neither built nor in-system" >&2 # stderr
    echo "    use script './$3' to automatically build it at the correct path" >&2

    # if $4 is set, say about possible pkg name
    [ -v 4 ] && \
    echo "    or install it from your package manager, usually pkg is named '$4'" >&2

    return 1
  fi
}

exe_dig="bind9/bin/dig/dig"
exe_drill="ldns/drill/drill"
exe_hr="hickory-dns/target/release/resolve"

echo
echo '==> Checking deps'
which unbound
which hyperfine
exe_dig=$(built_or_system "$exe_dig" dig "build_dig.sh" bind-utils)
exe_drill=$(built_or_system "$exe_drill" drill "build_drill.sh" ldns)
exe_hr=$(built_or_system "$exe_hr" resolve "build_hr.sh")


echo
echo '==> Starting Unbound'
unbound -c ./unbound.conf -dp 2>unbound.log &
unbound_pid=$!
sleep 2


run_bench () {
  hyperfine -N -w 30 \
    "$exe_dig -p 2253 $1 $2 @127.0.0.1" \
    "$exe_drill -p 2253 $1 $2 @127.0.0.1" \
    "$exe_hr -n 127.0.0.1:2253 -t $1 $2"
}

echo
echo '==> Benchmarks for A domain.tld.'
run_bench A domain.tld

echo
echo '==> Benchmarks for AAAA domain.tld.'
run_bench AAAA domain.tld

echo
echo '==> Benchmarks for MX domain.tld.'
run_bench MX domain.tld

echo
echo '==> Benchmarks for CNAME mail.domain.tld.'
run_bench A mail.domain.tld

echo
echo '==> Benchmarks for TXT txt.domain.tld.'
run_bench TXT txt.domain.tld


echo
echo '==> All done'