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+#include <time.h>
+#include "../../reowolf.h"
+#include "../utility.c"
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+	int i, proto_components;
+	proto_components = atoi(argv[1]);
+	printf("proto_components: %d\n", proto_components);
+
+	const unsigned char pdl[] = 
+	"primitive trivial_loop() {   "
+	"    while(true) synchronous{}"
+	"}                            "
+	;
+	Arc_ProtocolDescription * pd = protocol_description_parse(pdl, sizeof(pdl)-1);
+	char logpath[] = "./bench_4.txt";
+	Connector * c = connector_new_logging(pd, logpath, sizeof(logpath)-1);
+	for (i=0; i<proto_components; i++) {
+		char ident[] = "trivial_loop";
+		connector_add_component(c, ident, sizeof(ident)-1, NULL, 0);
+		printf("Error str `%s`\n", reowolf_error_peek(NULL));
+	}
+	connector_connect(c, -1);
+	printf("Error str `%s`\n", reowolf_error_peek(NULL));
+	
+	clock_t begin = clock();
+	for (i=0; i<1000000; i++) {
+		connector_sync(c, -1);
+	}
+	clock_t end = clock();
+	double time_spent = (double)(end - begin) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
+	printf("Time taken: %f\n", time_spent);
+	return 0;
+}
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