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+#include <time.h>
+#include "../../reowolf.h"
+#include "../utility.c"
+#define N 5
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+	int i, cid, min_pid, msgs;
+	cid = atoi(argv[1]);
+	min_pid = atoi(argv[2]);
+	char role = argv[3][0]; // 'h' for head, 'i' for inner, 't' for tail, 's' for singleton
+	msgs = atoi(argv[4]);
+	printf("cid %d, min_pid %d, role='%c', msgs %d\n",
+		cid, min_pid, role, msgs);
+	printf("Error str `%s`\n", reowolf_error_peek(NULL));
+
+	unsigned char pdl[] = "";
+	Arc_ProtocolDescription * pd = protocol_description_parse(pdl, sizeof(pdl)-1);
+	Connector * c = connector_new_with_id(pd, cid);
+	PortId putters[N], getters[N];
+	FfiSocketAddr addr = {{127, 0, 0, 1}, 0};
+	if(role=='i' || role=='t') {
+		// I have N getter ports!
+		for(i=0; i<N; i++) {
+			addr.port = min_pid+i;
+			connector_add_net_port(c, &getters[i], addr, Polarity_Getter, EndpointPolarity_Passive);
+		}
+	}
+	if(role=='h' || role=='i') {
+		// I have N putter ports!
+		for(i=0; i<N; i++) {
+			addr.port = min_pid+i+N;
+			connector_add_net_port(c, &putters[i], addr, Polarity_Putter, EndpointPolarity_Active);
+		}
+	}
+	printf("Added all ports!\n");
+	if(role=='i') {
+		// Inner has a forwarder component to forward messages
+		for(i=0; i<N; i++) {	
+			connector_add_component(c, "forward", 7, (PortId[]){putters[i], getters[i]}, 2);
+		}
+	}
+	connector_connect(c, -1);
+	
+	clock_t begin = clock();
+	char msg[] = "Hello, world!";
+	for (i=0; i<10000; i++) {
+		if(role=='h' || role=='s') {
+			// singleton and head send N messages
+			for(i=0; i<N; i++) { 
+				connector_put_bytes(c, putters[i], msg, sizeof(msg)-1);
+			}
+		}
+		if(role=='t' || role=='s') {
+			// singleton and tail recv N messages
+			for(i=0; i<N; i++) { 
+				connector_get(c, getters[i]);
+			}
+		}
+		// inner doesn't send nor receive
+		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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