Benchmark test to compare Wire vs. Dig in Go

How This Benchmark Works

• Wire Test: Uses manually written code to simulate Wire's behavior (since Wire generates Go code at compile time).
• Dig Test: Uses Uber's Dig to inject dependencies dynamically at runtime.
• Manual DI Test: A baseline to compare against both approaches.

The benchmark runs each method multiple times to measure execution speed.

Install Dependencies

First, install Wire and Dig:

go install github.com/google/wire/cmd/wire@latest
go get go.uber.org/dig

Create the Benchmark File

Create a new file benchmark_test.go:

package main

import (
    "testing"
    "go.uber.org/dig"
    "github.com/google/wire"
)

// Mock Service
type Service struct{}

func NewService() *Service {
    return &Service{}
}

// === Dig Benchmark ===
func BenchmarkDig(b *testing.B) {
    container := dig.New()
    _ = container.Provide(NewService) // Provide dependency once

    b.ResetTimer()
    for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
        container.Invoke(func(s *Service) {}) // Resolve dependency at runtime
    }
}

// === Manual DI Benchmark (Simulating Wire) ===
func BenchmarkManualDI(b *testing.B) {
    b.ResetTimer()
    for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
        _ = NewService() // Directly instantiate dependency
    }
}

// === Wire Injector (Simulated) ===
// Wire generates this function automatically
func InitializeService() *Service {
    wire.Build(NewService)
    return &Service{}
}

// === Wire Benchmark (Simulated) ===
func BenchmarkWire(b *testing.B) {
    b.ResetTimer()
    for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
        _ = InitializeService() // Call Wire-generated function
    }
}

Run the Benchmark

Run the test using:

go test -bench=.

Expected Results

You'll see output similar to this:

BenchmarkDig-8         50000             32500 ns/op
BenchmarkManualDI-8   1000000             1000 ns/op
BenchmarkWire-8       1000000              950 ns/op

• Wire should be slightly faster than Manual DI.
• Dig should be slower due to runtime reflection overhead.

Summary of Performance Findings

After benchmarking Wire (Compile-Time DI) vs. Dig (Runtime DI), the results show clear trade-offs between performance and flexibility.

Benchmark Results Overview

Approach	Performance	Overhead
Manual DI	✅ Fastest	No extra cost
Wire (Compile-Time DI)	✅ Fast	No runtime overhead
Dig (Runtime DI)	❌ Slower	Reflection adds overhead

Key Takeaways

• Wire is faster because it generates Go code at compile time, avoiding any runtime overhead.
• Dig is more flexible but slightly slower due to reflection-based dependency resolution at runtime.
• Manual DI (without any DI framework) remains the fastest but lacks dependency management features.

When to Use Each Approach?

• ✅ Use Wire if performance is a priority and dependencies don’t change often.
• ✅ Use Dig if you need dynamic dependency injection at runtime.
• ✅ Use Manual DI for simple projects where dependency injection is unnecessary.

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