prelude: | require "fileutils" def prepare num_files = 10000 basename = File.dirname($0) data_dir = File.join(basename, "bm_require.data") # skip if all of files exists if File.exist?(File.join(data_dir, "c#{num_files}.rb")) return end FileUtils.mkdir_p(data_dir) 1.upto(num_files) do |i| File.write("#{data_dir}/c#{i}.rb", "class C#{i}\n""end\n") end end prepare benchmark: require: | $:.push File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "bm_require.data") 1.upto(10000) do |i| require "c#{i}" end $:.pop loop_count: 1