JSON API Serializer - AMS 0.10.10 Comparison

An attempt to compare JSON API Serializer (formerly Fast JSON API) against Active Model Serializer, apples to apples, in a Rails context.

Results

Data visualization of benchmark speeds, in seconds, over 10 consecutive benchmark trials per serializer solution.

Result data

AMS test results:

• 5.134540404003928
• 5.561995001000469
• 6.68827473098645
• 6.929471960000228
• 6.914195046003442
• 6.87613258100464
• 6.922666821992607
• 6.898649249007576
• 6.9383243629999924
• 6.886459750996437

JSON API Serializer test results:

• 3.4942911730031483
• 3.5805928920017323
• 4.078054733006866
• 4.3636172719998285
• 4.588106184994103
• 4.713157361999038
• 4.463631228005397
• 4.352507838004385
• 4.478046999996877
• 4.759699816000648

Running Locally

To ensure neither code "pollutes" the performance time of the other, each benchmark is run in an isolated, tagged commit.

1. Install gems

bundle install

2. Set up SQLite database

bundle exec rake db:setup

3. Run benchmark specs for JSON API Serializer

git checkout vjas
bundle exec rspec spec

4. Run benchmark spec for Active Model Serializer

git checkout vams
bundle exec rspec spec

Contributing

Issues, improvements and expansions welcomed, just be nice, please.