rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-playground

Add support for cargo bench

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Description

It would be great to support benchmark tests through the command cargo bench available on nightly. Possible use cases include making it easier for others to help optimize code snippets.

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Research direction

Start by tracing how the playground handles Cargo commands and where execution requests enter the system, then investigate the nightly cargo bench command. Done means benchmark tests can be run through the playground reliably, with behavior covered by the project's relevant tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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