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# class_vs_struct.cr
require "benchmark"
require "json"

TEXT = %({"muffin": false, "test": "Random string!", "user_id" : 1234})

Benchmark.ips do |x|
  x.report("json parse") {
    json = JSON.parse(TEXT).as_h
    if json["muffin"]?
    end
  }
  x.report("from json") {
    json = Hash(String, Bool | String | Int32).from_json(TEXT)
    if json["muffin"]?
    end
  }
end