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+package pgx
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+var testDataLoaded bool
+
+func loadTestData() {
+	if testDataLoaded {
+		return
+	}
+
+	var err error
+
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
+
+	_, err = conn.Execute(`
+		drop table if exists narrow;
+		drop table if exists product_component;
+		drop table if exists component;
+		drop table if exists product;
+
+		create table narrow(
+			id serial primary key,
+			a int not null,
+			b int not null,
+			c int not null,
+			d int not null
+		);
+
+		insert into narrow(a, b, c, d)
+		select (random()*1000000)::int, (random()*1000000)::int, (random()*1000000)::int, (random()*1000000)::int
+		from generate_series(1, 10000);
+
+
+		create table component(
+			id serial primary key,
+			filler1 varchar not null default '01234567890123456789',
+			filler2 varchar not null default '01234567890123456789',
+			filler3 varchar not null default '01234567890123456789',
+			weight int not null,
+			cost int not null
+		);
+
+		insert into component(weight, cost)
+		select (random()*100)::int, (random()*1000)::int
+		from generate_series(1, 1000) n;
+
+		create index on component (weight);
+		create index on component (cost);
+
+		create table product(
+			id serial primary key,
+			filler1 varchar not null default '01234567890123456789',
+			filler2 varchar not null default '01234567890123456789',
+			filler3 varchar not null default '01234567890123456789',
+			filler4 varchar not null default '01234567890123456789',
+			filler5 varchar not null default '01234567890123456789'
+		);
+
+		insert into product(id)
+		select n
+		from generate_series(1, 10000) n;
+
+		create table product_component(
+			id serial primary key,
+			product_id int not null references product,
+			component_id int not null references component,
+			quantity int not null
+		);
+
+		insert into product_component(product_id, component_id, quantity)
+		select product.id, component.id, 1 + (random()*10)::int
+		from product
+		  join component on (random() * 200)::int = 1;
+
+		create unique index on product_component(product_id, component_id);
+		create index on product_component(product_id);
+		create index on product_component(component_id);
+
+		analyze;
+	`)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Unable to create test data: %v", err))
+	}
+
+	err = conn.Prepare("getNarrowById", "select * from narrow where id=$1")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic("Unable to prepare getNarrowById")
+	}
+
+	err = conn.Prepare("getMultipleNarrowById", "select * from narrow where id between $1 and $2")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic("Unable to prepare getMultipleNarrowById")
+	}
+
+	err = conn.Prepare("joinAggregate", `
+		select product.id, sum(cost*quantity) as total_cost
+		from product
+			join product_component on product.id=product_component.product_id
+			join component on component.id=product_component.component_id
+		group by product.id
+		having sum(weight*quantity) > 10
+		order by total_cost desc
+	`)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic("Unable to prepare joinAggregate")
+	}
+
+	testDataLoaded = true
+}
+
+func BenchmarkSelectRowSimpleNarrow(b *testing.B) {
+	loadTestData()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
+
+	// Get random ids outside of timing
+	ids := make([]int32, b.N)
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		ids[i] = 1 + rand.Int31n(9999)
+	}
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		if _, err := conn.SelectRow("select * from narrow where id=$1", ids[i]); err != nil {
+			b.Fatalf("Failure while benchmarking: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkSelectRowPreparedNarrow(b *testing.B) {
+	loadTestData()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
+
+	// Get random ids outside of timing
+	ids := make([]int32, b.N)
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		ids[i] = 1 + rand.Int31n(9999)
+	}
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		if _, err := conn.SelectRow("getNarrowById", ids[i]); err != nil {
+			b.Fatalf("Failure while benchmarking: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkSelectRowsSimpleNarrow(b *testing.B) {
+	loadTestData()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
+
+	// Get random ids outside of timing
+	ids := make([]int32, b.N)
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		ids[i] = 1 + rand.Int31n(9999)
+	}
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		if _, err := conn.SelectRows("select * from narrow where id between $1 and $2", ids[i], ids[i]+10); err != nil {
+			b.Fatalf("Failure while benchmarking: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkSelectRowsPreparedNarrow(b *testing.B) {
+	loadTestData()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
+
+	// Get random ids outside of timing
+	ids := make([]int32, b.N)
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		ids[i] = 1 + rand.Int31n(9999)
+	}
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		if _, err := conn.SelectRows("getMultipleNarrowById", ids[i], ids[i]+10); err != nil {
+			b.Fatalf("Failure while benchmarking: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkSelectRowsSimpleJoins(b *testing.B) {
+	loadTestData()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
+
+	sql := `
+		select product.id, sum(cost*quantity) as total_cost
+		from product
+			join product_component on product.id=product_component.product_id
+			join component on component.id=product_component.component_id
+		group by product.id
+		having sum(weight*quantity) > 10
+		order by total_cost desc
+	`
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		if _, err := conn.SelectRows(sql); err != nil {
+			b.Fatalf("Failure while benchmarking: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkSelectRowsPreparedJoins(b *testing.B) {
+	loadTestData()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		if _, err := conn.SelectRows("joinAggregate"); err != nil {
+			b.Fatalf("Failure while benchmarking: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+}