Aws Cf Signer vs Cloudfront Signer

aws_cf_vs_cf_signer.rb

require "bundler/inline"

gemfile(true) do
  source "https://rubygems.org"
  gem "cloudfront-signer"
  gem "aws_cf_signer"
  gem "benchmark-ips"
end

GC.start
GC.disable

PATH_TO_KEY = '/path/to/key'

Aws::CF::Signer.configure do |config|
  config.key_path = PATH_TO_KEY
end
SIGNER = AwsCfSigner.new(PATH_TO_KEY)

PATH = 'http://d604721fxaaqy9.cloudfront.net/horizon.jpg?large=yes&license=yes'

Benchmark.ips do |x|
  x.warmup = 20
  x.report("Cloudfront signer") do
    Aws::CF::Signer.sign_url PATH, expires: Time.now + 600
  end
  x.report("AWS Cf Signer") do
    SIGNER.sign(PATH, :ending => Time.now + 600)
  end
  x.compare!
end
__END__
Warming up --------------------------------------
   Cloudfront signer    14.000  i/100ms
       AWS Cf Signer    14.000  i/100ms
Calculating -------------------------------------
   Cloudfront signer    148.320  (± 7.4%) i/s -    742.000  in   5.036355s
       AWS Cf Signer    148.736  (± 9.4%) i/s -    742.000  in   5.055257s

Comparison:
       AWS Cf Signer:      148.7 i/s
   Cloudfront signer:      148.3 i/s - same-ish: difference falls within error