php magic __call benchmark

php__call_benchmark.php

<?php
class MagicMethodFixture {

	/**
	 * @var array
	 */
	protected $configurations;

	public function __construct() {
		$this->configurations = array(
			'foo' => 'bar',
			'Bar' => 'baz'
		);
	}

	/**
	 * @param string $configurationKey
	 * @return mixed
	 */
	public function get($configurationKey) {
		return $this->configurations[$configurationKey];
	}

	/**
	 * @param string $methodName
	 * @param array $arguments
	 * @return mixed
	 */
	public function __call($methodName, array $arguments) {
	    if ($methodName === 'getVar')
	        return $this->get($arguments[0]);

		trigger_error('Call to undefined method ' . get_class($this) . '::' . $methodName, E_USER_ERROR);
	}
}

$iterations = 1000000;

$fixture = new MagicMethodFixture();
echo '<h2>magic __call:</h2>';
$start = microtime(TRUE);
for ($i = 0; $i < $iterations; $i ++) {
	$fixture->getVar('foo');
	$fixture->getVar('Bar');
}
$end = microtime(TRUE);
echo '<p>' . ($end - $start) . ' seconds</p>';

echo '<h2>real implementation:</h2>';
$start = microtime(TRUE);
for ($i = 0; $i < $iterations; $i ++) {
	$fixture->get('foo');
	$fixture->get('Bar');
}
$end = microtime(TRUE);
echo '<p>' . ($end - $start) . ' seconds</p>';