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// ...

int timeStart = 0;
int spriteTime = 0;
int imageTime = 0;

while (LoopGDK()) {
    dbCLS();
    
    // Pasting a sprite
    timeStart = dbTimer();
    for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
        dbPasteSprite(1, 0, 0, 1);

    spriteTime = dbTimer() - timeStart;

    // Pasting an image
    timeStart = dbTimer();
    for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
        dbPasteImage(2, 0, 0);

    imageTime = dbTimer() - timeStart;

    // First number is the time for pasting sprite, second is for images
    dbCLS();    // First we should clear the screen though
    dbPrint(spriteTime);
    dbPrint(imageTime);

    dbSync();
}

#include "DarkGDK.h"
#include <cstdio>

#define ITERATIONS 10000

void DarkGDK() {
    // Some setup stuff
    dbSyncOn();
    dbSyncRate(60);
    dbSetWindowTitle("dbPasteSprite vs. dbPasteImage");

    // Create the images/sprites
    dbCreateAnimatedSprite(1, "image.png", 1, 1, 1);
    dbLoadImage("image.png", 2);

    char outputBuff[64] = "";
    int timeStart = 0;
    int spriteTime = 0;
    int imageTime = 0;

    while (LoopGDK()) {
        dbCLS();    // Clear the screen

        // Sprite routine
        timeStart = dbTimer();
        for (int i = 0; i < ITERATIONS; i++)
            dbPasteSprite(1, 0, 0);

        spriteTime = dbTimer() - timeStart;

        // Image routine
        timeStart = dbTimer();
        for (int i = 0; i < ITERATIONS; i++)
            dbPasteImage(2, 0, 0);

        imageTime = dbTimer() - timeStart;

        sprintf(outputBuff, "# of iterations: %i\nSprite time: %i ms\nImage time: %i ms", ITERATIONS, spriteTime, imageTime);    // Format an output string
        dbCLS();                                                                                // Clear the screen
        dbPrint(outputBuff);                                                                    // Output the results

        dbSync();    // Sync up stuff
    }

    // Clean-up
    dbDeleteSprite(1);
    dbDeleteImage(1);
    dbDeleteImage(2);

    return;
}

dbPrint(dbStr(dbTimer()));
dbPrint(dbStr((int) clock()));