public void CommandGenerateMessages(CommandModel cmd, IChatView chat) { Trace.Call(cmd, chat); var count = 0; Int32.TryParse(cmd.Parameter, out count); var builder = new MessageBuilder(); var sender = new ContactModel("msg-tester", "msg-tester", "test", "test"); builder.AppendMessage(sender, "time for a messsage generator command so I can test speed and memory usage"); var text = builder.CreateText(" *formatted text* "); text.Bold = true; builder.Append(text); builder.AppendUrl("https://www.smuxi.org/"); var msgs = new List <MessageModel>(count); for (var i = 0; i < count; i++) { var msg = builder.ToMessage(); msgs.Add(msg); } DateTime start, stop; start = DateTime.UtcNow; foreach (var msg in msgs) { chat.AddMessage(msg); } stop = DateTime.UtcNow; builder = new MessageBuilder(); builder.AppendText( "IChatView.AddMessage(): count: {0} took: {1:0} ms avg: {2:0.00} ms", count, (stop - start).TotalMilliseconds, (stop - start).TotalMilliseconds / count ); chat.AddMessage(builder.ToMessage()); }