diff --git a/perf-helpers/.gitignore b/perf-helpers/.gitignore
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+++ b/perf-helpers/.gitignore
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+/Cargo.lock
+/target
+/trace.svg
diff --git a/perf-helpers/Cargo.toml b/perf-helpers/Cargo.toml
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+++ b/perf-helpers/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "perf_helpers"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Samuele Maci <macisamuele@gmail.com>"]
+edition = "2018"
+publish = false
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+[dependencies]
+jsonschema = { path = "../" }
+serde_json = "1"
+
+[profile.release]
+debug = true
diff --git a/perf-helpers/run b/perf-helpers/run
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+++ b/perf-helpers/run
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+#!/bin/sh
+set -euo pipefail
+CURDIR=$(pwd)
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
+
+if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <schema path> <instance path> [<number of iterations>]" > /dev/stderr
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+export SCHEMA_PATH="$(realpath $1)"
+export INSTANCE_PATH="$(realpath $2)"
+export NUMBER_OF_ITERATIONS="${3:-1234}"
+
+# Ensure that flamegraph is installed
+cargo flamegraph -h > /dev/null || cargo install flamegraph
+
+# Clear files before starting
+rm -rf trace.svg
+
+# Move into perf-helpers package
+pushd ${DIR}
+
+# Ensure that a new build is re-issued as the content of the
+# files and/or CLI arguments (env variables) might change
+cargo clean --release --package perf_helpers
+
+cargo flamegraph --root --output ${CURDIR}/trace.svg
+
+# Exits perf-helpers
+popd
diff --git a/perf-helpers/src/main.rs b/perf-helpers/src/main.rs
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+use jsonschema::JSONSchema;
+use serde_json::{from_str, Error, Value};
+
+/// This executable is supposed to be used via ../run sh scrpt
+/// The script does trigger the build of the binary and is responsible
+/// injects for injecting the needed environmental variables
+fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let schema: Value = from_str(include_str!(env!("SCHEMA_PATH")))?;
+    let instance: Value = from_str(include_str!(env!("INSTANCE_PATH")))?;
+    let number_of_iterations: usize = env!("NUMBER_OF_ITERATIONS")
+        .parse()
+        .expect("NUMBER_OF_ITERATIONS is expected to be a positive integer");
+
+    eprintln!("Schema {}", schema);
+    eprintln!("Instance {}", instance);
+    eprintln!("Number of Iterations {}", number_of_iterations);
+
+    let compiled = JSONSchema::compile(&schema, None).unwrap();
+    for _ in 0..number_of_iterations {
+        compiled.is_valid(&instance);
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}