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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Usage:
+#
+#     wasmtime-serve-rps.sh [WASMTIME-FLAGS] path/to/wasi-http-component.wasm
+#
+# For a basic WASI HTTP component, check out
+# https://github.com/sunfishcode/hello-wasi-http
+#
+# You must have the `hey` tool installed on your `$PATH`. It is available in at
+# least the `apt` and `brew` package managers, as well as a binary download via
+# its github page: https://github.com/rakyll/hey
+
+set -e
+
+repo_dir="$(dirname $0)/.."
+cargo_toml="$repo_dir/Cargo.toml"
+
+# Build Wasmtime.
+cargo build --manifest-path "$cargo_toml" --release -p wasmtime-cli
+
+# Spawn `wasmtime serve` in the background.
+cargo run --manifest-path "$cargo_toml" --release -- serve "$@" &
+pid=$!
+
+# Give it a second to print its diagnostic information and get the server up and
+# running.
+sleep 1
+
+echo 'Running `wasmtime serve` in background as pid '"$pid"
+
+# Benchmark the server!
+echo "Benchmarking for 10 seconds..."
+hey -z 10s http://0.0.0.0:8080/
+
+kill "$pid"