def outerLoop = 1500
    def loopRun = 5000
    def b = "some blah"
    def startTime, execTime, loopExecTime, stringType
    
    
    println ""
    println "++++====++++ Run some String tests ++++====++++"

    // --- TEST PLAIN STRINGS ---
    println "======== Test plain Strings =========="
    //double quotes
    stringType = "double quotes"    
    loopExecTime = 0
    for(o in 0..outerLoop){
      startTime = System.nanoTime()
      for (j in 0..loopRun){
        "Hello I am a text!!"
      }
      execTime = System.nanoTime() - startTime
      loopExecTime = loopExecTime + execTime
    }
    loopExecTime = new BigDecimal(loopExecTime).divideToIntegralValue(outerLoop)
    
    println "Median execution time for ${stringType} is ${loopExecTime} nanoseconds. That is ${loopExecTime/1000/1000} milliseconds"
    println "-----------"

    //single quotes
    stringType = "single quotes"    
    loopExecTime = 0
    for(o in 0..outerLoop){
      startTime = System.nanoTime()
      for (j in 0..loopRun){
        'Hello I am a text!!'
      }
      execTime = System.nanoTime() - startTime
      loopExecTime = loopExecTime + execTime
    }
    loopExecTime = new BigDecimal(loopExecTime).divideToIntegralValue(outerLoop)
    println "Median execution time for ${stringType} is ${loopExecTime} nanoseconds. That is ${loopExecTime/1000/1000} milliseconds"
    println "-----------"
    
    //slashy quotes
    stringType = "slashy quotes"    
    loopExecTime = 0
    for(o in 0..outerLoop){
      startTime = System.nanoTime()
      for (j in 0..loopRun){
        /Hello I am a text!!/
      }
      execTime = System.nanoTime() - startTime
      loopExecTime = loopExecTime + execTime
    }
    loopExecTime = new BigDecimal(loopExecTime).divideToIntegralValue(outerLoop)
    println "Median execution time for ${stringType} is ${loopExecTime} nanoseconds. That is ${loopExecTime/1000/1000} milliseconds"
    println "-----------"    

    //multi-line double quotes
    stringType = "multi-line double quotes"    
    loopExecTime = 0
    for(o in 0..outerLoop){
      startTime = System.nanoTime()
      for (j in 0..loopRun){
       """Hello I am a text!!"""
      }
      execTime = System.nanoTime() - startTime
      loopExecTime = loopExecTime + execTime
    }
    loopExecTime = new BigDecimal(loopExecTime).divideToIntegralValue(outerLoop)
    println "Median execution time for ${stringType} is ${loopExecTime} nanoseconds. That is ${loopExecTime/1000/1000} milliseconds"
    println "-----------"    
    
    //multi-line single quotes 
    stringType = "multi-line single quotes"    
    loopExecTime = 0
    for(o in 0..outerLoop){
      startTime = System.nanoTime()
      for (j in 0..loopRun){
        '''Hello I am a text!!'''
      }
      execTime = System.nanoTime() - startTime
      loopExecTime = loopExecTime + execTime
    }
    loopExecTime = new BigDecimal(loopExecTime).divideToIntegralValue(outerLoop)
    println "Median execution time for ${stringType} is ${loopExecTime} nanoseconds. That is ${loopExecTime/1000/1000} milliseconds"
    println "-----------"    
    println ""




    // --- TEST STRINGS WITH STATIC SUBSTITUTION ---
    println "======== Test Strings with static substitution =========="
    //double quotes
    stringType = "double quotes"
    loopExecTime = 0
    for(o in 0..outerLoop){
      startTime = System.nanoTime()
      for (j in 0..loopRun){
        "Hello I am a text!! This is an inserted variable: ${b}"
      }
      execTime = System.nanoTime() - startTime
      loopExecTime = loopExecTime + execTime
    }
    loopExecTime = new BigDecimal(loopExecTime).divideToIntegralValue(outerLoop)
    println "Median execution time for ${stringType} is ${loopExecTime} nanoseconds. That is ${loopExecTime/1000/1000} milliseconds"
    println "-----------"

    //single quotes
    stringType = "single quotes"    
    loopExecTime = 0
    for(o in 0..outerLoop){
      startTime = System.nanoTime()
      for (j in 0..loopRun){
        'Hello I am a text!! This is an inserted variable: '+b
      }
      execTime = System.nanoTime() - startTime
      loopExecTime = loopExecTime + execTime
    }
    loopExecTime = new BigDecimal(loopExecTime).divideToIntegralValue(outerLoop)
    println "Median execution time for ${stringType} is ${loopExecTime} nanoseconds. That is ${loopExecTime/1000/1000} milliseconds"
    println "-----------"

    //slashy quotes
    stringType = "slashy quotes"    
    loopExecTime = 0
    for(o in 0..outerLoop){
      startTime = System.nanoTime()
      for (j in 0..loopRun){
        /Hello I am a text!! This is an inserted variable: ${b}/
      }
      execTime = System.nanoTime() - startTime
      loopExecTime = loopExecTime + execTime
    }
    loopExecTime = new BigDecimal(loopExecTime).divideToIntegralValue(outerLoop)
    println "Median execution time for ${stringType} is ${loopExecTime} nanoseconds. That is ${loopExecTime/1000/1000} milliseconds"
    println "-----------"    

    //multi-line double quotes
    stringType = "multi-line double quotes"    
    loopExecTime = 0
    for(o in 0..outerLoop){
      startTime = System.nanoTime()
      for (j in 0..loopRun){
       """Hello I am a text!! This is an inserted variable: ${b}"""
      }
      execTime = System.nanoTime() - startTime
      loopExecTime = loopExecTime + execTime
    }
    loopExecTime = new BigDecimal(loopExecTime).divideToIntegralValue(outerLoop)
    println "Median execution time for ${stringType} is ${loopExecTime} nanoseconds. That is ${loopExecTime/1000/1000} milliseconds"
    println "-----------"    
    
    //multi-line single quotes
    stringType = "multi-line single quotes"    
    loopExecTime = 0
    for(o in 0..outerLoop){
      startTime = System.nanoTime()
      for (j in 0..loopRun){
        '''Hello I am a text!! This is an inserted variable: '''+b
      }
      execTime = System.nanoTime() - startTime
      loopExecTime = loopExecTime + execTime
    }
    loopExecTime = new BigDecimal(loopExecTime).divideToIntegralValue(outerLoop)
    println "Median execution time for ${stringType} is ${loopExecTime} nanoseconds. That is ${loopExecTime/1000/1000} milliseconds"
    println "-----------"    
    println ""




    // --- TEST STRINGS WITH DYNAMIC SUBSTITUTION ---
    println "======== Test Strings with dynamic substitution =========="
    //double quotes
    stringType = "double quotes"  
    loopExecTime = 0
    for(o in 0..outerLoop){
      startTime = System.nanoTime()
      for (j in 0..loopRun){
        "Hello I am a text!! This is an index variable: ${j}"
      }
      execTime = System.nanoTime() - startTime
      loopExecTime = loopExecTime + execTime
    }
    loopExecTime = new BigDecimal(loopExecTime).divideToIntegralValue(outerLoop)
    println "Median execution time for ${stringType} is ${loopExecTime} nanoseconds. That is ${loopExecTime/1000/1000} milliseconds"
    println "-----------"

    //single quotes
    stringType = "single quotes"  
    loopExecTime = 0
    for(o in 0..outerLoop){
      startTime = System.nanoTime()
      for (j in 0..loopRun){
        'Hello I am a text!! This is an index variable: '+j
      }
      execTime = System.nanoTime() - startTime
      loopExecTime = loopExecTime + execTime
    }
    loopExecTime = new BigDecimal(loopExecTime).divideToIntegralValue(outerLoop)
    println "Median execution time for ${stringType} is ${loopExecTime} nanoseconds. That is ${loopExecTime/1000/1000} milliseconds"
    println "-----------"
    
    //slashy quotes
    stringType = "slashy quotes"    
    loopExecTime = 0
    for(o in 0..outerLoop){
      startTime = System.nanoTime()
      for (j in 0..loopRun){
        /Hello I am a text!! This is an index variable: ${j}/
      }
      execTime = System.nanoTime() - startTime
      loopExecTime = loopExecTime + execTime
    }
    loopExecTime = new BigDecimal(loopExecTime).divideToIntegralValue(outerLoop)
    println "Median execution time for ${stringType} is ${loopExecTime} nanoseconds. That is ${loopExecTime/1000/1000} milliseconds"
    println "-----------"    

    //multi-line double quotes
    stringType = "multi-line double quotes"    
    loopExecTime = 0
    for(o in 0..outerLoop){
      startTime = System.nanoTime()
      for (j in 0..loopRun){
       """Hello I am a text!! This is an index variable: ${j}"""
      }
      execTime = System.nanoTime() - startTime
      loopExecTime = loopExecTime + execTime
    }
    loopExecTime = new BigDecimal(loopExecTime).divideToIntegralValue(outerLoop)
    println "Median execution time for ${stringType} is ${loopExecTime} nanoseconds. That is ${loopExecTime/1000/1000} milliseconds"
    println "-----------"    
    
    //multi-line single quotes
    stringType = "multi-line single quotes"    
    loopExecTime = 0
    for(o in 0..outerLoop){
      startTime = System.nanoTime()
      for (j in 0..loopRun){
        '''Hello I am a text!! This is an index variable: '''+j
      }
      execTime = System.nanoTime() - startTime
      loopExecTime = loopExecTime + execTime
    }
    loopExecTime = new BigDecimal(loopExecTime).divideToIntegralValue(outerLoop)
    println "Median execution time for ${stringType} is ${loopExecTime} nanoseconds. That is ${loopExecTime/1000/1000} milliseconds"
    println "-----------"