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+INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT
+NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR
+LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM
+TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER
+PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
+
+#### 17. Interpretation of Sections 15 and 16.
+
+If the disclaimer of warranty and limitation of liability provided
+above cannot be given local legal effect according to their terms,
+reviewing courts shall apply local law that most closely approximates
+an absolute waiver of all civil liability in connection with the
+Program, unless a warranty or assumption of liability accompanies a
+copy of the Program in return for a fee.
+
+END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
+
+### How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
+
+If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest
+possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it
+free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these
+terms.
+
+To do so, attach the following notices to the program. It is safest to
+attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively state
+the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least the
+"copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
+
+        <one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it does.>
+        Copyright (C) <year>  <name of author>
+
+        This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+        it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+        published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+        License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+        This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+        but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+        MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+        GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+        You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+        along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper
+mail.
+
+If your software can interact with users remotely through a computer
+network, you should also make sure that it provides a way for users to
+get its source. For example, if your program is a web application, its
+interface could display a "Source" link that leads users to an archive
+of the code. There are many ways you could offer source, and different
+solutions will be better for different programs; see section 13 for
+the specific requirements.
+
+You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or
+school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the program, if
+necessary. For more information on this, and how to apply and follow
+the GNU AGPL, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
diff --git a/pystencils_benchmark/__init__.py b/pystencils_benchmark/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..611ceddfb42cfd61768c0afa19d068518490c204
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pystencils_benchmark/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .benchmark import generate_benchmark, kernel_header, kernel_source
diff --git a/pystencils_benchmark/benchmark.py b/pystencils_benchmark/benchmark.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..07999fa7616da813f39a6408446fb4dde61e7a3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pystencils_benchmark/benchmark.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Union, List
+
+from jinja2 import Environment, PackageLoader, StrictUndefined
+
+from pystencils.backends.cbackend import generate_c, get_headers
+from pystencils.astnodes import KernelFunction
+from pystencils.enums import Backend
+
+
+def generate_benchmark(kernel_asts: Union[List[KernelFunction], KernelFunction],
+                       path: Path = None,
+                       *,
+                       dialect: Backend = Backend.C) -> None:
+    if path is None:
+        path = Path('.')
+    else:
+        path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    src_path = path / 'src'
+    src_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    include_path = path / 'include'
+    include_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    if isinstance(kernel_asts, KernelFunction):
+        kernel_asts = [kernel_asts]
+
+    for kernel_ast in kernel_asts:
+        kernel_name = kernel_ast.function_name
+
+        header = kernel_header(kernel_ast, dialect)
+        with open(include_path / f'{kernel_name}.h', 'w+') as f:
+            f.write(header)
+
+        source = kernel_source(kernel_ast, dialect)
+        with open(src_path / f'{kernel_name}.cpp', 'w+') as f:
+            f.write(source)
+
+
+def kernel_header(kernel_ast: KernelFunction, dialect: Backend = Backend.C) -> str:
+    function_signature = generate_c(kernel_ast, dialect=dialect, signature_only=True)
+
+    jinja_context = {
+        'function_signature': function_signature,
+    }
+
+    env = Environment(loader=PackageLoader('pystencils_benchmark'), undefined=StrictUndefined)
+    header = env.get_template('kernel.h').render(**jinja_context)
+    return header
+
+
+def kernel_source(kernel_ast: KernelFunction, dialect: Backend = Backend.C) -> str:
+    kernel_name = kernel_ast.function_name
+    function_source = generate_c(kernel_ast, dialect=dialect)
+    headers = get_headers(kernel_ast)
+    headers.add(f'"{kernel_name}.h"')
+
+    jinja_context = {
+        'function_source': function_source,
+        'headers': sorted(headers),
+    }
+
+    env = Environment(loader=PackageLoader('pystencils_benchmark'), undefined=StrictUndefined)
+    source = env.get_template('kernel.c').render(**jinja_context)
+    return source
diff --git a/pystencils_benchmark/headers/dummy.c b/pystencils_benchmark/headers/dummy.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a9b007091a4f4a5ec53e8e9180723a82ebce3971
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pystencils_benchmark/headers/dummy.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+void dummy(void* a) {}
+int var_false = 0;
diff --git a/pystencils_benchmark/headers/dummy.s b/pystencils_benchmark/headers/dummy.s
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..084f2f649f37caf0e430fb41b3c0e9537eda6d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pystencils_benchmark/headers/dummy.s
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# mark_description "Intel(R) C Intel(R) 64 Compiler XE for applications running on Intel(R) 64, Version 14.0.0.074 Build 2013071";
+# mark_description "6";
+# mark_description "-std=c99 -S -xHost -O3 -fno-alias -restrict";
+	.file "dummy.c"
+	.section	__TEXT, __text
+L_TXTST0:
+# -- Begin  _dummy
+# mark_begin;
+       .align    4
+	.globl _dummy
+_dummy:
+# parameter 1: %rdi
+L_B1.1:                         # Preds L_B1.0
+L____tag_value__dummy.1:                                        #1.23
+        ret                                                     #1.24
+        .align    4
+L____tag_value__dummy.3:                                        #
+                                # LOE
+# mark_end;
+	.section	__DATA, __data
+# -- End  _dummy
+	.section	__DATA, __data
+	.globl _dummy.eh
+// -- Begin SEGMENT __eh_frame
+	.section __TEXT,__eh_frame,coalesced,no_toc+strip_static_syms+live_support
+__eh_frame_seg:
+L.__eh_frame_seg:
+EH_frame0:
+L_fde_cie_0:
+	.long 0x00000014
+	.long 0x00000000
+	.long 0x00527a01
+	.long 0x01107801
+	.long 0x08070c10
+	.long 0x01900190
+_dummy.eh:
+	.long 0x0000001c
+	.long _dummy.eh-L_fde_cie_0+0x4
+	.quad L____tag_value__dummy.1-_dummy.eh-0x8
+	.set L_Qlab1,L____tag_value__dummy.3-L____tag_value__dummy.1
+	.quad L_Qlab1
+	.long 0x00000000
+	.long 0x00000000
+# End
+	.subsections_via_symbols
diff --git a/pystencils_benchmark/headers/kerncraft.h b/pystencils_benchmark/headers/kerncraft.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5624537c14aefd6752b931e875e00ea7fd7144cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pystencils_benchmark/headers/kerncraft.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#ifndef _KERNCRAFT_H
+#define _KERNCRAFT_H
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#define swap(a, b) {void* t = a; a = b; b = t;}
+
+
+inline void* aligned_malloc(size_t size, size_t align) {
+    // Based on http://stackoverflow.com/q/16376942
+    void *result;
+    #if defined(_MSC_VER)
+        result = _aligned_malloc(size, align);
+    #elif defined(__INTEL_COMPILER)
+         result = _mm_malloc(size, align);
+    #else
+         if(posix_memalign(&result, align, size)) result = 0;
+    #endif
+    return result;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/pystencils_benchmark/headers/timing.c b/pystencils_benchmark/headers/timing.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..519928f9668c98735a3c3ea6ad723a53baa00d6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pystencils_benchmark/headers/timing.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include "timing.h"
+
+void timing(double* wcTime, double* cpuTime)
+{
+   struct timeval tp;
+   struct rusage ruse;
+
+   gettimeofday(&tp, NULL);
+   *wcTime=(double) (tp.tv_sec + tp.tv_usec/1000000.0);
+
+   getrusage(RUSAGE_SELF, &ruse);
+   *cpuTime=(double)(ruse.ru_utime.tv_sec+ruse.ru_utime.tv_usec / 1000000.0);
+}
+
+void timing_(double* wcTime, double* cpuTime) {
+   timing(wcTime, cpuTime);
+}
diff --git a/pystencils_benchmark/headers/timing.h b/pystencils_benchmark/headers/timing.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b06338496b80bf69219d9b7d323f62089d350604
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pystencils_benchmark/headers/timing.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/resource.h>
+
+
+
+void timing(double* wcTime, double* cpuTime);
diff --git a/pystencils_benchmark/templates/benchmark.c b/pystencils_benchmark/templates/benchmark.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..79daaffd9320f9d87e4ffaad8333e1e11a232ff5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pystencils_benchmark/templates/benchmark.c
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+#include "kerncraft.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <math.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+
+{{ includes }}
+
+{%- if likwid %}
+#include <likwid.h>
+{%- endif %}
+
+#define RESTRICT __restrict__
+#define FUNC_PREFIX
+void dummy(void *);
+void timing(double* wcTime, double* cpuTime);
+extern int var_false;
+
+/* see waLBerla src/field/allocation/AlignedMalloc */
+void *aligned_malloc_with_offset( uint64_t size, uint64_t alignment, uint64_t offset )
+{
+    // With 0 alignment this function makes no sense
+    // use normal malloc instead
+    assert( alignment > 0 );
+    // Tests if alignment is power of two (assuming alignment>0)
+    assert( !(alignment & (alignment - 1)) );
+    assert( offset < alignment );
+
+    void *pa;  // pointer to allocated memory
+    void *ptr; // pointer to usable aligned memory
+
+    pa=std::malloc( (size+2*alignment-1 )+sizeof(void *));
+    if(!pa)
+        return nullptr;
+
+    // Find next aligned position, starting at pa+sizeof(void*)-1
+    ptr=(void*)( ((size_t)pa+sizeof(void *)+alignment-1) & ~(alignment-1));
+    ptr=(void*) ( (char*)(ptr) + alignment - offset);
+
+    // Store pointer to real allocated chunk just before usable chunk
+    *((void **)ptr-1)=pa;
+
+    assert( ((size_t)ptr+offset) % alignment == 0 );
+
+    return ptr;
+}
+
+void aligned_free( void *ptr )
+{
+    // assume that pointer to real allocated chunk is stored just before
+    // chunk that was given to user
+    if(ptr)
+        std::free(*((void **)ptr-1));
+}
+
+
+{{kernel_code}}
+
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+  {%- if likwid %}
+  likwid_markerInit();
+  {%- endif %}
+
+  {%- for field_name, dataType, elements, size, offset, alignment in fields %}
+  // Initialization {{field_name}}
+  {%- if alignment > 0 %}
+  {{dataType}} * {{field_name}} = ({{dataType}} *) aligned_malloc_with_offset({{size}}, {{alignment}}, {{offset}});
+  {%- else %}
+  {{dataType}} * {{field_name}} = new {{dataType}}[{{elements}}];
+  {%- endif %}
+  for (unsigned long long i = 0; i < {{elements}}; ++i)
+    {{field_name}}[i] = 0.23;
+
+  if(var_false)
+    dummy({{field_name}});
+
+  {%- endfor %}
+
+
+
+  {%- for constantName, dataType in constants %}
+
+  // Constant {{constantName}}
+  {{dataType}} {{constantName}};
+  {{constantName}} = 0.23;
+  if(var_false)
+      dummy(& {{constantName}});
+
+  {%- endfor %}
+
+  {%- if likwid and openmp %}
+  #pragma omp parallel
+  {
+  likwid_markerRegisterRegion("loop");
+  #pragma omp barrier
+  {%- elif likwid %}
+  likwid_markerRegisterRegion("loop");
+  {%- endif %}
+
+  for(int warmup = 1; warmup >= 0; --warmup) {
+    int repeat = 2;
+    if(warmup == 0) {
+      repeat = atoi(argv[1]);
+      {%- if likwid %}
+      likwid_markerStartRegion("loop");
+      {%- endif %}
+    }
+
+    {%- if timing %}
+    double wcStartTime, cpuStartTime, wcEndTime, cpuEndTime;
+    timing(&wcStartTime, &cpuStartTime);
+    {%- endif %}
+
+    for (; repeat > 0; --repeat)
+    {
+      {{kernelName}}({{call_argument_list}});
+
+      // Dummy calls
+      {%- for field_name, dataType, elements, size, offset, alignment in fields %}
+      if(var_false) dummy((void*){{field_name}});
+      {%- endfor %}
+      {%- for constantName, dataType in constants %}
+      if(var_false) dummy((void*)&{{constantName}});
+      {%- endfor %}
+    }
+    {%- if timing %}
+    timing(&wcEndTime, &cpuEndTime);
+    if( warmup == 0)
+        printf("%e\n", (wcEndTime - wcStartTime) / atoi(argv[1]) );
+    {%- endif %}
+
+  }
+
+  {%- if likwid %}
+  likwid_markerStopRegion("loop");
+  {%- if openmp %}
+  }
+  {%- endif %}
+  {%- endif %}
+
+  {%- if likwid %}
+  likwid_markerClose();
+  {%- endif %}
+
+  {%- for field_name, dataType, elements, size, offset, alignment in fields %}
+  {%- if alignment > 0 %}
+  aligned_free({{field_name}});
+  {%- else %}
+  delete[] {{field_name}};
+  {%- endif %}
+
+  {%- endfor %}
+}
diff --git a/pystencils_benchmark/templates/kernel.c b/pystencils_benchmark/templates/kernel.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..772321ac3fd822c40e68c528d652987008b49b7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pystencils_benchmark/templates/kernel.c
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{% for header in headers %}#include {{header}}
+{% endfor %}
+
+#define RESTRICT __restrict__
+#define FUNC_PREFIX
+
+{{function_source}}
diff --git a/pystencils_benchmark/templates/kernel.h b/pystencils_benchmark/templates/kernel.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..634b319dd2cd3d3449f22cf2157b0d685a4363f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pystencils_benchmark/templates/kernel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#define RESTRICT __restrict__
+#define FUNC_PREFIX
+
+{{function_signature}};
diff --git a/pystencils_benchmark/templates/kernel_pystencils.c b/pystencils_benchmark/templates/kernel_pystencils.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..47fbf7cf25eda318a8fcecffa1477f5738eb1abc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pystencils_benchmark/templates/kernel_pystencils.c
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+#include "kerncraft.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <math.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+{{ includes }}
+
+#define RESTRICT __restrict__
+#define FUNC_PREFIX
+void dummy(void *);
+void timing(double* wcTime, double* cpuTime);
+extern int var_false;
+
+
+{{kernel_code}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pystencils_benchmark/templates/kernel_pystencils.h b/pystencils_benchmark/templates/kernel_pystencils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..539d51f928ca5d702dc2dad8de7396a505e5c5ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pystencils_benchmark/templates/kernel_pystencils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#define FUNC_PREFIX
+
+{{function_signature}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5ee6477165727539aa0701c22b47da2ceaedeff5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[pytest]
+testpaths = tests
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ef5420aba03c407fdb47ebcd745953f19e29b5f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Jinja2>=3.0.2
+pystencils>=0.4.1
+setuptools>=44.0.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..827f3b302ed272e3a6b00de13f23ea0fbbabaac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+[metadata]
+name = pystencils-benchmark
+description = Automatic benchmark generation for pystencil's kernel
+long_description = file: README.md
+long_description_content_type = text/markdown
+author = Jan Hönig
+author_email = jan.hoenig@fau.de
+keywords = pystencils, benchmark
+license = AGPLv3
+version = 0.0.1
+
+[options]
+packages = pystencils_benchmark
+install_requires =
+    jinja2 >= 3.0
+    pystencils >= 0.3.4
+tests_require = pytest
+python_requires = >3.8
+setup_requires = setuptools >= 40.0
+test_suite = pytest
+
+[options.extras_require]
+doc = sphinx
+
+#[options.entry_points]
+#console_scripts =
+#    prepare = studon_scripts.prepare:main
+#    studon = studon_scripts.main:main
+
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..69c159073c63c2e622bcaf6d45cbca17e2b4bd7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from setuptools import setup
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    setup()
diff --git a/todo_gitlab-ci.yml b/todo_gitlab-ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a30b10c96cf2f38617e2cd55b8c4c644a683c59b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/todo_gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+stages:
+  - test
+  - build
+  - example-build
+  - example-test
+
+
+# ---------------------- Tests ---------------------
+.test_template: &test_definition
+  stage: test
+  tags:
+    - docker
+  script:
+    - pip install tox
+    - echo $TOX_ENV
+    - tox -e $TOX_ENV
+  artifacts:
+    when: always
+    reports:
+      junit:
+        - report.xml
+        
+test-3.10:
+  image: python:3.10
+  variables:
+    TOX_ENV: py310
+  <<: *test_definition
+
+test-3.9:
+  image: python:3.9
+  variables:
+    TOX_ENV: py39
+  <<: *test_definition
+
+test-3.8:
+  image: python:3.8
+  variables:
+    TOX_ENV: py38
+  <<: *test_definition
+
+test-docs:
+  image: python:3.10
+  tags:
+    - docker
+  script:
+    - pip install tox
+    - tox -e docs
+
+
+# ------------------ Create documentation, image, pypy from studon-scripts -----------------
+pages:
+   stage: build
+   image: python:3.10
+   script:
+     - pip install tox
+     - tox -e docs
+     - mv html_doc public
+
+   artifacts:
+     paths:
+       - public
+   tags:
+     - docker
+   only:
+     - master
+
+build-docker:
+   stage: build
+   image: docker:latest
+   script:
+     - docker login -u gitlab-ci-token -p $CI_JOB_TOKEN $CI_REGISTRY
+     - docker build --pull . -f Dockerfile -t i10git.cs.fau.de:5005/teaching/studon-scripts/studon-scripts
+     - docker push i10git.cs.fau.de:5005/teaching/studon-scripts/studon-scripts
+   tags:
+      - docker-docker
+   when: manual
+
+build-pypi:
+  stage: build
+  image: python:3.10
+  script:
+    - pip install twine
+    - python3 setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+    - TWINE_PASSWORD=${CI_JOB_TOKEN} TWINE_USERNAME=gitlab-ci-token python -m twine upload --verbose --repository-url https://i10git.cs.fau.de/api/v4/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/pypi dist/*
+  tags:
+    - docker
+  only:
+    refs:
+      - master
+    changes:
+      - setup.cfg
+
+# ------------------- Create an image for the example problem ---------------
+example-build:
+  stage: example-build
+  image: docker:latest
+  script:
+    - docker login -u gitlab-ci-token -p $CI_JOB_TOKEN $CI_REGISTRY
+    - docker build --build-arg READ_API=$READ_API --pull . -f ./test_resources/example/Dockerfile -t i10git.cs.fau.de:5005/teaching/studon-scripts/example
+    - docker push i10git.cs.fau.de:5005/teaching/studon-scripts/example
+  tags:
+    - docker-docker
+  when: manual
+
+# ------------------ Test created image on an example problem ---------------
+example-test:
+  stage: example-test
+  image: i10git.cs.fau.de:5005/teaching/studon-scripts/example
+  script:
+    - cd test_resources/example
+    - bash example.sh
+  tags:
+    - docker
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..294342c16aeff4873dee8c191788c19487356e31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[tox]
+envlist = py38, py39, py310
+requires = setuptools >= 40.0.0
+
+[testenv]
+deps =
+  pytest
+commands = pytest --junitxml=report.xml
+
+[testenv:docs]
+basepython = python3.9
+deps =
+  sphinx
+
+commands = 
+  sphinx-build -W -b html doc html_doc