diff --git a/lib/rb/script/proto_benchmark.rb b/lib/rb/script/proto_benchmark.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e1f08f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/rb/script/proto_benchmark.rb
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+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../spec/spec_helper.rb"
+require "lib/thrift/serializer"
+require "lib/thrift/protocol/binaryprotocolaccelerated"
+
+require "benchmark"
+# require "ruby-prof"
+
+obj = Fixtures::COMPACT_PROTOCOL_TEST_STRUCT
+
+HOW_MANY = 1_000
+
+binser = Thrift::Serializer.new
+bin_data = binser.serialize(obj)
+bindeser = Thrift::Deserializer.new
+accel_bin_ser = Thrift::Serializer.new(Thrift::BinaryProtocolAcceleratedFactory.new)
+accel_bin_deser = Thrift::Deserializer.new(Thrift::BinaryProtocolAcceleratedFactory.new)
+
+compact_ser = Thrift::Serializer.new(Thrift::CompactProtocolFactory.new)
+compact_data = compact_ser.serialize(obj)
+compact_deser = Thrift::Deserializer.new(Thrift::CompactProtocolFactory.new)
+
+Benchmark.bm(60) do |reporter|
+  reporter.report("binary protocol, write") do
+    HOW_MANY.times do
+      binser.serialize(obj)
+    end
+  end
+  
+  reporter.report("accelerated binary protocol, write") do
+    HOW_MANY.times do
+      accel_bin_ser.serialize(obj)
+    end
+  end
+  
+  reporter.report("compact protocol, write") do
+    # RubyProf.start
+    HOW_MANY.times do
+      compact_ser.serialize(obj)
+    end
+    # result = RubyProf.stop
+    # printer = RubyProf::GraphHtmlPrinter.new(result)
+    # file = File.open("profile.html", "w+")
+    # printer.print(file, 0)
+    # file.close
+  end
+  
+  reporter.report("binary protocol, read") do
+    HOW_MANY.times do
+      bindeser.deserialize(obj, bin_data)
+    end
+  end
+  
+  reporter.report("accelerated binary protocol, read") do
+    HOW_MANY.times do
+      accel_bin_deser.deserialize(obj, bin_data)
+    end
+  end
+  
+  reporter.report("compact protocol, read") do
+    HOW_MANY.times do
+      compact_deser.deserialize(obj, compact_data)
+    end
+  end
+
+
+  # f = File.new("/tmp/testfile", "w")
+  # proto = Thrift::BinaryProtocolAccelerated.new(Thrift::IOStreamTransport.new(Thrift::MemoryBuffer.new, f))
+  # reporter.report("accelerated binary protocol, write (to disk)") do
+  #   HOW_MANY.times do
+  #     obj.write(proto)
+  #   end
+  #   f.flush
+  # end
+  # f.close
+  #   
+  # f = File.new("/tmp/testfile", "r")
+  # proto = Thrift::BinaryProtocolAccelerated.new(Thrift::IOStreamTransport.new(f, Thrift::MemoryBuffer.new))
+  # reporter.report("accelerated binary protocol, read (from disk)") do
+  #   HOW_MANY.times do
+  #     obj.read(proto)
+  #   end
+  # end
+  # f.close
+  # 
+  # f = File.new("/tmp/testfile", "w")
+  # reporter.report("compact protocol, write (to disk)") do
+  #   proto = Thrift::CompactProtocol.new(Thrift::IOStreamTransport.new(Thrift::MemoryBuffer.new, f))
+  #   HOW_MANY.times do
+  #     obj.write(proto)
+  #   end
+  #   f.flush
+  # end
+  # f.close
+  # 
+  # f = File.new("/tmp/testfile", "r")
+  # reporter.report("compact protocol, read (from disk)") do
+  #   proto = Thrift::CompactProtocol.new(Thrift::IOStreamTransport.new(f, Thrift::MemoryBuffer.new))
+  #   HOW_MANY.times do
+  #     obj.read(proto)
+  #   end
+  # end
+  # f.close
+
+end
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diff --git a/lib/rb/script/read_struct.rb b/lib/rb/script/read_struct.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c43ba58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/rb/script/read_struct.rb
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+require "spec/spec_helper"
+require "lib/thrift/serializer"
+
+path, factory_class = ARGV
+
+factory = eval(factory_class).new
+
+deser = Thrift::Deserializer.new(factory)
+
+cpts = CompactProtoTestStruct.new
+CompactProtoTestStruct.constants.each do |const|
+  cpts.instance_variable_set("@#{const}", nil)
+end
+
+data = File.read(path)
+
+deser.deserialize(cpts, data)
+
+if cpts == Fixtures::COMPACT_PROTOCOL_TEST_STRUCT
+  puts "Object verified successfully!"
+else
+  puts "Object failed verification! Expected #{Fixtures::COMPACT_PROTOCOL_TEST_STRUCT.inspect} but got #{cpts.inspect}"
+  
+  puts cpts.differences(Fixtures::COMPACT_PROTOCOL_TEST_STRUCT)
+end
diff --git a/lib/rb/script/write_struct.rb b/lib/rb/script/write_struct.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28010ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/rb/script/write_struct.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+require "spec/spec_helper"
+require "lib/thrift/serializer"
+
+path, factory_class = ARGV
+
+factory = eval(factory_class).new
+
+ser = Thrift::Serializer.new(factory)
+
+File.open(path, "w") do |file|
+  file.write(ser.serialize(Fixtures::COMPACT_PROTOCOL_TEST_STRUCT))
+end
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