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+/*
+NAME
+  filter_test.go
+
+DESCRIPTION
+  See Readme.md
+
+AUTHORS
+  Ella Pietraroia <ella@ausocean.org>
+
+LICENSE
+  This is Copyright (C) 2019 the Australian Ocean Lab (AusOcean).
+
+  It is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify them
+  under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+  Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
+  option) any later version.
+
+  It 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 General Public License
+  for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  in gpl.txt.  If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses.
+*/
+
+// To make a new file for testing please go to test repository test/test-data/av/input/motion-detection/byte_saver.go
+
+package filter
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+//frames into a byte slice of 10
+
+func BenchmarkBasic(b *testing.B) {
+	file, _ := os.Create("test_outMOG.mjpeg")
+	w := io.WriteCloser(file)
+	f := NewBasic(w, false, 45000, 1000)
+	fmt.Print("\nFrames: ", len(testPackets))
+	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+		for _, x := range testPackets {
+			f.Write(x)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkDifference(b *testing.B) {
+	file, _ := os.Create("test_outMOG.mjpeg")
+	w := io.WriteCloser(file)
+	f := NewDifference()
+	fmt.Print("\nFrames: ", len(testPackets))
+	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+		for _, x := range testPackets {
+			f.Write(x)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkMOG(b *testing.B) {
+	file, _ := os.Create("test_outMOG.mjpeg")
+	w := io.WriteCloser(file)
+	f := NewMOGFilter(w, 25, 20, 500, false, 1)
+	fmt.Print("\nFrames: ", len(testPackets))
+	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+		for _, x := range testPackets {
+			f.Write(x)
+		}
+	}
+}