added reset timer to all benchmarks

README.md

@@ -188,6 +188,16 @@ if gjson.Get(json, "name.last").Exists(){
 }
 ```
 
+## Unmarshal to a map
+
+To unmarshal to a `map[string]interface{}`:
+
+```go
+m, ok := gjson.Parse(json).Value().(map[string]interface{})
+if !ok{
+	// not a map
+}
+```
 
 ## Performance
 
@@ -197,13 +207,14 @@ Benchmarks of GJSON alongside [encoding/json](https://golang.org/pkg/encoding/js
 and [jsonparser](https://github.com/buger/jsonparser)
 
 ```
-BenchmarkGJSONGet-8              	 3000000	       368 ns/op	       0 B/op	       0 allocs/op
+BenchmarkGJSONGet-8              	15000000	       333 ns/op	       0 B/op	       0 allocs/op
-BenchmarkJSONUnmarshalMap-8      	  600000	      9181 ns/op	    3048 B/op	      69 allocs/op
+BenchmarkGJSONUnmarshalMap-8     	  900000	      4188 ns/op	    1920 B/op	      26 allocs/op
-BenchmarkJSONUnmarshalStruct-8   	  600000	      9256 ns/op	    1832 B/op	      69 allocs/op
+BenchmarkJSONUnmarshalMap-8      	  600000	      8908 ns/op	    3048 B/op	      69 allocs/op
-BenchmarkJSONDecoder-8           	  300000	     14365 ns/op	    4224 B/op	     184 allocs/op
+BenchmarkJSONUnmarshalStruct-8   	  600000	      9026 ns/op	    1832 B/op	      69 allocs/op
-BenchmarkFFJSONLexer-8           	 1500000	      3569 ns/op	     896 B/op	       8 allocs/op
+BenchmarkJSONDecoder-8           	  300000	     14339 ns/op	    4224 B/op	     184 allocs/op
-BenchmarkEasyJSONLexer-8         	 3000000	       973 ns/op	     613 B/op	       6 allocs/op
+BenchmarkFFJSONLexer-8           	 1500000	      3156 ns/op	     896 B/op	       8 allocs/op
-BenchmarkJSONParserGet-8         	 3000000	       531 ns/op	      21 B/op	       0 allocs/op
+BenchmarkEasyJSONLexer-8         	 3000000	       938 ns/op	     613 B/op	       6 allocs/op
+BenchmarkJSONParserGet-8         	 3000000	       442 ns/op	      21 B/op	       0 allocs/op
 ```
 
 JSON document used:

gjson_test.go

@@ -781,6 +781,7 @@ var benchPaths = []string{
 
 func BenchmarkGJSONGet(t *testing.B) {
 	t.ReportAllocs()
+	t.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < t.N; i++ {
 		for j := 0; j < len(benchPaths); j++ {
 			if Get(exampleJSON, benchPaths[j]).Type == Null {
@@ -793,10 +794,11 @@ func BenchmarkGJSONGet(t *testing.B) {
 
 func BenchmarkGJSONUnmarshalMap(t *testing.B) {
 	t.ReportAllocs()
+	t.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < t.N; i++ {
 		for j := 0; j < len(benchPaths); j++ {
 			parts := strings.Split(benchPaths[j], ".")
-			m := Parse(exampleJSON).Value().(map[string]interface{})
+			m, _ := Parse(exampleJSON).Value().(map[string]interface{})
 			var v interface{}
 			for len(parts) > 0 {
 				part := parts[0]
@@ -820,6 +822,7 @@ func BenchmarkGJSONUnmarshalMap(t *testing.B) {
 
 func BenchmarkJSONUnmarshalMap(t *testing.B) {
 	t.ReportAllocs()
+	t.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < t.N; i++ {
 		for j := 0; j < len(benchPaths); j++ {
 			parts := strings.Split(benchPaths[j], ".")
@@ -850,6 +853,7 @@ func BenchmarkJSONUnmarshalMap(t *testing.B) {
 
 func BenchmarkJSONUnmarshalStruct(t *testing.B) {
 	t.ReportAllocs()
+	t.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < t.N; i++ {
 		for j := 0; j < len(benchPaths); j++ {
 			var s BenchStruct
@@ -877,6 +881,7 @@ func BenchmarkJSONUnmarshalStruct(t *testing.B) {
 
 func BenchmarkJSONDecoder(t *testing.B) {
 	t.ReportAllocs()
+	t.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < t.N; i++ {
 		for j := 0; j < len(benchPaths); j++ {
 			dec := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(exampleJSON)))
@@ -922,6 +927,7 @@ func BenchmarkJSONDecoder(t *testing.B) {
 
 func BenchmarkFFJSONLexer(t *testing.B) {
 	t.ReportAllocs()
+	t.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < t.N; i++ {
 		for j := 0; j < len(benchPaths); j++ {
 			l := fflib.NewFFLexer([]byte(exampleJSON))
@@ -964,7 +970,6 @@ func BenchmarkFFJSONLexer(t *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkEasyJSONLexer(t *testing.B) {
-	t.ReportAllocs()
 	skipCC := func(l *jlexer.Lexer, n int) {
 		for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
 			l.Skip()
@@ -980,6 +985,8 @@ func BenchmarkEasyJSONLexer(t *testing.B) {
 		l.Delim('}')
 		l.WantComma()
 	}
+	t.ReportAllocs()
+	t.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < t.N; i++ {
 		for j := 0; j < len(benchPaths); j++ {
 			l := &jlexer.Lexer{Data: []byte(exampleJSON)}
@@ -1049,8 +1056,8 @@ func BenchmarkJSONParserGet(t *testing.B) {
 	for i := 0; i < len(benchPaths); i++ {
 		keys = append(keys, strings.Split(benchPaths[i], "."))
 	}
-	t.ResetTimer()
 	t.ReportAllocs()
+	t.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < t.N; i++ {
 		for j, k := range keys {
 			if j == 1 {