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diff --git a/test/Ocelot.Benchmarks/BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/results/UrlPathToUrlPathTemplateMatcherBenchmarks-report-github.md b/test/Ocelot.Benchmarks/BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/results/UrlPathToUrlPathTemplateMatcherBenchmarks-report-github.md
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+++ b/test/Ocelot.Benchmarks/BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/results/UrlPathToUrlPathTemplateMatcherBenchmarks-report-github.md
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+```ini
+
+Host Process Environment Information:
+BenchmarkDotNet=v0.9.8.0
+OS=OSX
+Processor=?, ProcessorCount=4
+Frequency=1000000000 ticks, Resolution=1.0000 ns, Timer=UNKNOWN
+CLR=CORE, Arch=64-bit ? [RyuJIT]
+GC=Concurrent Workstation
+JitModules=?
+dotnet cli version: 1.0.0-preview2-003121
+
+Type=UrlPathToUrlPathTemplateMatcherBenchmarks  Mode=Throughput  Toolchain=Core  
+GarbageCollection=Concurrent Workstation  
+
+```
+     Method |      Median |    StdDev |        Mean |  StdError |    StdDev |       Op/s |         Min |          Q1 |      Median |          Q3 |         Max |
+----------- |------------ |---------- |------------ |---------- |---------- |----------- |------------ |------------ |------------ |------------ |------------ |
+ Benchmark1 | 180.4251 ns | 4.1294 ns | 180.4400 ns | 0.9234 ns | 4.1294 ns | 5542007.02 | 174.5503 ns | 177.6286 ns | 180.4251 ns | 182.5334 ns | 190.9792 ns |
+ Benchmark2 | 178.7267 ns | 6.1670 ns | 180.6081 ns | 1.3148 ns | 6.1670 ns |  5536849.8 | 174.0821 ns | 177.0992 ns | 178.7267 ns | 182.1962 ns | 198.1308 ns |
diff --git a/test/Ocelot.Benchmarks/BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/results/UrlPathToUrlPathTemplateMatcherBenchmarks-report.csv b/test/Ocelot.Benchmarks/BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/results/UrlPathToUrlPathTemplateMatcherBenchmarks-report.csv
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+++ b/test/Ocelot.Benchmarks/BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/results/UrlPathToUrlPathTemplateMatcherBenchmarks-report.csv
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+Type;Method;Mode;Platform;Jit;Toolchain;Runtime;GarbageCollection;LaunchCount;WarmupCount;TargetCount;Affinity;Median;StdDev;Mean;StdError;StdDev;Op/s;Min;Q1;Median;Q3;Max
+UrlPathToUrlPathTemplateMatcherBenchmarks;Benchmark1;Throughput;Host;Host;Core;Host;Concurrent Workstation;Auto;Auto;Auto;Auto;180.4251 ns;4.1294 ns;180.4400 ns;0.9234 ns;4.1294 ns;5542007.02;174.5503 ns;177.6286 ns;180.4251 ns;182.5334 ns;190.9792 ns
+UrlPathToUrlPathTemplateMatcherBenchmarks;Benchmark2;Throughput;Host;Host;Core;Host;Concurrent Workstation;Auto;Auto;Auto;Auto;178.7267 ns;6.1670 ns;180.6081 ns;1.3148 ns;6.1670 ns;5536849.8;174.0821 ns;177.0992 ns;178.7267 ns;182.1962 ns;198.1308 ns
diff --git a/test/Ocelot.Benchmarks/BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/results/UrlPathToUrlPathTemplateMatcherBenchmarks-report.html b/test/Ocelot.Benchmarks/BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/results/UrlPathToUrlPathTemplateMatcherBenchmarks-report.html
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+++ b/test/Ocelot.Benchmarks/BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/results/UrlPathToUrlPathTemplateMatcherBenchmarks-report.html
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+<pre><code>
+Host Process Environment Information:
+BenchmarkDotNet=v0.9.8.0
+OS=OSX
+Processor=?, ProcessorCount=4
+Frequency=1000000000 ticks, Resolution=1.0000 ns, Timer=UNKNOWN
+CLR=CORE, Arch=64-bit ? [RyuJIT]
+GC=Concurrent Workstation
+JitModules=?
+dotnet cli version: 1.0.0-preview2-003121
+</code></pre>
+<pre><code>Type=UrlPathToUrlPathTemplateMatcherBenchmarks  Mode=Throughput  Toolchain=Core  
+GarbageCollection=Concurrent Workstation  
+</code></pre>
+
+<table>
+<tr><th>Method</th><th>Median</th><th>StdDev</th><th> Mean</th><th>StdError</th><th>StdDev</th><th>Op/s</th><th>  Min</th><th>   Q1</th><th>Median</th><th>   Q3</th><th>  Max</th>
+</tr><tr><td>Benchmark1</td><td>180.4251 ns</td><td>4.1294 ns</td><td>180.4400 ns</td><td>0.9234 ns</td><td>4.1294 ns</td><td>5542007.02</td><td>174.5503 ns</td><td>177.6286 ns</td><td>180.4251 ns</td><td>182.5334 ns</td><td>190.9792 ns</td>
+</tr><tr><td>Benchmark2</td><td>178.7267 ns</td><td>6.1670 ns</td><td>180.6081 ns</td><td>1.3148 ns</td><td>6.1670 ns</td><td>5536849.8</td><td>174.0821 ns</td><td>177.0992 ns</td><td>178.7267 ns</td><td>182.1962 ns</td><td>198.1308 ns</td>
+</tr></table>
diff --git a/test/Ocelot.Benchmarks/Program.cs b/test/Ocelot.Benchmarks/Program.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Running;
+
+namespace Ocelot.Benchmarks
+{
+    public class Program
+    {
+        public static void Main(string[] args)
+        {
+            var summary = BenchmarkRunner.Run<UrlPathToUrlPathTemplateMatcherBenchmarks>();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Ocelot.Benchmarks/UrlPathToUrlPathTemplateMatcherBenchmarks.cs b/test/Ocelot.Benchmarks/UrlPathToUrlPathTemplateMatcherBenchmarks.cs
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+++ b/test/Ocelot.Benchmarks/UrlPathToUrlPathTemplateMatcherBenchmarks.cs
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+using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Columns;
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Configs;
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Jobs;
+using Ocelot.Library.Infrastructure.UrlPathMatcher;
+
+
+namespace Ocelot.Benchmarks
+{
+    [Config(typeof(UrlPathToUrlPathTemplateMatcherBenchmarks))]
+    public class UrlPathToUrlPathTemplateMatcherBenchmarks : ManualConfig
+    {
+        private UrlPathToUrlPathTemplateMatcher _urlPathMatcher;
+        private string _downstreamUrlPath;
+        private string _downstreamUrlPathTemplate;
+
+        public UrlPathToUrlPathTemplateMatcherBenchmarks()
+        {
+             Add(StatisticColumn.AllStatistics);
+        }
+        
+        [Setup]
+        public void SetUp()
+        {
+            _urlPathMatcher = new UrlPathToUrlPathTemplateMatcher();
+            _downstreamUrlPath = "api/product/products/1/variants/?soldout=false";
+            _downstreamUrlPathTemplate = "api/product/products/{productId}/variants/";
+        }
+
+        [Benchmark]
+        public void Benchmark1()
+        {
+            _urlPathMatcher.Match(_downstreamUrlPath, _downstreamUrlPathTemplate);
+        }
+
+        [Benchmark]
+        public void Benchmark2()
+        {
+            _urlPathMatcher.Match(_downstreamUrlPath, _downstreamUrlPathTemplate);
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/test/Ocelot.Benchmarks/project.json b/test/Ocelot.Benchmarks/project.json
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+{
+  "version": "1.0.0-*",
+  "buildOptions": {
+    "emitEntryPoint": true
+  },
+
+  "dependencies": {
+   "Microsoft.NETCore.App": {
+            "version": "1.0.0",
+            "type": "platform"
+    },
+    "BenchmarkDotNet": "0.9.8",
+    "Ocelot.Library": "1.0.0-*"
+  },
+
+     "frameworks": {
+        "netcoreapp1.0": {
+            "imports": [
+                "dotnet5.6",
+                "portable-net45+win8"
+            ]
+        }
+    },
+
+  "tooling": {
+    "defaultNamespace": "Ocelot.Benchmarks"
+  }
+}