Bananabench XML

Script defined in lua/console/bananabench-xml.lua. Runs bananabench on a predefined set of vehicles and exports results as XML, suitable for CI/CD performance reporting.

Functions/Exports

XML (global table/class)

Simple XML builder with metatable-based OOP.

• XML.create() - creates new XML node
• xml:addChild(child) - adds child node
• xml:encode() - returns full XML string with declaration
• xml:toString(indent) - recursive serialization with indentation

serializeXmlToFile(filename, obj) (local)

Writes XML object to file.

xh(name, attribs) (local)

Helper to create an XML node with name and attributes in one call.

writeXML(res, filename) (local)

Converts bananabench results into structured XML report format with:

• <report> root with name, category, time
• <test> per vehicle (WithDynamicCollision / WithoutDynamicCollision variants)
• <result> containing <success>, <performance>, <executiontime>, <compiletime>, <metrics>

Predefined Test Vehicles

barstow, burnside, etki, fullsize, moonhawk, pessima, pickup, pigeon, pressure_ball

Usage

beamng -console lua/console/bananabench-xml.lua
# Outputs: bananabench.xml

Internal Notes

• Requires lua/console/bananabench module
• XML format designed for CI performance dashboards (category="performance")
• Metrics include: MBeams/s, % realtime, max MBeams/s, max MBeams vehicle count
• Error log section is commented out (logcache not populated in current version)
• Output file hardcoded to bananabench.xml

See Also

• BeamConsole Folder Overview - Directory overview
• bananabench-async Reference - Related reference
• bananabench-csv Reference - Related reference
• bananabench-json Reference - Related reference
• Console Commands Guide - Guide