diff --git a/tools_scripts/lab/h2MVStoreTest.groovy b/tools_scripts/lab/h2MVStoreTest.groovy
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+@Grab(group='com.h2database', module='h2-mvstore', version='1.4.192')
+import org.h2.mvstore.*
+
+def fileName = "mvtest.h2"
+if (args.size() == 1) {
+    fileName = args[1]
+}
+MVStore s = MVStore.open(fileName)
+// create/get the map named "data"
+MVMap<Integer, String> map = s.openMap("data")
+
+numMessages = 10000000
+
+println "Created store and starting"
+long start = System.currentTimeMillis()
+(1..numMessages).each {
+    String randomContent = UUID.randomUUID().toString()
+    // add and read some data
+    map.put(it, randomContent)
+}
+long stop = System.currentTimeMillis()
+long contentSize = UUID.randomUUID().toString().bytes.length
+println "Wrote $numMessages keys, ${numMessages * contentSize} bytes in ${stop - start} ms"
+def writeSpeed = (numMessages * contentSize)/((stop - start)/ 1000)
+println "Speed is: $writeSpeed byte/sec"
+
+// close the store (this will persist changes)
+s.close()
+
+//The read part
+
+map = MVStore.open(fileName).openMap("data")
+//read now 10M keys
+start = System.currentTimeMillis()
+(1..numMessages).each {
+    int key = (int) Math.floor(Math.random() * numMessages) + 1
+    // add and read some data
+    String randomContent = map.get(key)
+}
+
+stop = System.currentTimeMillis()
+println "Read $numMessages keys, ${numMessages * contentSize} bytes in ${stop - start} ms"
+def readSpeed = (numMessages * contentSize)/((stop - start)/ 1000)
+println "Read speed is: $readSpeed byte/sec"
diff --git a/tools_scripts/lab/squareTapeTest.groovy b/tools_scripts/lab/squareTapeTest.groovy
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+@Grab(group='com.squareup', module='tape', version='1.2.3')
+import com.squareup.tape.QueueFile
+
+byte[] content = UUID.randomUUID().toString().bytes//[0x0C, 0x0A, 0x0F, 0x0E, 0x0B, 0x0A, 0x0B, 0x0E] as byte[]
+
+numMessages = 10000
+def file = File.createTempFile("tape", ".bin")
+println "Created tmp file"
+QueueFile queue = new QueueFile(file)
+println "Created queue and starting"
+long start = System.currentTimeMillis()
+(1..numMessages).each {
+    queue.add(content)
+}
+long stop = System.currentTimeMillis()
+println "Wrote ${numMessages*content.length} bytes in ${stop-start} ms"
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