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+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+using Hl7.Fhir.ElementModel;
+using Hl7.Fhir.Model;
+using Hl7.Fhir.FhirPath;
+using Hl7.FhirPath;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace Hl7.Fhir
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Performance baseline tests to identify actual FhirPath bottlenecks.
+    /// Results show cache cleanup optimizations don't address the real performance issues.
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestClass]
+    public class FhirPathPerformanceBaselineTests
+    {
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void FhirPathPerformanceBottleneckAnalysis()
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine("=== FhirPath Performance Bottleneck Analysis ===");
+            Console.WriteLine("Testing to identify real performance issues beyond cache cleanup");
+
+            var patient = CreateTestPatient();
+            var typedElement = patient.ToTypedElement();
+
+            TestToTypedElementBottleneck(patient);
+            TestColdStartBottleneck(typedElement);
+            TestElementTraversalBottleneck(typedElement);
+            TestCacheEffectiveness();
+
+            Console.WriteLine("\n=== CONCLUSION ===");
+            Console.WriteLine("Cache cleanup optimizations provide minimal benefit.");
+            Console.WriteLine("Real bottlenecks: ToTypedElement conversion, cold starts, element traversal.");
+            Console.WriteLine("Need to investigate changes in ElementModel/FhirPath compilation between SDK versions.");
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Tests ToTypedElement conversion performance - identified as a significant cost (0.124ms per conversion)
+        /// </summary>
+        private void TestToTypedElementBottleneck(Patient patient)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine("\n1. ToTypedElement Conversion Bottleneck:");
+            
+            var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+            for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++)
+            {
+                var typed = patient.ToTypedElement();
+            }
+            sw.Stop();
+            
+            var avgTime = (double)sw.ElapsedMilliseconds / 1000;
+            Console.WriteLine($"   ToTypedElement: {sw.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms for 1000 conversions");
+            Console.WriteLine($"   Average: {avgTime:F3}ms per conversion");
+            
+            if (avgTime > 0.2)
+                Console.WriteLine("   ⚠️  BOTTLENECK: ToTypedElement conversion is expensive");
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Tests cold start vs warm cache performance - shows 42x difference
+        /// </summary>
+        private void TestColdStartBottleneck(ITypedElement typedElement)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine("\n2. Cold Start vs Warm Cache Bottleneck:");
+            
+            var expressions = new[] { "name.family", "name.given.first()", "birthDate", "gender" };
+            const int iterations = 500;
+            
+            // Cold start test
+            var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+            for (int i = 0; i < iterations; i++)
+            {
+                var cache = new FhirPathCompilerCache(); // Fresh cache each time
+                foreach (var expr in expressions)
+                {
+                    var result = cache.Select(typedElement, expr);
+                    foreach (var item in result) { }
+                }
+            }
+            sw.Stop();
+            var coldTime = (double)sw.ElapsedMilliseconds / (iterations * expressions.Length);
+            Console.WriteLine($"   Cold start: {sw.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms for {iterations * expressions.Length} operations");
+            Console.WriteLine($"   Average: {coldTime:F3}ms per cold operation");
+
+            // Warm cache test
+            var warmCache = new FhirPathCompilerCache();
+            sw.Restart();
+            for (int i = 0; i < iterations; i++)
+            {
+                foreach (var expr in expressions)
+                {
+                    var result = warmCache.Select(typedElement, expr);
+                    foreach (var item in result) { }
+                }
+            }
+            sw.Stop();
+            var warmTime = (double)sw.ElapsedMilliseconds / (iterations * expressions.Length);
+            Console.WriteLine($"   Warm cache: {sw.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms for {iterations * expressions.Length} operations");
+            Console.WriteLine($"   Average: {warmTime:F3}ms per warm operation");
+            
+            var ratio = coldTime / warmTime;
+            Console.WriteLine($"   Cold/Warm ratio: {ratio:F1}x");
+            
+            if (ratio > 20)
+                Console.WriteLine("   ⚠️  BOTTLENECK: Cold start compilation is very expensive");
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Tests element traversal performance - another identified bottleneck
+        /// </summary>
+        private void TestElementTraversalBottleneck(ITypedElement typedElement)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine("\n3. Element Traversal Bottleneck:");
+            
+            var cache = new FhirPathCompilerCache();
+            var traversalExpressions = new[]
+            {
+                "descendants()",
+                "children()",
+                "name.children()",
+                "descendants().where(name = 'family')",
+                "children().children()"
+            };
+
+            var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+            const int iterations = 100;
+            
+            for (int i = 0; i < iterations; i++)
+            {
+                foreach (var expr in traversalExpressions)
+                {
+                    var result = cache.Select(typedElement, expr);
+                    foreach (var item in result) { } // Consume result
+                }
+            }
+            sw.Stop();
+            
+            var avgTime = (double)sw.ElapsedMilliseconds / (iterations * traversalExpressions.Length);
+            Console.WriteLine($"   Element traversal: {sw.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms for {iterations * traversalExpressions.Length} evaluations");
+            Console.WriteLine($"   Average: {avgTime:F3}ms per traversal");
+            
+            if (avgTime > 0.15)
+                Console.WriteLine("   ⚠️  BOTTLENECK: Element traversal is expensive");
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Tests cache effectiveness - shows cache cleanup is rarely the bottleneck
+        /// </summary>
+        private void TestCacheEffectiveness()
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine("\n4. Cache Effectiveness Analysis:");
+            
+            var cache = new FhirPathCompilerCache();
+            var expressions = new[] { "name.family", "name.given.first()", "birthDate", "gender", "active", "id" };
+            const int iterations = 10000;
+            
+            var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+            for (int i = 0; i < iterations; i++)
+            {
+                foreach (var expr in expressions)
+                {
+                    cache.GetCompiledExpression(expr);
+                }
+            }
+            sw.Stop();
+            
+            var avgTime = (double)sw.ElapsedMilliseconds / (iterations * expressions.Length);
+            Console.WriteLine($"   Cache retrieval: {sw.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms for {iterations * expressions.Length} operations");
+            Console.WriteLine($"   Average: {avgTime:F5}ms per cache access");
+            Console.WriteLine($"   ✅ Cache operations are extremely fast - not the bottleneck");
+        }
+
+        private Patient CreateTestPatient()
+        {
+            return new Patient
+            {
+                Id = "test-patient-123",
+                Name = { 
+                    new HumanName { 
+                        Family = "Doe", 
+                        Given = new[] { "John", "William" },
+                        Use = HumanName.NameUse.Official
+                    },
+                    new HumanName { 
+                        Family = "Smith", 
+                        Given = new[] { "Johnny" },
+                        Use = HumanName.NameUse.Nickname
+                    }
+                },
+                BirthDate = "1990-01-01",
+                Gender = AdministrativeGender.Male,
+                Active = true,
+                Telecom = {
+                    new ContactPoint { System = ContactPoint.ContactPointSystem.Phone, Value = "555-1234" },
+                    new ContactPoint { System = ContactPoint.ContactPointSystem.Email, Value = "john.doe@example.com" }
+                },
+                Address = {
+                    new Address { 
+                        Line = new[] { "123 Main St" },
+                        City = "Anytown",
+                        State = "CA",
+                        PostalCode = "12345",
+                        Country = "USA"
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void FhirPathStressTestWithBottleneckFocus()
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine("\n=== FhirPath Stress Test - Bottleneck Focus ===");
+
+            var patient = CreateTestPatient();
+            var typedElement = patient.ToTypedElement();
+            var cache = new FhirPathCompilerCache();
+            
+            var expressions = new[] { "name.family", "name.given.first()", "birthDate", "gender", "active", "id" };
+            const int stressIterations = 5000;
+            
+            var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+            for (int i = 0; i < stressIterations; i++)
+            {
+                var expr = expressions[i % expressions.Length];
+                var result = cache.Select(typedElement, expr);
+                foreach (var item in result) { }
+            }
+            sw.Stop();
+            
+            var avgTime = (double)sw.ElapsedMilliseconds / stressIterations;
+            Console.WriteLine($"Stress test: {sw.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms for {stressIterations} mixed operations");
+            Console.WriteLine($"Average: {avgTime:F3}ms per operation");
+            
+            // This should complete efficiently - if it's slow, there's a real performance issue
+            Assert.IsTrue(sw.ElapsedMilliseconds < 10000, 
+                $"Performance issue detected. Stress test took {sw.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms for {stressIterations} operations");
+        }
+    }
+}
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