diff --git a/test/test_list.c b/test/test_list.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+
+#include <lib.h>
+#include <psyc/parse.h>
+#include <psyc/render.h>
+#include <psyc/syntax.h>
+
+#define NELEMS 100
+
+int main (int argc, char **argv) {
+	uint8_t verbose = argc > 1;
+	int i, k, n, ret;
+
+	psycParseListState listState;
+	psycList list_text, list_bin;
+	psycString elems_text[NELEMS], elems_bin[NELEMS], elem;
+	char buf_text[NELEMS * 200], buf_bin[NELEMS * 200], *elems[NELEMS], **elems2 = NULL;
+
+	struct timeval start, end;
+
+	for (i=0; i<NELEMS; i++)
+		elems_text[i] = (psycString) PSYC_C2STR("1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz-._ 1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz-._ 1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz-._ 1234567890");
+
+	for (i=0; i<NELEMS; i++)
+		elems_bin[i]  = (psycString) PSYC_C2STR("1234567890|abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz|_\n1234567890|abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz|_\n1234567890|abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz|_\n1234567890");
+
+	list_text = psyc_list_new(elems_text, PSYC_NUM_ELEM(elems_text), PSYC_LIST_NO_LENGTH);
+	list_bin = psyc_list_new(elems_bin, PSYC_NUM_ELEM(elems_bin), PSYC_LIST_CHECK_LENGTH);
+
+	psyc_render_list(&list_text, buf_text, sizeof(buf_text));
+	psyc_render_list(&list_bin, buf_bin, sizeof(buf_bin));
+
+	printf("list_text: %ld\n%.*s\n", list_text.length, (int)list_text.length, buf_text);
+	printf("list_bin: %ld\n%.*s\n", list_bin.length, (int)list_bin.length, buf_bin);
+
+#if 1
+	printf("parsing text list to elems[]\n");
+	gettimeofday(&start, NULL);
+	for (n = 0; n < NELEMS; n++) {
+		psyc_parse_list_state_init(&listState);
+		psyc_parse_list_buffer_set(&listState, buf_text, list_text.length);
+		i = 0;
+		do {
+			ret = psyc_parse_list(&listState, &elem);
+			switch (ret) {
+				case PSYC_PARSE_LIST_END:
+					ret = 0;
+				case PSYC_PARSE_LIST_ELEM:
+					if (verbose) printf("|%d: %.*s... (%ld)\n", i, 10, elem.ptr, elem.length);
+					//elems[i] = malloc(elem.length);
+					//memcpy(&elems[i++], elem.ptr, elem.length);
+					break;
+				default:
+					printf("# Error while parsing list: %i\n", ret);
+					ret = -1;
+			}
+		} while (ret > 0);
+	}
+	gettimeofday(&end, NULL);
+	//printf("%ld ms\n", (end.tv_sec * 1000000 + end.tv_usec - start.tv_sec * 1000000 - start.tv_usec) / 1000);
+	printf("%ld us\n", (end.tv_sec * 1000000 + end.tv_usec - start.tv_sec * 1000000 - start.tv_usec));
+#endif
+
+#if 1
+	printf("parsing binary list to elems[]\n");
+	gettimeofday(&start, NULL);
+	for (n = 0; n < NELEMS; n++) {
+		psyc_parse_list_state_init(&listState);
+		psyc_parse_list_buffer_set(&listState, buf_bin, list_bin.length);
+		i = 0;
+		do {
+			ret = psyc_parse_list(&listState, &elem);
+			switch (ret) {
+				case PSYC_PARSE_LIST_END:
+					ret = 0;
+				case PSYC_PARSE_LIST_ELEM:
+					//if (verbose) printf("|%.*s\n", (int)elem.length, elem.ptr);
+					if (verbose) printf("|%d: %.*s... (%ld)\n", i, 10, elem.ptr, elem.length);
+					elems[i] = malloc(elem.length);
+					memcpy(elems[i++], elem.ptr, elem.length);
+					break;
+				default:
+					printf("# Error while parsing list: %i\n", ret);
+					ret = -1;
+			}
+		} while (ret > 0);
+	}
+	gettimeofday(&end, NULL);
+	//printf("%ld ms\n", (end.tv_sec * 1000000 + end.tv_usec - start.tv_sec * 1000000 - start.tv_usec));
+	printf("%ld us\n", (end.tv_sec * 1000000 + end.tv_usec - start.tv_sec * 1000000 - start.tv_usec));
+#endif
+
+#if 1
+	printf("parsing binary list to elems2[] with realloc\n");
+	gettimeofday(&start, NULL);
+	for (n = 0; n < NELEMS; n++) {
+		psyc_parse_list_state_init(&listState);
+		psyc_parse_list_buffer_set(&listState, buf_bin, list_bin.length);
+		i = 0;
+		do {
+			ret = psyc_parse_list(&listState, &elem);
+			switch (ret) {
+				case PSYC_PARSE_LIST_END:
+					ret = 0;
+				case PSYC_PARSE_LIST_ELEM:
+					if (elems2)
+						elems2 = realloc(elems2, (i+1) * sizeof(char*));
+					else
+						elems2 = malloc((i+1) * sizeof(char*));
+
+					elems2[i] = malloc(elem.length);
+					memcpy(elems2[i++], elem.ptr, elem.length);
+					break;
+				default:
+					printf("# Error while parsing list: %i\n", ret);
+					ret = -1;
+			}
+		} while (ret > 0);
+	}
+	gettimeofday(&end, NULL);
+	//printf("%ld ms\n", (end.tv_sec * 1000000 + end.tv_usec - start.tv_sec * 1000000 - start.tv_usec));
+	printf("%ld us\n", (end.tv_sec * 1000000 + end.tv_usec - start.tv_sec * 1000000 - start.tv_usec));
+#endif
+
+#if 1
+	printf("parsing binary list to elems2[] with malloc\n");
+	gettimeofday(&start, NULL);
+	for (n = 0; n < NELEMS; n++) {
+		psyc_parse_list_state_init(&listState);
+		psyc_parse_list_buffer_set(&listState, buf_bin, list_bin.length);
+		i = 0;
+		do {
+			ret = psyc_parse_list(&listState, &elem);
+			switch (ret) {
+				case PSYC_PARSE_LIST_END:
+					ret = 0;
+				case PSYC_PARSE_LIST_ELEM:
+					/*
+					if (elems2)
+						elems2 = realloc(elems2, (i+1) * sizeof(char*));
+					else
+						elems2 = malloc((i+1) * sizeof(char*));
+					*/
+					elems2 = malloc(sizeof(char*));
+					elems2[i] = malloc(elem.length);
+					memcpy(elems2[i], elem.ptr, elem.length);
+					break;
+				default:
+					printf("# Error while parsing list: %i\n", ret);
+					ret = -1;
+			}
+		} while (ret > 0);
+	}
+	gettimeofday(&end, NULL);
+	//printf("%ld ms\n", (end.tv_sec * 1000000 + end.tv_usec - start.tv_sec * 1000000 - start.tv_usec));
+	printf("%ld us\n", (end.tv_sec * 1000000 + end.tv_usec - start.tv_sec * 1000000 - start.tv_usec));
+#endif
+
+#if 1
+	printf("parsing binary list to elems2[] with double-parsing\n");
+	gettimeofday(&start, NULL);
+	for (n = 0; n < NELEMS; n++) {
+		psyc_parse_list_state_init(&listState);
+		psyc_parse_list_buffer_set(&listState, buf_bin, list_bin.length);
+		i = 0;
+		k = 0;
+
+		do {
+			ret = psyc_parse_list(&listState, &elem);
+			switch (ret) {
+				case PSYC_PARSE_LIST_END:
+					ret = 0;
+				case PSYC_PARSE_LIST_ELEM:
+					k++;
+					break;
+				default:
+					printf("# Error while parsing list: %i\n", ret);
+					ret = -1;
+			}
+		} while (ret > 0);
+
+		elems2 = malloc(k * sizeof(char*));
+		psyc_parse_list_buffer_set(&listState, buf_bin, list_bin.length);
+
+		do {
+			ret = psyc_parse_list(&listState, &elem);
+			switch (ret) {
+				case PSYC_PARSE_LIST_END:
+					ret = 0;
+				case PSYC_PARSE_LIST_ELEM:	
+					elems2[i] = malloc(elem.length);
+					memcpy(elems2[i++], elem.ptr, elem.length);
+					break;
+				default:
+					printf("# Error while parsing list: %i\n", ret);
+					ret = -1;
+			}
+		} while (ret > 0);
+	}
+	gettimeofday(&end, NULL);
+	//printf("%ld ms\n", (end.tv_sec * 1000000 + end.tv_usec - start.tv_sec * 1000000 - start.tv_usec));
+	printf("%ld us\n", (end.tv_sec * 1000000 + end.tv_usec - start.tv_sec * 1000000 - start.tv_usec));
+#endif
+
+	return 0;
+}