diff --git a/benchmark/compiler/compiler.mjs b/benchmark/compiler/compiler.mjs
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+import { printTree } from "./utils.mjs"
+
+/**
+ * Child {
+ *   char: 'a',
+ *   children: [Child, Child],
+ *   path: null / 'full/path',
+ *   count: 0
+ * }
+ */
+function Child(char) {
+  this.char = char
+  this.children = []
+  this.path = null
+  this.count = 0
+}
+
+function buildChild(i, arr) {
+  let letter = new Child(arr[0][i])
+  let consume = []
+  if (arr[0].length === i + 1) {
+    letter.path = arr[0]
+    letter.count += 1
+  } else {
+    consume = [arr[0]]
+  }
+
+  for (let y = 1; y < arr.length; y++) {
+    if (arr[y][i] !== letter.char) break
+    consume.push(arr[y])
+  }
+
+  letter.count += consume.length
+  while (consume.length) {
+    letter.children.push(buildChild(i + 1, consume))
+    consume.splice(0, letter.children[letter.children.length - 1].count)
+  }
+  return letter
+}
+
+export function buildTree(all) {
+  let paths = Array.from(new Set(all)).sort()
+  let builder = []
+  while (paths.length) {
+    builder.push(buildChild(0, paths))
+    paths.splice(0, builder[builder.length - 1].count)
+  }
+  printTree(builder)
+  return builder
+}
+
+function IfTreeBranch(branches, indent = 0) {
+  let output = ''
+  let indentation = ''.padStart(indent * 2)
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < branches.length; i++) {
+    let branch = branches[i]
+    output += `${i > 0 ? 'else ': ''}if (str.charCodeAt(${indent}) === ${branch.char.charCodeAt(0)}) {`
+
+    if (branch.path) {
+      output += '\n' + indentation + `  if (str.length === ${branch.path.length}) {`
+      output += '\n' + indentation + `    return "${branch.path}"`
+      output += '\n' + indentation + `  }`
+    }
+    if (branch.children.length) {
+      if (branch.path) {
+        output += ' else '
+      } else {
+        output += '\n' + indentation + '  '
+      }
+      output += IfTreeBranch(branch.children, indent + 1)
+    }
+    output += '\n' + indentation + '} '
+  }
+  return output
+}
+
+export function compileTreeIntoIfs(tree) {
+  let output = IfTreeBranch(tree)
+  output += '\nreturn null'
+  return new Function(output)
+}
diff --git a/benchmark/compiler/utils.mjs b/benchmark/compiler/utils.mjs
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+export function printTree(children, indent = 0) {
+  if (!children.length) return
+
+  for (let child of children) {
+    console.log(child.char.padStart(1 + indent * 2))
+    printTree(child.children, indent + 1)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/benchmark/strings.mjs b/benchmark/strings.mjs
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+import { buildTree, compileTreeIntoIfs } from "./compiler/compiler.mjs"
+
+let paths = [
+  'test1',
+  'test',
+  'test3',
+  'test5',
+  'something',
+  'sometimes',
+  'else',
+  'goes',
+  'here',
+  'too',
+]
+
+let tree = buildTree(paths)
+
+const ifTree = compileTreeIntoIfs(tree)
+console.log(ifTree.toString())
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