old_contents: 'use strict';
  
  // MODULES //
  
  var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
  var isString = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-string' ).isPrimitive;
  var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
  var reverseString = require( './../lib' );
  
  
  // MAIN //
  
  bench( pkg, function benchmark( b ) {
  	var str;
  	var out;
  	var i;
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		str = String.fromCharCode( i%126 ) + 'eep boop foo bar hip hop tip top';
  		out = reverseString( str );
  		if ( !isString( out ) ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return a string' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isString( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return a string' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
new_contents: 'use strict';
  
  // MODULES //
  
  var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
  var isString = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-string' ).isPrimitive;
  var fromCodePoint = require( '@stdlib/string/from-code-point' );
  var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
  var reverseString = require( './../lib' );
  
  
  // MAIN //
  
  bench( pkg, function benchmark( b ) {
  	var str;
  	var out;
  	var i;
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		str = fromCodePoint( i%126 ) + 'eep boop foo bar hip hop tip top';
  		out = reverseString( str );
  		if ( !isString( out ) ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return a string' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isString( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return a string' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
subject: Use string utility