diff --git a/misc/serial_format_research/main.go b/misc/serial_format_research/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+
+	"github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug/bug"
+	"github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug/misc/random_bugs"
+	"github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug/repository"
+	"github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug/util"
+	"github.com/ugorji/go/codec"
+)
+
+type writer func(opp *bug.OperationPack, repo repository.Repo) (int, util.Hash, error)
+
+type testCase struct {
+	name   string
+	writer writer
+}
+
+func main() {
+	packs := random_bugs.GenerateRandomOperationPacks(10, 5)
+
+	repo := createRepo(false)
+
+	testCases := []testCase{
+		{
+			name:   "GOB",
+			writer: writeGOB,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "JSON",
+			writer: writeJSON,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "CBOR",
+			writer: writeCBOR,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "MsgPack",
+			writer: writeMsgPack,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, testcase := range testCases {
+		fmt.Println(testcase.name)
+
+		total := int64(0)
+		for _, opp := range packs {
+			rawSize, hash, err := testcase.writer(opp, repo)
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+
+			size := blobSize(hash, repo)
+
+			total += size
+
+			ratio := float32(size) / float32(rawSize) * 100.0
+			fmt.Printf("raw: %v, git: %v, ratio: %v%%\n", rawSize, size, ratio)
+		}
+
+		fmt.Printf("total: %v\n", total)
+	}
+}
+
+func createRepo(bare bool) *repository.GitRepo {
+	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("Creating repo:", dir)
+
+	var creator func(string) (*repository.GitRepo, error)
+
+	if bare {
+		creator = repository.InitBareGitRepo
+	} else {
+		creator = repository.InitGitRepo
+	}
+
+	repo, err := creator(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	return repo
+}
+
+func writeData(data []byte, repo repository.Repo) (int, util.Hash, error) {
+	hash, err := repo.StoreData(data)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, "", err
+	}
+
+	return len(data), hash, nil
+}
+
+func blobSize(hash util.Hash, repo *repository.GitRepo) int64 {
+	rootPath := path.Join(repo.GetPath(), ".git", "objects")
+
+	prefix := hash.String()[:2]
+	suffix := hash.String()[2:]
+
+	blobPath := path.Join(rootPath, prefix, suffix)
+
+	fi, err := os.Stat(blobPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return fi.Size()
+}
+
+func writeGOB(opp *bug.OperationPack, repo repository.Repo) (int, util.Hash, error) {
+	data, err := opp.Serialize()
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, "", err
+	}
+
+	return writeData(data, repo)
+}
+
+func writeJSON(opp *bug.OperationPack, repo repository.Repo) (int, util.Hash, error) {
+	var data = make([]byte, 0, 64)
+	var h codec.Handle = new(codec.JsonHandle)
+	var enc = codec.NewEncoderBytes(&data, h)
+
+	err := enc.Encode(opp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, "", err
+	}
+
+	return writeData(data, repo)
+}
+
+func writeCBOR(opp *bug.OperationPack, repo repository.Repo) (int, util.Hash, error) {
+	var data = make([]byte, 0, 64)
+	var h codec.Handle = new(codec.CborHandle)
+	var enc = codec.NewEncoderBytes(&data, h)
+
+	err := enc.Encode(opp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, "", err
+	}
+
+	return writeData(data, repo)
+}
+
+func writeMsgPack(opp *bug.OperationPack, repo repository.Repo) (int, util.Hash, error) {
+	var data = make([]byte, 0, 64)
+	var h codec.Handle = new(codec.MsgpackHandle)
+	var enc = codec.NewEncoderBytes(&data, h)
+
+	err := enc.Encode(opp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, "", err
+	}
+
+	return writeData(data, repo)
+}