local function create_objects(num_objects)
    local objects = {}
    for i = 1, num_objects do
        objects[i] = { value = i }
    end
    return objects
end

local function shuffle(array)
    local rand = math.random
    local len = #array
    for i = len, 2, -1 do
        local j = rand(1, i)
        array[i], array[j] = array[j], array[i]
    end
end

local function access_objects(objects, indices, num_accesses)
    local start_time = os.clock()
    for i = 1, num_accesses do
        local obj = objects[indices[(i % #indices) + 1]]
        obj.value = obj.value + 1  -- Perform some operation on the object
    end
    local end_time = os.clock()
    return end_time - start_time
end

local num_objects = 1000000  -- Number of objects
local num_accesses = 10000000  -- Number of accesses

local objects = create_objects(num_objects)

local indices_contiguous = {}
local indices_random = {}
for i = 1, num_objects do
    indices_contiguous[i] = i
    indices_random[i] = i
end

shuffle(indices_random)

local time_random = access_objects(objects, indices_random, num_accesses)
print("Time taken for randomized access: " .. time_random .. " seconds")

local time_contiguous = access_objects(objects, indices_contiguous, num_accesses)
print("Time taken for contiguous access: " .. time_contiguous .. " seconds")