diff --git a/.typos.toml b/.typos.toml
index de2f439fc0ec..e2a6b84e7fc6 100644
--- a/.typos.toml
+++ b/.typos.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ extend-exclude = [
   "crates/re_ui/data/design_tokens.json",
   "crates/re_ui/src/design_tokens.rs",
   "examples/assets",
+  "rerun_cpp/src/rerun/third_party/cxxopts.hpp",
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index c80099c16c59..4b1afa803d51 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ cpp-build-doc-examples:
 cpp-test:
     pixi run cpp-test
 
+cpp-plot-dashboard *ARGS:
+    pixi run cpp-plot-dashboard {{ARGS}}
+
 
 ### Python
 
diff --git a/pixi.toml b/pixi.toml
index f5f9f866458a..9122a4351554 100644
--- a/pixi.toml
+++ b/pixi.toml
@@ -77,12 +77,18 @@ cpp-build-doc-examples = { cmd = "cmake --build build/debug --config Debug --tar
 cpp-build-log-benchmark = { cmd = "cmake --build build/release --config Release --target log_benchmark", depends_on = [
   "cpp-prepare-release",
 ] }
+cpp-build-plot-dashboard-stress = { cmd = "cmake --build build/release --config Release --target plot_dashboard_stress", depends_on = [
+  "cpp-prepare-release",
+] }
 cpp-test = { cmd = "export RERUN_STRICT=1 && ./build/debug/rerun_cpp/tests/rerun_sdk_tests", depends_on = [
   "cpp-build-tests",
 ] }
 cpp-log-benchmark = { cmd = "export RERUN_STRICT=1 && ./build/release/tests/cpp/log_benchmark/log_benchmark", depends_on = [
   "cpp-build-log-benchmark",
 ] }
+cpp-plot-dashboard = { cmd = "export RERUN_STRICT=1 && ./build/release/tests/cpp/plot_dashboard_stress/plot_dashboard_stress", depends_on = [
+  "cpp-build-plot-dashboard-stress",
+] }
 cpp-build-and-test-all = { depends_on = ["cpp-build-all", "cpp-test"] }
 cpp-docs = { cmd = "doxygen docs/Doxyfile && echo '***************\nSuccess!\nOpen ./rerun_cpp/docs/html/index.html in your browser.'", cwd = "rerun_cpp" }
 
diff --git a/rerun_cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/rerun_cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 382f7e0f8134..f6631549b2ce 100644
--- a/rerun_cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rerun_cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE rerun_sdk_SRC CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
 
 add_library(rerun_sdk ${rerun_sdk_SRC} ${rerun_sdk_PUBLIC_HEADER})
 
-# Make sure the compiler can find include files for rerun when other libraries or executables link to rerun:
+# Make sure the compiler can find include files for rerun when other libraries or executables link to rerun.
+# Mark include directories as system includes to suppress warnings from them.
 target_include_directories(rerun_sdk PUBLIC
     $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${RERUN_CPP_SOURCE_DIR}>
     $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>
diff --git a/rerun_cpp/src/rerun/third_party/cxxopts.hpp b/rerun_cpp/src/rerun/third_party/cxxopts.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..92c612e1b7e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rerun_cpp/src/rerun/third_party/cxxopts.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,2198 @@
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+// Rerun uses fairly strict warning settings.
+// Suppress the warnings by treating this as a system header.
+#pragma GCC system_header
+
+// Due to GCC bug any use of regex may cause `maybe-uninitialized` warnings when using address sanitizers.
+// https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=105562
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#if defined __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ && defined __OPTIMIZE__
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wmaybe-uninitialized"
+#endif
+
+#endif
+
+/*
+
+Copyright (c) 2014-2022 Jarryd Beck
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+
+<https://github.com/jarro2783/cxxopts/blob/v3.1.1/include/cxxopts.hpp>
+
+*/
+
+// vim: ts=2:sw=2:expandtab
+
+#ifndef CXXOPTS_HPP_INCLUDED
+#define CXXOPTS_HPP_INCLUDED
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <exception>
+#include <initializer_list>
+#include <limits>
+#include <locale>
+#include <map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <string>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <unordered_set>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
+#ifdef CXXOPTS_NO_EXCEPTIONS
+#include <iostream>
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__)
+#if (__GNUC__ * 10 + __GNUC_MINOR__) < 49
+#define CXXOPTS_NO_REGEX true
+#endif
+#endif
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(__clang__)
+#define CXXOPTS_LINKONCE_CONST __declspec(selectany) extern
+#define CXXOPTS_LINKONCE __declspec(selectany) extern
+#else
+#define CXXOPTS_LINKONCE_CONST
+#define CXXOPTS_LINKONCE
+#endif
+
+#ifndef CXXOPTS_NO_REGEX
+#include <regex>
+#endif // CXXOPTS_NO_REGEX
+
+// Nonstandard before C++17, which is coincidentally what we also need for <optional>
+#ifdef __has_include
+#if __has_include(<optional>)
+#include <optional>
+#ifdef __cpp_lib_optional
+#define CXXOPTS_HAS_OPTIONAL
+#endif
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#if __cplusplus >= 201603L
+#define CXXOPTS_NODISCARD [[nodiscard]]
+#else
+#define CXXOPTS_NODISCARD
+#endif
+
+#ifndef CXXOPTS_VECTOR_DELIMITER
+#define CXXOPTS_VECTOR_DELIMITER ','
+#endif
+
+#define CXXOPTS__VERSION_MAJOR 3
+#define CXXOPTS__VERSION_MINOR 1
+#define CXXOPTS__VERSION_PATCH 1
+
+#if (__GNUC__ < 10 || (__GNUC__ == 10 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 1)) && __GNUC__ >= 6
+#define CXXOPTS_NULL_DEREF_IGNORE
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+#define DO_PRAGMA(x) _Pragma(#x)
+#define CXXOPTS_DIAGNOSTIC_PUSH DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic push)
+#define CXXOPTS_DIAGNOSTIC_POP DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic pop)
+#define CXXOPTS_IGNORE_WARNING(x) DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic ignored x)
+#else
+// define other compilers here if needed
+#define CXXOPTS_DIAGNOSTIC_PUSH
+#define CXXOPTS_DIAGNOSTIC_POP
+#define CXXOPTS_IGNORE_WARNING(x)
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CXXOPTS_NO_RTTI
+#define CXXOPTS_RTTI_CAST static_cast
+#else
+#define CXXOPTS_RTTI_CAST dynamic_cast
+#endif
+
+namespace cxxopts {
+    static constexpr struct {
+        uint8_t major, minor, patch;
+    } version = {CXXOPTS__VERSION_MAJOR, CXXOPTS__VERSION_MINOR, CXXOPTS__VERSION_PATCH};
+} // namespace cxxopts
+
+//when we ask cxxopts to use Unicode, help strings are processed using ICU,
+//which results in the correct lengths being computed for strings when they
+//are formatted for the help output
+//it is necessary to make sure that <unicode/unistr.h> can be found by the
+//compiler, and that icu-uc is linked in to the binary.
+
+#ifdef CXXOPTS_USE_UNICODE
+#include <unicode/unistr.h>
+
+namespace cxxopts {
+
+    using String = icu::UnicodeString;
+
+    inline String toLocalString(std::string s) {
+        return icu::UnicodeString::fromUTF8(std::move(s));
+    }
+
+    // GNU GCC with -Weffc++ will issue a warning regarding the upcoming class, we want to silence it:
+    // warning: base class 'class std::enable_shared_from_this<cxxopts::Value>' has accessible non-virtual destructor
+    CXXOPTS_DIAGNOSTIC_PUSH
+    CXXOPTS_IGNORE_WARNING("-Wnon-virtual-dtor")
+
+    // This will be ignored under other compilers like LLVM clang.
+    class UnicodeStringIterator {
+      public:
+        using iterator_category = std::forward_iterator_tag;
+        using value_type = int32_t;
+        using difference_type = std::ptrdiff_t;
+        using pointer = value_type*;
+        using reference = value_type&;
+
+        UnicodeStringIterator(const icu::UnicodeString* string, int32_t pos) : s(string), i(pos) {}
+
+        value_type operator*() const {
+            return s->char32At(i);
+        }
+
+        bool operator==(const UnicodeStringIterator& rhs) const {
+            return s == rhs.s && i == rhs.i;
+        }
+
+        bool operator!=(const UnicodeStringIterator& rhs) const {
+            return !(*this == rhs);
+        }
+
+        UnicodeStringIterator& operator++() {
+            ++i;
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        UnicodeStringIterator operator+(int32_t v) {
+            return UnicodeStringIterator(s, i + v);
+        }
+
+      private:
+        const icu::UnicodeString* s;
+        int32_t i;
+    };
+
+    CXXOPTS_DIAGNOSTIC_POP
+
+    inline String& stringAppend(String& s, String a) {
+        return s.append(std::move(a));
+    }
+
+    inline String& stringAppend(String& s, std::size_t n, UChar32 c) {
+        for (std::size_t i = 0; i != n; ++i) {
+            s.append(c);
+        }
+
+        return s;
+    }
+
+    template <typename Iterator>
+    String& stringAppend(String& s, Iterator begin, Iterator end) {
+        while (begin != end) {
+            s.append(*begin);
+            ++begin;
+        }
+
+        return s;
+    }
+
+    inline std::size_t stringLength(const String& s) {
+        return s.length();
+    }
+
+    inline std::string toUTF8String(const String& s) {
+        std::string result;
+        s.toUTF8String(result);
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    inline bool empty(const String& s) {
+        return s.isEmpty();
+    }
+
+} // namespace cxxopts
+
+namespace std {
+
+    inline cxxopts::UnicodeStringIterator begin(const icu::UnicodeString& s) {
+        return cxxopts::UnicodeStringIterator(&s, 0);
+    }
+
+    inline cxxopts::UnicodeStringIterator end(const icu::UnicodeString& s) {
+        return cxxopts::UnicodeStringIterator(&s, s.length());
+    }
+
+} // namespace std
+
+//ifdef CXXOPTS_USE_UNICODE
+#else
+
+namespace cxxopts {
+
+    using String = std::string;
+
+    template <typename T>
+    T toLocalString(T&& t) {
+        return std::forward<T>(t);
+    }
+
+    inline std::size_t stringLength(const String& s) {
+        return s.length();
+    }
+
+    inline String& stringAppend(String& s, const String& a) {
+        return s.append(a);
+    }
+
+    inline String& stringAppend(String& s, std::size_t n, char c) {
+        return s.append(n, c);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Iterator>
+    String& stringAppend(String& s, Iterator begin, Iterator end) {
+        return s.append(begin, end);
+    }
+
+    template <typename T>
+    std::string toUTF8String(T&& t) {
+        return std::forward<T>(t);
+    }
+
+    inline bool empty(const std::string& s) {
+        return s.empty();
+    }
+
+} // namespace cxxopts
+
+//ifdef CXXOPTS_USE_UNICODE
+#endif
+
+namespace cxxopts {
+
+    namespace {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+        CXXOPTS_LINKONCE_CONST std::string LQUOTE("\'");
+        CXXOPTS_LINKONCE_CONST std::string RQUOTE("\'");
+#else
+        CXXOPTS_LINKONCE_CONST std::string LQUOTE("‘");
+        CXXOPTS_LINKONCE_CONST std::string RQUOTE("’");
+#endif
+    } // namespace
+
+    // GNU GCC with -Weffc++ will issue a warning regarding the upcoming class, we
+    // want to silence it: warning: base class 'class
+    // std::enable_shared_from_this<cxxopts::Value>' has accessible non-virtual
+    // destructor This will be ignored under other compilers like LLVM clang.
+    CXXOPTS_DIAGNOSTIC_PUSH
+    CXXOPTS_IGNORE_WARNING("-Wnon-virtual-dtor")
+
+    // some older versions of GCC warn under this warning
+    CXXOPTS_IGNORE_WARNING("-Weffc++")
+
+    class Value : public std::enable_shared_from_this<Value> {
+      public:
+        virtual ~Value() = default;
+
+        virtual std::shared_ptr<Value> clone() const = 0;
+
+        virtual void parse(const std::string& text) const = 0;
+
+        virtual void parse() const = 0;
+
+        virtual bool has_default() const = 0;
+
+        virtual bool is_container() const = 0;
+
+        virtual bool has_implicit() const = 0;
+
+        virtual std::string get_default_value() const = 0;
+
+        virtual std::string get_implicit_value() const = 0;
+
+        virtual std::shared_ptr<Value> default_value(const std::string& value) = 0;
+
+        virtual std::shared_ptr<Value> implicit_value(const std::string& value) = 0;
+
+        virtual std::shared_ptr<Value> no_implicit_value() = 0;
+
+        virtual bool is_boolean() const = 0;
+    };
+
+    CXXOPTS_DIAGNOSTIC_POP
+
+    namespace exceptions {
+
+        class exception : public std::exception {
+          public:
+            explicit exception(std::string message) : m_message(std::move(message)) {}
+
+            CXXOPTS_NODISCARD
+            const char* what() const noexcept override {
+                return m_message.c_str();
+            }
+
+          private:
+            std::string m_message;
+        };
+
+        class specification : public exception {
+          public:
+            explicit specification(const std::string& message) : exception(message) {}
+        };
+
+        class parsing : public exception {
+          public:
+            explicit parsing(const std::string& message) : exception(message) {}
+        };
+
+        class option_already_exists : public specification {
+          public:
+            explicit option_already_exists(const std::string& option)
+                : specification("Option " + LQUOTE + option + RQUOTE + " already exists") {}
+        };
+
+        class invalid_option_format : public specification {
+          public:
+            explicit invalid_option_format(const std::string& format)
+                : specification("Invalid option format " + LQUOTE + format + RQUOTE) {}
+        };
+
+        class invalid_option_syntax : public parsing {
+          public:
+            explicit invalid_option_syntax(const std::string& text)
+                : parsing(
+                      "Argument " + LQUOTE + text + RQUOTE +
+                      " starts with a - but has incorrect syntax"
+                  ) {}
+        };
+
+        class no_such_option : public parsing {
+          public:
+            explicit no_such_option(const std::string& option)
+                : parsing("Option " + LQUOTE + option + RQUOTE + " does not exist") {}
+        };
+
+        class missing_argument : public parsing {
+          public:
+            explicit missing_argument(const std::string& option)
+                : parsing("Option " + LQUOTE + option + RQUOTE + " is missing an argument") {}
+        };
+
+        class option_requires_argument : public parsing {
+          public:
+            explicit option_requires_argument(const std::string& option)
+                : parsing("Option " + LQUOTE + option + RQUOTE + " requires an argument") {}
+        };
+
+        class gratuitous_argument_for_option : public parsing {
+          public:
+            gratuitous_argument_for_option(const std::string& option, const std::string& arg)
+                : parsing(
+                      "Option " + LQUOTE + option + RQUOTE +
+                      " does not take an argument, but argument " + LQUOTE + arg + RQUOTE + " given"
+                  ) {}
+        };
+
+        class requested_option_not_present : public parsing {
+          public:
+            explicit requested_option_not_present(const std::string& option)
+                : parsing("Option " + LQUOTE + option + RQUOTE + " not present") {}
+        };
+
+        class option_has_no_value : public exception {
+          public:
+            explicit option_has_no_value(const std::string& option)
+                : exception(
+                      !option.empty() ? ("Option " + LQUOTE + option + RQUOTE + " has no value")
+                                      : "Option has no value"
+                  ) {}
+        };
+
+        class incorrect_argument_type : public parsing {
+          public:
+            explicit incorrect_argument_type(const std::string& arg)
+                : parsing("Argument " + LQUOTE + arg + RQUOTE + " failed to parse") {}
+        };
+
+    } // namespace exceptions
+
+    template <typename T>
+    void throw_or_mimic(const std::string& text) {
+        static_assert(
+            std::is_base_of<std::exception, T>::value,
+            "throw_or_mimic only works on std::exception and "
+            "deriving classes"
+        );
+
+#ifndef CXXOPTS_NO_EXCEPTIONS
+        // If CXXOPTS_NO_EXCEPTIONS is not defined, just throw
+        throw T{text};
+#else
+        // Otherwise manually instantiate the exception, print what() to stderr,
+        // and exit
+        T exception{text};
+        std::cerr << exception.what() << std::endl;
+        std::exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+#endif
+    }
+
+    using OptionNames = std::vector<std::string>;
+
+    namespace values {
+
+        namespace parser_tool {
+
+            struct IntegerDesc {
+                std::string negative = "";
+                std::string base = "";
+                std::string value = "";
+            };
+
+            struct ArguDesc {
+                std::string arg_name = "";
+                bool grouping = false;
+                bool set_value = false;
+                std::string value = "";
+            };
+
+#ifdef CXXOPTS_NO_REGEX
+            inline IntegerDesc SplitInteger(const std::string& text) {
+                if (text.empty()) {
+                    throw_or_mimic<exceptions::incorrect_argument_type>(text);
+                }
+                IntegerDesc desc;
+                const char* pdata = text.c_str();
+                if (*pdata == '-') {
+                    pdata += 1;
+                    desc.negative = "-";
+                }
+                if (strncmp(pdata, "0x", 2) == 0) {
+                    pdata += 2;
+                    desc.base = "0x";
+                }
+                if (*pdata != '\0') {
+                    desc.value = std::string(pdata);
+                } else {
+                    throw_or_mimic<exceptions::incorrect_argument_type>(text);
+                }
+                return desc;
+            }
+
+            inline bool IsTrueText(const std::string& text) {
+                const char* pdata = text.c_str();
+                if (*pdata == 't' || *pdata == 'T') {
+                    pdata += 1;
+                    if (strncmp(pdata, "rue\0", 4) == 0) {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                } else if (strncmp(pdata, "1\0", 2) == 0) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            inline bool IsFalseText(const std::string& text) {
+                const char* pdata = text.c_str();
+                if (*pdata == 'f' || *pdata == 'F') {
+                    pdata += 1;
+                    if (strncmp(pdata, "alse\0", 5) == 0) {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                } else if (strncmp(pdata, "0\0", 2) == 0) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            inline OptionNames split_option_names(const std::string& text) {
+                OptionNames split_names;
+
+                std::string::size_type token_start_pos = 0;
+                auto length = text.length();
+
+                if (length == 0) {
+                    throw_or_mimic<exceptions::invalid_option_format>(text);
+                }
+
+                while (token_start_pos < length) {
+                    const auto& npos = std::string::npos;
+                    auto next_non_space_pos = text.find_first_not_of(' ', token_start_pos);
+                    if (next_non_space_pos == npos) {
+                        throw_or_mimic<exceptions::invalid_option_format>(text);
+                    }
+                    token_start_pos = next_non_space_pos;
+                    auto next_delimiter_pos = text.find(',', token_start_pos);
+                    if (next_delimiter_pos == token_start_pos) {
+                        throw_or_mimic<exceptions::invalid_option_format>(text);
+                    }
+                    if (next_delimiter_pos == npos) {
+                        next_delimiter_pos = length;
+                    }
+                    auto token_length = next_delimiter_pos - token_start_pos;
+                    // validate the token itself matches the regex /([:alnum:][-_[:alnum:]]*/
+                    {
+                        const char* option_name_valid_chars =
+                            "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
+                            "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
+                            "0123456789"
+                            "_-.?";
+
+                        if (!std::isalnum(text[token_start_pos], std::locale::classic()) ||
+                            text.find_first_not_of(option_name_valid_chars, token_start_pos) <
+                                next_delimiter_pos) {
+                            throw_or_mimic<exceptions::invalid_option_format>(text);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    split_names.emplace_back(text.substr(token_start_pos, token_length));
+                    token_start_pos = next_delimiter_pos + 1;
+                }
+                return split_names;
+            }
+
+            inline ArguDesc ParseArgument(const char* arg, bool& matched) {
+                ArguDesc argu_desc;
+                const char* pdata = arg;
+                matched = false;
+                if (strncmp(pdata, "--", 2) == 0) {
+                    pdata += 2;
+                    if (isalnum(*pdata, std::locale::classic())) {
+                        argu_desc.arg_name.push_back(*pdata);
+                        pdata += 1;
+                        while (isalnum(*pdata, std::locale::classic()) || *pdata == '-' ||
+                               *pdata == '_') {
+                            argu_desc.arg_name.push_back(*pdata);
+                            pdata += 1;
+                        }
+                        if (argu_desc.arg_name.length() > 1) {
+                            if (*pdata == '=') {
+                                argu_desc.set_value = true;
+                                pdata += 1;
+                                if (*pdata != '\0') {
+                                    argu_desc.value = std::string(pdata);
+                                }
+                                matched = true;
+                            } else if (*pdata == '\0') {
+                                matched = true;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else if (strncmp(pdata, "-", 1) == 0) {
+                    pdata += 1;
+                    argu_desc.grouping = true;
+                    while (isalnum(*pdata, std::locale::classic())) {
+                        argu_desc.arg_name.push_back(*pdata);
+                        pdata += 1;
+                    }
+                    matched = !argu_desc.arg_name.empty() && *pdata == '\0';
+                }
+                return argu_desc;
+            }
+
+#else // CXXOPTS_NO_REGEX
+
+            namespace {
+                CXXOPTS_LINKONCE
+                std::basic_regex<char> integer_pattern("(-)?(0x)?([0-9a-zA-Z]+)|((0x)?0)");
+                CXXOPTS_LINKONCE
+                std::basic_regex<char> truthy_pattern("(t|T)(rue)?|1");
+                CXXOPTS_LINKONCE
+                std::basic_regex<char> falsy_pattern("(f|F)(alse)?|0");
+                CXXOPTS_LINKONCE
+                std::basic_regex<char> option_matcher(
+                    "--([[:alnum:]][-_[:alnum:]\\.]+)(=(.*))?|-([[:alnum:]].*)"
+                );
+                CXXOPTS_LINKONCE
+                std::basic_regex<char> option_specifier(
+                    "([[:alnum:]][-_[:alnum:]\\.]*)(,[ ]*[[:alnum:]][-_[:alnum:]]*)*"
+                );
+                CXXOPTS_LINKONCE
+                std::basic_regex<char> option_specifier_separator(", *");
+
+            } // namespace
+
+            inline IntegerDesc SplitInteger(const std::string& text) {
+                std::smatch match;
+                std::regex_match(text, match, integer_pattern);
+
+                if (match.length() == 0) {
+                    throw_or_mimic<exceptions::incorrect_argument_type>(text);
+                }
+
+                IntegerDesc desc;
+                desc.negative = match[1];
+                desc.base = match[2];
+                desc.value = match[3];
+
+                if (match.length(4) > 0) {
+                    desc.base = match[5];
+                    desc.value = "0";
+                    return desc;
+                }
+
+                return desc;
+            }
+
+            inline bool IsTrueText(const std::string& text) {
+                std::smatch result;
+                std::regex_match(text, result, truthy_pattern);
+                return !result.empty();
+            }
+
+            inline bool IsFalseText(const std::string& text) {
+                std::smatch result;
+                std::regex_match(text, result, falsy_pattern);
+                return !result.empty();
+            }
+
+            // Gets the option names specified via a single, comma-separated string,
+            // and returns the separate, space-discarded, non-empty names
+            // (without considering which or how many are single-character)
+            inline OptionNames split_option_names(const std::string& text) {
+                if (!std::regex_match(text.c_str(), option_specifier)) {
+                    throw_or_mimic<exceptions::invalid_option_format>(text);
+                }
+
+                OptionNames split_names;
+
+                constexpr int use_non_matches{-1};
+                auto token_iterator = std::sregex_token_iterator(
+                    text.begin(),
+                    text.end(),
+                    option_specifier_separator,
+                    use_non_matches
+                );
+                std::copy(
+                    token_iterator,
+                    std::sregex_token_iterator(),
+                    std::back_inserter(split_names)
+                );
+                return split_names;
+            }
+
+            inline ArguDesc ParseArgument(const char* arg, bool& matched) {
+                std::match_results<const char*> result;
+                std::regex_match(arg, result, option_matcher);
+                matched = !result.empty();
+
+                ArguDesc argu_desc;
+                if (matched) {
+                    argu_desc.arg_name = result[1].str();
+                    argu_desc.set_value = result[2].length() > 0;
+                    argu_desc.value = result[3].str();
+                    if (result[4].length() > 0) {
+                        argu_desc.grouping = true;
+                        argu_desc.arg_name = result[4].str();
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return argu_desc;
+            }
+
+#endif // CXXOPTS_NO_REGEX
+#undef CXXOPTS_NO_REGEX
+        } // namespace parser_tool
+
+        namespace detail {
+
+            template <typename T, bool B>
+            struct SignedCheck;
+
+            template <typename T>
+            struct SignedCheck<T, true> {
+                template <typename U>
+                void operator()(bool negative, U u, const std::string& text) {
+                    if (negative) {
+                        if (u > static_cast<U>((std::numeric_limits<T>::min)())) {
+                            throw_or_mimic<exceptions::incorrect_argument_type>(text);
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        if (u > static_cast<U>((std::numeric_limits<T>::max)())) {
+                            throw_or_mimic<exceptions::incorrect_argument_type>(text);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            template <typename T>
+            struct SignedCheck<T, false> {
+                template <typename U>
+                void operator()(bool, U, const std::string&) const {}
+            };
+
+            template <typename T, typename U>
+            void check_signed_range(bool negative, U value, const std::string& text) {
+                SignedCheck<T, std::numeric_limits<T>::is_signed>()(negative, value, text);
+            }
+
+        } // namespace detail
+
+        template <typename R, typename T>
+        void checked_negate(R& r, T&& t, const std::string&, std::true_type) {
+            // if we got to here, then `t` is a positive number that fits into
+            // `R`. So to avoid MSVC C4146, we first cast it to `R`.
+            // See https://github.com/jarro2783/cxxopts/issues/62 for more details.
+            r = static_cast<R>(-static_cast<R>(t - 1) - 1);
+        }
+
+        template <typename R, typename T>
+        void checked_negate(R&, T&&, const std::string& text, std::false_type) {
+            throw_or_mimic<exceptions::incorrect_argument_type>(text);
+        }
+
+        template <typename T>
+        void integer_parser(const std::string& text, T& value) {
+            parser_tool::IntegerDesc int_desc = parser_tool::SplitInteger(text);
+
+            using US = typename std::make_unsigned<T>::type;
+            constexpr bool is_signed = std::numeric_limits<T>::is_signed;
+
+            const bool negative = int_desc.negative.length() > 0;
+            const uint8_t base = int_desc.base.length() > 0 ? 16 : 10;
+            const std::string& value_match = int_desc.value;
+
+            US result = 0;
+
+            for (char ch : value_match) {
+                US digit = 0;
+
+                if (ch >= '0' && ch <= '9') {
+                    digit = static_cast<US>(ch - '0');
+                } else if (base == 16 && ch >= 'a' && ch <= 'f') {
+                    digit = static_cast<US>(ch - 'a' + 10);
+                } else if (base == 16 && ch >= 'A' && ch <= 'F') {
+                    digit = static_cast<US>(ch - 'A' + 10);
+                } else {
+                    throw_or_mimic<exceptions::incorrect_argument_type>(text);
+                }
+
+                const US next = static_cast<US>(result * base + digit);
+                if (result > next) {
+                    throw_or_mimic<exceptions::incorrect_argument_type>(text);
+                }
+
+                result = next;
+            }
+
+            detail::check_signed_range<T>(negative, result, text);
+
+            if (negative) {
+                checked_negate<T>(value, result, text, std::integral_constant<bool, is_signed>());
+            } else {
+                value = static_cast<T>(result);
+            }
+        }
+
+        template <typename T>
+        void stringstream_parser(const std::string& text, T& value) {
+            std::stringstream in(text);
+            in >> value;
+            if (!in) {
+                throw_or_mimic<exceptions::incorrect_argument_type>(text);
+            }
+        }
+
+        template <typename T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_integral<T>::value>::type* = nullptr>
+        void parse_value(const std::string& text, T& value) {
+            integer_parser(text, value);
+        }
+
+        inline void parse_value(const std::string& text, bool& value) {
+            if (parser_tool::IsTrueText(text)) {
+                value = true;
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (parser_tool::IsFalseText(text)) {
+                value = false;
+                return;
+            }
+
+            throw_or_mimic<exceptions::incorrect_argument_type>(text);
+        }
+
+        inline void parse_value(const std::string& text, std::string& value) {
+            value = text;
+        }
+
+        // The fallback parser. It uses the stringstream parser to parse all types
+        // that have not been overloaded explicitly.  It has to be placed in the
+        // source code before all other more specialized templates.
+        template <typename T, typename std::enable_if<!std::is_integral<T>::value>::type* = nullptr>
+        void parse_value(const std::string& text, T& value) {
+            stringstream_parser(text, value);
+        }
+
+        template <typename T>
+        void parse_value(const std::string& text, std::vector<T>& value) {
+            if (text.empty()) {
+                T v;
+                parse_value(text, v);
+                value.emplace_back(std::move(v));
+                return;
+            }
+            std::stringstream in(text);
+            std::string token;
+            while (!in.eof() && std::getline(in, token, CXXOPTS_VECTOR_DELIMITER)) {
+                T v;
+                parse_value(token, v);
+                value.emplace_back(std::move(v));
+            }
+        }
+
+#ifdef CXXOPTS_HAS_OPTIONAL
+        template <typename T>
+        void parse_value(const std::string& text, std::optional<T>& value) {
+            T result;
+            parse_value(text, result);
+            value = std::move(result);
+        }
+#endif
+
+        inline void parse_value(const std::string& text, char& c) {
+            if (text.length() != 1) {
+                throw_or_mimic<exceptions::incorrect_argument_type>(text);
+            }
+
+            c = text[0];
+        }
+
+        template <typename T>
+        struct type_is_container {
+            static constexpr bool value = false;
+        };
+
+        template <typename T>
+        struct type_is_container<std::vector<T>> {
+            static constexpr bool value = true;
+        };
+
+        template <typename T>
+        class abstract_value : public Value {
+            using Self = abstract_value<T>;
+
+          public:
+            abstract_value() : m_result(std::make_shared<T>()), m_store(m_result.get()) {}
+
+            explicit abstract_value(T* t) : m_store(t) {}
+
+            ~abstract_value() override = default;
+
+            abstract_value& operator=(const abstract_value&) = default;
+
+            abstract_value(const abstract_value& rhs) {
+                if (rhs.m_result) {
+                    m_result = std::make_shared<T>();
+                    m_store = m_result.get();
+                } else {
+                    m_store = rhs.m_store;
+                }
+
+                m_default = rhs.m_default;
+                m_implicit = rhs.m_implicit;
+                m_default_value = rhs.m_default_value;
+                m_implicit_value = rhs.m_implicit_value;
+            }
+
+            void parse(const std::string& text) const override {
+                parse_value(text, *m_store);
+            }
+
+            bool is_container() const override {
+                return type_is_container<T>::value;
+            }
+
+            void parse() const override {
+                parse_value(m_default_value, *m_store);
+            }
+
+            bool has_default() const override {
+                return m_default;
+            }
+
+            bool has_implicit() const override {
+                return m_implicit;
+            }
+
+            std::shared_ptr<Value> default_value(const std::string& value) override {
+                m_default = true;
+                m_default_value = value;
+                return shared_from_this();
+            }
+
+            std::shared_ptr<Value> implicit_value(const std::string& value) override {
+                m_implicit = true;
+                m_implicit_value = value;
+                return shared_from_this();
+            }
+
+            std::shared_ptr<Value> no_implicit_value() override {
+                m_implicit = false;
+                return shared_from_this();
+            }
+
+            std::string get_default_value() const override {
+                return m_default_value;
+            }
+
+            std::string get_implicit_value() const override {
+                return m_implicit_value;
+            }
+
+            bool is_boolean() const override {
+                return std::is_same<T, bool>::value;
+            }
+
+            const T& get() const {
+                if (m_store == nullptr) {
+                    return *m_result;
+                }
+                return *m_store;
+            }
+
+          protected:
+            std::shared_ptr<T> m_result{};
+            T* m_store{};
+
+            bool m_default = false;
+            bool m_implicit = false;
+
+            std::string m_default_value{};
+            std::string m_implicit_value{};
+        };
+
+        template <typename T>
+        class standard_value : public abstract_value<T> {
+          public:
+            using abstract_value<T>::abstract_value;
+
+            CXXOPTS_NODISCARD
+            std::shared_ptr<Value> clone() const override {
+                return std::make_shared<standard_value<T>>(*this);
+            }
+        };
+
+        template <>
+        class standard_value<bool> : public abstract_value<bool> {
+          public:
+            ~standard_value() override = default;
+
+            standard_value() {
+                set_default_and_implicit();
+            }
+
+            explicit standard_value(bool* b) : abstract_value(b) {
+                m_implicit = true;
+                m_implicit_value = "true";
+            }
+
+            std::shared_ptr<Value> clone() const override {
+                return std::make_shared<standard_value<bool>>(*this);
+            }
+
+          private:
+            void set_default_and_implicit() {
+                m_default = true;
+                m_default_value = "false";
+                m_implicit = true;
+                m_implicit_value = "true";
+            }
+        };
+
+    } // namespace values
+
+    template <typename T>
+    std::shared_ptr<Value> value() {
+        return std::make_shared<values::standard_value<T>>();
+    }
+
+    template <typename T>
+    std::shared_ptr<Value> value(T& t) {
+        return std::make_shared<values::standard_value<T>>(&t);
+    }
+
+    class OptionAdder;
+
+    CXXOPTS_NODISCARD
+    inline const std::string& first_or_empty(const OptionNames& long_names) {
+        static const std::string empty{""};
+        return long_names.empty() ? empty : long_names.front();
+    }
+
+    class OptionDetails {
+      public:
+        OptionDetails(
+            std::string short_, OptionNames long_, String desc, std::shared_ptr<const Value> val
+        )
+            : m_short(std::move(short_)),
+              m_long(std::move(long_)),
+              m_desc(std::move(desc)),
+              m_value(std::move(val)),
+              m_count(0) {
+            m_hash = std::hash<std::string>{}(first_long_name() + m_short);
+        }
+
+        OptionDetails(const OptionDetails& rhs)
+            : m_desc(rhs.m_desc), m_value(rhs.m_value->clone()), m_count(rhs.m_count) {}
+
+        OptionDetails(OptionDetails&& rhs) = default;
+
+        CXXOPTS_NODISCARD
+        const String& description() const {
+            return m_desc;
+        }
+
+        CXXOPTS_NODISCARD
+        const Value& value() const {
+            return *m_value;
+        }
+
+        CXXOPTS_NODISCARD
+        std::shared_ptr<Value> make_storage() const {
+            return m_value->clone();
+        }
+
+        CXXOPTS_NODISCARD
+        const std::string& short_name() const {
+            return m_short;
+        }
+
+        CXXOPTS_NODISCARD
+        const std::string& first_long_name() const {
+            return first_or_empty(m_long);
+        }
+
+        CXXOPTS_NODISCARD
+        const std::string& essential_name() const {
+            return m_long.empty() ? m_short : m_long.front();
+        }
+
+        CXXOPTS_NODISCARD
+        const OptionNames& long_names() const {
+            return m_long;
+        }
+
+        std::size_t hash() const {
+            return m_hash;
+        }
+
+      private:
+        std::string m_short{};
+        OptionNames m_long{};
+        String m_desc{};
+        std::shared_ptr<const Value> m_value{};
+        int m_count;
+
+        std::size_t m_hash{};
+    };
+
+    struct HelpOptionDetails {
+        std::string s;
+        OptionNames l;
+        String desc;
+        bool has_default;
+        std::string default_value;
+        bool has_implicit;
+        std::string implicit_value;
+        std::string arg_help;
+        bool is_container;
+        bool is_boolean;
+    };
+
+    struct HelpGroupDetails {
+        std::string name{};
+        std::string description{};
+        std::vector<HelpOptionDetails> options{};
+    };
+
+    class OptionValue {
+      public:
+        void parse(const std::shared_ptr<const OptionDetails>& details, const std::string& text) {
+            ensure_value(details);
+            ++m_count;
+            m_value->parse(text);
+            m_long_names = &details->long_names();
+        }
+
+        void parse_default(const std::shared_ptr<const OptionDetails>& details) {
+            ensure_value(details);
+            m_default = true;
+            m_long_names = &details->long_names();
+            m_value->parse();
+        }
+
+        void parse_no_value(const std::shared_ptr<const OptionDetails>& details) {
+            m_long_names = &details->long_names();
+        }
+
+#if defined(CXXOPTS_NULL_DEREF_IGNORE)
+        CXXOPTS_DIAGNOSTIC_PUSH
+        CXXOPTS_IGNORE_WARNING("-Wnull-dereference")
+#endif
+
+        CXXOPTS_NODISCARD
+        std::size_t count() const noexcept {
+            return m_count;
+        }
+
+#if defined(CXXOPTS_NULL_DEREF_IGNORE)
+        CXXOPTS_DIAGNOSTIC_POP
+#endif
+
+        // TODO: maybe default options should count towards the number of arguments
+        CXXOPTS_NODISCARD
+        bool has_default() const noexcept {
+            return m_default;
+        }
+
+        template <typename T>
+        const T& as() const {
+            if (m_value == nullptr) {
+                throw_or_mimic<exceptions::option_has_no_value>(
+                    m_long_names == nullptr ? "" : first_or_empty(*m_long_names)
+                );
+            }
+
+            return CXXOPTS_RTTI_CAST<const values::standard_value<T>&>(*m_value).get();
+        }
+
+      private:
+        void ensure_value(const std::shared_ptr<const OptionDetails>& details) {
+            if (m_value == nullptr) {
+                m_value = details->make_storage();
+            }
+        }
+
+        const OptionNames* m_long_names = nullptr;
+        // Holding this pointer is safe, since OptionValue's only exist in key-value pairs,
+        // where the key has the string we point to.
+        std::shared_ptr<Value> m_value{};
+        std::size_t m_count = 0;
+        bool m_default = false;
+    };
+
+    class KeyValue {
+      public:
+        KeyValue(std::string key_, std::string value_)
+            : m_key(std::move(key_)), m_value(std::move(value_)) {}
+
+        CXXOPTS_NODISCARD
+        const std::string& key() const {
+            return m_key;
+        }
+
+        CXXOPTS_NODISCARD
+        const std::string& value() const {
+            return m_value;
+        }
+
+        template <typename T>
+        T as() const {
+            T result;
+            values::parse_value(m_value, result);
+            return result;
+        }
+
+      private:
+        std::string m_key;
+        std::string m_value;
+    };
+
+    using ParsedHashMap = std::unordered_map<std::size_t, OptionValue>;
+    using NameHashMap = std::unordered_map<std::string, std::size_t>;
+
+    class ParseResult {
+      public:
+        class Iterator {
+          public:
+            using iterator_category = std::forward_iterator_tag;
+            using value_type = KeyValue;
+            using difference_type = void;
+            using pointer = const KeyValue*;
+            using reference = const KeyValue&;
+
+            Iterator() = default;
+            Iterator(const Iterator&) = default;
+
+            // GCC complains about m_iter not being initialised in the member
+            // initializer list
+            CXXOPTS_DIAGNOSTIC_PUSH
+            CXXOPTS_IGNORE_WARNING("-Weffc++")
+
+            Iterator(const ParseResult* pr, bool end = false) : m_pr(pr) {
+                if (end) {
+                    m_sequential = false;
+                    m_iter = m_pr->m_defaults.end();
+                } else {
+                    m_sequential = true;
+                    m_iter = m_pr->m_sequential.begin();
+
+                    if (m_iter == m_pr->m_sequential.end()) {
+                        m_sequential = false;
+                        m_iter = m_pr->m_defaults.begin();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            CXXOPTS_DIAGNOSTIC_POP
+
+            Iterator& operator++() {
+                ++m_iter;
+                if (m_sequential && m_iter == m_pr->m_sequential.end()) {
+                    m_sequential = false;
+                    m_iter = m_pr->m_defaults.begin();
+                    return *this;
+                }
+                return *this;
+            }
+
+            Iterator operator++(int) {
+                Iterator retval = *this;
+                ++(*this);
+                return retval;
+            }
+
+            bool operator==(const Iterator& other) const {
+                return (m_sequential == other.m_sequential) && (m_iter == other.m_iter);
+            }
+
+            bool operator!=(const Iterator& other) const {
+                return !(*this == other);
+            }
+
+            const KeyValue& operator*() {
+                return *m_iter;
+            }
+
+            const KeyValue* operator->() {
+                return m_iter.operator->();
+            }
+
+          private:
+            const ParseResult* m_pr;
+            std::vector<KeyValue>::const_iterator m_iter;
+            bool m_sequential = true;
+        };
+
+        ParseResult() = default;
+        ParseResult(const ParseResult&) = default;
+
+        ParseResult(
+            NameHashMap&& keys, ParsedHashMap&& values, std::vector<KeyValue> sequential,
+            std::vector<KeyValue> default_opts, std::vector<std::string>&& unmatched_args
+        )
+            : m_keys(std::move(keys)),
+              m_values(std::move(values)),
+              m_sequential(std::move(sequential)),
+              m_defaults(std::move(default_opts)),
+              m_unmatched(std::move(unmatched_args)) {}
+
+        ParseResult& operator=(ParseResult&&) = default;
+        ParseResult& operator=(const ParseResult&) = default;
+
+        Iterator begin() const {
+            return Iterator(this);
+        }
+
+        Iterator end() const {
+            return Iterator(this, true);
+        }
+
+        std::size_t count(const std::string& o) const {
+            auto iter = m_keys.find(o);
+            if (iter == m_keys.end()) {
+                return 0;
+            }
+
+            auto viter = m_values.find(iter->second);
+
+            if (viter == m_values.end()) {
+                return 0;
+            }
+
+            return viter->second.count();
+        }
+
+        const OptionValue& operator[](const std::string& option) const {
+            auto iter = m_keys.find(option);
+
+            if (iter == m_keys.end()) {
+                throw_or_mimic<exceptions::requested_option_not_present>(option);
+            }
+
+            auto viter = m_values.find(iter->second);
+
+            if (viter == m_values.end()) {
+                throw_or_mimic<exceptions::requested_option_not_present>(option);
+            }
+
+            return viter->second;
+        }
+
+        const std::vector<KeyValue>& arguments() const {
+            return m_sequential;
+        }
+
+        const std::vector<std::string>& unmatched() const {
+            return m_unmatched;
+        }
+
+        const std::vector<KeyValue>& defaults() const {
+            return m_defaults;
+        }
+
+        const std::string arguments_string() const {
+            std::string result;
+            for (const auto& kv : m_sequential) {
+                result += kv.key() + " = " + kv.value() + "\n";
+            }
+            for (const auto& kv : m_defaults) {
+                result += kv.key() + " = " + kv.value() + " " + "(default)" + "\n";
+            }
+            return result;
+        }
+
+      private:
+        NameHashMap m_keys{};
+        ParsedHashMap m_values{};
+        std::vector<KeyValue> m_sequential{};
+        std::vector<KeyValue> m_defaults{};
+        std::vector<std::string> m_unmatched{};
+    };
+
+    struct Option {
+        Option(
+            std::string opts, std::string desc,
+            std::shared_ptr<const Value> value = ::cxxopts::value<bool>(), std::string arg_help = ""
+        )
+            : opts_(std::move(opts)),
+              desc_(std::move(desc)),
+              value_(std::move(value)),
+              arg_help_(std::move(arg_help)) {}
+
+        std::string opts_;
+        std::string desc_;
+        std::shared_ptr<const Value> value_;
+        std::string arg_help_;
+    };
+
+    using OptionMap = std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<OptionDetails>>;
+    using PositionalList = std::vector<std::string>;
+    using PositionalListIterator = PositionalList::const_iterator;
+
+    class OptionParser {
+      public:
+        OptionParser(
+            const OptionMap& options, const PositionalList& positional, bool allow_unrecognised
+        )
+            : m_options(options),
+              m_positional(positional),
+              m_allow_unrecognised(allow_unrecognised) {}
+
+        ParseResult parse(int argc, const char* const* argv);
+
+        bool consume_positional(const std::string& a, PositionalListIterator& next);
+
+        void checked_parse_arg(
+            int argc, const char* const* argv, int& current,
+            const std::shared_ptr<OptionDetails>& value, const std::string& name
+        );
+
+        void add_to_option(
+            OptionMap::const_iterator iter, const std::string& option, const std::string& arg
+        );
+
+        void parse_option(
+            const std::shared_ptr<OptionDetails>& value, const std::string& name,
+            const std::string& arg = ""
+        );
+
+        void parse_default(const std::shared_ptr<OptionDetails>& details);
+
+        void parse_no_value(const std::shared_ptr<OptionDetails>& details);
+
+      private:
+        void finalise_aliases();
+
+        const OptionMap& m_options;
+        const PositionalList& m_positional;
+
+        std::vector<KeyValue> m_sequential{};
+        std::vector<KeyValue> m_defaults{};
+        bool m_allow_unrecognised;
+
+        ParsedHashMap m_parsed{};
+        NameHashMap m_keys{};
+    };
+
+    class Options {
+      public:
+        explicit Options(std::string program_name, std::string help_string = "")
+            : m_program(std::move(program_name)),
+              m_help_string(toLocalString(std::move(help_string))),
+              m_custom_help("[OPTION...]"),
+              m_positional_help("positional parameters"),
+              m_show_positional(false),
+              m_allow_unrecognised(false),
+              m_width(76),
+              m_tab_expansion(false),
+              m_options(std::make_shared<OptionMap>()) {}
+
+        Options& positional_help(std::string help_text) {
+            m_positional_help = std::move(help_text);
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        Options& custom_help(std::string help_text) {
+            m_custom_help = std::move(help_text);
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        Options& show_positional_help() {
+            m_show_positional = true;
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        Options& allow_unrecognised_options() {
+            m_allow_unrecognised = true;
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        Options& set_width(std::size_t width) {
+            m_width = width;
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        Options& set_tab_expansion(bool expansion = true) {
+            m_tab_expansion = expansion;
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        ParseResult parse(int argc, const char* const* argv);
+
+        OptionAdder add_options(std::string group = "");
+
+        void add_options(const std::string& group, std::initializer_list<Option> options);
+
+        void add_option(const std::string& group, const Option& option);
+
+        void add_option(
+            const std::string& group, const std::string& s, const OptionNames& l, std::string desc,
+            const std::shared_ptr<const Value>& value, std::string arg_help
+        );
+
+        void add_option(
+            const std::string& group, const std::string& short_name,
+            const std::string& single_long_name, std::string desc,
+            const std::shared_ptr<const Value>& value, std::string arg_help
+        ) {
+            OptionNames long_names;
+            long_names.emplace_back(single_long_name);
+            add_option(group, short_name, long_names, desc, value, arg_help);
+        }
+
+        //parse positional arguments into the given option
+        void parse_positional(std::string option);
+
+        void parse_positional(std::vector<std::string> options);
+
+        void parse_positional(std::initializer_list<std::string> options);
+
+        template <typename Iterator>
+        void parse_positional(Iterator begin, Iterator end) {
+            parse_positional(std::vector<std::string>{begin, end});
+        }
+
+        std::string help(const std::vector<std::string>& groups = {}, bool print_usage = true)
+            const;
+
+        std::vector<std::string> groups() const;
+
+        const HelpGroupDetails& group_help(const std::string& group) const;
+
+        const std::string& program() const {
+            return m_program;
+        }
+
+      private:
+        void add_one_option(
+            const std::string& option, const std::shared_ptr<OptionDetails>& details
+        );
+
+        String help_one_group(const std::string& group) const;
+
+        void generate_group_help(String& result, const std::vector<std::string>& groups) const;
+
+        void generate_all_groups_help(String& result) const;
+
+        std::string m_program{};
+        String m_help_string{};
+        std::string m_custom_help{};
+        std::string m_positional_help{};
+        bool m_show_positional;
+        bool m_allow_unrecognised;
+        std::size_t m_width;
+        bool m_tab_expansion;
+
+        std::shared_ptr<OptionMap> m_options;
+        std::vector<std::string> m_positional{};
+        std::unordered_set<std::string> m_positional_set{};
+
+        //mapping from groups to help options
+        std::map<std::string, HelpGroupDetails> m_help{};
+    };
+
+    class OptionAdder {
+      public:
+        OptionAdder(Options& options, std::string group)
+            : m_options(options), m_group(std::move(group)) {}
+
+        OptionAdder& operator()(
+            const std::string& opts, const std::string& desc,
+            const std::shared_ptr<const Value>& value = ::cxxopts::value<bool>(),
+            std::string arg_help = ""
+        );
+
+      private:
+        Options& m_options;
+        std::string m_group;
+    };
+
+    namespace {
+        constexpr std::size_t OPTION_LONGEST = 30;
+        constexpr std::size_t OPTION_DESC_GAP = 2;
+
+        String format_option(const HelpOptionDetails& o) {
+            const auto& s = o.s;
+            const auto& l = first_or_empty(o.l);
+
+            String result = "  ";
+
+            if (!s.empty()) {
+                result += "-" + toLocalString(s);
+                if (!l.empty()) {
+                    result += ",";
+                }
+            } else {
+                result += "   ";
+            }
+
+            if (!l.empty()) {
+                result += " --" + toLocalString(l);
+            }
+
+            auto arg = !o.arg_help.empty() ? toLocalString(o.arg_help) : "arg";
+
+            if (!o.is_boolean) {
+                if (o.has_implicit) {
+                    result += " [=" + arg + "(=" + toLocalString(o.implicit_value) + ")]";
+                } else {
+                    result += " " + arg;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        String format_description(
+            const HelpOptionDetails& o, std::size_t start, std::size_t allowed, bool tab_expansion
+        ) {
+            auto desc = o.desc;
+
+            if (o.has_default && (!o.is_boolean || o.default_value != "false")) {
+                if (!o.default_value.empty()) {
+                    desc += toLocalString(" (default: " + o.default_value + ")");
+                } else {
+                    desc += toLocalString(" (default: \"\")");
+                }
+            }
+
+            String result;
+
+            if (tab_expansion) {
+                String desc2;
+                auto size = std::size_t{0};
+                for (auto c = std::begin(desc); c != std::end(desc); ++c) {
+                    if (*c == '\n') {
+                        desc2 += *c;
+                        size = 0;
+                    } else if (*c == '\t') {
+                        auto skip = 8 - size % 8;
+                        stringAppend(desc2, skip, ' ');
+                        size += skip;
+                    } else {
+                        desc2 += *c;
+                        ++size;
+                    }
+                }
+                desc = desc2;
+            }
+
+            desc += " ";
+
+            auto current = std::begin(desc);
+            auto previous = current;
+            auto startLine = current;
+            auto lastSpace = current;
+
+            auto size = std::size_t{};
+
+            bool appendNewLine;
+            bool onlyWhiteSpace = true;
+
+            while (current != std::end(desc)) {
+                appendNewLine = false;
+                if (*previous == ' ' || *previous == '\t') {
+                    lastSpace = current;
+                }
+                if (*current != ' ' && *current != '\t') {
+                    onlyWhiteSpace = false;
+                }
+
+                while (*current == '\n') {
+                    previous = current;
+                    ++current;
+                    appendNewLine = true;
+                }
+
+                if (!appendNewLine && size >= allowed) {
+                    if (lastSpace != startLine) {
+                        current = lastSpace;
+                        previous = current;
+                    }
+                    appendNewLine = true;
+                }
+
+                if (appendNewLine) {
+                    stringAppend(result, startLine, current);
+                    startLine = current;
+                    lastSpace = current;
+
+                    if (*previous != '\n') {
+                        stringAppend(result, "\n");
+                    }
+
+                    stringAppend(result, start, ' ');
+
+                    if (*previous != '\n') {
+                        stringAppend(result, lastSpace, current);
+                    }
+
+                    onlyWhiteSpace = true;
+                    size = 0;
+                }
+
+                previous = current;
+                ++current;
+                ++size;
+            }
+
+            //append whatever is left but ignore whitespace
+            if (!onlyWhiteSpace) {
+                stringAppend(result, startLine, previous);
+            }
+
+            return result;
+        }
+
+    } // namespace
+
+    inline void Options::add_options(
+        const std::string& group, std::initializer_list<Option> options
+    ) {
+        OptionAdder option_adder(*this, group);
+        for (const auto& option : options) {
+            option_adder(option.opts_, option.desc_, option.value_, option.arg_help_);
+        }
+    }
+
+    inline OptionAdder Options::add_options(std::string group) {
+        return OptionAdder(*this, std::move(group));
+    }
+
+    inline OptionAdder& OptionAdder::operator()(
+        const std::string& opts, const std::string& desc, const std::shared_ptr<const Value>& value,
+        std::string arg_help
+    ) {
+        OptionNames option_names = values::parser_tool::split_option_names(opts);
+        // Note: All names will be non-empty; but we must separate the short
+        // (length-1) and longer names
+        std::string short_name{""};
+        auto first_short_name_iter =
+            std::partition(option_names.begin(), option_names.end(), [&](const std::string& name) {
+                return name.length() > 1;
+            });
+        auto num_length_1_names = (option_names.end() - first_short_name_iter);
+        switch (num_length_1_names) {
+            case 1:
+                short_name = *first_short_name_iter;
+                option_names.erase(first_short_name_iter);
+            case 0:
+                break;
+            default:
+                throw_or_mimic<exceptions::invalid_option_format>(opts);
+        };
+
+        m_options.add_option(m_group, short_name, option_names, desc, value, std::move(arg_help));
+
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    inline void OptionParser::parse_default(const std::shared_ptr<OptionDetails>& details) {
+        // TODO: remove the duplicate code here
+        auto& store = m_parsed[details->hash()];
+        store.parse_default(details);
+        m_defaults.emplace_back(details->essential_name(), details->value().get_default_value());
+    }
+
+    inline void OptionParser::parse_no_value(const std::shared_ptr<OptionDetails>& details) {
+        auto& store = m_parsed[details->hash()];
+        store.parse_no_value(details);
+    }
+
+    inline void OptionParser::parse_option(
+        const std::shared_ptr<OptionDetails>& value, const std::string& /*name*/,
+        const std::string& arg
+    ) {
+        auto hash = value->hash();
+        auto& result = m_parsed[hash];
+        result.parse(value, arg);
+
+        m_sequential.emplace_back(value->essential_name(), arg);
+    }
+
+    inline void OptionParser::checked_parse_arg(
+        int argc, const char* const* argv, int& current,
+        const std::shared_ptr<OptionDetails>& value, const std::string& name
+    ) {
+        if (current + 1 >= argc) {
+            if (value->value().has_implicit()) {
+                parse_option(value, name, value->value().get_implicit_value());
+            } else {
+                throw_or_mimic<exceptions::missing_argument>(name);
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (value->value().has_implicit()) {
+                parse_option(value, name, value->value().get_implicit_value());
+            } else {
+                parse_option(value, name, argv[current + 1]);
+                ++current;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    inline void OptionParser::add_to_option(
+        OptionMap::const_iterator iter, const std::string& option, const std::string& arg
+    ) {
+        parse_option(iter->second, option, arg);
+    }
+
+    inline bool OptionParser::consume_positional(
+        const std::string& a, PositionalListIterator& next
+    ) {
+        while (next != m_positional.end()) {
+            auto iter = m_options.find(*next);
+            if (iter != m_options.end()) {
+                if (!iter->second->value().is_container()) {
+                    auto& result = m_parsed[iter->second->hash()];
+                    if (result.count() == 0) {
+                        add_to_option(iter, *next, a);
+                        ++next;
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                    ++next;
+                    continue;
+                }
+                add_to_option(iter, *next, a);
+                return true;
+            }
+            throw_or_mimic<exceptions::no_such_option>(*next);
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    inline void Options::parse_positional(std::string option) {
+        parse_positional(std::vector<std::string>{std::move(option)});
+    }
+
+    inline void Options::parse_positional(std::vector<std::string> options) {
+        m_positional = std::move(options);
+
+        m_positional_set.insert(m_positional.begin(), m_positional.end());
+    }
+
+    inline void Options::parse_positional(std::initializer_list<std::string> options) {
+        parse_positional(std::vector<std::string>(options));
+    }
+
+    inline ParseResult Options::parse(int argc, const char* const* argv) {
+        OptionParser parser(*m_options, m_positional, m_allow_unrecognised);
+
+        return parser.parse(argc, argv);
+    }
+
+    inline ParseResult OptionParser::parse(int argc, const char* const* argv) {
+        int current = 1;
+        bool consume_remaining = false;
+        auto next_positional = m_positional.begin();
+
+        std::vector<std::string> unmatched;
+
+        while (current != argc) {
+            if (strcmp(argv[current], "--") == 0) {
+                consume_remaining = true;
+                ++current;
+                break;
+            }
+            bool matched = false;
+            values::parser_tool::ArguDesc argu_desc =
+                values::parser_tool::ParseArgument(argv[current], matched);
+
+            if (!matched) {
+                //not a flag
+
+                // but if it starts with a `-`, then it's an error
+                if (argv[current][0] == '-' && argv[current][1] != '\0') {
+                    if (!m_allow_unrecognised) {
+                        throw_or_mimic<exceptions::invalid_option_syntax>(argv[current]);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                //if true is returned here then it was consumed, otherwise it is
+                //ignored
+                if (consume_positional(argv[current], next_positional)) {
+                } else {
+                    unmatched.emplace_back(argv[current]);
+                }
+                //if we return from here then it was parsed successfully, so continue
+            } else {
+                //short or long option?
+                if (argu_desc.grouping) {
+                    const std::string& s = argu_desc.arg_name;
+
+                    for (std::size_t i = 0; i != s.size(); ++i) {
+                        std::string name(1, s[i]);
+                        auto iter = m_options.find(name);
+
+                        if (iter == m_options.end()) {
+                            if (m_allow_unrecognised) {
+                                unmatched.push_back(std::string("-") + s[i]);
+                                continue;
+                            }
+                            //error
+                            throw_or_mimic<exceptions::no_such_option>(name);
+                        }
+
+                        auto value = iter->second;
+
+                        if (i + 1 == s.size()) {
+                            //it must be the last argument
+                            checked_parse_arg(argc, argv, current, value, name);
+                        } else if (value->value().has_implicit()) {
+                            parse_option(value, name, value->value().get_implicit_value());
+                        } else if (i + 1 < s.size()) {
+                            std::string arg_value = s.substr(i + 1);
+                            parse_option(value, name, arg_value);
+                            break;
+                        } else {
+                            //error
+                            throw_or_mimic<exceptions::option_requires_argument>(name);
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else if (argu_desc.arg_name.length() != 0) {
+                    const std::string& name = argu_desc.arg_name;
+
+                    auto iter = m_options.find(name);
+
+                    if (iter == m_options.end()) {
+                        if (m_allow_unrecognised) {
+                            // keep unrecognised options in argument list, skip to next argument
+                            unmatched.emplace_back(argv[current]);
+                            ++current;
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        //error
+                        throw_or_mimic<exceptions::no_such_option>(name);
+                    }
+
+                    auto opt = iter->second;
+
+                    //equals provided for long option?
+                    if (argu_desc.set_value) {
+                        //parse the option given
+
+                        parse_option(opt, name, argu_desc.value);
+                    } else {
+                        //parse the next argument
+                        checked_parse_arg(argc, argv, current, opt, name);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            ++current;
+        }
+
+        for (auto& opt : m_options) {
+            auto& detail = opt.second;
+            const auto& value = detail->value();
+
+            auto& store = m_parsed[detail->hash()];
+
+            if (value.has_default()) {
+                if (!store.count() && !store.has_default()) {
+                    parse_default(detail);
+                }
+            } else {
+                parse_no_value(detail);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (consume_remaining) {
+            while (current < argc) {
+                if (!consume_positional(argv[current], next_positional)) {
+                    break;
+                }
+                ++current;
+            }
+
+            //adjust argv for any that couldn't be swallowed
+            while (current != argc) {
+                unmatched.emplace_back(argv[current]);
+                ++current;
+            }
+        }
+
+        finalise_aliases();
+
+        ParseResult parsed(
+            std::move(m_keys),
+            std::move(m_parsed),
+            std::move(m_sequential),
+            std::move(m_defaults),
+            std::move(unmatched)
+        );
+        return parsed;
+    }
+
+    inline void OptionParser::finalise_aliases() {
+        for (auto& option : m_options) {
+            auto& detail = *option.second;
+            auto hash = detail.hash();
+            m_keys[detail.short_name()] = hash;
+            for (const auto& long_name : detail.long_names()) {
+                m_keys[long_name] = hash;
+            }
+
+            m_parsed.emplace(hash, OptionValue());
+        }
+    }
+
+    inline void Options::add_option(const std::string& group, const Option& option) {
+        add_options(group, {option});
+    }
+
+    inline void Options::add_option(
+        const std::string& group, const std::string& s, const OptionNames& l, std::string desc,
+        const std::shared_ptr<const Value>& value, std::string arg_help
+    ) {
+        auto stringDesc = toLocalString(std::move(desc));
+        auto option = std::make_shared<OptionDetails>(s, l, stringDesc, value);
+
+        if (!s.empty()) {
+            add_one_option(s, option);
+        }
+
+        for (const auto& long_name : l) {
+            add_one_option(long_name, option);
+        }
+
+        //add the help details
+        auto& options = m_help[group];
+
+        options.options.emplace_back(HelpOptionDetails{
+            s,
+            l,
+            stringDesc,
+            value->has_default(),
+            value->get_default_value(),
+            value->has_implicit(),
+            value->get_implicit_value(),
+            std::move(arg_help),
+            value->is_container(),
+            value->is_boolean()});
+    }
+
+    inline void Options::add_one_option(
+        const std::string& option, const std::shared_ptr<OptionDetails>& details
+    ) {
+        auto in = m_options->emplace(option, details);
+
+        if (!in.second) {
+            throw_or_mimic<exceptions::option_already_exists>(option);
+        }
+    }
+
+    inline String Options::help_one_group(const std::string& g) const {
+        using OptionHelp = std::vector<std::pair<String, String>>;
+
+        auto group = m_help.find(g);
+        if (group == m_help.end()) {
+            return "";
+        }
+
+        OptionHelp format;
+
+        std::size_t longest = 0;
+
+        String result;
+
+        if (!g.empty()) {
+            result += toLocalString(" " + g + " options:\n");
+        }
+
+        for (const auto& o : group->second.options) {
+            if (o.l.size() && m_positional_set.find(o.l.front()) != m_positional_set.end() &&
+                !m_show_positional) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            auto s = format_option(o);
+            longest = (std::max)(longest, stringLength(s));
+            format.push_back(std::make_pair(s, String()));
+        }
+        longest = (std::min)(longest, OPTION_LONGEST);
+
+        //widest allowed description -- min 10 chars for helptext/line
+        std::size_t allowed = 10;
+        if (m_width > allowed + longest + OPTION_DESC_GAP) {
+            allowed = m_width - longest - OPTION_DESC_GAP;
+        }
+
+        auto fiter = format.begin();
+        for (const auto& o : group->second.options) {
+            if (o.l.size() && m_positional_set.find(o.l.front()) != m_positional_set.end() &&
+                !m_show_positional) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            auto d = format_description(o, longest + OPTION_DESC_GAP, allowed, m_tab_expansion);
+
+            result += fiter->first;
+            if (stringLength(fiter->first) > longest) {
+                result += '\n';
+                result += toLocalString(std::string(longest + OPTION_DESC_GAP, ' '));
+            } else {
+                result += toLocalString(
+                    std::string(longest + OPTION_DESC_GAP - stringLength(fiter->first), ' ')
+                );
+            }
+            result += d;
+            result += '\n';
+
+            ++fiter;
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    inline void Options::generate_group_help(
+        String& result, const std::vector<std::string>& print_groups
+    ) const {
+        for (std::size_t i = 0; i != print_groups.size(); ++i) {
+            const String& group_help_text = help_one_group(print_groups[i]);
+            if (empty(group_help_text)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            result += group_help_text;
+            if (i < print_groups.size() - 1) {
+                result += '\n';
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    inline void Options::generate_all_groups_help(String& result) const {
+        std::vector<std::string> all_groups;
+
+        std::transform(
+            m_help.begin(),
+            m_help.end(),
+            std::back_inserter(all_groups),
+            [](const std::map<std::string, HelpGroupDetails>::value_type& group) {
+                return group.first;
+            }
+        );
+
+        generate_group_help(result, all_groups);
+    }
+
+    inline std::string Options::help(const std::vector<std::string>& help_groups, bool print_usage)
+        const {
+        String result = m_help_string;
+        if (print_usage) {
+            result += "\nUsage:\n  " + toLocalString(m_program);
+        }
+
+        if (!m_custom_help.empty()) {
+            result += " " + toLocalString(m_custom_help);
+        }
+
+        if (!m_positional.empty() && !m_positional_help.empty()) {
+            result += " " + toLocalString(m_positional_help);
+        }
+
+        result += "\n\n";
+
+        if (help_groups.empty()) {
+            generate_all_groups_help(result);
+        } else {
+            generate_group_help(result, help_groups);
+        }
+
+        return toUTF8String(result);
+    }
+
+    inline std::vector<std::string> Options::groups() const {
+        std::vector<std::string> g;
+
+        std::transform(
+            m_help.begin(),
+            m_help.end(),
+            std::back_inserter(g),
+            [](const std::map<std::string, HelpGroupDetails>::value_type& pair) {
+                return pair.first;
+            }
+        );
+
+        return g;
+    }
+
+    inline const HelpGroupDetails& Options::group_help(const std::string& group) const {
+        return m_help.at(group);
+    }
+
+} // namespace cxxopts
+
+#endif //CXXOPTS_HPP_INCLUDED
+
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
diff --git a/scripts/lint.py b/scripts/lint.py
index 7a47dcec6fd5..55bc432d6701 100755
--- a/scripts/lint.py
+++ b/scripts/lint.py
@@ -849,6 +849,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         "./rerun_cpp/docs/html",
         "./scripts/lint.py",  # we contain all the patterns we are linting against
         "./scripts/zombie_todos.py",
+        "./rerun_cpp/src/rerun/third_party/cxxopts.hpp",  # vendored
         "./web_viewer/re_viewer.js",  # auto-generated by wasm_bindgen
     )
 
diff --git a/tests/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 0e6473b2fe3b..a616e044f777 100644
--- a/tests/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16...3.27)
 
-add_subdirectory(roundtrips)
 add_subdirectory(log_benchmark)
+add_subdirectory(plot_dashboard_stress)
+add_subdirectory(roundtrips)
diff --git a/tests/cpp/plot_dashboard_stress/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/cpp/plot_dashboard_stress/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a63f57188fd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cpp/plot_dashboard_stress/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16...3.27)
+
+file(GLOB PLOT_DASHBOARD_STRESS_SOURCES LIST_DIRECTORIES true ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*)
+
+add_executable(plot_dashboard_stress ${PLOT_DASHBOARD_STRESS_SOURCES})
+rerun_strict_warning_settings(plot_dashboard_stress)
+target_link_libraries(plot_dashboard_stress PRIVATE rerun_sdk)
diff --git a/tests/cpp/plot_dashboard_stress/main.cpp b/tests/cpp/plot_dashboard_stress/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d794e4115a5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cpp/plot_dashboard_stress/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+// Plot dashboard stress test.
+//
+// Usage:
+// ```text
+// just cpp-plot-dashboard --help
+// ```
+//
+// Example:
+// ```text
+// just cpp-plot-dashboard --num-plots 10 --num-series-per-plot 5 --num-points-per-series 5000 --freq 1000
+// ```
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <random>
+#include <thread>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <rerun.hpp>
+#include <rerun/demo_utils.hpp>
+#include <rerun/third_party/cxxopts.hpp>
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+    const auto rec = rerun::RecordingStream("rerun_example_plot_dashboard_stress");
+
+    cxxopts::Options options("plot_dashboard_stress", "Plot dashboard stress test");
+
+    // clang-format off
+    options.add_options()
+      ("h,help", "Print usage")
+      // Rerun
+      ("spawn", "Start a new Rerun Viewer process and feed it data in real-time")
+      ("connect", "Connects and sends the logged data to a remote Rerun viewer")
+      ("stdout", "Log data to standard output, to be piped into a Rerun Viewer")
+      // Dashboard
+      ("num-plots", "How many different plots?", cxxopts::value<uint64_t>()->default_value("1"))
+      ("num-series-per-plot", "How many series in each single plot?", cxxopts::value<uint64_t>()->default_value("1"))
+      ("num-points-per-series", "How many points in each single series?", cxxopts::value<uint64_t>()->default_value("100000"))
+      ("freq", "Frequency of logging (applies to all series)", cxxopts::value<double>()->default_value("1000.0"))
+    ("order", "What order to log the data in ('forwards', 'backwards', 'random') (applies to all series)", cxxopts::value<std::string>()->default_value("forwards"))
+    ;
+    // clang-format on
+
+    auto args = options.parse(argc, argv);
+
+    if (args.count("help")) {
+        std::cout << options.help() << std::endl;
+        exit(0);
+    }
+
+    // TODO(#4602): need common rerun args helper library
+    if (args["spawn"].as<bool>()) {
+        rec.spawn().exit_on_failure();
+    } else if (args["connect"].as<bool>()) {
+        rec.connect().exit_on_failure();
+    } else if (args["stdout"].as<bool>()) {
+        rec.to_stdout().exit_on_failure();
+    } else {
+        rec.spawn().exit_on_failure();
+    }
+
+    const auto num_plots = args["num-plots"].as<uint64_t>();
+    const auto num_series_per_plot = args["num-series-per-plot"].as<uint64_t>();
+    const auto num_points_per_series = args["num-points-per-series"].as<uint64_t>();
+
+    std::vector<std::string> plot_paths;
+    plot_paths.reserve(num_plots);
+    for (uint64_t i = 0; i < num_plots; ++i) {
+        plot_paths.push_back("plot_" + std::to_string(i));
+    }
+
+    std::vector<std::string> series_paths;
+    series_paths.reserve(num_series_per_plot);
+    for (uint64_t i = 0; i < num_series_per_plot; ++i) {
+        series_paths.push_back("series_" + std::to_string(i));
+    }
+
+    const auto freq = args["freq"].as<double>();
+
+    const auto num_series = num_plots * num_series_per_plot;
+    const auto time_per_tick = 1.0 / freq;
+    const auto expected_total_freq = freq * static_cast<double>(num_series);
+
+    std::random_device rd;
+    std::mt19937 rng(rd());
+    std::uniform_real_distribution<double> uniform_pi(0.0, rerun::demo::PI);
+
+    std::vector<int64_t> sim_times;
+    const auto order = args["order"].as<std::string>();
+
+    if (order == "forwards") {
+        for (int64_t i = 0; i < static_cast<int64_t>(num_points_per_series); ++i) {
+            sim_times.push_back(i);
+        }
+    } else if (order == "backwards") {
+        for (int64_t i = static_cast<int64_t>(num_points_per_series); i > 0; --i) {
+            sim_times.push_back(i - 1);
+        }
+    } else if (order == "random") {
+        for (int64_t i = 0; i < static_cast<int64_t>(num_points_per_series); ++i) {
+            sim_times.push_back(i);
+        }
+        std::shuffle(sim_times.begin(), sim_times.end(), rng);
+    }
+
+    uint64_t total_num_scalars = 0;
+    auto total_start_time = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+    double max_load = 0.0;
+
+    auto tick_start_time = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+
+    for (auto sim_time : sim_times) {
+        rec.set_time_sequence("sim_time", sim_time);
+
+        // Log
+
+        for (auto plot_path : plot_paths) {
+            for (auto series_path : series_paths) {
+                double value = std::sin(uniform_pi(rng));
+                rec.log(plot_path + "/" + series_path, rerun::TimeSeriesScalar(value));
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Progress report
+
+        total_num_scalars += num_series;
+        auto total_elapsed = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now() - total_start_time;
+        if (total_elapsed >= std::chrono::seconds(1)) {
+            double total_elapsed_secs =
+                std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::duration<double>>(total_elapsed).count();
+            std::cout << "logged " << total_num_scalars << " scalars over " << total_elapsed_secs
+                      << "s (freq=" << static_cast<double>(total_num_scalars) / total_elapsed_secs
+                      << "Hz, expected=" << expected_total_freq << "Hz, load=" << max_load * 100.0
+                      << "%)" << std::endl;
+
+            auto elapsed_debt = std::chrono::duration<double>(
+                total_elapsed_secs - floor(total_elapsed_secs)
+            ); // just keep the fractional part
+            total_start_time = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now() -
+                               std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(elapsed_debt);
+
+            total_start_time = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+            total_num_scalars = 0;
+            max_load = 0.0;
+        }
+
+        // Throttle
+
+        auto elapsed = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now() - tick_start_time;
+        double sleep_time =
+            time_per_tick -
+            std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::duration<double>>(elapsed).count();
+
+        if (sleep_time > 0.0) {
+            auto sleep_duration = std::chrono::duration<double>(sleep_time);
+
+            auto sleep_start_time = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+            std::this_thread::sleep_for(sleep_duration);
+            auto sleep_elapsed = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now() - sleep_start_time;
+
+            // We will very likely be put to sleep for more than we asked for, and therefore need
+            // to pay off that debt in order to meet our frequency goal.
+            auto sleep_debt = sleep_elapsed - sleep_duration;
+            tick_start_time = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now() -
+                              std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(sleep_debt);
+        } else {
+            tick_start_time = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+        }
+
+        max_load = std::max(
+            max_load,
+            std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::duration<double>>(elapsed).count() /
+                time_per_tick
+        );
+    }
+
+    auto total_elapsed = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now() - total_start_time;
+    double total_elapsed_secs =
+        std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::duration<double>>(total_elapsed).count();
+    std::cout << "logged " << total_num_scalars << " scalars over " << total_elapsed_secs
+              << "s (freq=" << static_cast<double>(total_num_scalars) / total_elapsed_secs
+              << "Hz, expected=" << expected_total_freq << "Hz, load=" << max_load * 100.0 << "%)"
+              << std::endl;
+}