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+import os
+import urllib.request
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import uxarray as ux
+
+current_path = Path(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
+
+grid_filename_480 = "oQU480.grid.nc"
+grid_filename_120 = "oQU120.grid.nc"
+filenames = [grid_filename_480, grid_filename_120]
+
+for filename in filenames:
+    if not os.path.isfile(current_path / filename):
+        # downloads the files from Cookbook repo, if they haven't been downloaded locally yet
+        url = f"https://github.com/ProjectPythia/unstructured-grid-viz-cookbook/raw/main/meshfiles/{filename}"
+        _, headers = urllib.request.urlretrieve(url, filename=current_path / filename)
+
+oQU_path_dict = {"480km": current_path / grid_filename_480,
+                  "120km": current_path / grid_filename_120}
+
+# Paths to grid files on Glade
+dyamond_path_dict = {"30km": "/glade/campaign/cisl/vast/uxarray/data/dyamond/30km/grid.nc",
+                  "15km": "/glade/campaign/cisl/vast/uxarray/data/dyamond/15km/grid.nc",
+                  "7.5km": "/glade/campaign/cisl/vast/uxarray/data/dyamond/7.5km/grid.nc",
+                  "3.75km": "/glade/campaign/cisl/vast/uxarray/data/dyamond/3.75km/grid.nc"}
+
+file_path_dict = oQU_path_dict | dyamond_path_dict
+
+
+class GridBenchmark:
+    """Class used as a template for benchmarks requiring a ``Grid`` in this
+    module across both resolutions."""
+    param_names = ['resolution', ]
+    params = [['480km', '120km', '30km', '15km', '7.5km', '3.75km'], ]
+
+    def setup(self, resolution, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.uxgrid = ux.open_grid(file_path_dict[resolution])
+
+    def teardown(self, resolution, *args, **kwargs):
+        del self.uxgrid
+
+class Connectivity(GridBenchmark):
+
+    def time_face_node(self, resolution):
+        _ = self.uxgrid.face_node_connectivity
+
+    def time_edge_node(self, resolution):
+        _ = self.uxgrid.edge_node_connectivity
+
+#   TODO: Not yet supported?
+#   def time_node_node(self, resolution):
+#       _ = self.uxgrid.node_node_connectivity
+
+    def time_face_edge(self, resolution):
+        _ = self.uxgrid.face_edge_connectivity
+
+#   TODO: Not yet supported?
+#   def time_edge_edge(self, resolution):
+#        _ = self.uxgrid.edge_edge_connectivity
+
+    def time_node_edge(self, resolution):
+        _ = self.uxgrid.node_edge_connectivity
+
+    def time_face_face(self, resolution):
+        _ = self.uxgrid.face_face_connectivity
+
+    def time_edge_face(self, resolution):
+        _ = self.uxgrid.edge_face_connectivity
+
+    def time_node_face(self, resolution):
+        _ = self.uxgrid.node_face_connectivity