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MeasureProfiler class methods

Item

Returns

Description

GetFeatures() enum MeasureFeatures: uint

Returns a set of features currently active in the profiler: Bit flags in the MeasureFeatures value fully describe the current profiler state. Each bit indicates whether a corresponding feature is currently available:

  • Ready = 0x1: Indicates whether the profiler is ready to work. You need to check this flag only in case you attach the profiler to the current process: the flag will be set once the profiler is ready to accept your commands. If you start a process under profiling, this flag is always set. After you detach the profiler from the process, the flag is cleared.

  • Detach = 0x2: Indicates whether it is possible to use MeasureProfiler.Detach().
    0: the profiler will ignore MeasureProfiler.Detach().
    1: MeasureProfiler.Detach() will detach the profiler from the profiled process.

StartCollectingData()

Start collecting profiling data.
Doesn't throw any errors even if the application is run with profiling disabled.

StartCollectingData(string groupName)

[Internal use only]
Start collecting profiling data.
Doesn't throw any errors even if the application is run with profiling disabled.
groupName is the name of the collected data block.

StopCollectingData()

Stop collecting profiling data. Current data will persist in memory so next time you start taking measurements with StartCollectingData(), the new data will be added to the current data.
This method doesn't save the collected data block to the disk.
Doesn't throw any errors even if the application is run with profiling disabled.
Important! This method is not applicable to the Timeline profiling type and will be ignored by the profiler.

SaveData()

Stop collecting data if needed and save all collected data blocks to the disk.
After saving a snapshot, the collected data is reset.
Doesn't throw any errors even if the application is run with profiling disabled.

SaveData(string name)

[Internal use only]
Stop collecting data if needed and save all collected data blocks to the disk.
After saving a snapshot, the collected data is reset.
Doesn't throw any errors even if the application is run with profiling disabled.
name is the name of the collected data blocks. It is not a filename.

Detach()

Detach the profiler from the profiled process. Does nothing if detaching is disabled in the profiler. To check whether the detaching is enabled, use MeasureProfiler.GetFeatures() with MeasureFeatures.Detach flag. Doesn't throw any errors even if the application is run with profiling disabled.

DropData()

Stop collecting data if needed and drop all collected data blocks.
Doesn't throw any errors even if the application is run with profiling disabled.

The profiling API

The self-profiling API

SelfAttach class properties

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Type

Description

State enum SelfApiState {None, Inactive, Active}

Indicates the profiler state.

  • None: the profiler is not available.

  • Inactive: the profiler is available. Profiling control is not available.

  • Active: the profiler is available. Profiling can be controlled via API or the controller window.

SelfAttach class methods

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Description

Attach(BaseProfilingConfig baseConfig)

Attaches the profiler to the calling application with supplied configuration baseConfig.

Show()

Shows the profiling controller to a user.

BaseProfilingConfig class public fields

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Type

Description

ProfilingControlKind enum ProfilingControlKind {None, Manual, Api}

Defines the profiling control method.

  • None: no control.

  • Manual: control through the Controller window.

  • Api: control through API.

ProfilingType enum ProfilingType {Performance, Memory, Timeline}

Defines the profiling method.

  • Performance: performance profiling.

  • Memory: memory profiling (used by the dotMemory profiler).

  • Timeline: timeline profiling.

PerformaceMeterKind enum PerformaceMeterKind {Rdtsc, PerformanceCounter, ThreadTime, ThreadCycleTime}

Defines the time measurement method.

  • Rdtsc: real time (CPU instruction).

  • PerformanceCounter: real time (performance counter).

  • ThreadTime: thread time.

  • ThreadCycleTime: thread cycle time.

RedistDir string

Defines location of dotTrace SDK redistributables. By default, they are searched in the same folder where JetBrains.Profiler.Windows.Api.dll is located.

BaseSnapshotProfilingConfig class public fields

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Type

Description

SaveDir string

Defines a path and a base filename for the resulting snapshot. Required for this configuration.

SnapshotFormat enum {Compressed, Uncompressed}

Defines a file format for a snapshot: compressed or uncompressed. By default, it is compressed.

SaveSnapshotProfilingConfig class public fields

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Type

Description

ListFile string

Defines a filename for a file which lists snapshots collected during profiling. Required for this configuration.
Do NOT create this file manually, it will be created automatically during profiling!
Do NOT open this file until the SelfAttach.State is in the None state!

ExecutableSnapshotProfilingConfig class public fields

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Type

Description

Executable string

Defines the path to the executable file to run after profiling is completed. The snapshot path will be passed as a parameter to this executable file. Required for this configuration.

Last modified: 16 April 2020