I think it is important to distinguish between profiling and *instrumenting*. The discussion being held up to this point is really about instrumenting the code - so the Profilable interface is, IMO, a bit of a misnomer. I think it should be renamed Instrumentable.
Thoughts? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Donald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Avalon Developers List" <avalon-dev@jakarta.apache.org> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 1:00 PM Subject: Re: New Profiler hooks > On Fri, 14 Dec 2001 00:53, Berin Loritsch wrote: > > > hierarchy of methods on different components. ie Components C1, C2, C3, > > > C4 and Methods M1, M2, M3 and M4 such that > > > > > > C1.M1 calls C2.M2 and C3.M3. C2.M2 calls C4.M4 > > > > > > When profiling you want to know how much time in total was spent in M2 > > > and you also want to know how much time was spent in M4 (and thus how > > > much was spent solely in M2 without calling M4). Now instead of dealing > > > with methods this could be arbitrary resource usages. > > > > I think I know where you are going. And I think we are talking about two > > different types of profiling. For instance, the type of profiling that > > this type of framework is best for would be tracking Pool MetaInformation, > > or if DataSource Connection request/release was asymetrical (i.e. requested > > but never closed...). > > > > You are thinking more along the lines of a traditional profiler that > > handles coverage reports and length of time for each method. That would > > never fit this model of profiling, and I think it would be wrong to force > > it to happen. > > > > There are different types of profiling needs, and this addresses specific > > profiling needs for Avalon. There are other profiling tools that address > > the type of needs you are describing here. > > Hmmm ... well I wasn't actually thinking about it in that way but I guess the > example came across that way. Hmmm. I still think hierarchial points would be > useful though > > -- > Cheers, > > Pete > > --------------------------------------------------- > "Wise men don't need advice. Fools don't take it." > -Benjamin Franklin > --------------------------------------------------- > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
