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Profiling with TPTP - plug-in development

Revision as of 09:29, 8 October 2008 by Ewchan.ca.ibm.com (Talk | contribs) (Memory Analysis : Identify a memory leak)

Overview

  • This page shows how to quick start a profiling session on a plug-in project. TPTP must be installed on an Eclipse workbench, for more information on installation, please read Install TPTP with Update Manager.

Profile a plug-in project

  • 1. Select a plug-in project and select Profile As > Eclipse Application.
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  • 2. In the profile configuration dialog, under Monitor tab, select Java Profiling agent and select Edit Options.
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  • 3. In Filter page, add a new filter.
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  • 4. Input a new filter that includes your plug-in packages. eg.,
sample.myplugin* * INCLUDE
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  • 5. Click Finish to apply filter.
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  • 6. Click OK to start profile session.
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  • 7. Select Yes to switch to profiling perspective upon request.
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  • 8. Profiling resources (process, agent, and analysis type) are created in Profiling Monitor view.
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  • 9. Interact with your Run-time workbench for profiling agent to collect profiling data.
  • 10.In the development workbench, double-click on an analysis type to open a profiling view to show profiling data collected.
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  • 11.In profiling table view, select any column header to sort the table.
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Execution Analysis : Identify a bottleneck

TPTP provides tools and views to help identify execution bottleneck problem, please take a look at Execution Analysis for more information.

Memory Analysis : Identify a memory leak

TPTP provides tools and views to help identify potential memory problem in an application, please take a look at Memory Analysis for more information.

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