tenfourfox/toolkit/components/perfmonitoring/PerformanceStats.jsm
Cameron Kaiser c9b2922b70 hello FPR
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// -*- indent-tabs-mode: nil; js-indent-level: 2 -*-
/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
* License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
* You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
"use strict";
this.EXPORTED_SYMBOLS = ["PerformanceStats"];
const { classes: Cc, interfaces: Ci, utils: Cu } = Components;
/**
* API for querying and examining performance data.
*
* This API exposes data from several probes implemented by the JavaScript VM.
* See `PerformanceStats.getMonitor()` for information on how to monitor data
* from one or more probes and `PerformanceData` for the information obtained
* from the probes.
*
* Data is collected by "Performance Group". Typically, a Performance Group
* is an add-on, or a frame, or the internals of the application.
*
* Generally, if you have the choice between PerformanceStats and PerformanceWatcher,
* you should favor PerformanceWatcher.
*/
Cu.import("resource://gre/modules/XPCOMUtils.jsm", this);
Cu.import("resource://gre/modules/Services.jsm", this);
Cu.import("resource://gre/modules/Task.jsm", this);
Cu.import("resource://gre/modules/ObjectUtils.jsm", this);
XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "PromiseUtils",
"resource://gre/modules/PromiseUtils.jsm");
XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "setTimeout",
"resource://gre/modules/Timer.jsm");
XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "clearTimeout",
"resource://gre/modules/Timer.jsm");
// The nsIPerformanceStatsService provides lower-level
// access to SpiderMonkey and the probes.
XPCOMUtils.defineLazyServiceGetter(this, "performanceStatsService",
"@mozilla.org/toolkit/performance-stats-service;1",
Ci.nsIPerformanceStatsService);
// The finalizer lets us automatically release (and when possible deactivate)
// probes when a monitor is garbage-collected.
XPCOMUtils.defineLazyServiceGetter(this, "finalizer",
"@mozilla.org/toolkit/finalizationwitness;1",
Ci.nsIFinalizationWitnessService
);
// The topic used to notify that a PerformanceMonitor has been garbage-collected
// and that we can release/close the probes it holds.
const FINALIZATION_TOPIC = "performancemonitor-finalize";
const PROPERTIES_META_IMMUTABLE = ["addonId", "isSystem", "isChildProcess", "groupId", "processId"];
const PROPERTIES_META = [...PROPERTIES_META_IMMUTABLE, "windowId", "title", "name"];
// How long we wait for children processes to respond.
const MAX_WAIT_FOR_CHILD_PROCESS_MS = 5000;
var isContent = Services.appinfo.processType == Services.appinfo.PROCESS_TYPE_CONTENT;
/**
* Access to a low-level performance probe.
*
* Each probe is dedicated to some form of performance monitoring.
* As each probe may have a performance impact, a probe is activated
* only when a client has requested a PerformanceMonitor for this probe,
* and deactivated once all clients are disposed of.
*/
function Probe(name, impl) {
this._name = name;
this._counter = 0;
this._impl = impl;
}
Probe.prototype = {
/**
* Acquire the probe on behalf of a client.
*
* If the probe was inactive, activate it. Note that activating a probe
* can incur a memory or performance cost.
*/
acquire: function() {
if (this._counter == 0) {
this._impl.isActive = true;
Process.broadcast("acquire", [this._name]);
}
this._counter++;
},
/**
* Release the probe on behalf of a client.
*
* If this was the last client for this probe, deactivate it.
*/
release: function() {
this._counter--;
if (this._counter == 0) {
this._impl.isActive = false;
Process.broadcast("release", [this._name]);
}
},
/**
* Obtain data from this probe, once it is available.
*
* @param {nsIPerformanceStats} xpcom A xpcom object obtained from
* SpiderMonkey. Only the fields updated by the low-level probe
* are in a specified state.
* @return {object} An object containing the data extracted from this
* probe. Actual format depends on the probe.
*/
extract: function(xpcom) {
if (!this._impl.isActive) {
throw new Error(`Probe is inactive: ${this._name}`);
}
return this._impl.extract(xpcom);
},
/**
* @param {object} a An object returned by `this.extract()`.
* @param {object} b An object returned by `this.extract()`.
*
* @return {true} If `a` and `b` hold identical values.
*/
isEqual: function(a, b) {
if (a == null && b == null) {
return true;
}
if (a != null && b != null) {
return this._impl.isEqual(a, b);
}
return false;
},
/**
* @param {object} a An object returned by `this.extract()`. May
* NOT be `null`.
* @param {object} b An object returned by `this.extract()`. May
* be `null`.
*
* @return {object} An object representing `a - b`. If `b` is
* `null`, this is `a`.
*/
subtract: function(a, b) {
if (a == null) {
throw new TypeError();
}
if (b == null) {
return a;
}
return this._impl.subtract(a, b);
},
importChildCompartments: function(parent, children) {
if (!Array.isArray(children)) {
throw new TypeError();
}
if (!parent || !(parent instanceof PerformanceDataLeaf)) {
throw new TypeError();
}
return this._impl.importChildCompartments(parent, children);
},
/**
* The name of the probe.
*/
get name() {
return this._name;
},
compose: function(stats) {
if (!Array.isArray(stats)) {
throw new TypeError();
}
return this._impl.compose(stats);
}
};
// Utility function. Return the position of the last non-0 item in an
// array, or -1 if there isn't any such item.
function lastNonZero(array) {
for (let i = array.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
if (array[i] != 0) {
return i;
}
}
return -1;
}
/**
* The actual Probes implemented by SpiderMonkey.
*/
var Probes = {
/**
* A probe measuring jank.
*
* Data provided by this probe uses the following format:
*
* @field {number} totalCPUTime The total amount of time spent using the
* CPU for this performance group, in µs.
* @field {number} totalSystemTime The total amount of time spent in the
* kernel for this performance group, in µs.
* @field {Array<number>} durations An array containing at each position `i`
* the number of times execution of this component has lasted at least `2^i`
* milliseconds.
* @field {number} longestDuration The index of the highest non-0 value in
* `durations`.
*/
jank: new Probe("jank", {
set isActive(x) {
performanceStatsService.isMonitoringJank = x;
},
get isActive() {
return performanceStatsService.isMonitoringJank;
},
extract: function(xpcom) {
let durations = xpcom.getDurations();
return {
totalUserTime: xpcom.totalUserTime,
totalSystemTime: xpcom.totalSystemTime,
totalCPUTime: xpcom.totalUserTime + xpcom.totalSystemTime,
durations: durations,
longestDuration: lastNonZero(durations)
}
},
isEqual: function(a, b) {
// invariant: `a` and `b` are both non-null
if (a.totalUserTime != b.totalUserTime) {
return false;
}
if (a.totalSystemTime != b.totalSystemTime) {
return false;
}
for (let i = 0; i < a.durations.length; ++i) {
if (a.durations[i] != b.durations[i]) {
return false;
}
}
return true;
},
subtract: function(a, b) {
// invariant: `a` and `b` are both non-null
let result = {
totalUserTime: a.totalUserTime - b.totalUserTime,
totalSystemTime: a.totalSystemTime - b.totalSystemTime,
totalCPUTime: a.totalCPUTime - b.totalCPUTime,
durations: [],
longestDuration: -1,
};
for (let i = 0; i < a.durations.length; ++i) {
result.durations[i] = a.durations[i] - b.durations[i];
}
result.longestDuration = lastNonZero(result.durations);
return result;
},
importChildCompartments: function() { /* nothing to do */ },
compose: function(stats) {
let result = {
totalUserTime: 0,
totalSystemTime: 0,
totalCPUTime: 0,
durations: [],
longestDuration: -1
};
for (let stat of stats) {
result.totalUserTime += stat.totalUserTime;
result.totalSystemTime += stat.totalSystemTime;
result.totalCPUTime += stat.totalCPUTime;
for (let i = 0; i < stat.durations.length; ++i) {
result.durations[i] += stat.durations[i];
}
result.longestDuration = Math.max(result.longestDuration, stat.longestDuration);
}
return result;
}
}),
/**
* A probe measuring CPOW activity.
*
* Data provided by this probe uses the following format:
*
* @field {number} totalCPOWTime The amount of wallclock time
* spent executing blocking cross-process calls, in µs.
*/
cpow: new Probe("cpow", {
set isActive(x) {
performanceStatsService.isMonitoringCPOW = x;
},
get isActive() {
return performanceStatsService.isMonitoringCPOW;
},
extract: function(xpcom) {
return {
totalCPOWTime: xpcom.totalCPOWTime
};
},
isEqual: function(a, b) {
return a.totalCPOWTime == b.totalCPOWTime;
},
subtract: function(a, b) {
return {
totalCPOWTime: a.totalCPOWTime - b.totalCPOWTime
};
},
importChildCompartments: function() { /* nothing to do */ },
compose: function(stats) {
let totalCPOWTime = 0;
for (let stat of stats) {
totalCPOWTime += stat.totalCPOWTime;
}
return { totalCPOWTime };
},
}),
/**
* A probe measuring activations, i.e. the number
* of times code execution has entered a given
* PerformanceGroup.
*
* Note that this probe is always active.
*
* Data provided by this probe uses the following format:
* @type {number} ticks The number of times execution has entered
* this performance group.
*/
ticks: new Probe("ticks", {
set isActive(x) { /* this probe cannot be deactivated */ },
get isActive() { return true; },
extract: function(xpcom) {
return {
ticks: xpcom.ticks
};
},
isEqual: function(a, b) {
return a.ticks == b.ticks;
},
subtract: function(a, b) {
return {
ticks: a.ticks - b.ticks
};
},
importChildCompartments: function() { /* nothing to do */ },
compose: function(stats) {
let ticks = 0;
for (let stat of stats) {
ticks += stat.ticks;
}
return { ticks };
},
}),
compartments: new Probe("compartments", {
set isActive(x) {
performanceStatsService.isMonitoringPerCompartment = x;
},
get isActive() {
return performanceStatsService.isMonitoringPerCompartment;
},
extract: function(xpcom) {
return null;
},
isEqual: function(a, b) {
return true;
},
subtract: function(a, b) {
return true;
},
importChildCompartments: function(parent, children) {
parent.children = children;
},
compose: function(stats) {
return null;
},
}),
};
/**
* A monitor for a set of probes.
*
* Keeping probes active when they are unused is often a bad
* idea for performance reasons. Upon destruction, or whenever
* a client calls `dispose`, this monitor releases the probes,
* which may let the system deactivate them.
*/
function PerformanceMonitor(probes) {
this._probes = probes;
// Activate low-level features as needed
for (let probe of probes) {
probe.acquire();
}
// A finalization witness. At some point after the garbage-collection of
// `this` object, a notification of `FINALIZATION_TOPIC` will be triggered
// with `id` as message.
this._id = PerformanceMonitor.makeId();
this._finalizer = finalizer.make(FINALIZATION_TOPIC, this._id)
PerformanceMonitor._monitors.set(this._id, probes);
}
PerformanceMonitor.prototype = {
/**
* The names of probes activated in this monitor.
*/
get probeNames() {
return this._probes.map(probe => probe.name);
},
/**
* Return asynchronously a snapshot with the data
* for each probe monitored by this PerformanceMonitor.
*
* All numeric values are non-negative and can only increase. Depending on
* the probe and the underlying operating system, probes may not be available
* immediately and may miss some activity.
*
* Clients should NOT expect that the first call to `promiseSnapshot()`
* will return a `Snapshot` in which all values are 0. For most uses,
* the appropriate scenario is to perform a first call to `promiseSnapshot()`
* to obtain a baseline, and then watch evolution of the values by calling
* `promiseSnapshot()` and `subtract()`.
*
* On the other hand, numeric values are also monotonic across several instances
* of a PerformanceMonitor with the same probes.
* let a = PerformanceStats.getMonitor(someProbes);
* let snapshot1 = yield a.promiseSnapshot();
*
* // ...
* let b = PerformanceStats.getMonitor(someProbes); // Same list of probes
* let snapshot2 = yield b.promiseSnapshot();
*
* // all values of `snapshot2` are greater or equal to values of `snapshot1`.
*
* @param {object} options If provided, an object that may contain the following
* fields:
* {Array<string>} probeNames The subset of probes to use for this snapshot.
* These probes must be a subset of the probes active in the monitor.
*
* @return {Promise}
* @resolve {Snapshot}
*/
_checkBeforeSnapshot: function(options) {
if (!this._finalizer) {
throw new Error("dispose() has already been called, this PerformanceMonitor is not usable anymore");
}
let probes;
if (options && options.probeNames || undefined) {
if (!Array.isArray(options.probeNames)) {
throw new TypeError();
}
// Make sure that we only request probes that we have
for (let probeName of options.probeNames) {
let probe = this._probes.find(probe => probe.name == probeName);
if (!probe) {
throw new TypeError(`I need probe ${probeName} but I only have ${this.probeNames}`);
}
if (!probes) {
probes = [];
}
probes.push(probe);
}
} else {
probes = this._probes;
}
return probes;
},
promiseContentSnapshot: function(options = null) {
this._checkBeforeSnapshot(options);
return (new ProcessSnapshot(performanceStatsService.getSnapshot()));
},
promiseSnapshot: function(options = null) {
let probes = this._checkBeforeSnapshot(options);
return Task.spawn(function*() {
let childProcesses = yield Process.broadcastAndCollect("collect", {probeNames: probes.map(p => p.name)});
let xpcom = performanceStatsService.getSnapshot();
return new ApplicationSnapshot({
xpcom,
childProcesses,
probes,
date: Cu.now()
});
});
},
/**
* Release the probes used by this monitor.
*
* Releasing probes as soon as they are unused is a good idea, as some probes
* cost CPU and/or memory.
*/
dispose: function() {
if (!this._finalizer) {
return;
}
this._finalizer.forget();
PerformanceMonitor.dispose(this._id);
// As a safeguard against double-release, reset everything to `null`
this._probes = null;
this._id = null;
this._finalizer = null;
}
};
/**
* @type {Map<string, Array<string>>} A map from id (as produced by `makeId`)
* to list of probes. Used to deallocate a list of probes during finalization.
*/
PerformanceMonitor._monitors = new Map();
/**
* Create a `PerformanceMonitor` for a list of probes, register it for
* finalization.
*/
PerformanceMonitor.make = function(probeNames) {
// Sanity checks
if (!Array.isArray(probeNames)) {
throw new TypeError("Expected an array, got " + probes);
}
let probes = [];
for (let probeName of probeNames) {
if (!(probeName in Probes)) {
throw new TypeError("Probe not implemented: " + probeName);
}
probes.push(Probes[probeName]);
}
return (new PerformanceMonitor(probes));
};
/**
* Implementation of `dispose`.
*
* The actual implementation of `dispose` is as a method of `PerformanceMonitor`,
* rather than `PerformanceMonitor.prototype`, to avoid needing a strong reference
* to instances of `PerformanceMonitor`, which would defeat the purpose of
* finalization.
*/
PerformanceMonitor.dispose = function(id) {
let probes = PerformanceMonitor._monitors.get(id);
if (!probes) {
throw new TypeError("`dispose()` has already been called on this monitor");
}
PerformanceMonitor._monitors.delete(id);
for (let probe of probes) {
probe.release();
}
}
// Generate a unique id for each PerformanceMonitor. Used during
// finalization.
PerformanceMonitor._counter = 0;
PerformanceMonitor.makeId = function() {
return "PerformanceMonitor-" + (this._counter++);
}
// Once a `PerformanceMonitor` has been garbage-collected,
// release the probes unless `dispose()` has already been called.
Services.obs.addObserver(function(subject, topic, value) {
PerformanceMonitor.dispose(value);
}, FINALIZATION_TOPIC, false);
// Public API
this.PerformanceStats = {
/**
* Create a monitor for observing a set of performance probes.
*/
getMonitor: function(probes) {
return PerformanceMonitor.make(probes);
}
};
/**
* Information on a single performance group.
*
* This offers the following fields:
*
* @field {string} name The name of the performance group:
* - for the process itself, "<process>";
* - for platform code, "<platform>";
* - for an add-on, the identifier of the addon (e.g. "myaddon@foo.bar");
* - for a webpage, the url of the page.
*
* @field {string} addonId The identifier of the addon (e.g. "myaddon@foo.bar").
*
* @field {string|null} title The title of the webpage to which this code
* belongs. Note that this is the title of the entire webpage (i.e. the tab),
* even if the code is executed in an iframe. Also note that this title may
* change over time.
*
* @field {number} windowId The outer window ID of the top-level nsIDOMWindow
* to which this code belongs. May be 0 if the code doesn't belong to any
* nsIDOMWindow.
*
* @field {boolean} isSystem `true` if the component is a system component (i.e.
* an add-on or platform-code), `false` otherwise (i.e. a webpage).
*
* @field {object|undefined} activations See the documentation of probe "ticks".
* `undefined` if this probe is not active.
*
* @field {object|undefined} jank See the documentation of probe "jank".
* `undefined` if this probe is not active.
*
* @field {object|undefined} cpow See the documentation of probe "cpow".
* `undefined` if this probe is not active.
*/
function PerformanceDataLeaf({xpcom, json, probes}) {
if (xpcom && json) {
throw new TypeError("Cannot import both xpcom and json data");
}
let source = xpcom || json;
for (let k of PROPERTIES_META) {
this[k] = source[k];
}
if (xpcom) {
for (let probe of probes) {
this[probe.name] = probe.extract(xpcom);
}
this.isChildProcess = false;
} else {
for (let probe of probes) {
this[probe.name] = json[probe.name];
}
this.isChildProcess = true;
}
this.owner = null;
}
PerformanceDataLeaf.prototype = {
/**
* Compare two instances of `PerformanceData`
*
* @return `true` if `this` and `to` have equal values in all fields.
*/
equals: function(to) {
if (!(to instanceof PerformanceDataLeaf)) {
throw new TypeError();
}
for (let probeName of Object.keys(Probes)) {
let probe = Probes[probeName];
if (!probe.isEqual(this[probeName], to[probeName])) {
return false;
}
}
},
/**
* Compute the delta between two instances of `PerformanceData`.
*
* @param {PerformanceData|null} to. If `null`, assumed an instance of
* `PerformanceData` in which all numeric values are 0.
*
* @return {PerformanceDiff} The performance usage between `to` and `this`.
*/
subtract: function(to = null) {
return (new PerformanceDiffLeaf(this, to));
}
};
function PerformanceData(timestamp) {
this._parent = null;
this._content = new Map();
this._all = [];
this._timestamp = timestamp;
}
PerformanceData.prototype = {
addChild: function(stat) {
if (!(stat instanceof PerformanceDataLeaf)) {
throw new TypeError(); // FIXME
}
if (!stat.isChildProcess) {
throw new TypeError(); // FIXME
}
this._content.set(stat.groupId, stat);
this._all.push(stat);
stat.owner = this;
},
setParent: function(stat) {
if (!(stat instanceof PerformanceDataLeaf)) {
throw new TypeError(); // FIXME
}
if (stat.isChildProcess) {
throw new TypeError(); // FIXME
}
this._parent = stat;
this._all.push(stat);
stat.owner = this;
},
equals: function(to) {
if (this._parent && !to._parent) {
return false;
}
if (!this._parent && to._parent) {
return false;
}
if (this._content.size != to._content.size) {
return false;
}
if (this._parent && !this._parent.equals(to._parent)) {
return false;
}
for (let [k, v] of this._content) {
let v2 = to._content.get(k);
if (!v2) {
return false;
}
if (!v.equals(v2)) {
return false;
}
}
return true;
},
subtract: function(to = null) {
return (new PerformanceDiff(this, to));
},
get addonId() {
return this._all[0].addonId;
},
get title() {
return this._all[0].title;
}
};
function PerformanceDiff(current, old = null) {
this.addonId = current.addonId;
this.title = current.title;
this.windowId = current.windowId;
this.deltaT = old ? current._timestamp - old._timestamp : Infinity;
this._all = [];
// Handle the parent, if any.
if (current._parent) {
this._parent = old?current._parent.subtract(old._parent):current._parent;
this._all.push(this._parent);
this._parent.owner = this;
} else {
this._parent = null;
}
// Handle the children, if any.
this._content = new Map();
for (let [k, stat] of current._content) {
let diff = stat.subtract(old ? old._content.get(k) : null);
this._content.set(k, diff);
this._all.push(diff);
diff.owner = this;
}
// Now consolidate data
for (let k of Object.keys(Probes)) {
if (!(k in this._all[0])) {
// The stats don't contain data from this probe.
continue;
}
let data = this._all.map(item => item[k]);
let probe = Probes[k];
this[k] = probe.compose(data);
}
}
PerformanceDiff.prototype = {
toString: function() {
return `[PerformanceDiff] ${this.key}`;
},
get windowIds() {
return this._all.map(item => item.windowId).filter(x => !!x);
},
get groupIds() {
return this._all.map(item => item.groupId);
},
get key() {
if (this.addonId) {
return this.addonId;
}
if (this._parent) {
return this._parent.windowId;
}
return this._all[0].groupId;
},
get names() {
return this._all.map(item => item.name);
},
get processes() {
return this._all.map(item => ({ isChildProcess: item.isChildProcess, processId: item.processId}));
}
};
/**
* The delta between two instances of `PerformanceDataLeaf`.
*
* Used to monitor resource usage between two timestamps.
*/
function PerformanceDiffLeaf(current, old = null) {
for (let k of PROPERTIES_META) {
this[k] = current[k];
}
for (let probeName of Object.keys(Probes)) {
let other = null;
if (old && probeName in old) {
other = old[probeName];
}
if (probeName in current) {
this[probeName] = Probes[probeName].subtract(current[probeName], other);
}
}
}
/**
* A snapshot of a single process.
*/
function ProcessSnapshot({xpcom, probes}) {
this.componentsData = [];
let subgroups = new Map();
let enumeration = xpcom.getComponentsData().enumerate();
while (enumeration.hasMoreElements()) {
let xpcom = enumeration.getNext().QueryInterface(Ci.nsIPerformanceStats);
let stat = (new PerformanceDataLeaf({xpcom, probes}));
if (!xpcom.parentId) {
this.componentsData.push(stat);
} else {
let siblings = subgroups.get(xpcom.parentId);
if (!siblings) {
subgroups.set(xpcom.parentId, (siblings = []));
}
siblings.push(stat);
}
}
for (let group of this.componentsData) {
for (let probe of probes) {
probe.importChildCompartments(group, subgroups.get(group.groupId) || []);
}
}
this.processData = (new PerformanceDataLeaf({xpcom: xpcom.getProcessData(), probes}));
}
/**
* A snapshot of the performance usage of the application.
*
* @param {nsIPerformanceSnapshot} xpcom The data acquired from this process.
* @param {Array<Object>} childProcesses The data acquired from children processes.
* @param {Array<Probe>} probes The active probes.
*/
function ApplicationSnapshot({xpcom, childProcesses, probes, date}) {
ProcessSnapshot.call(this, {xpcom, probes});
this.addons = new Map();
this.webpages = new Map();
this.date = date;
// Child processes
for (let {componentsData} of (childProcesses || [])) {
// We are only interested in `componentsData` for the time being.
for (let json of componentsData) {
let leaf = (new PerformanceDataLeaf({json, probes}));
this.componentsData.push(leaf);
}
}
for (let leaf of this.componentsData) {
let key, map;
if (leaf.addonId) {
key = leaf.addonId;
map = this.addons;
} else if (leaf.windowId) {
key = leaf.windowId;
map = this.webpages;
} else {
continue;
}
let combined = map.get(key);
if (!combined) {
combined = new PerformanceData(date);
map.set(key, combined);
}
if (leaf.isChildProcess) {
combined.addChild(leaf);
} else {
combined.setParent(leaf);
}
}
}
/**
* Communication with other processes
*/
var Process = {
// a counter used to match responses to requests
_idcounter: 0,
_loader: null,
/**
* If we are in a child process, return `null`.
* Otherwise, return the global parent process message manager
* and load the script to connect to children processes.
*/
get loader() {
if (isContent) {
return null;
}
if (this._loader) {
return this._loader;
}
Services.ppmm.loadProcessScript("resource://gre/modules/PerformanceStats-content.js",
true/*including future processes*/);
return this._loader = Services.ppmm;
},
/**
* Broadcast a message to all children processes.
*
* NOOP if we are in a child process.
*/
broadcast: function(topic, payload) {
if (!this.loader) {
return;
}
this.loader.broadcastAsyncMessage("performance-stats-service-" + topic, {payload});
},
/**
* Brodcast a message to all children processes and wait for answer.
*
* NOOP if we are in a child process, or if we have no children processes,
* in which case we return `undefined`.
*
* @return {undefined} If we have no children processes, in particular
* if we are in a child process.
* @return {Promise<Array<Object>>} If we have children processes, an
* array of objects with a structure similar to PerformanceData. Note
* that the array may be empty if no child process responded.
*/
broadcastAndCollect: Task.async(function*(topic, payload) {
if (!this.loader || this.loader.childCount == 1) {
return undefined;
}
const TOPIC = "performance-stats-service-" + topic;
let id = this._idcounter++;
// The number of responses we are expecting. Note that we may
// not receive all responses if a process is too long to respond.
let expecting = this.loader.childCount;
// The responses we have collected, in arbitrary order.
let collected = [];
let deferred = PromiseUtils.defer();
let observer = function({data, target}) {
if (data.id != id) {
// Collision between two collections,
// ignore the other one.
return;
}
if (data.data) {
collected.push(data.data)
}
if (--expecting > 0) {
// We are still waiting for at least one response.
return;
}
deferred.resolve();
};
this.loader.addMessageListener(TOPIC, observer);
this.loader.broadcastAsyncMessage(
TOPIC,
{id, payload}
);
// Processes can die/freeze/be busy loading a page..., so don't expect
// that they will always respond.
let timeout = setTimeout(() => {
if (expecting == 0) {
return;
}
deferred.resolve();
}, MAX_WAIT_FOR_CHILD_PROCESS_MS);
deferred.promise.then(() => {
clearTimeout(timeout);
});
yield deferred.promise;
this.loader.removeMessageListener(TOPIC, observer);
return collected;
})
};