Module glean.metrics.timespan

Classes

class TimespanMetricType (common_metric_data: glean._uniffi.glean.CommonMetricData,
time_unit: glean._uniffi.glean.TimeUnit)

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class TimespanMetricType:
    """
    This implements the developer facing API for recording timespan metrics.

    Instances of this class type are automatically generated by
    `glean.load_metrics`, allowing developers to record values that were
    previously registered in the metrics.yaml file.

    The timespan API exposes the `TimespanMetricType.start`,
    `TimespanMetricType.stop` and `TimespanMetricType.cancel` methods.
    """

    def __init__(
        self,
        common_metric_data: CommonMetricData,
        time_unit: TimeUnit,
    ):
        self._inner = TimespanMetric(common_metric_data, time_unit)

    def start(self) -> None:
        """
        Start tracking time for the provided metric.

        This records an error if it’s already tracking time (i.e. `start` was
        already called with no corresponding `stop`): in that case the original
        start time will be preserved.
        """
        self._inner.start()

    def stop(self) -> None:
        """
        Stop tracking time for the provided metric.

        Sets the metric to the elapsed time, but does not overwrite an already
        existing value.
        This will record an error if no `start` was called or there is an already
        existing value.
        """
        self._inner.stop()

    def cancel(self) -> None:
        """
        Abort a previous `start` call. No error is recorded if no `start` was called.
        """
        self._inner.cancel()

    class _TimespanContextManager:
        """
        A context manager for recording timings. Used by the `measure` method.
        """

        def __init__(self, timespan: "TimespanMetricType"):
            self._timespan = timespan

        def __enter__(self) -> None:
            self._timespan.start()

        def __exit__(self, type, value, tb) -> None:
            if tb is None:
                self._timespan.stop()
            else:
                self._timespan.cancel()

    def measure(self) -> "_TimespanContextManager":
        """
        Provides a context manager for measuring the time it takes to execute
        snippets of code in a `with` statement.

        If the contents of the `with` statement raise an exception, the timing
        is not recorded.

        Usage:
            with metrics.perf.timer.measure():
                # ... do something that takes time ...
        """
        return self._TimespanContextManager(self)

    def set_raw_nanos(self, elapsed_nanos: int) -> None:
        """
        Explicitly set the timespan value, in nanoseconds.

        This API should only be used if your library or application requires recording
        times in a way that can not make use of [start]/[stop]/[cancel].

        [setRawNanos] does not overwrite a running timer or an already existing value.

        Args:
            elapsed_nanos (int): The elapsed time to record, in nanoseconds.
        """
        self._inner.set_raw_nanos(elapsed_nanos)

    def test_get_value(self, ping_name: Optional[str] = None) -> Optional[int]:
        """
        Returns the stored value for testing purposes only.

        Args:
            ping_name (str): (default: first value in send_in_pings) The name
                of the ping to retrieve the metric for.

        Returns:
            value (bool): value of the stored metric.
        """
        return self._inner.test_get_value(ping_name)

    def test_get_num_recorded_errors(self, error_type: ErrorType) -> int:
        """
        Returns the number of errors recorded for the given metric.

        Args:
            error_type (ErrorType): The type of error recorded.
            ping_name (str): (default: first value in send_in_pings) The name
                of the ping to retrieve the metric for.

        Returns:
            num_errors (int): The number of errors recorded for the metric for
                the given error type.
        """
        return self._inner.test_get_num_recorded_errors(error_type)

This implements the developer facing API for recording timespan metrics.

Instances of this class type are automatically generated by load_metrics(), allowing developers to record values that were previously registered in the metrics.yaml file.

The timespan API exposes the TimespanMetricType.start(), TimespanMetricType.stop() and TimespanMetricType.cancel() methods.

Methods

def cancel(self) ‑> None

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def cancel(self) -> None:
    """
    Abort a previous `start` call. No error is recorded if no `start` was called.
    """
    self._inner.cancel()

Abort a previous start call. No error is recorded if no start was called.

def measure(self) ‑> _TimespanContextManager

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def measure(self) -> "_TimespanContextManager":
    """
    Provides a context manager for measuring the time it takes to execute
    snippets of code in a `with` statement.

    If the contents of the `with` statement raise an exception, the timing
    is not recorded.

    Usage:
        with metrics.perf.timer.measure():
            # ... do something that takes time ...
    """
    return self._TimespanContextManager(self)

Provides a context manager for measuring the time it takes to execute snippets of code in a with statement.

If the contents of the with statement raise an exception, the timing is not recorded.

Usage

with metrics.perf.timer.measure(): # … do something that takes time …

def set_raw_nanos(self, elapsed_nanos: int) ‑> None

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def set_raw_nanos(self, elapsed_nanos: int) -> None:
    """
    Explicitly set the timespan value, in nanoseconds.

    This API should only be used if your library or application requires recording
    times in a way that can not make use of [start]/[stop]/[cancel].

    [setRawNanos] does not overwrite a running timer or an already existing value.

    Args:
        elapsed_nanos (int): The elapsed time to record, in nanoseconds.
    """
    self._inner.set_raw_nanos(elapsed_nanos)

Explicitly set the timespan value, in nanoseconds.

This API should only be used if your library or application requires recording times in a way that can not make use of [start]/[stop]/[cancel].

[setRawNanos] does not overwrite a running timer or an already existing value.

Args

elapsed_nanos : int

The elapsed time to record, in nanoseconds.

def start(self) ‑> None

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def start(self) -> None:
    """
    Start tracking time for the provided metric.

    This records an error if it’s already tracking time (i.e. `start` was
    already called with no corresponding `stop`): in that case the original
    start time will be preserved.
    """
    self._inner.start()

Start tracking time for the provided metric.

This records an error if it’s already tracking time (i.e. start was already called with no corresponding stop): in that case the original start time will be preserved.

def stop(self) ‑> None

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def stop(self) -> None:
    """
    Stop tracking time for the provided metric.

    Sets the metric to the elapsed time, but does not overwrite an already
    existing value.
    This will record an error if no `start` was called or there is an already
    existing value.
    """
    self._inner.stop()

Stop tracking time for the provided metric.

Sets the metric to the elapsed time, but does not overwrite an already existing value. This will record an error if no start was called or there is an already existing value.

def test_get_num_recorded_errors(self, error_type: glean._uniffi.glean.ErrorType) ‑> int

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def test_get_num_recorded_errors(self, error_type: ErrorType) -> int:
    """
    Returns the number of errors recorded for the given metric.

    Args:
        error_type (ErrorType): The type of error recorded.
        ping_name (str): (default: first value in send_in_pings) The name
            of the ping to retrieve the metric for.

    Returns:
        num_errors (int): The number of errors recorded for the metric for
            the given error type.
    """
    return self._inner.test_get_num_recorded_errors(error_type)

Returns the number of errors recorded for the given metric.

Args

error_type : ErrorType

The type of error recorded.

ping_name : str

(default: first value in send_in_pings) The name of the ping to retrieve the metric for.

Returns

num_errors (int): The number of errors recorded for the metric for the given error type.

def test_get_value(self, ping_name: str | None = None) ‑> int | None

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def test_get_value(self, ping_name: Optional[str] = None) -> Optional[int]:
    """
    Returns the stored value for testing purposes only.

    Args:
        ping_name (str): (default: first value in send_in_pings) The name
            of the ping to retrieve the metric for.

    Returns:
        value (bool): value of the stored metric.
    """
    return self._inner.test_get_value(ping_name)

Returns the stored value for testing purposes only.

Args

ping_name : str

(default: first value in send_in_pings) The name of the ping to retrieve the metric for.

Returns

value (bool): value of the stored metric.