From 5dad0de995a94b9dd2e6d41d4e9843868aa535f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: EttyKitty <20323032+EttyKitty@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 19:23:00 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] perf: Adjust garbage collector

* Decrease max collection time by 10 times, to 0.1 second.
* Make it run 12 times more often (60 > 5 seconds).
* Make it run every 150 frames, instead of seconds.
* Add current GC pass number into the debug/log.
---
 objects/obj_garbage_collector/Create_0.gml |  2 +-
 objects/obj_garbage_collector/Step_0.gml   | 14 +++++++-------
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/objects/obj_garbage_collector/Create_0.gml b/objects/obj_garbage_collector/Create_0.gml
index 3e47b71d00..aa9266a6f3 100644
--- a/objects/obj_garbage_collector/Create_0.gml
+++ b/objects/obj_garbage_collector/Create_0.gml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 gc_timer = 0;
 
 gc_enable(false);
-gc_target_frame_time(1000000);
+gc_target_frame_time(100000);
diff --git a/objects/obj_garbage_collector/Step_0.gml b/objects/obj_garbage_collector/Step_0.gml
index 253ef12e68..a89976b518 100644
--- a/objects/obj_garbage_collector/Step_0.gml
+++ b/objects/obj_garbage_collector/Step_0.gml
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 if (gc_timer > 0) {
-    gc_timer -= delta_time/1000000;
+    gc_timer -= 1;
     // show_debug_message($"obj_garbage_collector: gc_timer = {gc_timer}");
 } else {
-    gc_timer = 60;
+    gc_timer = 150;
     gc_collect();
 
     wait_and_execute(0, function(){
         var _gc_stats = gc_get_stats();
-        var _gc_touched = $"GC: Objects Touched: {_gc_stats.objects_touched}";
-        var _gc_collected = $"GC: Objects Collected: {_gc_stats.objects_collected}";
-        var _gc_traversal_t = $"GC: Traversal Time: {_gc_stats.traversal_time} μs";
-        var _gc_collection_t = $"GC: Collection Time: {_gc_stats.collection_time} μs";
+        var _gc_touched = $"(GC{_gc_stats.gc_frame}) Objects Touched: {_gc_stats.objects_touched}";
+        var _gc_collected = $"(GC{_gc_stats.gc_frame}) Objects Collected: {_gc_stats.objects_collected}";
+        var _gc_traversal_t = $"(GC{_gc_stats.gc_frame}) Traversal Time: {_gc_stats.traversal_time} μs";
+        var _gc_collection_t = $"(GC{_gc_stats.gc_frame}) Collection Time: {_gc_stats.collection_time} μs";
         var _gc_lines = [_gc_touched, _gc_collected, _gc_traversal_t, _gc_collection_t];
-        show_debug_message_time($"GC: Garbage Collected!");
+        show_debug_message_time($"(GC{_gc_stats.gc_frame}) Garbage Collected!");
         array_foreach(_gc_lines, debugl);
     });
 }
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From c130a80128a7ec1bdeea409ba36b809f15c30c0b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: EttyKitty <20323032+EttyKitty@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:40:26 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Don't show debug lines and add separators

---
 objects/obj_garbage_collector/Step_0.gml | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/objects/obj_garbage_collector/Step_0.gml b/objects/obj_garbage_collector/Step_0.gml
index a89976b518..bc46977f08 100644
--- a/objects/obj_garbage_collector/Step_0.gml
+++ b/objects/obj_garbage_collector/Step_0.gml
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ if (gc_timer > 0) {
         var _gc_traversal_t = $"(GC{_gc_stats.gc_frame}) Traversal Time: {_gc_stats.traversal_time} μs";
         var _gc_collection_t = $"(GC{_gc_stats.gc_frame}) Collection Time: {_gc_stats.collection_time} μs";
         var _gc_lines = [_gc_touched, _gc_collected, _gc_traversal_t, _gc_collection_t];
-        show_debug_message_time($"(GC{_gc_stats.gc_frame}) Garbage Collected!");
+        // show_debug_message_time($"(GC{_gc_stats.gc_frame}) Garbage Collected!");
+        debugl("============");
         array_foreach(_gc_lines, debugl);
+        debugl("============");
     });
 }
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From 5cb6919bada11c6c25b0669ae195a8ebac85d184 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: EttyKitty <20323032+EttyKitty@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:52:07 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Add comments and lower timer by 50 frames

---
 objects/obj_garbage_collector/Create_0.gml | 2 +-
 objects/obj_garbage_collector/Step_0.gml   | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/objects/obj_garbage_collector/Create_0.gml b/objects/obj_garbage_collector/Create_0.gml
index aa9266a6f3..28d3bb326a 100644
--- a/objects/obj_garbage_collector/Create_0.gml
+++ b/objects/obj_garbage_collector/Create_0.gml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 gc_timer = 0;
 
 gc_enable(false);
-gc_target_frame_time(100000);
+gc_target_frame_time(100000); // Default is 100; in microseconds;
diff --git a/objects/obj_garbage_collector/Step_0.gml b/objects/obj_garbage_collector/Step_0.gml
index bc46977f08..8c4a4a0afa 100644
--- a/objects/obj_garbage_collector/Step_0.gml
+++ b/objects/obj_garbage_collector/Step_0.gml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ if (gc_timer > 0) {
     gc_timer -= 1;
     // show_debug_message($"obj_garbage_collector: gc_timer = {gc_timer}");
 } else {
-    gc_timer = 150;
+    gc_timer = 100; // Default is every frame, so de-facto 1;
     gc_collect();
 
     wait_and_execute(0, function(){