Pprof

Simple helper package to set up Pprof debug server. Minimal code footprint on application being inspected.

• Includes net/http/pprof
• Creates the http debug server on http://localhost:9407
• Can optionally use the go tool pprof to take PNG snapshots at desired interval**

** Must be installed, with depenedencies for creating images.

Usage

1. Include the package.
2. Call pprof.Start() at top of main
3. Optionally call defer pprof.Hold() for programs that would otherwise exit but you wish to inspect

Snapshots

To capture heap diagrams in .png format at a specified interval, pass an optional snapshotInterval when starting i.e. pprof.Start(2 * time.Second). Files will be written with timestamps to the current directory.

If usingpprof.Hold()the snapshots will continue at the interval while holding. If not required pass true to the optional cancelSnapshot parameter. i.e. pprof.Hold(true).

Examples

package main

import (
	"github.com/olliephillips/pprof"
	"log"
	"time"
)

func main(){
	pprof.Start()
	defer pprof.Hold() // optional, blocks exit

	// some work
	mp := map[int]int{}
	for i:=1; i < 10; i++{
		mp[i] = i
		log.Println("added to map")
		time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
	}
}

With Snapshots at 5 second interval, cancelled once the hold starts

package main

import (
	"github.com/olliephillips/pprof"
	"log"
	"time"
)

func main(){
	pprof.Start(5 * time.Second) // snapshots at 5 second intervals
	defer pprof.Hold(true) // cancel the snapshots by passing 'true'

	// some work
	mp := map[int]int{}
	for i:=1; i < 10; i++{
		mp[i] = i
		log.Println("added to map")
		time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
	}
}

License

MIT

Useful links

Profiling Go with Pprof. A comprehensive article on how to interpret the output of the debug server.