4 The trace API can be used to print debug messages to stderr or a file. Trace
5 code is inactive unless explicitly enabled by setting `GIT_TRACE*` environment
8 The trace implementation automatically adds `timestamp file:line ... \n` to
9 all trace messages. E.g.:
12 23:59:59.123456 git.c:312 trace: built-in: git 'foo'
13 00:00:00.000001 builtin/foo.c:99 foo: some message
21 Defines a trace key (or category). The default (for API functions that
22 don't take a key) is `GIT_TRACE`.
24 E.g. to define a trace key controlled by environment variable `GIT_TRACE_FOO`:
27 static struct trace_key trace_foo = TRACE_KEY_INIT(FOO);
29 static void trace_print_foo(const char *message)
31 trace_print_key(&trace_foo, message);
35 Note: don't use `const` as the trace implementation stores internal state in
36 the `trace_key` structure.
41 `int trace_want(struct trace_key *key)`::
43 Checks whether the trace key is enabled. Used to prevent expensive
44 string formatting before calling one of the printing APIs.
46 `void trace_disable(struct trace_key *key)`::
48 Disables tracing for the specified key, even if the environment
51 `void trace_printf(const char *format, ...)`::
52 `void trace_printf_key(struct trace_key *key, const char *format, ...)`::
54 Prints a formatted message, similar to printf.
56 `void trace_argv_printf(const char **argv, const char *format, ...)``::
58 Prints a formatted message, followed by a quoted list of arguments.
60 `void trace_strbuf(struct trace_key *key, const struct strbuf *data)`::
62 Prints the strbuf, without additional formatting (i.e. doesn't
63 choke on `%` or even `\0`).
65 `uint64_t getnanotime(void)`::
67 Returns nanoseconds since the epoch (01/01/1970), typically used
68 for performance measurements.
70 Currently there are high precision timer implementations for Linux (using
71 `clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC)`) and Windows (`QueryPerformanceCounter`).
72 Other platforms use `gettimeofday` as time source.
74 `void trace_performance(uint64_t nanos, const char *format, ...)`::
75 `void trace_performance_since(uint64_t start, const char *format, ...)`::
77 Prints the elapsed time (in nanoseconds), or elapsed time since
78 `start`, followed by a formatted message. Enabled via environment
79 variable `GIT_TRACE_PERFORMANCE`. Used for manual profiling, e.g.:
82 uint64_t start = getnanotime();
83 /* code section to measure */
84 trace_performance_since(start, "foobar");
92 /* code section to measure */
96 trace_performance(t, "frotz");