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1 #ifndef TRACE_H
2 #define TRACE_H
4 #include "strbuf.h"
6 /**
7 * The trace API can be used to print debug messages to stderr or a file. Trace
8 * code is inactive unless explicitly enabled by setting `GIT_TRACE*` environment
9 * variables.
11 * The trace implementation automatically adds `timestamp file:line ... \n` to
12 * all trace messages. E.g.:
14 * ------------
15 * 23:59:59.123456 git.c:312 trace: built-in: git 'foo'
16 * 00:00:00.000001 builtin/foo.c:99 foo: some message
17 * ------------
19 * Bugs & Caveats
20 * --------------
22 * GIT_TRACE_* environment variables can be used to tell Git to show
23 * trace output to its standard error stream. Git can often spawn a pager
24 * internally to run its subcommand and send its standard output and
25 * standard error to it.
27 * Because GIT_TRACE_PERFORMANCE trace is generated only at the very end
28 * of the program with atexit(), which happens after the pager exits, it
29 * would not work well if you send its log to the standard error output
30 * and let Git spawn the pager at the same time.
32 * As a work around, you can for example use '--no-pager', or set
33 * GIT_TRACE_PERFORMANCE to another file descriptor which is redirected
34 * to stderr, or set GIT_TRACE_PERFORMANCE to a file specified by its
35 * absolute path.
37 * For example instead of the following command which by default may not
38 * print any performance information:
40 * ------------
41 * GIT_TRACE_PERFORMANCE=2 git log -1
42 * ------------
44 * you may want to use:
46 * ------------
47 * GIT_TRACE_PERFORMANCE=2 git --no-pager log -1
48 * ------------
50 * or:
52 * ------------
53 * GIT_TRACE_PERFORMANCE=3 3>&2 git log -1
54 * ------------
56 * or:
58 * ------------
59 * GIT_TRACE_PERFORMANCE=/path/to/log/file git log -1
60 * ------------
64 /**
65 * Defines a trace key (or category). The default (for API functions that
66 * don't take a key) is `GIT_TRACE`.
68 * E.g. to define a trace key controlled by environment variable `GIT_TRACE_FOO`:
70 * ------------
71 * static struct trace_key trace_foo = TRACE_KEY_INIT(FOO);
73 * static void trace_print_foo(const char *message)
74 * {
75 * trace_printf_key(&trace_foo, "%s", message);
76 * }
77 * ------------
79 * Note: don't use `const` as the trace implementation stores internal state in
80 * the `trace_key` structure.
82 struct trace_key {
83 const char * const key;
84 int fd;
85 unsigned int initialized : 1;
86 unsigned int need_close : 1;
89 extern struct trace_key trace_default_key;
91 #define TRACE_KEY_INIT(name) { .key = "GIT_TRACE_" #name }
92 extern struct trace_key trace_perf_key;
93 extern struct trace_key trace_setup_key;
95 void trace_repo_setup(void);
97 /**
98 * Checks whether the trace key is enabled. Used to prevent expensive
99 * string formatting before calling one of the printing APIs.
101 int trace_want(struct trace_key *key);
104 * Enables or disables tracing for the specified key, as if the environment
105 * variable was set to the given value.
107 void trace_override_envvar(struct trace_key *key, const char *value);
110 * Disables tracing for the specified key, even if the environment variable
111 * was set.
113 void trace_disable(struct trace_key *key);
116 * Returns nanoseconds since the epoch (01/01/1970), typically used
117 * for performance measurements.
118 * Currently there are high precision timer implementations for Linux (using
119 * `clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC)`) and Windows (`QueryPerformanceCounter`).
120 * Other platforms use `gettimeofday` as time source.
122 uint64_t getnanotime(void);
124 void trace_command_performance(const char **argv);
125 void trace_verbatim(struct trace_key *key, const void *buf, unsigned len);
126 uint64_t trace_performance_enter(void);
129 * TRACE_CONTEXT may be set to __FUNCTION__ if the compiler supports it. The
130 * default is __FILE__, as it is consistent with assert(), and static function
131 * names are not necessarily unique.
133 * __FILE__ ":" __FUNCTION__ doesn't work with GNUC, as __FILE__ is supplied
134 * by the preprocessor as a string literal, and __FUNCTION__ is filled in by
135 * the compiler as a string constant.
137 #ifndef TRACE_CONTEXT
138 # define TRACE_CONTEXT __FILE__
139 #endif
142 * Macros to add the file:line of the calling code, instead of that of
143 * the trace function itself.
145 * Note: with C99 variadic macros, __VA_ARGS__ must include the last fixed
146 * parameter ('format' in this case). Otherwise, a call without variable
147 * arguments will have a surplus ','. E.g.:
149 * #define foo(format, ...) bar(format, __VA_ARGS__)
150 * foo("test");
152 * will expand to
154 * bar("test",);
156 * which is invalid (note the ',)'). With GNUC, '##__VA_ARGS__' drops the
157 * comma, but this is non-standard.
161 * trace_printf(), accepts "const char *format, ...".
163 * Prints a formatted message, similar to printf.
165 #define trace_printf(...) trace_printf_key(&trace_default_key, __VA_ARGS__)
168 * trace_printf_key(), accepts "struct trace_key *key, const char *format, ...".
170 #define trace_printf_key(key, ...) \
171 do { \
172 if (trace_pass_fl(key)) \
173 trace_printf_key_fl(TRACE_CONTEXT, __LINE__, key, \
174 __VA_ARGS__); \
175 } while (0)
178 * trace_argv_printf(), accepts "struct trace_key *key, const char *format, ...)".
180 * Prints a formatted message, followed by a quoted list of arguments.
182 #define trace_argv_printf(argv, ...) \
183 do { \
184 if (trace_pass_fl(&trace_default_key)) \
185 trace_argv_printf_fl(TRACE_CONTEXT, __LINE__, \
186 argv, __VA_ARGS__); \
187 } while (0)
190 * trace_strbuf(), accepts "struct trace_key *key, const struct strbuf *data".
192 * Prints the strbuf, without additional formatting (i.e. doesn't
193 * choke on `%` or even `\0`).
195 #define trace_strbuf(key, data) \
196 do { \
197 if (trace_pass_fl(key)) \
198 trace_strbuf_fl(TRACE_CONTEXT, __LINE__, key, data);\
199 } while (0)
202 * trace_performance(), accepts "uint64_t nanos, const char *format, ...".
204 * Prints elapsed time (in nanoseconds) if GIT_TRACE_PERFORMANCE is enabled.
206 * Example:
207 * ------------
208 * uint64_t t = 0;
209 * for (;;) {
210 * // ignore
211 * t -= getnanotime();
212 * // code section to measure
213 * t += getnanotime();
214 * // ignore
216 * trace_performance(t, "frotz");
217 * ------------
219 #define trace_performance(nanos, ...) \
220 do { \
221 if (trace_pass_fl(&trace_perf_key)) \
222 trace_performance_fl(TRACE_CONTEXT, __LINE__, nanos,\
223 __VA_ARGS__); \
224 } while (0)
227 * trace_performance_since(), accepts "uint64_t start, const char *format, ...".
229 * Prints elapsed time since 'start' if GIT_TRACE_PERFORMANCE is enabled.
231 * Example:
232 * ------------
233 * uint64_t start = getnanotime();
234 * // code section to measure
235 * trace_performance_since(start, "foobar");
236 * ------------
238 #define trace_performance_since(start, ...) \
239 do { \
240 if (trace_pass_fl(&trace_perf_key)) \
241 trace_performance_fl(TRACE_CONTEXT, __LINE__, \
242 getnanotime() - (start), \
243 __VA_ARGS__); \
244 } while (0)
247 * trace_performance_leave(), accepts "const char *format, ...".
249 #define trace_performance_leave(...) \
250 do { \
251 if (trace_pass_fl(&trace_perf_key)) \
252 trace_performance_leave_fl(TRACE_CONTEXT, __LINE__, \
253 getnanotime(), \
254 __VA_ARGS__); \
255 } while (0)
257 /* backend functions, use non-*fl macros instead */
258 __attribute__((format (printf, 4, 5)))
259 void trace_printf_key_fl(const char *file, int line, struct trace_key *key,
260 const char *format, ...);
261 __attribute__((format (printf, 4, 5)))
262 void trace_argv_printf_fl(const char *file, int line, const char **argv,
263 const char *format, ...);
264 void trace_strbuf_fl(const char *file, int line, struct trace_key *key,
265 const struct strbuf *data);
266 __attribute__((format (printf, 4, 5)))
267 void trace_performance_fl(const char *file, int line,
268 uint64_t nanos, const char *fmt, ...);
269 __attribute__((format (printf, 4, 5)))
270 void trace_performance_leave_fl(const char *file, int line,
271 uint64_t nanos, const char *fmt, ...);
272 static inline int trace_pass_fl(struct trace_key *key)
274 return key->fd || !key->initialized;
277 #endif /* TRACE_H */