measuring performance to open / create objects

[jsc]

Hi all,



I have to implement a performance-test, that opens and creates data-objects and calculates the time needed to open / create them.



I have to measure the time like this:



1) create object

- start: click on (context) menu entry "new"

- end: a letter is written into a field of the new object



2) open object

- start: doubleclick on the object in a list

- end: a letter is written into a field of the new object



I cannot take the visibility of the new object as the final point for the measurement as the object is still changing a bit after it is visible (the software fakes to be faster).



I am open to all kind of tips or links how this can be done the best way.



Thanks a lot.

Joachim

[smcmickle]

Hi Joachim,



I've seen a video tutorial on the website that explains how to catch memory leaks, which could be useful on seeing how much CPU / Memory an action takes.



What is your definition of performance testing?

[jsc]

I need to know the time to open / create an object (= some user form). Time has to be measured from clicking on the command to open / create the form (Button "new" / doubleclick in list) until the first character can be entered in some field of the form.



cpu and memory usage in this case is not of interest.



best regards,

Joachim

[smcmickle]

Here is the test I just made for my program to attempt to help you. Unfortunately, the aqDateTime object rounds seconds... So each individual result will be rounded down.. IE, doesn't make a difference if the time is 12:00:00 vs 12:00:00.0001 or 12:00:00.9999...

function timeTest()

{

var javaw;

var sessionWorkspace;

var internalSessionFrameProxy;

var stationTreeTable;

var timeBeforeClick;

var timeAfterClick;

var timeDifference;

var totalTime = 0;

javaw = Aliases.javaw;

for(var i = 0; i < 3; i++)

{

sessionWorkspace = javaw.frame02.RootPane.null_layeredPane.null_contentPane.C3C.SessionWorkspace;

//Time before the action

timeBeforeClick = aqDateTime.Time();



// The Action

sessionWorkspace.InternalSessionFrameProxy3.RootPane.null_layeredPane.null_contentPane.StationBrowserPanel.TreeExplorer.SplitPane.Panel1.StationTablePanel.Panel.ScrollPane.Viewport.StationTablePanel_StationTable.DblClickCell(0, "Description");

internalSessionFrameProxy = sessionWorkspace.InternalSessionFrameProxy5;



// Create object and wait for response.

stationTreeTable = internalSessionFrameProxy.RootPane.null_layeredPane.null_contentPane.NavigableStationEditorController.Panel.Panel.DMS100StationEditorPanel.SplitPane.Panel.DnDTabbedPane.Panel.SplitPane.Panel.ScrollPane.Viewport.StationTreeTable;

//Check time after response



timeAfterClick = aqDateTime.Time();

timeDifference = timeAfterClick - timeBeforeClick;

stationTreeTable.ClickCell(1, "Value");

stationTreeTable.TextField.Keys("time " + i);

internalSessionFrameProxy.WindowsInternalFrameTitlePane.BasicInternalFrameTitlePane_NoFocusButton.ClickButton();

javaw.dialog01.RootPane.null_layeredPane.null_contentPane.OptionPane.OptionPane_buttonArea.OptionPane_button.ClickButton();

Log.Message(timeDifference);

totalTime = totalTime + timeDifference;

}

var averageTime = totalTime/i;

Log.Message("The average run time out of " + i + " runs is " + averageTime);

}



Hope that helps!!

[jsc]

Hi Sean,



thanks for your help, but rounding to seconds is not an option.



I found a possibility with using new Date().getTime().



Best regards,

Joachim