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1// Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
2//
3// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
4// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
5// You may obtain a copy of the License at
6//
7//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
8//
9// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
10// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
11// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
12// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
13// limitations under the License.
14
15package driver
16
17import (
18	"bytes"
19	"fmt"
20	"io"
21	"os"
22	"os/exec"
23	"runtime"
24	"sort"
25	"strings"
26	"time"
27
28	"github.com/google/pprof/internal/plugin"
29	"github.com/google/pprof/internal/report"
30)
31
32// commands describes the commands accepted by pprof.
33type commands map[string]*command
34
35// command describes the actions for a pprof command. Includes a
36// function for command-line completion, the report format to use
37// during report generation, any postprocessing functions, and whether
38// the command expects a regexp parameter (typically a function name).
39type command struct {
40	format      int           // report format to generate
41	postProcess PostProcessor // postprocessing to run on report
42	visualizer  PostProcessor // display output using some callback
43	hasParam    bool          // collect a parameter from the CLI
44	description string        // single-line description text saying what the command does
45	usage       string        // multi-line help text saying how the command is used
46}
47
48// help returns a help string for a command.
49func (c *command) help(name string) string {
50	message := c.description + "\n"
51	if c.usage != "" {
52		message += "  Usage:\n"
53		lines := strings.Split(c.usage, "\n")
54		for _, line := range lines {
55			message += fmt.Sprintf("    %s\n", line)
56		}
57	}
58	return message + "\n"
59}
60
61// AddCommand adds an additional command to the set of commands
62// accepted by pprof. This enables extensions to add new commands for
63// specialized visualization formats. If the command specified already
64// exists, it is overwritten.
65func AddCommand(cmd string, format int, post PostProcessor, desc, usage string) {
66	pprofCommands[cmd] = &command{format, post, nil, false, desc, usage}
67}
68
69// SetVariableDefault sets the default value for a pprof
70// variable. This enables extensions to set their own defaults.
71func SetVariableDefault(variable, value string) {
72	configure(variable, value)
73}
74
75// PostProcessor is a function that applies post-processing to the report output
76type PostProcessor func(input io.Reader, output io.Writer, ui plugin.UI) error
77
78// interactiveMode is true if pprof is running on interactive mode, reading
79// commands from its shell.
80var interactiveMode = false
81
82// pprofCommands are the report generation commands recognized by pprof.
83var pprofCommands = commands{
84	// Commands that require no post-processing.
85	"comments": {report.Comments, nil, nil, false, "Output all profile comments", ""},
86	"disasm":   {report.Dis, nil, nil, true, "Output assembly listings annotated with samples", listHelp("disasm", true)},
87	"dot":      {report.Dot, nil, nil, false, "Outputs a graph in DOT format", reportHelp("dot", false, true)},
88	"list":     {report.List, nil, nil, true, "Output annotated source for functions matching regexp", listHelp("list", false)},
89	"peek":     {report.Tree, nil, nil, true, "Output callers/callees of functions matching regexp", "peek func_regex\nDisplay callers and callees of functions matching func_regex."},
90	"raw":      {report.Raw, nil, nil, false, "Outputs a text representation of the raw profile", ""},
91	"tags":     {report.Tags, nil, nil, false, "Outputs all tags in the profile", "tags [tag_regex]* [-ignore_regex]* [>file]\nList tags with key:value matching tag_regex and exclude ignore_regex."},
92	"text":     {report.Text, nil, nil, false, "Outputs top entries in text form", reportHelp("text", true, true)},
93	"top":      {report.Text, nil, nil, false, "Outputs top entries in text form", reportHelp("top", true, true)},
94	"traces":   {report.Traces, nil, nil, false, "Outputs all profile samples in text form", ""},
95	"tree":     {report.Tree, nil, nil, false, "Outputs a text rendering of call graph", reportHelp("tree", true, true)},
96
97	// Save binary formats to a file
98	"callgrind": {report.Callgrind, nil, awayFromTTY("callgraph.out"), false, "Outputs a graph in callgrind format", reportHelp("callgrind", false, true)},
99	"proto":     {report.Proto, nil, awayFromTTY("pb.gz"), false, "Outputs the profile in compressed protobuf format", ""},
100	"topproto":  {report.TopProto, nil, awayFromTTY("pb.gz"), false, "Outputs top entries in compressed protobuf format", ""},
101
102	// Generate report in DOT format and postprocess with dot
103	"gif": {report.Dot, invokeDot("gif"), awayFromTTY("gif"), false, "Outputs a graph image in GIF format", reportHelp("gif", false, true)},
104	"pdf": {report.Dot, invokeDot("pdf"), awayFromTTY("pdf"), false, "Outputs a graph in PDF format", reportHelp("pdf", false, true)},
105	"png": {report.Dot, invokeDot("png"), awayFromTTY("png"), false, "Outputs a graph image in PNG format", reportHelp("png", false, true)},
106	"ps":  {report.Dot, invokeDot("ps"), awayFromTTY("ps"), false, "Outputs a graph in PS format", reportHelp("ps", false, true)},
107
108	// Save SVG output into a file
109	"svg": {report.Dot, massageDotSVG(), awayFromTTY("svg"), false, "Outputs a graph in SVG format", reportHelp("svg", false, true)},
110
111	// Visualize postprocessed dot output
112	"eog":    {report.Dot, invokeDot("svg"), invokeVisualizer("svg", []string{"eog"}), false, "Visualize graph through eog", reportHelp("eog", false, false)},
113	"evince": {report.Dot, invokeDot("pdf"), invokeVisualizer("pdf", []string{"evince"}), false, "Visualize graph through evince", reportHelp("evince", false, false)},
114	"gv":     {report.Dot, invokeDot("ps"), invokeVisualizer("ps", []string{"gv --noantialias"}), false, "Visualize graph through gv", reportHelp("gv", false, false)},
115	"web":    {report.Dot, massageDotSVG(), invokeVisualizer("svg", browsers()), false, "Visualize graph through web browser", reportHelp("web", false, false)},
116
117	// Visualize callgrind output
118	"kcachegrind": {report.Callgrind, nil, invokeVisualizer("grind", kcachegrind), false, "Visualize report in KCachegrind", reportHelp("kcachegrind", false, false)},
119
120	// Visualize HTML directly generated by report.
121	"weblist": {report.WebList, nil, invokeVisualizer("html", browsers()), true, "Display annotated source in a web browser", listHelp("weblist", false)},
122}
123
124// configHelp contains help text per configuration parameter.
125var configHelp = map[string]string{
126	// Filename for file-based output formats, stdout by default.
127	"output": helpText("Output filename for file-based outputs"),
128
129	// Comparisons.
130	"drop_negative": helpText(
131		"Ignore negative differences",
132		"Do not show any locations with values <0."),
133
134	// Graph handling options.
135	"call_tree": helpText(
136		"Create a context-sensitive call tree",
137		"Treat locations reached through different paths as separate."),
138
139	// Display options.
140	"relative_percentages": helpText(
141		"Show percentages relative to focused subgraph",
142		"If unset, percentages are relative to full graph before focusing",
143		"to facilitate comparison with original graph."),
144	"unit": helpText(
145		"Measurement units to display",
146		"Scale the sample values to this unit.",
147		"For time-based profiles, use seconds, milliseconds, nanoseconds, etc.",
148		"For memory profiles, use megabytes, kilobytes, bytes, etc.",
149		"Using auto will scale each value independently to the most natural unit."),
150	"compact_labels": "Show minimal headers",
151	"source_path":    "Search path for source files",
152	"trim_path":      "Path to trim from source paths before search",
153	"intel_syntax": helpText(
154		"Show assembly in Intel syntax",
155		"Only applicable to commands `disasm` and `weblist`"),
156
157	// Filtering options
158	"nodecount": helpText(
159		"Max number of nodes to show",
160		"Uses heuristics to limit the number of locations to be displayed.",
161		"On graphs, dotted edges represent paths through nodes that have been removed."),
162	"nodefraction": "Hide nodes below <f>*total",
163	"edgefraction": "Hide edges below <f>*total",
164	"trim": helpText(
165		"Honor nodefraction/edgefraction/nodecount defaults",
166		"Set to false to get the full profile, without any trimming."),
167	"focus": helpText(
168		"Restricts to samples going through a node matching regexp",
169		"Discard samples that do not include a node matching this regexp.",
170		"Matching includes the function name, filename or object name."),
171	"ignore": helpText(
172		"Skips paths going through any nodes matching regexp",
173		"If set, discard samples that include a node matching this regexp.",
174		"Matching includes the function name, filename or object name."),
175	"prune_from": helpText(
176		"Drops any functions below the matched frame.",
177		"If set, any frames matching the specified regexp and any frames",
178		"below it will be dropped from each sample."),
179	"hide": helpText(
180		"Skips nodes matching regexp",
181		"Discard nodes that match this location.",
182		"Other nodes from samples that include this location will be shown.",
183		"Matching includes the function name, filename or object name."),
184	"show": helpText(
185		"Only show nodes matching regexp",
186		"If set, only show nodes that match this location.",
187		"Matching includes the function name, filename or object name."),
188	"show_from": helpText(
189		"Drops functions above the highest matched frame.",
190		"If set, all frames above the highest match are dropped from every sample.",
191		"Matching includes the function name, filename or object name."),
192	"tagroot": helpText(
193		"Adds pseudo stack frames for labels key/value pairs at the callstack root.",
194		"A comma-separated list of label keys.",
195		"The first key creates frames at the new root."),
196	"tagleaf": helpText(
197		"Adds pseudo stack frames for labels key/value pairs at the callstack leaf.",
198		"A comma-separated list of label keys.",
199		"The last key creates frames at the new leaf."),
200	"tagfocus": helpText(
201		"Restricts to samples with tags in range or matched by regexp",
202		"Use name=value syntax to limit the matching to a specific tag.",
203		"Numeric tag filter examples: 1kb, 1kb:10kb, memory=32mb:",
204		"String tag filter examples: foo, foo.*bar, mytag=foo.*bar"),
205	"tagignore": helpText(
206		"Discard samples with tags in range or matched by regexp",
207		"Use name=value syntax to limit the matching to a specific tag.",
208		"Numeric tag filter examples: 1kb, 1kb:10kb, memory=32mb:",
209		"String tag filter examples: foo, foo.*bar, mytag=foo.*bar"),
210	"tagshow": helpText(
211		"Only consider tags matching this regexp",
212		"Discard tags that do not match this regexp"),
213	"taghide": helpText(
214		"Skip tags matching this regexp",
215		"Discard tags that match this regexp"),
216	// Heap profile options
217	"divide_by": helpText(
218		"Ratio to divide all samples before visualization",
219		"Divide all samples values by a constant, eg the number of processors or jobs."),
220	"mean": helpText(
221		"Average sample value over first value (count)",
222		"For memory profiles, report average memory per allocation.",
223		"For time-based profiles, report average time per event."),
224	"sample_index": helpText(
225		"Sample value to report (0-based index or name)",
226		"Profiles contain multiple values per sample.",
227		"Use sample_index=i to select the ith value (starting at 0)."),
228	"normalize": helpText(
229		"Scales profile based on the base profile."),
230
231	// Data sorting criteria
232	"flat": helpText("Sort entries based on own weight"),
233	"cum":  helpText("Sort entries based on cumulative weight"),
234
235	// Output granularity
236	"functions": helpText(
237		"Aggregate at the function level.",
238		"Ignores the filename where the function was defined."),
239	"filefunctions": helpText(
240		"Aggregate at the function level.",
241		"Takes into account the filename where the function was defined."),
242	"files": "Aggregate at the file level.",
243	"lines": "Aggregate at the source code line level.",
244	"addresses": helpText(
245		"Aggregate at the address level.",
246		"Includes functions' addresses in the output."),
247	"noinlines": helpText(
248		"Ignore inlines.",
249		"Attributes inlined functions to their first out-of-line caller."),
250	"showcolumns": helpText(
251		"Show column numbers at the source code line level."),
252}
253
254func helpText(s ...string) string {
255	return strings.Join(s, "\n") + "\n"
256}
257
258// usage returns a string describing the pprof commands and configuration
259// options.  if commandLine is set, the output reflect cli usage.
260func usage(commandLine bool) string {
261	var prefix string
262	if commandLine {
263		prefix = "-"
264	}
265	fmtHelp := func(c, d string) string {
266		return fmt.Sprintf("    %-16s %s", c, strings.SplitN(d, "\n", 2)[0])
267	}
268
269	var commands []string
270	for name, cmd := range pprofCommands {
271		commands = append(commands, fmtHelp(prefix+name, cmd.description))
272	}
273	sort.Strings(commands)
274
275	var help string
276	if commandLine {
277		help = "  Output formats (select at most one):\n"
278	} else {
279		help = "  Commands:\n"
280		commands = append(commands, fmtHelp("o/options", "List options and their current values"))
281		commands = append(commands, fmtHelp("q/quit/exit/^D", "Exit pprof"))
282	}
283
284	help = help + strings.Join(commands, "\n") + "\n\n" +
285		"  Options:\n"
286
287	// Print help for configuration options after sorting them.
288	// Collect choices for multi-choice options print them together.
289	var variables []string
290	var radioStrings []string
291	for _, f := range configFields {
292		if len(f.choices) == 0 {
293			variables = append(variables, fmtHelp(prefix+f.name, configHelp[f.name]))
294			continue
295		}
296		// Format help for for this group.
297		s := []string{fmtHelp(f.name, "")}
298		for _, choice := range f.choices {
299			s = append(s, "  "+fmtHelp(prefix+choice, configHelp[choice]))
300		}
301		radioStrings = append(radioStrings, strings.Join(s, "\n"))
302	}
303	sort.Strings(variables)
304	sort.Strings(radioStrings)
305	return help + strings.Join(variables, "\n") + "\n\n" +
306		"  Option groups (only set one per group):\n" +
307		strings.Join(radioStrings, "\n")
308}
309
310func reportHelp(c string, cum, redirect bool) string {
311	h := []string{
312		c + " [n] [focus_regex]* [-ignore_regex]*",
313		"Include up to n samples",
314		"Include samples matching focus_regex, and exclude ignore_regex.",
315	}
316	if cum {
317		h[0] += " [-cum]"
318		h = append(h, "-cum sorts the output by cumulative weight")
319	}
320	if redirect {
321		h[0] += " >f"
322		h = append(h, "Optionally save the report on the file f")
323	}
324	return strings.Join(h, "\n")
325}
326
327func listHelp(c string, redirect bool) string {
328	h := []string{
329		c + "<func_regex|address> [-focus_regex]* [-ignore_regex]*",
330		"Include functions matching func_regex, or including the address specified.",
331		"Include samples matching focus_regex, and exclude ignore_regex.",
332	}
333	if redirect {
334		h[0] += " >f"
335		h = append(h, "Optionally save the report on the file f")
336	}
337	return strings.Join(h, "\n")
338}
339
340// browsers returns a list of commands to attempt for web visualization.
341func browsers() []string {
342	var cmds []string
343	if userBrowser := os.Getenv("BROWSER"); userBrowser != "" {
344		cmds = append(cmds, userBrowser)
345	}
346	switch runtime.GOOS {
347	case "darwin":
348		cmds = append(cmds, "/usr/bin/open")
349	case "windows":
350		cmds = append(cmds, "cmd /c start")
351	default:
352		// Commands opening browsers are prioritized over xdg-open, so browser()
353		// command can be used on linux to open the .svg file generated by the -web
354		// command (the .svg file includes embedded javascript so is best viewed in
355		// a browser).
356		cmds = append(cmds, []string{"chrome", "google-chrome", "chromium", "firefox", "sensible-browser"}...)
357		if os.Getenv("DISPLAY") != "" {
358			// xdg-open is only for use in a desktop environment.
359			cmds = append(cmds, "xdg-open")
360		}
361	}
362	return cmds
363}
364
365var kcachegrind = []string{"kcachegrind"}
366
367// awayFromTTY saves the output in a file if it would otherwise go to
368// the terminal screen. This is used to avoid dumping binary data on
369// the screen.
370func awayFromTTY(format string) PostProcessor {
371	return func(input io.Reader, output io.Writer, ui plugin.UI) error {
372		if output == os.Stdout && (ui.IsTerminal() || interactiveMode) {
373			tempFile, err := newTempFile("", "profile", "."+format)
374			if err != nil {
375				return err
376			}
377			ui.PrintErr("Generating report in ", tempFile.Name())
378			output = tempFile
379		}
380		_, err := io.Copy(output, input)
381		return err
382	}
383}
384
385func invokeDot(format string) PostProcessor {
386	return func(input io.Reader, output io.Writer, ui plugin.UI) error {
387		cmd := exec.Command("dot", "-T"+format)
388		cmd.Stdin, cmd.Stdout, cmd.Stderr = input, output, os.Stderr
389		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
390			return fmt.Errorf("failed to execute dot. Is Graphviz installed? Error: %v", err)
391		}
392		return nil
393	}
394}
395
396// massageDotSVG invokes the dot tool to generate an SVG image and alters
397// the image to have panning capabilities when viewed in a browser.
398func massageDotSVG() PostProcessor {
399	generateSVG := invokeDot("svg")
400	return func(input io.Reader, output io.Writer, ui plugin.UI) error {
401		baseSVG := new(bytes.Buffer)
402		if err := generateSVG(input, baseSVG, ui); err != nil {
403			return err
404		}
405		_, err := output.Write([]byte(massageSVG(baseSVG.String())))
406		return err
407	}
408}
409
410func invokeVisualizer(suffix string, visualizers []string) PostProcessor {
411	return func(input io.Reader, output io.Writer, ui plugin.UI) error {
412		tempFile, err := newTempFile(os.TempDir(), "pprof", "."+suffix)
413		if err != nil {
414			return err
415		}
416		deferDeleteTempFile(tempFile.Name())
417		if _, err := io.Copy(tempFile, input); err != nil {
418			return err
419		}
420		tempFile.Close()
421		// Try visualizers until one is successful
422		for _, v := range visualizers {
423			// Separate command and arguments for exec.Command.
424			args := strings.Split(v, " ")
425			if len(args) == 0 {
426				continue
427			}
428			viewer := exec.Command(args[0], append(args[1:], tempFile.Name())...)
429			viewer.Stderr = os.Stderr
430			if err = viewer.Start(); err == nil {
431				// Wait for a second so that the visualizer has a chance to
432				// open the input file. This needs to be done even if we're
433				// waiting for the visualizer as it can be just a wrapper that
434				// spawns a browser tab and returns right away.
435				defer func(t <-chan time.Time) {
436					<-t
437				}(time.After(time.Second))
438				// On interactive mode, let the visualizer run in the background
439				// so other commands can be issued.
440				if !interactiveMode {
441					return viewer.Wait()
442				}
443				return nil
444			}
445		}
446		return err
447	}
448}
449
450// stringToBool is a custom parser for bools. We avoid using strconv.ParseBool
451// to remain compatible with old pprof behavior (e.g., treating "" as true).
452func stringToBool(s string) (bool, error) {
453	switch strings.ToLower(s) {
454	case "true", "t", "yes", "y", "1", "":
455		return true, nil
456	case "false", "f", "no", "n", "0":
457		return false, nil
458	default:
459		return false, fmt.Errorf(`illegal value "%s" for bool variable`, s)
460	}
461}
462