NAME
::counter - Procedures for counters and histograms.
SYNOPSIS
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counter::init tag args
counter::count tag {delta 1} args
counter::reset tag
counter::get tag args
counter::start tag
counter::stop tag
counter::exists tag
counter::names tag
counter::histHtmlDisplay tag args
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DESCRIPTION
The ::counter package provides a counter facility and can
compute statistics and histograms over the collected data.
counter::init tag args
This defines a counter with the name tag. The args
determines the characteristics of the counter. The
args are
-group name
Keep a grouped counter where the name of the his
togram bucket is passed into counter::count.
-hist bucketsize
Accumulate the counter into histogram buckets of
size bucketsize. For example, if the samples are
millisecond time values and bucketsize is 10, then
each histogram bucket represents time values of 0
to 10 msec, 10 to 20 msec, 20 to 30 msec, and so
on.
-hist2x bucketsize
Accumulate the statistic into histogram buckets.
other bucket holds values 2 times the size of the
previous bucket. For example, if bucketsize is 10,
then each histogram bucket represents time values
of 0 to 10 msec, 10 to 20 msec, 20 to 40 msec, 40
to 80 msec, and so on.
-hist10x bucketsize
Accumulate the statistic into histogram buckets.
The size of the first bucket is bucketsize, each
other bucket holds values 10 times the size of the
previous bucket. For example, if bucketsize is 10,
then each histogram bucket represents time values
of 0 to 10 msec, 10 to 100 msec, 100 to 1000 msec,
and so on.
-lastn N
Save the last N values of the counter to maintain a
"running average" over the last N values.
-timehist secsPerMinute
Keep a time-based histogram. The counter is summed
into a histogram bucket based on the current time.
There are 60 per-minute buckets that have a size
determined by secsPerMinute, which is normally 60,
but for testing purposes can be less. Every "hour"
(i.e., 60 "minutes") the contents of the per-minute
buckets are summed into the next hourly bucket.
Every 24 "hours" the contents of the per-hour buck
ets are summed into the next daily bucket. The
counter package keeps all time-based histograms in
sync, so the first secsPerMinute value seen by the
package is used for all subsequent time-based his
tograms.
counter::count tag {delta 1} {instance {}}
Increment the counter identified by tag. The
default increment is 1, although you can increment
by any value, integer or real, by specifying delta.
You must declare each counter with counter::init to
define the characteristics of counter before you
start to use it. If the counter type is -group,
then the counter identified by instance is incre
mented.
counter::start tag instance
Record the starting time of an interval. The tag
is the name of the counter defined as a -hist
value-based histogram. The instance is used to
that might be overlapping this one.
counter::stop tag instance
Record the ending time of an interval. The delta
time since the corresponding countStart call for
instance is recorded in the histogram identified by
tag.
counter::get tag args
Return statistics about a counter identified by
tag. The args determine what value to return:
-total Return the total value of the counter. This is the
default if args is not specified.
-totalVar
Return the name of the total variable. Useful for
specifying with -textvariable in a Tk widget.
-N Return the number of samples accumulated into the
counter.
-avg Return the average of samples accumulated into the
counter.
-avgn Return the average over the last N samples taken.
The N value is set in the counter::init call.
-hist bucket
If bucket is specified, then the value in that
bucket of the histogram is returned. Otherwise the
complete histogram is returned in array get format
sorted by bucket.
-histVar
Return the name of the histogram array variable.
-histHour
Return the complete hourly histogram in array get
format sorted by bucket.
-histHourVar
Return the name of the hourly histogram array vari
able.
-histDay
Return the complete daily histogram in array get
format sorted by bucket.
-histDayVar
Return the name of the daily histogram array
-resetDate
Return the clock seconds value recorded when the
counter was last reset.
-all Return an array get of the array used to store the
counter. This includes the total, the number of
samples (N), and any type-specific information.
This does not include the histogram array.
counter::exists tag
Returns 1 if the counter is defined.
counter::names
Returns a list of all counters defined.
counter::histHtmlDisplay tag args
Generate HTML to display a histogram for a counter.
The args control the format of the display. They
are:
-title string
Label to display above bar chart
-unit unit
Specify minutes, hours, or days for the time-base
histograms. For value-based histograms, the unit
is used in the title.
-images url
URL of /images directory.
-gif filename
Image for normal histogram bars. The filename is
relative to the -images directory.
-ongif filename
Image for the active histogram bar. The filename
is relative to the -images directory.
-max N Maximum number of value-based buckets to display.
-height N
Pixel height of the highest bar.
-width N
Pixel width of each bar.
Buckets to skip when labeling value-based his
tograms.
-format string
Format used to display labels of buckets.
-text boolean
If 1, a text version of the histogram is dumped,
otherwise a graphical one is generated.
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