Software application action monitoring

• US 20050198649A1
• Filed: 03/02/2005
• Published: 09/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: AVIcode, Inc. (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Zakonov, Alex
• Granted Patent: US 7,707,588 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/318
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/302 where the computing system component is a software system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3419 by assessing time
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3466 Performance evaluation by tracing or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3612 by runtime analysis performance monitoring G06F11/3466
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/86 Event-based monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/865 Monitoring of software

Abstract

A method for collecting runtime resource information generated by an active software application is provided wherein the method includes identifying an occurrence of a function event generated for a software application operating on a predetermined platform, determining the duration of the function event, comparing the duration with a predetermined threshold value and processing the function information responsive to the comparing of the duration.

Claims

1. A method for collecting runtime resource information generated by an active software application, the method comprising:

identifying an occurrence of a function event generated for a software application operating on a predetermined platform;

determining the duration of said function event;

comparing said duration with a predetermined threshold value; and

processing said function information responsive to said comparing said duration.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said predetermined platform includes at least one of a .NET framework platform, a J2EE platform. a J2SE platform and a J2ME platform.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said identifying an occurrence includes monitoring said software application to detect said function event occurrence.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein when said function event is initiated said determining includes generating an enter timestamp.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said enter timestamp is recorded.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein when said function event is terminated, said determining includes generating a leave timestamp and determining said duration responsive to at least one of said enter timestamp and said leave timestamp.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein when said function duration is less than said predetermined threshold, said processing includes discarding any collected function information.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein when said function duration is at least greater than and equal to said predetermined threshold, said processing includes determining function event type.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said function event type includes at least one of a Resource Interface Call function type and an Application Level Action function type.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein if said function event type is said Resource Interface Call function type, said processing includes collecting runtime information about said function event.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said processing further includes adding said runtime information to a list of resource calls for application level actions.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said processing further includes determining quantity of resource calls in said list of resource calls.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein said processing further includes determining whether said quantity of resource calls exceed a predetermined threshold value.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein if said quantity of resource calls does exceed said predetermined threshold value, said processing further includes identifying the fastest resource call and the second fastest resource call in said list of resource calls.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein said processing further includes discarding information for said fastest resource call and setting said predetermined threshold valve to the duration of said second fastest resource call in said list of resource calls.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein if said function event type is said Application Level Action function type, said processing includes comparing said function duration with a current alerting threshold level.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein if said function duration is less than said current alerting threshold level, said processing includes discarding information collected regarding said application level action and said resource call.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein if said function duration is at least one of greater than and equal to said current alerting threshold level, said processing further includes collecting runtime information about said application level action.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein said processing further includes generating an alert containing at least one of application level action information and resource interface call information.

20. A system for operating a software application in a predetermined platform, wherein the system includes machine-readable computer program code including instructions for causing a controller to implement a method for collecting runtime resource information generated by an active software application, the method comprising:

identifying an occurrence of a function event generated for a software application operating on a predetermined platform;

determining the duration of said function event;

comparing said duration with a predetermined threshold value; and

processing said function information responsive to said comparing said duration.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein said predetermined platform is at least one of a .NET framework, a J2EE, a J2SE and a J2ME platform.

22. A machine-readable computer program code, the program code including instructions for causing a controller to implement a method for collecting runtime resource information generated by an active software application, the method comprising:

identifying an occurrence of a function event generated for a software application operating on a predetermined platform;

determining the duration of said function event;

comparing said duration with a predetermined threshold value; and

processing said function information responsive to said comparing said duration.

23. The machine-readable computer program code of claim 22, wherein the machine-readable computer program code is at least partially encoded onto a medium, wherein said medium includes at least one of an optical medium and a magnetic medium.