patch 8.2.4712: only get profiling information after exiting

Problem:    Only get profiling information after exiting.
Solution:   Add "profile dump" and "profile stop". (Marco Hinz, Yegappan
            Lakshmanan, closes #10107)
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Yegappan Lakshmanan
2022-04-08 13:23:19 +01:00
committed by Bram Moolenaar
parent 3a56b6d405
commit 18ee0f603e
4 changed files with 211 additions and 12 deletions

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@ -1043,18 +1043,24 @@ For example, to profile the one_script.vim script file: >
:prof[ile] start {fname} *:prof* *:profile* *E750*
Start profiling, write the output in {fname} upon exit.
Start profiling, write the output in {fname} upon exit or when
a `:profile stop` or `:profile dump` command is invoked.
"~/" and environment variables in {fname} will be expanded.
If {fname} already exists it will be silently overwritten.
The variable |v:profiling| is set to one.
:prof[ile] stop
Write the collected profiling information to the logfile and
stop profiling. You can use the `:profile start` command to
clear the profiling statistics and start profiling again.
:prof[ile] pause
Don't profile until the following ":profile continue". Can be
Don't profile until the following `:profile continue`. Can be
used when doing something that should not be counted (e.g., an
external command). Does not nest.
:prof[ile] continue
Continue profiling after ":profile pause".
Continue profiling after `:profile pause`.
:prof[ile] func {pattern}
Profile function that matches the pattern {pattern}.
@ -1071,11 +1077,17 @@ For example, to profile the one_script.vim script file: >
after this command. A :profile command in the script itself
won't work.
:prof[ile] dump
Write the current state of profiling to the logfile
immediately. After running this command, Vim continues to
collect the profiling statistics.
:profd[el] ... *:profd* *:profdel*
Stop profiling for the arguments specified. See |:breakdel|
for the arguments.
for the arguments. Examples: >
profdel func MyFunc
profdel file MyScript.vim
profdel here
You must always start with a ":profile start fname" command. The resulting
file is written when Vim exits. For example, to profile one specific