Custom Profiling

Comprehensive guide to building custom profiling solutions for Go applications. This guide covers custom profiler development, specialized profiling techniques, advanced instrumentation, and integration with existing profiling ecosystems.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Custom profiling enables specialized performance analysis tailored to specific application needs. This guide provides comprehensive strategies for building custom profilers that capture unique performance characteristics and provide insights not available through standard profiling tools.

Custom Profiler Architecture

package main

import (
    "context"
    "fmt"
    "runtime"
    "sync"
    "sync/atomic"
    "time"
    "unsafe"
)

// CustomProfiler provides a framework for building custom profilers
type CustomProfiler struct {
    config        ProfilerConfig
    collectors    map[string]ProfileCollector
    samplers      map[string]Sampler
    processors    map[string]ProfileProcessor
    storage       ProfileStorage
    exporter      ProfileExporter
    scheduler     *ProfileScheduler
    aggregator    *ProfileAggregator
    filter        *ProfileFilter
    metrics       *ProfilerMetrics
    state         *ProfilerState
    mu            sync.RWMutex
}

// ProfilerConfig contains profiler configuration
type ProfilerConfig struct {
    Name                string
    Version             string
    EnabledCollectors   []string
    SamplingRate        float64
    MaxMemoryUsage      int64
    MaxCPUUsage         float64
    FlushInterval       time.Duration
    RetentionPeriod     time.Duration
    CompressionEnabled  bool
    EncryptionEnabled   bool
    MetricsEnabled      bool
    DebugMode          bool
    OutputFormat       OutputFormat
    OutputDestination  string
    BufferSize         int
    WorkerCount        int
    BatchSize          int
}

// OutputFormat defines output formats
type OutputFormat int

const (
    JSONFormat OutputFormat = iota
    BinaryFormat
    ProtobufFormat
    FlameGraphFormat
    PProfFormat
    CustomFormat
)

// ProfileCollector collects specific types of profile data
type ProfileCollector interface {
    Start(ctx context.Context) error
    Stop() error
    Collect() (*ProfileData, error)
    GetType() CollectorType
    GetConfig() CollectorConfig
    GetMetrics() CollectorMetrics
    IsRunning() bool
}

// CollectorType defines collector types
type CollectorType int

const (
    CPUCollector CollectorType = iota
    MemoryCollector
    GoroutineCollector
    BlockCollector
    MutexCollector
    NetworkCollector
    DiskIOCollector
    CustomCollector
    TraceCollector
    HeapCollector
    AllocCollector
    GCCollector
)

// CollectorConfig contains collector configuration
type CollectorConfig struct {
    Enabled        bool
    SamplingRate   float64
    BufferSize     int
    FlushInterval  time.Duration
    Filters        []CollectorFilter
    Aggregation    AggregationConfig
    OutputOptions  OutputOptions
}

// CollectorFilter filters collected data
type CollectorFilter struct {
    Type      FilterType
    Pattern   string
    Include   bool
    Priority  int
}

// FilterType defines filter types
type FilterType int

const (
    FunctionFilter FilterType = iota
    PackageFilter
    FileFilter
    GoroutineFilter
    TagFilter
    ValueFilter
    RegexFilter
)

// AggregationConfig contains aggregation configuration
type AggregationConfig struct {
    Enabled    bool
    Window     time.Duration
    Function   AggregationFunction
    GroupBy    []string
    Threshold  float64
}

// AggregationFunction defines aggregation functions
type AggregationFunction int

const (
    SumAggregation AggregationFunction = iota
    AvgAggregation
    MaxAggregation
    MinAggregation
    CountAggregation
    P50Aggregation
    P95Aggregation
    P99Aggregation
)

// OutputOptions contains output options
type OutputOptions struct {
    Format      OutputFormat
    Compression bool
    Encryption  bool
    Destination string
    Headers     map[string]string
}

// CollectorMetrics contains collector metrics
type CollectorMetrics struct {
    SamplesCollected   int64
    SamplesDropped     int64
    BytesCollected     int64
    CollectionTime     time.Duration
    ErrorCount         int64
    LastCollectionTime time.Time
    CollectionRate     float64
    BufferUtilization  float64
}

// ProfileData represents collected profile data
type ProfileData struct {
    ID           string
    Type         CollectorType
    Timestamp    time.Time
    Duration     time.Duration
    Samples      []*ProfileSample
    Metadata     ProfileMetadata
    Statistics   ProfileStatistics
    Tags         map[string]string
    Annotations  map[string]interface{}
    Quality      DataQuality
}

// ProfileSample represents a single profile sample
type ProfileSample struct {
    ID          string
    Timestamp   time.Time
    Value       int64
    Weight      float64
    Stack       []StackFrame
    Labels      map[string]string
    Attributes  map[string]interface{}
    Context     SampleContext
}

// StackFrame represents a stack frame
type StackFrame struct {
    Function string
    File     string
    Line     int
    Column   int
    Package  string
    Module   string
    PC       uintptr
}

// SampleContext provides context for samples
type SampleContext struct {
    GoroutineID   int64
    ThreadID      int64
    ProcessID     int32
    UserID        string
    SessionID     string
    RequestID     string
    TraceID       string
    SpanID        string
    Environment   map[string]string
}

// ProfileMetadata contains profile metadata
type ProfileMetadata struct {
    ProfilerVersion string
    Runtime         RuntimeInfo
    Application     ApplicationInfo
    Environment     EnvironmentInfo
    BuildInfo       BuildInfo
    StartTime       time.Time
    EndTime         time.Time
    SampleCount     int
    SampleRate      float64
}

// RuntimeInfo contains runtime information
type RuntimeInfo struct {
    GoVersion     string
    GOOS          string
    GOARCH        string
    NumCPU        int
    NumGoroutine  int
    MemStats      runtime.MemStats
    GCStats       runtime.GCStats
}

// ApplicationInfo contains application information
type ApplicationInfo struct {
    Name         string
    Version      string
    Description  string
    Team         string
    Owner        string
    Repository   string
    Environment  string
    Deployment   string
}

// EnvironmentInfo contains environment information
type EnvironmentInfo struct {
    Hostname     string
    Platform     string
    Container    string
    Cluster      string
    Namespace    string
    Region       string
    Zone         string
    Instance     string
    Tags         map[string]string
}

// BuildInfo contains build information
type BuildInfo struct {
    Version    string
    Commit     string
    Branch     string
    Tag        string
    BuildTime  time.Time
    BuildHost  string
    BuildUser  string
    BuildFlags []string
}

// ProfileStatistics contains profile statistics
type ProfileStatistics struct {
    TotalSamples     int64
    UniqueFunctions  int
    UniquePackages   int
    StackDepth       StackDepthStats
    SampleValues     ValueStats
    TimeCoverage     float64
    SpatialCoverage  float64
}

// StackDepthStats contains stack depth statistics
type StackDepthStats struct {
    Min    int
    Max    int
    Mean   float64
    Median float64
    P95    float64
    P99    float64
}

// ValueStats contains value statistics
type ValueStats struct {
    Min      int64
    Max      int64
    Sum      int64
    Mean     float64
    StdDev   float64
    Histogram map[int64]int64
}

// DataQuality represents data quality metrics
type DataQuality struct {
    Completeness float64
    Accuracy     float64
    Consistency  float64
    Timeliness   float64
    Validity     float64
    Reliability  float64
    OverallScore float64
}

// Sampler controls sampling behavior
type Sampler interface {
    ShouldSample(context SamplingContext) bool
    GetRate() float64
    GetType() SamplerType
    UpdateRate(rate float64)
    GetStatistics() SamplerStatistics
}

// SamplerType defines sampler types
type SamplerType int

const (
    FixedRateSampler SamplerType = iota
    AdaptiveSampler
    ProbabilitySampler
    ThresholdSampler
    BurstSampler
    SmartSampler
)

// SamplingContext provides context for sampling decisions
type SamplingContext struct {
    Timestamp     time.Time
    GoroutineID   int64
    Function      string
    Package       string
    File          string
    Line          int
    Value         int64
    Tags          map[string]string
    SystemLoad    SystemLoad
    MemoryPressure float64
}

// SystemLoad represents system load information
type SystemLoad struct {
    CPU     float64
    Memory  float64
    Disk    float64
    Network float64
}

// SamplerStatistics contains sampler statistics
type SamplerStatistics struct {
    TotalSamples    int64
    AcceptedSamples int64
    RejectedSamples int64
    SamplingRate    float64
    LastSampleTime  time.Time
    AdaptationCount int64
}

// ProfileProcessor processes profile data
type ProfileProcessor interface {
    Process(data *ProfileData) (*ProcessedData, error)
    GetType() ProcessorType
    GetConfig() ProcessorConfig
    GetMetrics() ProcessorMetrics
}

// ProcessorType defines processor types
type ProcessorType int

const (
    AggregationProcessor ProcessorType = iota
    FilterProcessor
    TransformProcessor
    EnrichmentProcessor
    CompressionProcessor
    AnalysisProcessor
    ValidationProcessor
)

// ProcessorConfig contains processor configuration
type ProcessorConfig struct {
    Enabled     bool
    Priority    int
    Parallel    bool
    BufferSize  int
    Timeout     time.Duration
    RetryCount  int
    Parameters  map[string]interface{}
}

// ProcessorMetrics contains processor metrics
type ProcessorMetrics struct {
    ProcessedSamples int64
    ProcessingTime   time.Duration
    ErrorCount       int64
    ThroughputRate   float64
    LastProcessTime  time.Time
}

// ProcessedData represents processed profile data
type ProcessedData struct {
    Original   *ProfileData
    Processed  *ProfileData
    Transform  TransformInfo
    Metadata   ProcessingMetadata
    Timestamp  time.Time
}

// TransformInfo contains transformation information
type TransformInfo struct {
    Type        TransformType
    Parameters  map[string]interface{}
    Applied     []string
    Skipped     []string
    Errors      []TransformError
}

// TransformType defines transformation types
type TransformType int

const (
    FilterTransform TransformType = iota
    AggregateTransform
    NormalizeTransform
    EnrichTransform
    CompressTransform
    EncryptTransform
)

// TransformError represents transformation errors
type TransformError struct {
    Type        string
    Message     string
    SampleID    string
    Timestamp   time.Time
    Recoverable bool
}

// ProcessingMetadata contains processing metadata
type ProcessingMetadata struct {
    ProcessorChain []string
    ProcessingTime time.Duration
    MemoryUsage    int64
    CPUUsage       float64
    CacheHits      int64
    CacheMisses    int64
}

// ProfileStorage manages profile data storage
type ProfileStorage interface {
    Store(data *ProfileData) error
    Retrieve(query StorageQuery) ([]*ProfileData, error)
    Delete(criteria DeletionCriteria) error
    Compact() error
    GetStatistics() StorageStatistics
}

// StorageQuery represents storage queries
type StorageQuery struct {
    TimeRange   TimeRange
    Types       []CollectorType
    Filters     map[string]interface{}
    Aggregation AggregationQuery
    Limit       int
    Offset      int
    OrderBy     []OrderBy
}

// TimeRange represents time ranges
type TimeRange struct {
    Start time.Time
    End   time.Time
}

// AggregationQuery represents aggregation queries
type AggregationQuery struct {
    Function AggregationFunction
    GroupBy  []string
    Window   time.Duration
    Filters  map[string]interface{}
}

// OrderBy represents ordering criteria
type OrderBy struct {
    Field     string
    Direction SortDirection
}

// SortDirection defines sort directions
type SortDirection int

const (
    Ascending SortDirection = iota
    Descending
)

// DeletionCriteria represents deletion criteria
type DeletionCriteria struct {
    OlderThan time.Time
    Types     []CollectorType
    Filters   map[string]interface{}
    KeepLast  int
}

// StorageStatistics contains storage statistics
type StorageStatistics struct {
    TotalProfiles   int64
    TotalSize       int64
    OldestProfile   time.Time
    NewestProfile   time.Time
    CompressionRatio float64
    ReadLatency     time.Duration
    WriteLatency    time.Duration
    ErrorRate       float64
}

// ProfileExporter exports profile data
type ProfileExporter interface {
    Export(data *ProfileData, format OutputFormat) error
    GetSupportedFormats() []OutputFormat
    GetConfig() ExporterConfig
    GetMetrics() ExporterMetrics
}

// ExporterConfig contains exporter configuration
type ExporterConfig struct {
    Enabled       bool
    Formats       []OutputFormat
    Destinations  []ExportDestination
    Compression   bool
    Encryption    bool
    BatchSize     int
    FlushInterval time.Duration
    RetryPolicy   RetryPolicy
}

// ExportDestination represents export destinations
type ExportDestination struct {
    Type       DestinationType
    URL        string
    Headers    map[string]string
    Credentials map[string]string
    Options    map[string]interface{}
}

// DestinationType defines destination types
type DestinationType int

const (
    FileDestination DestinationType = iota
    HTTPDestination
    GRPCDestination
    KafkaDestination
    S3Destination
    GCSDestination
    DatabaseDestination
)

// RetryPolicy defines retry behavior
type RetryPolicy struct {
    Enabled     bool
    MaxRetries  int
    BackoffType BackoffType
    InitialDelay time.Duration
    MaxDelay    time.Duration
    Multiplier  float64
}

// BackoffType defines backoff types
type BackoffType int

const (
    FixedBackoff BackoffType = iota
    LinearBackoff
    ExponentialBackoff
    JitteredBackoff
)

// ExporterMetrics contains exporter metrics
type ExporterMetrics struct {
    ExportedProfiles int64
    ExportedBytes    int64
    ExportTime       time.Duration
    ErrorCount       int64
    RetryCount       int64
    LastExportTime   time.Time
}

// ProfileScheduler manages profiling scheduling
type ProfileScheduler struct {
    config    SchedulerConfig
    jobs      map[string]*ScheduledJob
    executor  *JobExecutor
    metrics   *SchedulerMetrics
    mu        sync.RWMutex
}

// SchedulerConfig contains scheduler configuration
type SchedulerConfig struct {
    Enabled          bool
    DefaultInterval  time.Duration
    MaxConcurrentJobs int
    JobTimeout       time.Duration
    RetryPolicy      RetryPolicy
    QueueSize        int
    WorkerCount      int
}

// ScheduledJob represents a scheduled profiling job
type ScheduledJob struct {
    ID           string
    Name         string
    Type         JobType
    Schedule     Schedule
    Config       JobConfig
    State        JobState
    LastRun      *JobRun
    NextRun      time.Time
    Statistics   JobStatistics
    CreatedAt    time.Time
    UpdatedAt    time.Time
}

// JobType defines job types
type JobType int

const (
    ContinuousJob JobType = iota
    PeriodicJob
    TriggeredJob
    ConditionalJob
    AdaptiveJob
)

// Schedule defines job schedules
type Schedule struct {
    Type       ScheduleType
    Interval   time.Duration
    CronExpr   string
    Triggers   []Trigger
    Conditions []Condition
    TimeZone   string
}

// ScheduleType defines schedule types
type ScheduleType int

const (
    IntervalSchedule ScheduleType = iota
    CronSchedule
    TriggerSchedule
    ConditionalSchedule
    AdaptiveSchedule
)

// Trigger defines job triggers
type Trigger struct {
    Type       TriggerType
    Source     string
    Condition  string
    Threshold  float64
    Cooldown   time.Duration
    Enabled    bool
}

// TriggerType defines trigger types
type TriggerType int

const (
    MetricTrigger TriggerType = iota
    EventTrigger
    ThresholdTrigger
    ManualTrigger
    APItrigger
)

// Condition defines job conditions
type Condition struct {
    Type      ConditionType
    Metric    string
    Operator  ComparisonOperator
    Value     float64
    Duration  time.Duration
    Enabled   bool
}

// ConditionType defines condition types
type ConditionType int

const (
    MetricCondition ConditionType = iota
    SystemCondition
    ResourceCondition
    CustomCondition
)

// ComparisonOperator defines comparison operators
type ComparisonOperator int

const (
    GreaterThan ComparisonOperator = iota
    LessThan
    Equal
    NotEqual
    GreaterThanOrEqual
    LessThanOrEqual
)

// JobConfig contains job configuration
type JobConfig struct {
    Collectors []CollectorConfig
    Processors []ProcessorConfig
    Exporters  []ExporterConfig
    Duration   time.Duration
    Priority   JobPriority
    Resources  ResourceLimits
    Retry      RetryPolicy
}

// JobPriority defines job priority levels
type JobPriority int

const (
    LowPriority JobPriority = iota
    NormalPriority
    HighPriority
    CriticalPriority
)

// ResourceLimits defines resource limits
type ResourceLimits struct {
    MaxMemory int64
    MaxCPU    float64
    MaxDisk   int64
    MaxTime   time.Duration
}

// JobState defines job states
type JobState int

const (
    ScheduledState JobState = iota
    RunningState
    CompletedState
    FailedState
    CancelledState
    PausedState
)

// JobRun represents a job execution
type JobRun struct {
    ID          string
    JobID       string
    StartTime   time.Time
    EndTime     *time.Time
    Duration    time.Duration
    State       JobRunState
    Result      *JobResult
    Error       *JobError
    Metrics     JobRunMetrics
    Logs        []JobLog
}

// JobRunState defines job run states
type JobRunState int

const (
    StartingState JobRunState = iota
    RunningState
    FinishingState
    SucceededState
    FailedState
    CancelledState
)

// JobResult contains job execution results
type JobResult struct {
    Success      bool
    ProfileCount int
    DataSize     int64
    Warnings     []string
    Metadata     map[string]interface{}
}

// JobError contains job error information
type JobError struct {
    Type        ErrorType
    Message     string
    Cause       string
    Recoverable bool
    RetryCount  int
    Timestamp   time.Time
}

// ErrorType defines error types
type ErrorType int

const (
    ConfigurationError ErrorType = iota
    ResourceError
    NetworkError
    StorageError
    ProcessingError
    TimeoutError
    InternalError
)

// JobRunMetrics contains job run metrics
type JobRunMetrics struct {
    CPUUsage     float64
    MemoryUsage  int64
    DiskUsage    int64
    NetworkUsage int64
    SamplesCount int64
    ErrorCount   int64
}

// JobLog represents job logs
type JobLog struct {
    Level     LogLevel
    Message   string
    Timestamp time.Time
    Source    string
    Context   map[string]interface{}
}

// LogLevel defines log levels
type LogLevel int

const (
    DebugLevel LogLevel = iota
    InfoLevel
    WarnLevel
    ErrorLevel
    FatalLevel
)

// JobStatistics contains job statistics
type JobStatistics struct {
    TotalRuns       int64
    SuccessfulRuns  int64
    FailedRuns      int64
    AverageRunTime  time.Duration
    LastSuccessTime time.Time
    LastFailureTime time.Time
    SuccessRate     float64
}

// JobExecutor executes scheduled jobs
type JobExecutor struct {
    config    ExecutorConfig
    workers   []*Worker
    queue     chan *ScheduledJob
    metrics   *ExecutorMetrics
    mu        sync.RWMutex
}

// ExecutorConfig contains executor configuration
type ExecutorConfig struct {
    WorkerCount    int
    QueueSize      int
    WorkerTimeout  time.Duration
    IdleTimeout    time.Duration
    GracefulShutdown time.Duration
}

// Worker represents a job worker
type Worker struct {
    ID        string
    State     WorkerState
    CurrentJob *ScheduledJob
    StartTime time.Time
    Statistics WorkerStatistics
}

// WorkerState defines worker states
type WorkerState int

const (
    IdleWorker WorkerState = iota
    BusyWorker
    StoppedWorker
    ErrorWorker
)

// WorkerStatistics contains worker statistics
type WorkerStatistics struct {
    JobsProcessed  int64
    ProcessingTime time.Duration
    ErrorCount     int64
    IdleTime       time.Duration
    LastJobTime    time.Time
}

// ExecutorMetrics contains executor metrics
type ExecutorMetrics struct {
    QueueSize       int
    ActiveWorkers   int
    CompletedJobs   int64
    FailedJobs      int64
    AverageWaitTime time.Duration
    ThroughputRate  float64
}

// ProfileAggregator aggregates profile data
type ProfileAggregator struct {
    config     AggregatorConfig
    buffers    map[string]*AggregationBuffer
    functions  map[AggregationFunction]AggregatorFunc
    metrics    *AggregatorMetrics
    mu         sync.RWMutex
}

// AggregatorConfig contains aggregator configuration
type AggregatorConfig struct {
    Enabled       bool
    BufferSize    int
    FlushInterval time.Duration
    Functions     []AggregationFunction
    GroupBy       []string
    Filters       []AggregationFilter
    OutputFormat  OutputFormat
}

// AggregationBuffer buffers data for aggregation
type AggregationBuffer struct {
    Key       string
    Samples   []*ProfileSample
    StartTime time.Time
    LastUpdate time.Time
    Size      int
    Full      bool
}

// AggregationFilter filters data for aggregation
type AggregationFilter struct {
    Field    string
    Operator ComparisonOperator
    Value    interface{}
    Enabled  bool
}

// AggregatorFunc defines aggregator functions
type AggregatorFunc func([]*ProfileSample) *AggregatedSample

// AggregatedSample represents aggregated sample data
type AggregatedSample struct {
    Key         string
    Count       int64
    Sum         int64
    Min         int64
    Max         int64
    Mean        float64
    Percentiles map[int]int64
    Timestamp   time.Time
    TimeRange   TimeRange
}

// AggregatorMetrics contains aggregator metrics
type AggregatorMetrics struct {
    BuffersActive    int
    SamplesAggregated int64
    FlushCount       int64
    ProcessingTime   time.Duration
    MemoryUsage      int64
}

// ProfileFilter filters profile data
type ProfileFilter struct {
    config  FilterConfig
    filters map[string]Filter
    metrics *FilterMetrics
    mu      sync.RWMutex
}

// FilterConfig contains filter configuration
type FilterConfig struct {
    Enabled    bool
    Filters    []FilterRule
    DefaultAction FilterAction
    CaseSensitive bool
    RegexCache    int
}

// FilterRule defines filtering rules
type FilterRule struct {
    Name      string
    Type      FilterType
    Pattern   string
    Action    FilterAction
    Priority  int
    Enabled   bool
    Compiled  interface{}
}

// FilterAction defines filter actions
type FilterAction int

const (
    AllowAction FilterAction = iota
    DenyAction
    TransformAction
    TagAction
)

// Filter performs data filtering
type Filter interface {
    Apply(sample *ProfileSample) FilterResult
    GetType() FilterType
    GetMetrics() FilterMetrics
}

// FilterResult contains filter results
type FilterResult struct {
    Action     FilterAction
    Matched    bool
    Transform  map[string]interface{}
    Tags       map[string]string
    Reason     string
}

// FilterMetrics contains filter metrics
type FilterMetrics struct {
    SamplesProcessed int64
    SamplesFiltered  int64
    ProcessingTime   time.Duration
    CacheHits        int64
    CacheMisses      int64
}

// ProfilerMetrics contains overall profiler metrics
type ProfilerMetrics struct {
    StartTime        time.Time
    UptimeSeconds    int64
    SamplesCollected int64
    SamplesProcessed int64
    SamplesExported  int64
    BytesProcessed   int64
    ErrorCount       int64
    MemoryUsage      int64
    CPUUsage         float64
    GoroutineCount   int
    CollectorMetrics map[string]CollectorMetrics
    ProcessorMetrics map[string]ProcessorMetrics
    ExporterMetrics  map[string]ExporterMetrics
}

// ProfilerState contains profiler state
type ProfilerState struct {
    Status      ProfilerStatus
    StartTime   time.Time
    LastSample  time.Time
    LastExport  time.Time
    ErrorState  *ErrorState
    Version     string
    ConfigHash  string
}

// ProfilerStatus defines profiler status
type ProfilerStatus int

const (
    StoppedStatus ProfilerStatus = iota
    StartingStatus
    RunningStatus
    StoppingStatus
    ErrorStatus
    PausedStatus
)

// ErrorState contains error state information
type ErrorState struct {
    LastError     error
    ErrorCount    int64
    FirstError    time.Time
    LastErrorTime time.Time
    Recoverable   bool
}

// NewCustomProfiler creates a new custom profiler
func NewCustomProfiler(config ProfilerConfig) *CustomProfiler {
    profiler := &CustomProfiler{
        config:     config,
        collectors: make(map[string]ProfileCollector),
        samplers:   make(map[string]Sampler),
        processors: make(map[string]ProfileProcessor),
        metrics:    &ProfilerMetrics{StartTime: time.Now()},
        state:      &ProfilerState{Status: StoppedStatus, Version: "1.0.0"},
    }

    // Initialize components
    profiler.scheduler = NewProfileScheduler()
    profiler.aggregator = NewProfileAggregator()
    profiler.filter = NewProfileFilter()

    // Register default collectors
    profiler.registerDefaultCollectors()

    // Register default processors
    profiler.registerDefaultProcessors()

    return profiler
}

// Start starts the custom profiler
func (cp *CustomProfiler) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
    cp.mu.Lock()
    defer cp.mu.Unlock()

    if cp.state.Status == RunningStatus {
        return fmt.Errorf("profiler is already running")
    }

    cp.state.Status = StartingStatus
    cp.state.StartTime = time.Now()

    // Start enabled collectors
    for name, collector := range cp.collectors {
        if cp.isCollectorEnabled(name) {
            if err := collector.Start(ctx); err != nil {
                return fmt.Errorf("failed to start collector %s: %w", name, err)
            }
        }
    }

    // Start scheduler
    if err := cp.scheduler.Start(ctx); err != nil {
        return fmt.Errorf("failed to start scheduler: %w", err)
    }

    // Start processing loop
    go cp.processingLoop(ctx)

    cp.state.Status = RunningStatus

    return nil
}

// Stop stops the custom profiler
func (cp *CustomProfiler) Stop() error {
    cp.mu.Lock()
    defer cp.mu.Unlock()

    if cp.state.Status != RunningStatus {
        return fmt.Errorf("profiler is not running")
    }

    cp.state.Status = StoppingStatus

    // Stop all collectors
    for name, collector := range cp.collectors {
        if err := collector.Stop(); err != nil {
            // Log error but continue stopping other components
            fmt.Printf("Error stopping collector %s: %v\n", name, err)
        }
    }

    // Stop scheduler
    if err := cp.scheduler.Stop(); err != nil {
        fmt.Printf("Error stopping scheduler: %v\n", err)
    }

    cp.state.Status = StoppedStatus

    return nil
}

// CollectProfile collects a profile using specified collectors
func (cp *CustomProfiler) CollectProfile(collectorTypes []CollectorType) (*ProfileData, error) {
    cp.mu.RLock()
    defer cp.mu.RUnlock()

    if cp.state.Status != RunningStatus {
        return nil, fmt.Errorf("profiler is not running")
    }

    // Create combined profile data
    combined := &ProfileData{
        ID:        generateID(),
        Timestamp: time.Now(),
        Samples:   make([]*ProfileSample, 0),
        Metadata:  cp.buildMetadata(),
        Tags:      make(map[string]string),
    }

    // Collect from specified collectors
    for _, collectorType := range collectorTypes {
        collector := cp.getCollectorByType(collectorType)
        if collector == nil {
            continue
        }

        data, err := collector.Collect()
        if err != nil {
            continue
        }

        // Merge data
        combined.Samples = append(combined.Samples, data.Samples...)
        mergeMaps(combined.Tags, data.Tags)
    }

    // Process collected data
    processed, err := cp.processData(combined)
    if err != nil {
        return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to process data: %w", err)
    }

    // Update metrics
    atomic.AddInt64(&cp.metrics.SamplesCollected, int64(len(combined.Samples)))
    cp.state.LastSample = time.Now()

    return processed, nil
}

// ExportProfile exports profile data in specified format
func (cp *CustomProfiler) ExportProfile(data *ProfileData, format OutputFormat) error {
    if cp.exporter == nil {
        return fmt.Errorf("no exporter configured")
    }

    if err := cp.exporter.Export(data, format); err != nil {
        return fmt.Errorf("export failed: %w", err)
    }

    atomic.AddInt64(&cp.metrics.SamplesExported, int64(len(data.Samples)))
    cp.state.LastExport = time.Now()

    return nil
}

// GetMetrics returns profiler metrics
func (cp *CustomProfiler) GetMetrics() *ProfilerMetrics {
    cp.mu.RLock()
    defer cp.mu.RUnlock()

    metrics := *cp.metrics
    metrics.UptimeSeconds = int64(time.Since(cp.metrics.StartTime).Seconds())
    metrics.MemoryUsage = getMemoryUsage()
    metrics.CPUUsage = getCPUUsage()
    metrics.GoroutineCount = runtime.NumGoroutine()

    return &metrics
}

// Helper methods and implementations
func (cp *CustomProfiler) registerDefaultCollectors() {
    // Register built-in collectors
    cp.collectors["cpu"] = NewCPUCollector()
    cp.collectors["memory"] = NewMemoryCollector()
    cp.collectors["goroutine"] = NewGoroutineCollector()
    cp.collectors["block"] = NewBlockCollector()
    cp.collectors["mutex"] = NewMutexCollector()
}

func (cp *CustomProfiler) registerDefaultProcessors() {
    // Register built-in processors
    cp.processors["aggregation"] = NewAggregationProcessor()
    cp.processors["filter"] = NewFilterProcessor()
    cp.processors["transform"] = NewTransformProcessor()
}

func (cp *CustomProfiler) processingLoop(ctx context.Context) {
    ticker := time.NewTicker(cp.config.FlushInterval)
    defer ticker.Stop()

    for {
        select {
        case <-ctx.Done():
            return
        case <-ticker.C:
            cp.flushBuffers()
        }
    }
}

func (cp *CustomProfiler) isCollectorEnabled(name string) bool {
    for _, enabled := range cp.config.EnabledCollectors {
        if enabled == name {
            return true
        }
    }
    return false
}

func (cp *CustomProfiler) getCollectorByType(collectorType CollectorType) ProfileCollector {
    for _, collector := range cp.collectors {
        if collector.GetType() == collectorType {
            return collector
        }
    }
    return nil
}

func (cp *CustomProfiler) buildMetadata() ProfileMetadata {
    var m runtime.MemStats
    runtime.ReadMemStats(&m)

    return ProfileMetadata{
        ProfilerVersion: cp.state.Version,
        Runtime: RuntimeInfo{
            GoVersion:    runtime.Version(),
            GOOS:         runtime.GOOS,
            GOARCH:       runtime.GOARCH,
            NumCPU:       runtime.NumCPU(),
            NumGoroutine: runtime.NumGoroutine(),
            MemStats:     m,
        },
        StartTime:   cp.state.StartTime,
        SampleRate:  cp.config.SamplingRate,
    }
}

func (cp *CustomProfiler) processData(data *ProfileData) (*ProfileData, error) {
    processed := data

    // Apply filters
    if cp.filter != nil {
        filtered := &ProfileData{
            ID:        data.ID,
            Type:      data.Type,
            Timestamp: data.Timestamp,
            Duration:  data.Duration,
            Samples:   make([]*ProfileSample, 0),
            Metadata:  data.Metadata,
            Tags:      data.Tags,
        }

        for _, sample := range data.Samples {
            result := cp.filter.Apply(sample)
            if result.Action == AllowAction {
                filtered.Samples = append(filtered.Samples, sample)
            }
        }

        processed = filtered
    }

    // Apply processors
    for _, processor := range cp.processors {
        processedData, err := processor.Process(processed)
        if err != nil {
            continue // Skip failed processors
        }
        processed = processedData.Processed
    }

    return processed, nil
}

func (cp *CustomProfiler) flushBuffers() {
    // Flush aggregator buffers
    if cp.aggregator != nil {
        cp.aggregator.Flush()
    }

    // Flush other component buffers
    for _, collector := range cp.collectors {
        if flusher, ok := collector.(interface{ Flush() }); ok {
            flusher.Flush()
        }
    }
}

// Utility functions
func generateID() string {
    return fmt.Sprintf("%d", time.Now().UnixNano())
}

func mergeMaps(dest, src map[string]string) {
    for k, v := range src {
        dest[k] = v
    }
}

func getMemoryUsage() int64 {
    var m runtime.MemStats
    runtime.ReadMemStats(&m)
    return int64(m.Alloc)
}

func getCPUUsage() float64 {
    // Simplified CPU usage calculation
    // In a real implementation, this would use more sophisticated methods
    return 0.0
}

// Component constructors (simplified)
func NewProfileScheduler() *ProfileScheduler { return &ProfileScheduler{} }
func NewProfileAggregator() *ProfileAggregator { return &ProfileAggregator{} }
func NewProfileFilter() *ProfileFilter { return &ProfileFilter{} }
func NewCPUCollector() ProfileCollector { return nil }
func NewMemoryCollector() ProfileCollector { return nil }
func NewGoroutineCollector() ProfileCollector { return nil }
func NewBlockCollector() ProfileCollector { return nil }
func NewMutexCollector() ProfileCollector { return nil }
func NewAggregationProcessor() ProfileProcessor { return nil }
func NewFilterProcessor() ProfileProcessor { return nil }
func NewTransformProcessor() ProfileProcessor { return nil }
func (ps *ProfileScheduler) Start(ctx context.Context) error { return nil }
func (ps *ProfileScheduler) Stop() error { return nil }
func (pf *ProfileFilter) Apply(sample *ProfileSample) FilterResult { return FilterResult{} }
func (pa *ProfileAggregator) Flush() {}

// Example usage
func ExampleCustomProfiler() {
    // Create profiler configuration
    config := ProfilerConfig{
        Name:               "MyCustomProfiler",
        Version:            "1.0.0",
        EnabledCollectors:  []string{"cpu", "memory", "goroutine"},
        SamplingRate:       0.1, // 10% sampling
        MaxMemoryUsage:     100 * 1024 * 1024, // 100MB
        MaxCPUUsage:        0.1, // 10% CPU
        FlushInterval:      time.Minute,
        RetentionPeriod:    24 * time.Hour,
        CompressionEnabled: true,
        MetricsEnabled:     true,
        OutputFormat:       JSONFormat,
        OutputDestination:  "./profiles",
        BufferSize:         1000,
        WorkerCount:        4,
        BatchSize:          100,
    }

    // Create custom profiler
    profiler := NewCustomProfiler(config)

    // Start profiling
    ctx := context.Background()
    if err := profiler.Start(ctx); err != nil {
        fmt.Printf("Failed to start profiler: %v\n", err)
        return
    }
    defer profiler.Stop()

    // Collect a profile
    profile, err := profiler.CollectProfile([]CollectorType{CPUCollector, MemoryCollector})
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Printf("Failed to collect profile: %v\n", err)
        return
    }

    // Export profile
    if err := profiler.ExportProfile(profile, JSONFormat); err != nil {
        fmt.Printf("Failed to export profile: %v\n", err)
        return
    }

    // Get metrics
    metrics := profiler.GetMetrics()

    fmt.Println("Custom Profiler Example:")
    fmt.Printf("Profiler: %s v%s\n", config.Name, config.Version)
    fmt.Printf("Samples collected: %d\n", metrics.SamplesCollected)
    fmt.Printf("Samples exported: %d\n", metrics.SamplesExported)
    fmt.Printf("Memory usage: %d bytes\n", metrics.MemoryUsage)
    fmt.Printf("Uptime: %d seconds\n", metrics.UptimeSeconds)

    fmt.Printf("Profile ID: %s\n", profile.ID)
    fmt.Printf("Sample count: %d\n", len(profile.Samples))
    fmt.Printf("Collection time: %v\n", profile.Timestamp)
}

Profile Data Collection

Advanced techniques for collecting custom profile data from Go applications.

Custom Collectors

Building specialized collectors for unique performance metrics.

Sampling Strategies

Implementing intelligent sampling to balance overhead and accuracy.

Data Enrichment

Enriching profile data with additional context and metadata.

Data Processing

Processing and transforming profile data for analysis and visualization.

Aggregation

Aggregating profile data across time and dimensions.

Filtering

Filtering profile data based on custom criteria.

Transformation

Transforming profile data into different formats and representations.

Visualization

Creating custom visualizations for profile data analysis.

Flame Graphs

Generating interactive flame graphs from custom profile data.

Timeline Views

Creating timeline-based visualizations for temporal analysis.

Custom Charts

Building domain-specific charts and graphs for performance analysis.

Best Practices

  1. Low Overhead: Minimize profiling overhead through efficient sampling
  2. Data Quality: Ensure high-quality profile data collection
  3. Scalability: Design profilers that scale with application load
  4. Modularity: Build modular profilers with pluggable components
  5. Standards: Follow established profiling data formats when possible
  6. Security: Implement proper security measures for sensitive profile data
  7. Documentation: Document custom profiling metrics and methodologies
  8. Testing: Thoroughly test custom profilers across different scenarios

Summary

Custom profiling enables specialized performance analysis tailored to specific needs:

  1. Flexible Architecture: Modular profiler design for extensibility
  2. Custom Collectors: Specialized data collection for unique metrics
  3. Advanced Processing: Sophisticated data processing and transformation
  4. Integration: Seamless integration with existing profiling ecosystems
  5. Visualization: Custom visualizations for domain-specific insights
  6. Performance: Efficient profiling with minimal application impact

These techniques enable organizations to build profiling solutions that provide unique insights into application performance characteristics.

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