Add and update comments in ui/metrics/event.go

The event.go code was refactored to follow the best practices
of golang code style.

Bug: b/172918681
Test: go test ./ui/metrics
Change-Id: Ic57d7cd576a9b146530ae37f03f4f5679d6cffef

ui/metrics/event.go

@@ -14,6 +14,17 @@
 
 package metrics
 
+// This file contains the functionality to represent a build event in respect
+// to the metric system. A build event corresponds to a block of scoped code
+// that contains a "Begin()" and immediately followed by "defer End()" trace.
+// When defined, the duration of the scoped code is measure along with other
+// performance measurements such as memory.
+//
+// As explained in the metrics package, the metrics system is a stacked based
+// system since the collected metrics is considered to be topline metrics.
+// The steps of the build system in the UI layer is sequential. Hence, the
+// functionality defined below follows the stack data structure operations.
+
 import (
 	"os"
 	"syscall"
@@ -21,54 +32,97 @@ import (
 
 	"android/soong/ui/metrics/metrics_proto"
 	"android/soong/ui/tracer"
+
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 )
 
-// for testing purpose only
-var _now = now
-
-type event struct {
-	desc string
-	name string
-
-	// the time that the event started to occur.
-	start time.Time
-
-	// The list of process resource information that was executed
-	procResInfo []*soong_metrics_proto.ProcessResourceInfo
-}
-
-type EventTracer interface {
-	Begin(name, desc string, thread tracer.Thread)
-	End(thread tracer.Thread) soong_metrics_proto.PerfInfo
-	AddProcResInfo(string, *os.ProcessState)
-}
-
-type eventTracerImpl struct {
-	activeEvents []event
-}
-
-var _ EventTracer = &eventTracerImpl{}
-
-func now() time.Time {
+// _now wraps the time.Now() function. _now is declared for unit testing purpose.
+var _now = func() time.Time {
 	return time.Now()
 }
 
-// AddProcResInfo adds information on an executed process such as max resident set memory
-// and the number of voluntary context switches.
-func (t *eventTracerImpl) AddProcResInfo(name string, state *os.ProcessState) {
-	if len(t.activeEvents) < 1 {
+// event holds the performance metrics data of a single build event.
+type event struct {
+	// The event name (mostly used for grouping a set of events)
+	name string
+
+	// The description of the event (used to uniquely identify an event
+	// for metrics analysis).
+	desc string
+
+	// The time that the event started to occur.
+	start time.Time
+
+	// The list of process resource information that was executed.
+	procResInfo []*soong_metrics_proto.ProcessResourceInfo
+}
+
+// newEvent returns an event with start populated with the now time.
+func newEvent(name, desc string) *event {
+	return &event{
+		name:  name,
+		desc:  desc,
+		start: _now(),
+	}
+}
+
+func (e event) perfInfo() soong_metrics_proto.PerfInfo {
+	realTime := uint64(_now().Sub(e.start).Nanoseconds())
+	return soong_metrics_proto.PerfInfo{
+		Desc:                  proto.String(e.desc),
+		Name:                  proto.String(e.name),
+		StartTime:             proto.Uint64(uint64(e.start.UnixNano())),
+		RealTime:              proto.Uint64(realTime),
+		ProcessesResourceInfo: e.procResInfo,
+	}
+}
+
+// EventTracer is an array of events that provides functionality to trace a
+// block of code on time and performance. The End call expects the Begin is
+// invoked, otherwise panic is raised.
+type EventTracer []*event
+
+// empty returns true if there are no pending events.
+func (t *EventTracer) empty() bool {
+	return len(*t) == 0
+}
+
+// lastIndex returns the index of the last element of events.
+func (t *EventTracer) lastIndex() int {
+	return len(*t) - 1
+}
+
+// peek returns the active build event.
+func (t *EventTracer) peek() *event {
+	return (*t)[t.lastIndex()]
+}
+
+// push adds the active build event in the stack.
+func (t *EventTracer) push(e *event) {
+	*t = append(*t, e)
+}
+
+// pop removes the active event from the stack since the event has completed.
+// A panic is raised if there are no pending events.
+func (t *EventTracer) pop() *event {
+	if t.empty() {
+		panic("Internal error: No pending events")
+	}
+	e := (*t)[t.lastIndex()]
+	*t = (*t)[:t.lastIndex()]
+	return e
+}
+
+// AddProcResInfo adds information on an executed process such as max resident
+// set memory and the number of voluntary context switches.
+func (t *EventTracer) AddProcResInfo(name string, state *os.ProcessState) {
+	if t.empty() {
 		return
 	}
 
 	rusage := state.SysUsage().(*syscall.Rusage)
-	// The implementation of the metrics system is a stacked based system. The steps of the
-	// build system in the UI layer is sequential so the Begin function is invoked when a
-	// function (or scoped code) is invoked. That is translated to a new event which is added
-	// at the end of the activeEvents array. When the invoking function is completed, End is
-	// invoked which is a pop operation from activeEvents.
-	curEvent := &t.activeEvents[len(t.activeEvents)-1]
-	curEvent.procResInfo = append(curEvent.procResInfo, &soong_metrics_proto.ProcessResourceInfo{
+	e := t.peek()
+	e.procResInfo = append(e.procResInfo, &soong_metrics_proto.ProcessResourceInfo{
 		Name:             proto.String(name),
 		UserTimeMicros:   proto.Uint64(uint64(rusage.Utime.Usec)),
 		SystemTimeMicros: proto.Uint64(uint64(rusage.Stime.Usec)),
@@ -82,23 +136,13 @@ func (t *eventTracerImpl) AddProcResInfo(name string, state *os.ProcessState) {
 	})
 }
 
-func (t *eventTracerImpl) Begin(name, desc string, _ tracer.Thread) {
-	t.activeEvents = append(t.activeEvents, event{name: name, desc: desc, start: _now()})
+// Begin starts tracing the event.
+func (t *EventTracer) Begin(name, desc string, _ tracer.Thread) {
+	t.push(newEvent(name, desc))
 }
 
-func (t *eventTracerImpl) End(tracer.Thread) soong_metrics_proto.PerfInfo {
-	if len(t.activeEvents) < 1 {
-		panic("Internal error: No pending events for endAt to end!")
-	}
-	lastEvent := t.activeEvents[len(t.activeEvents)-1]
-	t.activeEvents = t.activeEvents[:len(t.activeEvents)-1]
-	realTime := uint64(_now().Sub(lastEvent.start).Nanoseconds())
-
-	return soong_metrics_proto.PerfInfo{
-		Desc:                  proto.String(lastEvent.desc),
-		Name:                  proto.String(lastEvent.name),
-		StartTime:             proto.Uint64(uint64(lastEvent.start.UnixNano())),
-		RealTime:              proto.Uint64(realTime),
-		ProcessesResourceInfo: lastEvent.procResInfo,
-	}
+// End performs post calculations such as duration of the event, aggregates
+// the collected performance information into PerfInfo protobuf message.
+func (t *EventTracer) End(tracer.Thread) soong_metrics_proto.PerfInfo {
+	return t.pop().perfInfo()
 }

ui/metrics/event_test.go

@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ func TestEnd(t *testing.T) {
 	_now = func() time.Time { return startTime.Add(dur) }
 	defer func() { _now = initialNow }()
 
-	eventTracer := &eventTracerImpl{}
-	eventTracer.activeEvents = append(eventTracer.activeEvents, event{
+	et := &EventTracer{}
+	et.push(&event{
 		desc:  "test",
 		name:  "test",
 		start: startTime,
 	})
 
-	perf := eventTracer.End(tracer.Thread(0))
+	perf := et.End(tracer.Thread(0))
 	if perf.GetRealTime() != uint64(dur.Nanoseconds()) {
 		t.Errorf("got %d, want %d nanoseconds for event duration", perf.GetRealTime(), dur.Nanoseconds())
 	}

ui/metrics/metrics.go

@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ const (
 
 type Metrics struct {
 	metrics     soong_metrics_proto.MetricsBase
-	EventTracer EventTracer
+	EventTracer *EventTracer
 }
 
 func New() (metrics *Metrics) {
 	m := &Metrics{
 		metrics:     soong_metrics_proto.MetricsBase{},
-		EventTracer: &eventTracerImpl{},
+		EventTracer: &EventTracer{},
 	}
 	return m
 }