Add toggle for partial save

classes/web_processor.php

@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ class web_processor implements processor {
     protected $minduration;
     /** @var int */
     protected $samplems;
+    /** @var bool */
+    protected $partialsave;
 
     /**
      * Construct the web processor.
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ public function __construct() {
         // Preload config values to avoid DB access during processing. See manager::get_altconnection() for more information.
         $this->minduration = (float) get_config('tool_excimer', 'trigger_ms') / 1000.0;
         $this->samplems = (int) get_config('tool_excimer', 'sample_ms');
+        $this->partialsave = get_config('tool_excimer', 'enable_partial_save');
     }
 
     /**
@@ -73,9 +76,11 @@ public function init(manager $manager) {
         $this->profile->add_env($this->sampleset->name);
         $this->profile->set('created', $this->sampleset->starttime);
 
-        $manager->get_timer()->setCallback(function () use ($manager) {
-            $this->process($manager, false);
-        });
+        if ($this->partialsave) {
+            $manager->get_timer()->setCallback(function () use ($manager) {
+                $this->process($manager, false);
+            });
+        }
 
         \core_shutdown_manager::register_function(
             function () use ($manager) {

lang/en/tool_excimer.php

@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
 $string['enable_auto_desc'] = 'Any page will be automatically profiled if they exceed the miniumum duration.';
 $string['enable_fuzzy_count'] = 'Enable fuzzy counting';
 $string['enable_fuzzy_count_desc'] = 'This will cause the plugin to maintain an approximate count of page runs using the {$a}. Automatic profiling must also be enabled.';
+$string['enable_partial_save'] = 'Enable partial save';
+$string['enable_partial_save_desc'] = 'This will save partial profiles of slow web processes every processing interval. This
+    provides information about these processes while they are still running or if a container gets reaped, but the extra writes
+    can be problematic when experiencing large scale database issues.';
 $string['expiry_s'] = 'Log expiry (days)';
 $string['expiry_s_desc'] = 'Remove profiles after this long.';
 $string['num_slowest'] = 'Max to save';
@@ -66,8 +70,9 @@
 $string['num_slowest_by_page'] = 'Max to save by page';
 $string['num_slowest_by_page_desc'] = 'Only the N slowest profiles will be kept for each script page.';
 $string['noexcimerprofiler'] = 'ExcimerProfiler class does not exist so profiling cannot continue. Please check the installation instructions {$a}.';
-$string['long_interval_s'] = 'Partial save interval (seconds)';
-$string['long_interval_s_desc'] = 'For long running taks, save a partial profile every N seconds.';
+$string['long_interval_s'] = 'Processing interval (seconds)';
+$string['long_interval_s_desc'] = 'Checks the current status of long running tasks every N seconds and processes as required.
+    This includes saving profiles of finished cron tasks and partial saves of ongoing web processes if enabled.';
 $string['task_min_duration'] = 'Task min duration (seconds)';
 $string['task_min_duration_desc'] = 'For scheduled and ad-hoc tasks, the minimum approx duration, in seconds.';
 $string['samplelimit'] = 'Sample limit';

settings.php

@@ -176,6 +176,15 @@ function ($v) {
             )
         );
 
+        $settings->add(
+            new admin_setting_configcheckbox(
+                'tool_excimer/enable_partial_save',
+                get_string('enable_partial_save', 'tool_excimer'),
+                get_string('enable_partial_save_desc', 'tool_excimer'),
+                0
+            )
+        );
+
         $item = new admin_setting_configtext(
             'tool_excimer/trigger_ms',
             get_string('request_ms', 'tool_excimer'),

version.php

@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
-$plugin->version = 2024050700;
-$plugin->release = 2024050700;
+$plugin->version = 2024052400;
+$plugin->release = 2024052400;
 $plugin->requires = 2017051500;    // Moodle 3.3 for Totara support.
 $plugin->supported = [35, 401];     // Supports Moodle 3.5 or later.
 // TODO $plugin->incompatible = ;  // Available as of Moodle 3.9.0 or later.