xPerformance Introduction

This documentation provides an overview of the functionality of the thc_pe module.

xPerformance is a module that allows you to measure the performance of two different scripts and determine which script performs better in terms of speed.

Interface Parameters:

1. Scripts: The scripts to compare performances of.
2. Cycles: The number of script executions.
3. Method: The order of script execution.
4. Type of Report: Generate a graphical report (requires GD) or text statistics.

ModGlue Variables:

1. $_CONTEXT['thc_pe']['scriptstotest']: (int) Number of scripts to test.
2. $_CONTEXT['thc_pe']['scriptsfolder']: (string) Absolute path to the module's scripts folder.
3. $_CONTEXT['thc_pe']['scripts']: (array) Filenames of all PHP scripts in the module's scripts folder.
4. $_CONTEXT['thc_pe']['requestedscriptsnumber']: (int) Number of scripts to test.
5. $_CONTEXT['thc_pe']['requestedscripts']: (array) Filenames of the scripts to test.
6. $_CONTEXT['thc_pe']['startscript']: (int) Timestamp of when the script was executed.
7. $_CONTEXT['thc_pe']['cycles']: (int) Number of cycles.
8. $_CONTEXT['thc_pe']['method']: (int) Order of script execution.
9. $_CONTEXT['thc_pe']['report']: (int) Type of report.
10. $_CONTEXT['thc_pe']['totalcycles']: (int) Total number of cycles for all scripts.
11. $_CONTEXT['thc_pe']['result']: (array) Result data of all cycles.
12. $_CONTEXT['thc_pe']['lastscript']: (int) Last executed script index.
13. $_CONTEXT['thc_pe']['resultavg']: (array) Average statistics of a script's execution.
14. $_CONTEXT['thc_pe']['printresults']['time_start']: (int) Starting timestamp of the execution of a script.
15. $_CONTEXT['thc_pe']['printresults']['time_end']: (int) Ending timestamp of the execution of a script.
16. $_CONTEXT['thc_pe']['printresults']['results']: (string) Result of the execution of a script.
17. $_CONTEXT['thc_pe']['printresults']['script1']: (string) Absolute path to the first script to execute in the module's scripts folder.
18. $_CONTEXT['thc_pe']['printresults']['script2']: (string) Absolute path to the second script to execute in the module's scripts folder.

Resource Settings:

• Time Limit: PHP default
• Memory Limit: PHP default

Dependencies:

GD (graphical statistics)

Expanding xPerformance:

N/A

Known Issues:

N/A