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perf_hooks

This module provides an implementation of a subset of the W3C Web Performance APIs as well as additional APIs for Node.js-specific performance measurements.

Node.js supports the following Web Performance APIs:

import { PerformanceObserver, performance } from 'node:perf_hooks';

const obs = new PerformanceObserver((items) => {
  console.log(items.getEntries()[0].duration);
  performance.clearMarks();
});
obs.observe({ type: 'measure' });
performance.measure('Start to Now');

performance.mark('A');
doSomeLongRunningProcess(() => {
  performance.measure('A to Now', 'A');

  performance.mark('B');
  performance.measure('A to B', 'A', 'B');
});

Usage in Deno

import * as mod from "node:perf_hooks";

Classes

c
v
PerformanceEntry

The constructor of this class is not exposed to users directly.

c
v
PerformanceMark

Exposes marks created via the Performance.mark() method.

c
v
PerformanceMeasure

Exposes measures created via the Performance.measure() method.

c
PerformanceNodeTiming

This property is an extension by Node.js. It is not available in Web browsers.

Functions

f
createHistogram

Returns a RecordableHistogram.

    f
    monitorEventLoopDelay
    No documentation available

      Namespaces

      N
      constants
      No documentation available

        Type Aliases

        T
        EntryType
        No documentation available
          T
          EventLoopUtilityFunction
          No documentation available
            T
            PerformanceObserverCallback
            No documentation available

              class PerformanceEntry

              Usage in Deno

              import { PerformanceEntry } from "node:perf_hooks";
              

              The constructor of this class is not exposed to users directly.

              Constructors #

              #PerformanceEntry()
              new

              Properties #

              #detail:
              NodeGCPerformanceDetail
              | unknown
              | undefined
              readonly
              optional

              Additional detail specific to the entryType.

              #duration: number
              readonly

              The total number of milliseconds elapsed for this entry. This value will not be meaningful for all Performance Entry types.

              The type of the performance entry. It may be one of:

              • 'node' (Node.js only)
              • 'mark' (available on the Web)
              • 'measure' (available on the Web)
              • 'gc' (Node.js only)
              • 'function' (Node.js only)
              • 'http2' (Node.js only)
              • 'http' (Node.js only)
              #name: string
              readonly

              The name of the performance entry.

              #startTime: number
              readonly

              The high resolution millisecond timestamp marking the starting time of the Performance Entry.

              Methods #

              #toJSON(): any

              variable PerformanceEntry

              PerformanceEntry is a global reference for import { PerformanceEntry } from 'node:perf_hooks'

              Type #

              globalThis extends { onmessage: any; PerformanceEntry: infer T; } ? T : _PerformanceEntry

              See #


              class PerformanceMark

              Usage in Deno

              import { PerformanceMark } from "node:perf_hooks";
              

              Exposes marks created via the Performance.mark() method.

              Properties #

              #duration: 0
              readonly
              #entryType: "mark"
              readonly

              variable PerformanceMark

              PerformanceMark is a global reference for import { PerformanceMark } from 'node:perf_hooks'

              Type #

              globalThis extends { onmessage: any; PerformanceMark: infer T; } ? T : _PerformanceMark

              See #


              class PerformanceMeasure

              Usage in Deno

              import { PerformanceMeasure } from "node:perf_hooks";
              

              Exposes measures created via the Performance.measure() method.

              The constructor of this class is not exposed to users directly.

              Properties #

              #entryType: "measure"
              readonly

              variable PerformanceMeasure

              PerformanceMeasure is a global reference for import { PerformanceMeasure } from 'node:perf_hooks'

              Type #

              globalThis extends { onmessage: any; PerformanceMeasure: infer T; } ? T : _PerformanceMeasure

              See #


              class PerformanceNodeTiming

              Usage in Deno

              import { PerformanceNodeTiming } from "node:perf_hooks";
              

              This property is an extension by Node.js. It is not available in Web browsers.

              Provides timing details for Node.js itself. The constructor of this class is not exposed to users.

              Properties #

              #bootstrapComplete: number
              readonly

              The high resolution millisecond timestamp at which the Node.js process completed bootstrapping. If bootstrapping has not yet finished, the property has the value of -1.

              #entryType: "node"
              readonly
              #environment: number
              readonly

              The high resolution millisecond timestamp at which the Node.js environment was initialized.

              #idleTime: number
              readonly

              The high resolution millisecond timestamp of the amount of time the event loop has been idle within the event loop's event provider (e.g. epoll_wait). This does not take CPU usage into consideration. If the event loop has not yet started (e.g., in the first tick of the main script), the property has the value of 0.

              #loopExit: number
              readonly

              The high resolution millisecond timestamp at which the Node.js event loop exited. If the event loop has not yet exited, the property has the value of -1. It can only have a value of not -1 in a handler of the 'exit' event.

              #loopStart: number
              readonly

              The high resolution millisecond timestamp at which the Node.js event loop started. If the event loop has not yet started (e.g., in the first tick of the main script), the property has the value of -1.

              #nodeStart: number
              readonly

              The high resolution millisecond timestamp at which the Node.js process was initialized.

              This is a wrapper to the uv_metrics_info function. It returns the current set of event loop metrics.

              It is recommended to use this property inside a function whose execution was scheduled using setImmediate to avoid collecting metrics before finishing all operations scheduled during the current loop iteration.

              #v8Start: number
              readonly

              The high resolution millisecond timestamp at which the V8 platform was initialized.


              class PerformanceObserver

              extends AsyncResource

              Usage in Deno

              import { PerformanceObserver } from "node:perf_hooks";
              

              Constructors #

              #PerformanceObserver(callback: PerformanceObserverCallback)
              new

              Methods #

              #disconnect(): void

              Disconnects the PerformanceObserver instance from all notifications.

              #observe(options: { entryTypes: readonly EntryType[]; buffered?: boolean | undefined; } | { type: EntryType; buffered?: boolean | undefined; }): void

              Subscribes the PerformanceObserver instance to notifications of new PerformanceEntry instances identified either by options.entryTypes or options.type:

              import {
                performance,
                PerformanceObserver,
              } from 'node:perf_hooks';
              
              const obs = new PerformanceObserver((list, observer) => {
                // Called once asynchronously. `list` contains three items.
              });
              obs.observe({ type: 'mark' });
              
              for (let n = 0; n < 3; n++)
                performance.mark(`test${n}`);
              

              variable PerformanceObserver

              PerformanceObserver is a global reference for import { PerformanceObserver } from 'node:perf_hooks'

              Type #

              globalThis extends { onmessage: any; PerformanceObserver: infer T; } ? T : _PerformanceObserver

              See #


              class PerformanceObserverEntryList

              Usage in Deno

              import { PerformanceObserverEntryList } from "node:perf_hooks";
              

              Methods #

              Returns a list of PerformanceEntry objects in chronological order with respect to performanceEntry.startTime.

              import {
                performance,
                PerformanceObserver,
              } from 'node:perf_hooks';
              
              const obs = new PerformanceObserver((perfObserverList, observer) => {
                console.log(perfObserverList.getEntries());
              
                 * [
                 *   PerformanceEntry {
                 *     name: 'test',
                 *     entryType: 'mark',
                 *     startTime: 81.465639,
                 *     duration: 0,
                 *     detail: null
                 *   },
                 *   PerformanceEntry {
                 *     name: 'meow',
                 *     entryType: 'mark',
                 *     startTime: 81.860064,
                 *     duration: 0,
                 *     detail: null
                 *   }
                 * ]
              
                performance.clearMarks();
                performance.clearMeasures();
                observer.disconnect();
              });
              obs.observe({ type: 'mark' });
              
              performance.mark('test');
              performance.mark('meow');
              
              #getEntriesByName(
              name: string,
              type?: EntryType,
              ): PerformanceEntry[]

              Returns a list of PerformanceEntry objects in chronological order with respect to performanceEntry.startTime whose performanceEntry.name is equal to name, and optionally, whose performanceEntry.entryType is equal totype.

              import {
                performance,
                PerformanceObserver,
              } from 'node:perf_hooks';
              
              const obs = new PerformanceObserver((perfObserverList, observer) => {
                console.log(perfObserverList.getEntriesByName('meow'));
              
                 * [
                 *   PerformanceEntry {
                 *     name: 'meow',
                 *     entryType: 'mark',
                 *     startTime: 98.545991,
                 *     duration: 0,
                 *     detail: null
                 *   }
                 * ]
              
                console.log(perfObserverList.getEntriesByName('nope')); // []
              
                console.log(perfObserverList.getEntriesByName('test', 'mark'));
              
                 * [
                 *   PerformanceEntry {
                 *     name: 'test',
                 *     entryType: 'mark',
                 *     startTime: 63.518931,
                 *     duration: 0,
                 *     detail: null
                 *   }
                 * ]
              
                console.log(perfObserverList.getEntriesByName('test', 'measure')); // []
              
                performance.clearMarks();
                performance.clearMeasures();
                observer.disconnect();
              });
              obs.observe({ entryTypes: ['mark', 'measure'] });
              
              performance.mark('test');
              performance.mark('meow');
              

              Returns a list of PerformanceEntry objects in chronological order with respect to performanceEntry.startTime whose performanceEntry.entryType is equal to type.

              import {
                performance,
                PerformanceObserver,
              } from 'node:perf_hooks';
              
              const obs = new PerformanceObserver((perfObserverList, observer) => {
                console.log(perfObserverList.getEntriesByType('mark'));
              
                 * [
                 *   PerformanceEntry {
                 *     name: 'test',
                 *     entryType: 'mark',
                 *     startTime: 55.897834,
                 *     duration: 0,
                 *     detail: null
                 *   },
                 *   PerformanceEntry {
                 *     name: 'meow',
                 *     entryType: 'mark',
                 *     startTime: 56.350146,
                 *     duration: 0,
                 *     detail: null
                 *   }
                 * ]
              
                performance.clearMarks();
                performance.clearMeasures();
                observer.disconnect();
              });
              obs.observe({ type: 'mark' });
              
              performance.mark('test');
              performance.mark('meow');
              

              variable PerformanceObserverEntryList

              PerformanceObserverEntryList is a global reference for import { PerformanceObserverEntryList } from 'node:perf_hooks'

              Type #

              globalThis extends { onmessage: any; PerformanceObserverEntryList: infer T; } ? T : _PerformanceObserverEntryList

              See #


              class PerformanceResourceTiming

              Usage in Deno

              import { PerformanceResourceTiming } from "node:perf_hooks";
              

              Provides detailed network timing data regarding the loading of an application's resources.

              The constructor of this class is not exposed to users directly.

              Constructors #

              #PerformanceResourceTiming()
              new

              Properties #

              #connectEnd: number
              readonly

              The high resolution millisecond timestamp representing the time immediately after Node.js finishes establishing the connection to the server to retrieve the resource.

              #connectStart: number
              readonly

              The high resolution millisecond timestamp representing the time immediately before Node.js starts to establish the connection to the server to retrieve the resource.

              #decodedBodySize: number
              readonly

              A number representing the size (in octets) received from the fetch (HTTP or cache), of the message body, after removing any applied content-codings.

              #domainLookupEnd: number
              readonly

              The high resolution millisecond timestamp representing the time immediately after the Node.js finished the domain name lookup for the resource.

              #domainLookupStart: number
              readonly

              The high resolution millisecond timestamp immediately before the Node.js starts the domain name lookup for the resource.

              #encodedBodySize: number
              readonly

              A number representing the size (in octets) received from the fetch (HTTP or cache), of the payload body, before removing any applied content-codings.

              #entryType: "resource"
              readonly
              #fetchStart: number
              readonly

              The high resolution millisecond timestamp immediately before the Node.js starts to fetch the resource.

              #redirectEnd: number
              readonly

              The high resolution millisecond timestamp that will be created immediately after receiving the last byte of the response of the last redirect.

              #redirectStart: number
              readonly

              The high resolution millisecond timestamp that represents the start time of the fetch which initiates the redirect.

              #requestStart: number
              readonly

              The high resolution millisecond timestamp representing the time immediately before Node.js receives the first byte of the response from the server.

              #responseEnd: number
              readonly

              The high resolution millisecond timestamp representing the time immediately after Node.js receives the last byte of the resource or immediately before the transport connection is closed, whichever comes first.

              #secureConnectionStart: number
              readonly

              The high resolution millisecond timestamp representing the time immediately before Node.js starts the handshake process to secure the current connection.

              #transferSize: number
              readonly

              A number representing the size (in octets) of the fetched resource. The size includes the response header fields plus the response payload body.

              #workerStart: number
              readonly

              The high resolution millisecond timestamp at immediately before dispatching the fetch request. If the resource is not intercepted by a worker the property will always return 0.

              Methods #

              #toJSON(): any

              Returns a object that is the JSON representation of the PerformanceResourceTiming object

              variable PerformanceResourceTiming

              PerformanceResourceTiming is a global reference for import { PerformanceResourceTiming } from 'node:perf_hooks'

              Type #

              globalThis extends { onmessage: any; PerformanceResourceTiming: infer T; } ? T : _PerformanceResourceTiming

              See #



              function monitorEventLoopDelay

              Usage in Deno

              import { monitorEventLoopDelay } from "node:perf_hooks";
              
              #monitorEventLoopDelay(options?: EventLoopMonitorOptions): IntervalHistogram

              Deno compatibility

              This symbol is not implemented.

              This property is an extension by Node.js. It is not available in Web browsers.

              Creates an IntervalHistogram object that samples and reports the event loop delay over time. The delays will be reported in nanoseconds.

              Using a timer to detect approximate event loop delay works because the execution of timers is tied specifically to the lifecycle of the libuv event loop. That is, a delay in the loop will cause a delay in the execution of the timer, and those delays are specifically what this API is intended to detect.

              import { monitorEventLoopDelay } from 'node:perf_hooks';
              const h = monitorEventLoopDelay({ resolution: 20 });
              h.enable();
              // Do something.
              h.disable();
              console.log(h.min);
              console.log(h.max);
              console.log(h.mean);
              console.log(h.stddev);
              console.log(h.percentiles);
              console.log(h.percentile(50));
              console.log(h.percentile(99));
              

              Parameters #

              #options: EventLoopMonitorOptions
              optional

              Return Type #


              interface CreateHistogramOptions

              Usage in Deno

              import { type CreateHistogramOptions } from "node:perf_hooks";
              

              Properties #

              #min:
              number
              | bigint
              | undefined
              optional

              The minimum recordable value. Must be an integer value greater than 0.

              #max:
              number
              | bigint
              | undefined
              optional

              The maximum recordable value. Must be an integer value greater than min.

              #figures: number | undefined
              optional

              The number of accuracy digits. Must be a number between 1 and 5.


              interface EventLoopMonitorOptions

              Usage in Deno

              import { type EventLoopMonitorOptions } from "node:perf_hooks";
              

              Properties #

              #resolution: number | undefined
              optional

              The sampling rate in milliseconds. Must be greater than zero.



              interface Histogram

              Usage in Deno

              import { type Histogram } from "node:perf_hooks";
              

              Properties #

              #count: number
              readonly

              The number of samples recorded by the histogram.

              #countBigInt: bigint
              readonly

              The number of samples recorded by the histogram. v17.4.0, v16.14.0

              #exceeds: number
              readonly

              The number of times the event loop delay exceeded the maximum 1 hour event loop delay threshold.

              #exceedsBigInt: bigint
              readonly

              The number of times the event loop delay exceeded the maximum 1 hour event loop delay threshold.

              #max: number
              readonly

              The maximum recorded event loop delay.

              #maxBigInt: number
              readonly

              The maximum recorded event loop delay. v17.4.0, v16.14.0

              #mean: number
              readonly

              The mean of the recorded event loop delays.

              #min: number
              readonly

              The minimum recorded event loop delay.

              #minBigInt: bigint
              readonly

              The minimum recorded event loop delay. v17.4.0, v16.14.0

              #percentiles: Map<number, number>
              readonly

              Returns a Map object detailing the accumulated percentile distribution.

              #percentilesBigInt: Map<bigint, bigint>
              readonly

              Returns a Map object detailing the accumulated percentile distribution.

              #stddev: number
              readonly

              The standard deviation of the recorded event loop delays.

              Methods #

              #percentile(percentile: number): number

              Returns the value at the given percentile.

              #percentileBigInt(percentile: number): bigint

              Returns the value at the given percentile.

              #reset(): void

              Resets the collected histogram data.


              interface IntervalHistogram

              extends Histogram

              Usage in Deno

              import { type IntervalHistogram } from "node:perf_hooks";
              

              Methods #

              #enable(): boolean

              Enables the update interval timer. Returns true if the timer was started, false if it was already started.

              #disable(): boolean

              Disables the update interval timer. Returns true if the timer was stopped, false if it was already stopped.


              interface MarkOptions

              Usage in Deno

              import { type MarkOptions } from "node:perf_hooks";
              

              Properties #

              #detail: unknown | undefined
              optional

              Additional optional detail to include with the mark.

              #startTime: number | undefined
              optional

              An optional timestamp to be used as the mark time.


              interface MeasureOptions

              Usage in Deno

              import { type MeasureOptions } from "node:perf_hooks";
              

              Properties #

              #detail: unknown | undefined
              optional

              Additional optional detail to include with the mark.

              #duration: number | undefined
              optional

              Duration between start and end times.

              #end:
              number
              | string
              | undefined
              optional

              Timestamp to be used as the end time, or a string identifying a previously recorded mark.

              #start:
              number
              | string
              | undefined
              optional

              Timestamp to be used as the start time, or a string identifying a previously recorded mark.


              interface NodeGCPerformanceDetail

              Usage in Deno

              import { type NodeGCPerformanceDetail } from "node:perf_hooks";
              

              Properties #

              #kind: number | undefined
              readonly
              optional

              When performanceEntry.entryType is equal to 'gc', the performance.kind property identifies the type of garbage collection operation that occurred. See perf_hooks.constants for valid values.

              #flags: number | undefined
              readonly
              optional

              When performanceEntry.entryType is equal to 'gc', the performance.flags property contains additional information about garbage collection operation. See perf_hooks.constants for valid values.


              interface Performance

              Usage in Deno

              import { type Performance } from "node:perf_hooks";
              

              Properties #

              eventLoopUtilization is similar to CPU utilization except that it is calculated using high precision wall-clock time. It represents the percentage of time the event loop has spent outside the event loop's event provider (e.g. epoll_wait). No other CPU idle time is taken into consideration.

              This property is an extension by Node.js. It is not available in Web browsers.

              An instance of the PerformanceNodeTiming class that provides performance metrics for specific Node.js operational milestones.

              #timeOrigin: number
              readonly

              The timeOrigin specifies the high resolution millisecond timestamp at which the current node process began, measured in Unix time.

              Methods #

              #clearMarks(name?: string): void

              If name is not provided, removes all PerformanceMark objects from the Performance Timeline. If name is provided, removes only the named mark.

              #clearMeasures(name?: string): void

              If name is not provided, removes all PerformanceMeasure objects from the Performance Timeline. If name is provided, removes only the named measure.

              #clearResourceTimings(name?: string): void

              If name is not provided, removes all PerformanceResourceTiming objects from the Resource Timeline. If name is provided, removes only the named resource.

              Returns a list of PerformanceEntry objects in chronological order with respect to performanceEntry.startTime. If you are only interested in performance entries of certain types or that have certain names, see performance.getEntriesByType() and performance.getEntriesByName().

              #getEntriesByName(
              name: string,
              type?: EntryType,
              ): PerformanceEntry[]

              Returns a list of PerformanceEntry objects in chronological order with respect to performanceEntry.startTime whose performanceEntry.name is equal to name, and optionally, whose performanceEntry.entryType is equal to type.

              Returns a list of PerformanceEntry objects in chronological order with respect to performanceEntry.startTime whose performanceEntry.entryType is equal to type.

              #mark(
              name: string,
              options?: MarkOptions,
              ): PerformanceMark

              Creates a new PerformanceMark entry in the Performance Timeline. A PerformanceMark is a subclass of PerformanceEntry whose performanceEntry.entryType is always 'mark', and whose performanceEntry.duration is always 0. Performance marks are used to mark specific significant moments in the Performance Timeline.

              The created PerformanceMark entry is put in the global Performance Timeline and can be queried with performance.getEntries, performance.getEntriesByName, and performance.getEntriesByType. When the observation is performed, the entries should be cleared from the global Performance Timeline manually with performance.clearMarks.

              #markResourceTiming(
              timingInfo: object,
              requestedUrl: string,
              initiatorType: string,
              global: object,
              cacheMode: "" | "local",
              bodyInfo: object,
              responseStatus: number,
              deliveryType?: string,
              ): PerformanceResourceTiming

              Creates a new PerformanceResourceTiming entry in the Resource Timeline. A PerformanceResourceTiming is a subclass of PerformanceEntry whose performanceEntry.entryType is always 'resource'. Performance resources are used to mark moments in the Resource Timeline.

              #measure(
              name: string,
              startMark?: string,
              endMark?: string,
              ): PerformanceMeasure

              Creates a new PerformanceMeasure entry in the Performance Timeline. A PerformanceMeasure is a subclass of PerformanceEntry whose performanceEntry.entryType is always 'measure', and whose performanceEntry.duration measures the number of milliseconds elapsed since startMark and endMark.

              The startMark argument may identify any existing PerformanceMark in the the Performance Timeline, or may identify any of the timestamp properties provided by the PerformanceNodeTiming class. If the named startMark does not exist, then startMark is set to timeOrigin by default.

              The endMark argument must identify any existing PerformanceMark in the the Performance Timeline or any of the timestamp properties provided by the PerformanceNodeTiming class. If the named endMark does not exist, an error will be thrown.

              #measure(
              name: string,
              options: MeasureOptions,
              ): PerformanceMeasure
              #now(): number

              Returns the current high resolution millisecond timestamp, where 0 represents the start of the current node process.

              #setResourceTimingBufferSize(maxSize: number): void

              Sets the global performance resource timing buffer size to the specified number of "resource" type performance entry objects.

              By default the max buffer size is set to 250.

              #timerify<T extends (...params: any[]) => any>(
              fn: T,
              options?: TimerifyOptions,
              ): T

              This property is an extension by Node.js. It is not available in Web browsers.

              Wraps a function within a new function that measures the running time of the wrapped function. A PerformanceObserver must be subscribed to the 'function' event type in order for the timing details to be accessed.

              import {
                performance,
                PerformanceObserver,
              } from 'node:perf_hooks';
              
              function someFunction() {
                console.log('hello world');
              }
              
              const wrapped = performance.timerify(someFunction);
              
              const obs = new PerformanceObserver((list) => {
                console.log(list.getEntries()[0].duration);
              
                performance.clearMarks();
                performance.clearMeasures();
                obs.disconnect();
              });
              obs.observe({ entryTypes: ['function'] });
              
              // A performance timeline entry will be created
              wrapped();
              

              If the wrapped function returns a promise, a finally handler will be attached to the promise and the duration will be reported once the finally handler is invoked.

              #toJSON(): any

              An object which is JSON representation of the performance object. It is similar to window.performance.toJSON in browsers.


              interface RecordableHistogram

              extends Histogram

              Usage in Deno

              import { type RecordableHistogram } from "node:perf_hooks";
              

              Methods #

              #record(val: number | bigint): void
              #recordDelta(): void

              Calculates the amount of time (in nanoseconds) that has passed since the previous call to recordDelta() and records that amount in the histogram.

              #add(other: RecordableHistogram): void

              Adds the values from other to this histogram.


              interface TimerifyOptions

              Usage in Deno

              import { type TimerifyOptions } from "node:perf_hooks";
              

              Properties #

              #histogram: RecordableHistogram | undefined
              optional

              A histogram object created using perf_hooks.createHistogram() that will record runtime durations in nanoseconds.


              interface UVMetrics

              Usage in Deno

              import { type UVMetrics } from "node:perf_hooks";
              

              Properties #

              #loopCount: number
              readonly

              Number of event loop iterations.

              #events: number
              readonly

              Number of events that have been processed by the event handler.

              #eventsWaiting: number
              readonly

              Number of events that were waiting to be processed when the event provider was called.


              namespace constants

              Usage in Deno

              import { constants } from "node:perf_hooks";
              

              type alias EntryType

              Usage in Deno

              import { type EntryType } from "node:perf_hooks";
              

              Definition #

              "dns"
              | "function"
              | "gc"
              | "http2"
              | "http"
              | "mark"
              | "measure"
              | "net"
              | "node"
              | "resource"















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