dotMemory
dotMemory is a memory profiling tool developed by JetBrains. It is designed to help developers identify memory issues in their applications, such as memory leaks and excessive memory usage. dotMemory provides a comprehensive set of features to analyze memory usage, optimize performance, and ensure efficient memory management.
Key Features
Memory Profiling
Real-Time Profiling: Allows profiling applications in real-time to monitor memory usage.
Snapshot Comparison: Supports taking memory snapshots and comparing them to identify memory changes over time.
Memory Allocation Analysis: Analyzes memory allocations to identify objects consuming the most memory.
Memory Leak Detection
Automatic Leak Detection: Automatically detects memory leaks and highlights problematic areas.
Object Retention Paths: Shows retention paths to help identify why objects are not being garbage collected.
Garbage Collection Analysis: Analyzes garbage collection events to understand memory management behavior.
Detailed Memory Analysis
Object Set Analysis: Provides detailed information about sets of objects, including their types and sizes.
Type-Specific Analysis: Allows analyzing memory usage by specific object types.
Instance Tracking: Tracks instances of objects to understand their lifecycle and memory impact.
Performance Optimization (Feature)
Memory Traffic Analysis: Analyzes memory traffic to identify excessive memory allocations and deallocations.
Heap Fragmentation Analysis: Identifies heap fragmentation issues that can impact performance.
Optimized Memory Usage: Provides recommendations for optimizing memory usage and improving application performance.
Integration and Extensibility
IDE Integration: Integrates with JetBrains IDEs like IntelliJ IDEA, Rider, and Visual Studio.
Command-Line Tools: Provides command-line tools for automating memory profiling tasks.
API Access: Offers APIs for integrating with other tools and systems.
Reporting and Visualization
Memory Usage Reports: Generates detailed reports on memory usage and profiling results.
Visual Representations: Provides visual representations of memory usage, including graphs and charts.
Export Options: Supports exporting profiling data for further analysis and reporting.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Memory Usage
Total Memory Usage: Total amount of memory used by the application.
Peak Memory Usage: Peak memory usage during the profiling session.
Memory Allocation Rate: Rate at which memory is allocated by the application.
Memory Leaks
Leak Detection Rate: Number of memory leaks detected during profiling.
Leak Resolution Time: Average time taken to resolve detected memory leaks.
Retained Memory: Amount of memory retained by objects that are not being garbage collected.
Performance Optimization (KPI)
Memory Traffic: Amount of memory traffic (allocations and deallocations) during profiling.
Heap Fragmentation: Level of heap fragmentation detected.
Optimization Recommendations: Number of optimization recommendations provided and implemented.
User Satisfaction
User Feedback: Ratings and feedback from developers using dotMemory.
Adoption Rate: Percentage of developers adopting dotMemory in their workflow.
Support Requests: Number of support requests and resolution time.
dotMemory is designed to help developers optimize memory usage and improve application performance, offering a comprehensive set of tools and features tailored to the needs of modern memory profiling and analysis.