# Copyright (C) 2012-2014 Bastian Kleineidam
#
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"""
Memory utilities.
"""
import gc
import pprint
from . import strformat, log, LOG_CHECK
from .fileutil import get_temp_file
# Message to display when meliae package is not installed
MemoryDebugMsg = strformat.format_feature_warning(
module='meliae', feature='memory debugging', url='https://launchpad.net/meliae'
)
[docs]
def write_memory_dump():
"""Dump memory to a temporary filename with the meliae package.
@return: JSON filename where memory dump has been written to
@rtype: string
"""
# first do a full garbage collection run
gc.collect()
if gc.garbage:
log.warn(LOG_CHECK, "Unreachabe objects: %s", pprint.pformat(gc.garbage))
from meliae import scanner
fo, filename = get_temp_file(mode='wb', suffix='.json', prefix='lcdump_')
try:
scanner.dump_all_objects(fo)
finally:
fo.close()
return filename