Perfomatic

Summary

The Mozilla graph server is used to understand how multiple performance metrics change over time. It is a web application for creating graphs of performance test results for a user-configurable combination of branch, operating system and machine.

People

• Rob Helmer (rhelmer), Alice Nodelman (anode), Laura Thomson (laura), Chris Howse (chowse)
• Bug address: graphserver@mozilla.com
• IRC: #perfomatic

Bugs

• open bugs

Requirements

• Requirements and use-cases

Architecture

Overview:

• Talos creates build
• Talos runs a test
• Sends data from test to:
  • bulk.cgi - for multiple data points
  • collect.cgi - for 1 data point
• bulk.cgi or collect.cgi input into mysql db
• graphs.mozilla.org/graphs.html
  • displays a line graph of the data over time
• Single point on graph is an average(ish) of the tests on that day

Diagrams, etc

• Schema notes
• DB schema diagram
• Architecture notes
• Morgamic's architecture diagram
• How data is sent to the graph server

Implementation

• Source code
• 2010 Interface redesign
• API
• Perfomatic/Installation
• Tests
  • Test Name Mappings
  • BFT
• Servers
  • Production Server
  • Stage Server
    • Series data link