Processing Data and Gathering Statistics - Design Question

Question

User-1647864282 posted

Just wanted to get some feed back to see if this has already been addressed before.

I am working on an app which does "a lot" of data processing. I need to gather some statistics on how much data has been processed. My main objective is to make the statistic gathering logic as unintrusive as possible. For example:

foreach(var items in myDataCollection)
{
ProcessStuff();
//Gather Statistics
Process more stuff();
//Gather Other type of Statistics
}

I am not sure if injecting my "Statistic Gathering Logic" within the processing logic a good thing or not. I guess my question is should I just inject the "Statistic Gathering Logic" within the process i.e. make another call to method which basically just stores the information in a table, or should I raise an event or perhaps something else?

Are there any Patterns out there which address this already so I don't have to reinvent the wheel?

Answer 1

User-952121411 posted

Yes using performance counters built into .NET for gathering statistics can be a powerful resource.  As far as overall design and usage, you should investigate the link and associated code examples within the links below to see the proper way of using them:

Performance Counters for ASP.NET:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fxk122b4.aspx

Using System Monitoring Components:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aaaxk5bx.aspx

System Monitoring Components How-to Topics (Great links here):

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms184425.aspx

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

User-1647864282 posted

Thank you. I will check it out.