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laurence roussel12011930
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October 14, 2022
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manage cpu % during script

hi, it s possible to survey the % cpu during a script? if over xx%, put script in pause?

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Loic.Aigon
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October 17, 2022

Actually you might check for CPU Usage. Here is a snippet from the IDS SDK but the same method can be found with InDesign Client : 

 

// Get the process cpu usage and vm statistics
	this.cpuTime = app.performanceMetric(PerformanceMetricOptions.CPU_TIME);
	this.sysCpuTime = app.performanceMetric(PerformanceMetricOptions.OVERALL_SYSTEM_CPU);
	this.userCpuTime = app.performanceMetric(PerformanceMetricOptions.OVERALL_USER_CPU);
	this.initVMSize = app.performanceMetric(PerformanceMetricOptions.VIRTUAL_MEMORY_SIZE);
	this.resMemSize = app.performanceMetric(PerformanceMetricOptions.RESIDENT_MEMORY_SIZE);

 

But Pausing a script might not be possible. You can exit your script though if you see the CPU go wild.

HTH

Loic

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Loic.Aigon
Loic.AigonCorrect answer
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October 17, 2022

Actually you might check for CPU Usage. Here is a snippet from the IDS SDK but the same method can be found with InDesign Client : 

 

// Get the process cpu usage and vm statistics
	this.cpuTime = app.performanceMetric(PerformanceMetricOptions.CPU_TIME);
	this.sysCpuTime = app.performanceMetric(PerformanceMetricOptions.OVERALL_SYSTEM_CPU);
	this.userCpuTime = app.performanceMetric(PerformanceMetricOptions.OVERALL_USER_CPU);
	this.initVMSize = app.performanceMetric(PerformanceMetricOptions.VIRTUAL_MEMORY_SIZE);
	this.resMemSize = app.performanceMetric(PerformanceMetricOptions.RESIDENT_MEMORY_SIZE);

 

But Pausing a script might not be possible. You can exit your script though if you see the CPU go wild.

HTH

Loic

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    laurence roussel12011930Author
    Inspiring
    November 2, 2022

    hi my idea is create an alert() is cpu is over 50%

     

    i would like do same with memory?

    into your code wich value is % of cpu?

     

    because after 1hour of script, indesign continue to "crash" without reason

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    rob day
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    rob dayCommunity Expert
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    November 2, 2022

    I missed the application PerformanceMetricOptions. The full list is here:

     

    https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#PerformanceMetricOptions.html

     

    $.writeln(app.performanceMetric(PerformanceMetricOptions.CPU_TIME))
$.writeln(app.performanceMetric(PerformanceMetricOptions.OVERALL_SYSTEM_CPU))
$.writeln(app.performanceMetric(PerformanceMetricOptions.OVERALL_USER_CPU))

     

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    rob day
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    rob dayCommunity Expert
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    October 14, 2022

    I don’t think so. You can look at the ExtendScript $ object API here:

    https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#$.html

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