manage cpu % during script

[laurence roussel12011930]

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

[rob day]

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

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

[Loic.Aigon · Accepted solution]

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

[laurence roussel12011930]

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

[rob day]

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))