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2441cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v20.x/api/inspector.html">20.x <b>LTS</b></a></li>
2451cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v19.x/api/inspector.html">19.x</a></li>
2461cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v18.x/api/inspector.html">18.x <b>LTS</b></a></li>
2471cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v17.x/api/inspector.html">17.x</a></li>
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2521cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v12.x/api/inspector.html">12.x</a></li>
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2811cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci
2821cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci      <details id="toc" open><summary>Table of contents</summary><ul>
2831cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><span class="stability_2"><a href="#inspector">Inspector</a></span>
2841cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
2851cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#inspectorclose"><code>inspector.close()</code></a></li>
2861cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#inspectorconsole"><code>inspector.console</code></a></li>
2871cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#inspectoropenport-host-wait"><code>inspector.open([port[, host[, wait]]])</code></a></li>
2881cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#inspectorurl"><code>inspector.url()</code></a></li>
2891cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#inspectorwaitfordebugger"><code>inspector.waitForDebugger()</code></a></li>
2901cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#class-inspectorsession">Class: <code>inspector.Session</code></a>
2911cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
2921cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#new-inspectorsession"><code>new inspector.Session()</code></a></li>
2931cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-inspectornotification">Event: <code>'inspectorNotification'</code></a></li>
2941cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-inspector-protocol-method">Event: <code>&#x3C;inspector-protocol-method></code>;</a></li>
2951cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#sessionconnect"><code>session.connect()</code></a></li>
2961cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#sessionconnecttomainthread"><code>session.connectToMainThread()</code></a></li>
2971cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#sessiondisconnect"><code>session.disconnect()</code></a></li>
2981cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#sessionpostmethod-params-callback"><code>session.post(method[, params][, callback])</code></a>
2991cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
3001cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#example-usage">Example usage</a></li>
3011cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
3021cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</li>
3031cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#cpu-profiler">CPU profiler</a></li>
3041cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#heap-profiler">Heap profiler</a></li>
3051cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
3061cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</li>
3071cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
3081cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</li>
3091cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul></details>
3101cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci
3111cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci      <div id="apicontent">
3121cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci        <h2>Inspector<span><a class="mark" href="#inspector" id="inspector">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="inspector_inspector"></a></h2>
3131cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci
3141cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_2"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 2</a> - Stable</div><p></p>
3151cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p><strong>Source Code:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v18.20.1/lib/inspector.js">lib/inspector.js</a></p>
3161cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The <code>node:inspector</code> module provides an API for interacting with the V8
3171cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciinspector.</p>
3181cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>It can be accessed using:</p>
3191cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> inspector = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:inspector'</span>);</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
3201cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<section><h3><code>inspector.close()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#inspectorclose" id="inspectorclose">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="inspector_inspector_close"></a></h3>
3211cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
3221cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
3231cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<table>
3241cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
3251cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v18.10.0</td>
3261cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p>The API is exposed in the worker threads.</p></td></tr>
3271cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v9.0.0</td>
3281cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p><span>Added in: v9.0.0</span></p></td></tr>
3291cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</tbody></table>
3301cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</details>
3311cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
3321cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Deactivate the inspector. Blocks until there are no active connections.</p>
3331cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>When using <code>Session</code>, the object outputted by the console API will not be
3341cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cireleased, unless we performed manually <code>Runtime.DiscardConsoleEntries</code>
3351cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cicommand.</p>
3361cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</section><section><h3><code>inspector.console</code><span><a class="mark" href="#inspectorconsole" id="inspectorconsole">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="inspector_inspector_console"></a></h3>
3371cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
3381cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> An object to send messages to the remote inspector console.</li>
3391cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
3401cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:inspector'</span>).<span class="hljs-property">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'a message'</span>);</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
3411cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The inspector console does not have API parity with Node.js
3421cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciconsole.</p>
3431cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</section><section><h3><code>inspector.open([port[, host[, wait]]])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#inspectoropenport-host-wait" id="inspectoropenport-host-wait">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="inspector_inspector_open_port_host_wait"></a></h3>
3441cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
3451cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>port</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Port to listen on for inspector connections. Optional.
3461cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<strong>Default:</strong> what was specified on the CLI.</li>
3471cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>host</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Host to listen on for inspector connections. Optional.
3481cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<strong>Default:</strong> what was specified on the CLI.</li>
3491cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>wait</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> Block until a client has connected. Optional.
3501cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
3511cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
3521cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Activate inspector on host and port. Equivalent to
3531cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>node --inspect=[[host:]port]</code>, but can be done programmatically after node has
3541cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cistarted.</p>
3551cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>If wait is <code>true</code>, will block until a client has connected to the inspect port
3561cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciand flow control has been passed to the debugger client.</p>
3571cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>See the <a href="cli.html#warning-binding-inspector-to-a-public-ipport-combination-is-insecure">security warning</a> regarding the <code>host</code>
3581cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciparameter usage.</p>
3591cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</section><section><h3><code>inspector.url()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#inspectorurl" id="inspectorurl">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="inspector_inspector_url"></a></h3>
3601cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
3611cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Undefined_type" class="type">&#x3C;undefined></a></li>
3621cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
3631cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Return the URL of the active inspector, or <code>undefined</code> if there is none.</p>
3641cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-console"><span class="hljs-meta prompt_">$ </span><span class="language-bash">node --inspect -p <span class="hljs-string">'inspector.url()'</span></span>
3651cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciDebugger listening on ws://127.0.0.1:9229/166e272e-7a30-4d09-97ce-f1c012b43c34
3661cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciFor help, see: https://nodejs.org/en/docs/inspector
3671cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciws://127.0.0.1:9229/166e272e-7a30-4d09-97ce-f1c012b43c34
3681cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span class="hljs-meta prompt_">
3691cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci$ </span><span class="language-bash">node --inspect=localhost:3000 -p <span class="hljs-string">'inspector.url()'</span></span>
3701cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciDebugger listening on ws://localhost:3000/51cf8d0e-3c36-4c59-8efd-54519839e56a
3711cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciFor help, see: https://nodejs.org/en/docs/inspector
3721cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciws://localhost:3000/51cf8d0e-3c36-4c59-8efd-54519839e56a
3731cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span class="hljs-meta prompt_">
3741cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci$ </span><span class="language-bash">node -p <span class="hljs-string">'inspector.url()'</span></span>
3751cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciundefined</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
3761cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</section><section><h3><code>inspector.waitForDebugger()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#inspectorwaitfordebugger" id="inspectorwaitfordebugger">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="inspector_inspector_waitfordebugger"></a></h3>
3771cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
3781cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v12.7.0</span>
3791cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
3801cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Blocks until a client (existing or connected later) has sent
3811cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>Runtime.runIfWaitingForDebugger</code> command.</p>
3821cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>An exception will be thrown if there is no active inspector.</p>
3831cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</section><section><h3>Class: <code>inspector.Session</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-inspectorsession" id="class-inspectorsession">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="inspector_class_inspector_session"></a></h3>
3841cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
3851cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Extends: <a href="events.html#class-eventemitter" class="type">&#x3C;EventEmitter></a></li>
3861cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
3871cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The <code>inspector.Session</code> is used for dispatching messages to the V8 inspector
3881cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciback-end and receiving message responses and notifications.</p>
3891cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>new inspector.Session()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#new-inspectorsession" id="new-inspectorsession">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="inspector_new_inspector_session"></a></h4>
3901cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
3911cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v8.0.0</span>
3921cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
3931cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Create a new instance of the <code>inspector.Session</code> class. The inspector session
3941cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cineeds to be connected through <a href="#sessionconnect"><code>session.connect()</code></a> before the messages
3951cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cican be dispatched to the inspector backend.</p>
3961cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>When using <code>Session</code>, the object outputted by the console API will not be
3971cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cireleased, unless we performed manually <code>Runtime.DiscardConsoleEntries</code>
3981cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cicommand.</p>
3991cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4>Event: <code>'inspectorNotification'</code><span><a class="mark" href="#event-inspectornotification" id="event-inspectornotification">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="inspector_event_inspectornotification"></a></h4>
4001cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
4011cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v8.0.0</span>
4021cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
4031cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
4041cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> The notification message object</li>
4051cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
4061cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Emitted when any notification from the V8 Inspector is received.</p>
4071cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-js">session.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'inspectorNotification'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">message</span>) =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(message.<span class="hljs-property">method</span>));
4081cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span class="hljs-comment">// Debugger.paused</span>
4091cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span class="hljs-comment">// Debugger.resumed</span></code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
4101cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>It is also possible to subscribe only to notifications with specific method:</p>
4111cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4>Event: <code>&#x3C;inspector-protocol-method></code>;<span><a class="mark" href="#event-inspector-protocol-method" id="event-inspector-protocol-method">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="inspector_event_inspector_protocol_method"></a></h4>
4121cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
4131cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v8.0.0</span>
4141cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
4151cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
4161cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> The notification message object</li>
4171cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
4181cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Emitted when an inspector notification is received that has its method field set
4191cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cito the <code>&#x3C;inspector-protocol-method></code> value.</p>
4201cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The following snippet installs a listener on the <a href="https://chromedevtools.github.io/devtools-protocol/v8/Debugger#event-paused"><code>'Debugger.paused'</code></a>
4211cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cievent, and prints the reason for program suspension whenever program
4221cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciexecution is suspended (through breakpoints, for example):</p>
4231cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-js">session.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'Debugger.paused'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">{ params }</span>) =></span> {
4241cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(params.<span class="hljs-property">hitBreakpoints</span>);
4251cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci});
4261cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span class="hljs-comment">// [ '/the/file/that/has/the/breakpoint.js:11:0' ]</span></code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
4271cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>session.connect()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#sessionconnect" id="sessionconnect">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="inspector_session_connect"></a></h4>
4281cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
4291cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v8.0.0</span>
4301cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
4311cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Connects a session to the inspector back-end.</p>
4321cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>session.connectToMainThread()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#sessionconnecttomainthread" id="sessionconnecttomainthread">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="inspector_session_connecttomainthread"></a></h4>
4331cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
4341cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v12.11.0</span>
4351cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
4361cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Connects a session to the main thread inspector back-end. An exception will
4371cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cibe thrown if this API was not called on a Worker thread.</p>
4381cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>session.disconnect()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#sessiondisconnect" id="sessiondisconnect">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="inspector_session_disconnect"></a></h4>
4391cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
4401cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v8.0.0</span>
4411cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
4421cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Immediately close the session. All pending message callbacks will be called
4431cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciwith an error. <a href="#sessionconnect"><code>session.connect()</code></a> will need to be called to be able to send
4441cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cimessages again. Reconnected session will lose all inspector state, such as
4451cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cienabled agents or configured breakpoints.</p>
4461cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>session.post(method[, params][, callback])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#sessionpostmethod-params-callback" id="sessionpostmethod-params-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="inspector_session_post_method_params_callback"></a></h4>
4471cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
4481cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
4491cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<table>
4501cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
4511cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v18.0.0</td>
4521cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p>Passing an invalid callback to the <code>callback</code> argument now throws <code>ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE</code> instead of <code>ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK</code>.</p></td></tr>
4531cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
4541cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p><span>Added in: v8.0.0</span></p></td></tr>
4551cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</tbody></table>
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4581cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
4591cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>method</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
4601cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>params</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></li>
4611cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a></li>
4621cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
4631cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Posts a message to the inspector back-end. <code>callback</code> will be notified when
4641cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cia response is received. <code>callback</code> is a function that accepts two optional
4651cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciarguments: error and message-specific result.</p>
4661cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-js">session.<span class="hljs-title function_">post</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'Runtime.evaluate'</span>, { <span class="hljs-attr">expression</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'2 + 2'</span> },
4671cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci             <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">error, { result }</span>) =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(result));
4681cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span class="hljs-comment">// Output: { type: 'number', value: 4, description: '4' }</span></code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
4691cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The latest version of the V8 inspector protocol is published on the
4701cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="https://chromedevtools.github.io/devtools-protocol/v8/">Chrome DevTools Protocol Viewer</a>.</p>
4711cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Node.js inspector supports all the Chrome DevTools Protocol domains declared
4721cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciby V8. Chrome DevTools Protocol domain provides an interface for interacting
4731cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciwith one of the runtime agents used to inspect the application state and listen
4741cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cito the run-time events.</p>
4751cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>You can not set <code>reportProgress</code> to <code>true</code> when sending a
4761cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>HeapProfiler.takeHeapSnapshot</code> or <code>HeapProfiler.stopTrackingHeapObjects</code>
4771cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cicommand to V8.</p>
4781cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h5>Example usage<span><a class="mark" href="#example-usage" id="example-usage">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="inspector_example_usage"></a></h5>
4791cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Apart from the debugger, various V8 Profilers are available through the DevTools
4801cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciprotocol.</p>
4811cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4>CPU profiler<span><a class="mark" href="#cpu-profiler" id="cpu-profiler">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="inspector_cpu_profiler"></a></h4>
4821cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Here's an example showing how to use the <a href="https://chromedevtools.github.io/devtools-protocol/v8/Profiler">CPU Profiler</a>:</p>
4831cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> inspector = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:inspector'</span>);
4841cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> fs = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:fs'</span>);
4851cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> session = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> inspector.<span class="hljs-title class_">Session</span>();
4861cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cisession.<span class="hljs-title function_">connect</span>();
4871cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci
4881cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cisession.<span class="hljs-title function_">post</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'Profiler.enable'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
4891cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  session.<span class="hljs-title function_">post</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'Profiler.start'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
4901cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci    <span class="hljs-comment">// Invoke business logic under measurement here...</span>
4911cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci
4921cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci    <span class="hljs-comment">// some time later...</span>
4931cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci    session.<span class="hljs-title function_">post</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'Profiler.stop'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, { profile }</span>) =></span> {
4941cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci      <span class="hljs-comment">// Write profile to disk, upload, etc.</span>
4951cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci      <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (!err) {
4961cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci        fs.<span class="hljs-title function_">writeFileSync</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'./profile.cpuprofile'</span>, <span class="hljs-title class_">JSON</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">stringify</span>(profile));
4971cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci      }
4981cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci    });
4991cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  });
5001cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci});</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
5011cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4>Heap profiler<span><a class="mark" href="#heap-profiler" id="heap-profiler">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="inspector_heap_profiler"></a></h4>
5021cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Here's an example showing how to use the <a href="https://chromedevtools.github.io/devtools-protocol/v8/HeapProfiler">Heap Profiler</a>:</p>
5031cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> inspector = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:inspector'</span>);
5041cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> fs = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:fs'</span>);
5051cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> session = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> inspector.<span class="hljs-title class_">Session</span>();
5061cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci
5071cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> fd = fs.<span class="hljs-title function_">openSync</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'profile.heapsnapshot'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'w'</span>);
5081cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci
5091cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cisession.<span class="hljs-title function_">connect</span>();
5101cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci
5111cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cisession.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'HeapProfiler.addHeapSnapshotChunk'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">m</span>) =></span> {
5121cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  fs.<span class="hljs-title function_">writeSync</span>(fd, m.<span class="hljs-property">params</span>.<span class="hljs-property">chunk</span>);
5131cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci});
5141cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci
5151cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cisession.<span class="hljs-title function_">post</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'HeapProfiler.takeHeapSnapshot'</span>, <span class="hljs-literal">null</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, r</span>) =></span> {
5161cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'HeapProfiler.takeHeapSnapshot done:'</span>, err, r);
5171cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  session.<span class="hljs-title function_">disconnect</span>();
5181cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  fs.<span class="hljs-title function_">closeSync</span>(fd);
5191cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci});</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre></section>
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