If you are looking for a simple python program to log cpu% and memory of
another executable, then analyze.py might do. Its in
https://github.com/Public-Health-Bioinformatics/kipper/tree/master/RDP-test
-case along with a few scripts that show examples of its use.
Damion
>
> On 02/21/2016 11:13 PM, Peter van Heusden wrote:
>
> Hi there
>
> We're researching the resource (CPU time and memory) requirements for
>RNA
> STAR at the moment. Specifically, we'd like to build up a database of
>input
> size to resource usage so that we can use this to feed a dynamic
> destination mapper (currently our STAR configuration uses a thumbsuck
>for
> RAM and CPU requirements that is not optimal but works in many cases).
>
> Has anyone collected these metrics before? And more generally, is anyone
> collecting metrics for a range of bioinformatics tools? A database like
> this could be very useful!
>
> Thanks!
> Peter
>