A script to benchmark GNOME Tracker overhead during an RPM transaction

bench-tracker-miner.py

# How much does tracker affect package installation?
#
# Average with tracker: 21.754451847076417
# Average without tracker: 21.509078884124754

import os
from timeit import Timer

cmd = 'sudo dnf reinstall -y kernel-3.13.8-200.fc20.x86_64.rpm'
t = Timer(stmt="os.system('%s')" % cmd, setup="import os")
i = 10

def run():
        results = [t.timeit(1) for _ in range(i)]
        avg = sum(results) / len(results)
        return avg


os.system('tracker-control --start')
avg1 = run()

os.system('tracker-control --terminate=all')
avg2 = run()

print('Average with tracker: %r' % avg1)
print('Average without tracker: %r' % avg2)