ProfilingUtils

gistfile1.txt

module ProfilingUtils
  #only caters for vmmap (os x) and pmap (linux)
  def ram_footprint
    footprint = nil

    case `uname`.strip!
    when 'Darwin'
      footprint = `vmmap #{Process.pid} | tail -1`[10,40].strip
      footprint = footprint.split("[").last
      footprint = footprint.gsub("]", "")
    when 'Linux'
      footprint = `pmap #{Process.pid} | tail -1`[10,40].strip  
    end

    unless footprint.nil?
      footprint.gsub!("K", "")
    end

    return footprint.to_i
  end
end