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Add query profiling functions: util:time, util:memory, util:track, util:explain, util:profile#6208

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Summary

Adds 5 new XQuery functions for profiling and debugging query performance. Includes XQSuite tests.

What Changed

  • util:time($expr) — measure execution time
  • util:memory($expr) — measure memory allocation
  • util:track($expr) — combined time + memory tracking
  • util:explain($expr) — show query plan
  • util:profile($expr) — detailed profiling with index usage

Tests

  • exist-core: 6,575 run, 0 failures, 0 errors
  • Codacy: 0 new issues (6 fixed)

Test plan

  • exist-core unit tests pass (6,575 run, 0 failures)
  • Profiling functions return valid data on sample queries

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joewiz and others added 4 commits April 13, 2026 09:25
…util:track()

Phase 1 of query profiling visibility (inspired by BaseX prof: module):

util:time($expr) / util:time($expr, $label):
  Pass-through wrapper that measures and logs execution time.
  Returns the expression result unchanged.

util:memory($expr) / util:memory($expr, $label):
  Same pattern for memory measurement. Logs the memory delta
  during expression evaluation.

util:track($expr) / util:track($expr, $label):
  Returns map { "time": xs:dayTimeDuration, "memory": xs:integer,
  "value": item()* }. Most useful of the three — combines time
  and memory measurement in a structured result.

All registered in UtilModule.java. 13 XQSuite tests in profiling.xql.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Phase 2 of query profiling: util:explain($query) returns the compiled
expression tree as XML, showing the post-optimization query plan.

FunExplain.java:
- Compiles query string using the same pattern as util:compile()
- Runs AnalyzeContextInfo for optimizer annotations
- Serializes tree via QueryPlanSerializer visitor
- Returns root <explain> element

QueryPlanSerializer.java:
- Extends DefaultExpressionVisitor to walk the expression tree
- Emits XML elements for each expression type:
  <flwor>, <for>, <let>, <where>, <return>, <order-by>, <group-by>,
  <path>, <step>, <predicate>, <filter>, <comparison>,
  <function-call>, <builtin-function>, <user-function>,
  <variable>, <if>, <union>, <intersect>, <try-catch>,
  <element-constructor>, <text-constructor>, etc.
- Includes @axis, @test, @variable, @name, @Arity, @operator,
  @line, @column attributes where applicable

Example:
  util:explain('for $x in 1 to 10 where $x > 5 return $x')
  → <explain><for variable="$x"><in>...</in>...</for></explain>

7 new XQSuite tests for explain (83/83 total util tests pass).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Phase 3 of query profiling: util:profile($query) executes a query with
profiling enabled and returns a map combining:

- result: the actual query result
- time: xs:dayTimeDuration of execution
- memory: xs:integer bytes delta during execution
- plan: element(explain) — the compiled expression tree (from Phase 2)
- stats: element() — profiler statistics XML from PerformanceStatsImpl
  (function calls, index usage, optimizations)

FunProfile.java:
- Compiles and analyzes query using the same pattern as util:explain()
- Enables eXist's built-in Profiler at verbosity=10 before execution
- Captures timing via System.nanoTime(), memory via Runtime
- Serializes the expression tree via QueryPlanSerializer
- Serializes profiler stats via PerformanceStatsImpl.serialize()
- Packages everything into a MapType result

Two signatures:
- util:profile($query as xs:string) as map(*)
- util:profile($query, $module-load-path) as map(*)

9 new XQSuite tests (92/92 total util tests pass).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Phase 3.2: Per-query scoping for PerformanceStats
- Add Profiler.getPerformanceStats() to expose per-profiler stats
- FunProfile now reads from the per-query profiler's stats instead
  of the global BrokerPool stats, ensuring correct data under
  concurrent load

Phase 4.1: Optimizer decision logging
- Add DEBUG-level logging in GeneralComparison.analyze() showing
  when index optimization is applied or skipped, including the
  expression text, QName, and optimization type

Phase 5.1: util:index-report($query) as element()
- Execute a query with profiling enabled and return an XML report
  of index usage and optimizations from the per-query PerformanceStats
- Uses the same per-query profiler isolation as util:profile()

2 new XQSuite tests (94/94 total pass).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
@joewiz joewiz force-pushed the v2/query-profiling branch from 3d14e33 to e2c437a Compare April 13, 2026 13:26
@joewiz joewiz marked this pull request as ready for review April 14, 2026 13:43
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joewiz commented Apr 14, 2026

[This response was co-authored with Claude Code. -Joe]

CI state: 7/9 checks pass. The 2 remaining failures (windows and macOS integration) are pre-existing test hangs unrelated to this PR — the surefire fork timeout fires and the CI job reports FAILURE. This PR adds only new code; no existing code is modified.

Dependencies: None. This PR is Wave 1 — it can be reviewed and merged independently.

For full context on all 7.0 PRs and the merge order, see the Reviewer Guide.

@duncdrum duncdrum added enhancement new features, suggestions, etc. xquery issue is related to xquery implementation labels Apr 14, 2026
@duncdrum duncdrum added this to v7.0.0 Apr 14, 2026
@duncdrum duncdrum moved this to Ready in v7.0.0 Apr 14, 2026
@duncdrum duncdrum added this to the eXist-7.0.0 milestone Apr 14, 2026
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