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Analyzing Performance Data

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In this section, we will delve into how to analyze performance data collected by Firebase Performance Monitoring. This is crucial for understanding how your app performs in the real world and identifying areas for improvement.

Key Concepts

  1. Performance Metrics: Understand the different metrics that Firebase Performance Monitoring tracks.
  2. Performance Dashboard: Learn how to navigate the Firebase Console to view performance data.
  3. Custom Traces and Metrics: Learn how to create and analyze custom traces and metrics.
  4. Analyzing Trends: Understand how to analyze trends over time to identify performance issues.

Performance Metrics

Firebase Performance Monitoring tracks several key metrics:

  • App Start Time: The time it takes for your app to start.
  • HTTP/S Network Requests: The time taken for network requests.
  • Screen Rendering: The time taken to render screens.
  • Custom Traces: User-defined performance metrics.

Example: Viewing App Start Time

  1. Open Firebase Console: Navigate to the Firebase Console and select your project.
  2. Go to Performance Monitoring: Click on the Performance tab in the left-hand menu.
  3. Select App Start Time: In the Performance dashboard, select the "App Start Time" metric.
App Start Time
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| Date       | Time (ms) |
|------------|------------|
| 2023-10-01 | 1200       |
| 2023-10-02 | 1150       |
| 2023-10-03 | 1300       |

Performance Dashboard

The Performance Dashboard in the Firebase Console provides a comprehensive view of your app's performance metrics.

Navigating the Dashboard

  1. Overview: The overview page shows a summary of key performance metrics.
  2. Detailed View: Click on any metric to see a detailed view, including trends over time and breakdowns by device, OS, and more.
  3. Custom Traces: View and analyze custom traces that you have defined in your app.

Example: Detailed View of Network Requests

  1. Select Network Requests: In the Performance dashboard, click on "Network Requests".
  2. View Details: You will see a detailed view of all network requests, including response times and success rates.
Network Requests
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| URL                | Avg Time (ms) | Success Rate |
|--------------------|---------------|--------------|
| /api/v1/users      | 200           | 99%          |
| /api/v1/products   | 300           | 98%          |
| /api/v1/orders     | 250           | 97%          |

Custom Traces and Metrics

Custom traces allow you to measure specific parts of your app's performance that are not covered by default metrics.

Creating a Custom Trace

  1. Define the Trace: In your app code, define a custom trace.
  2. Start and Stop the Trace: Use the Firebase Performance Monitoring SDK to start and stop the trace.
// Example in JavaScript
const trace = firebase.performance().trace('custom_trace');
trace.start();
// Code you want to measure
trace.stop();

Analyzing Custom Traces

  1. View Custom Traces: In the Performance dashboard, click on "Custom Traces".
  2. Analyze Data: View the data collected by your custom traces, including average time and trends over time.
Custom Traces
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| Trace Name   | Avg Time (ms) | Count |
|--------------|---------------|-------|
| custom_trace | 150           | 1000  |

Analyzing Trends

Analyzing trends over time helps you identify performance issues and track improvements.

Example: Trend Analysis

  1. Select a Metric: In the Performance dashboard, select a metric (e.g., App Start Time).
  2. View Trends: Use the trend view to see how the metric changes over time.
App Start Time Trend
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| Date       | Time (ms) |
|------------|------------|
| 2023-10-01 | 1200       |
| 2023-10-02 | 1150       |
| 2023-10-03 | 1300       |

Identifying Issues

  1. Look for Spikes: Identify any spikes or sudden changes in the metrics.
  2. Investigate Causes: Investigate the causes of these changes, such as recent code changes or external factors.

Practical Exercise

Exercise: Analyze Network Request Performance

  1. Open Firebase Console: Navigate to the Firebase Console and select your project.
  2. Go to Performance Monitoring: Click on the Performance tab in the left-hand menu.
  3. Select Network Requests: In the Performance dashboard, click on "Network Requests".
  4. Analyze Data: View the detailed data for network requests, including response times and success rates.

Solution

  1. Identify Slow Requests: Look for network requests with high average response times.
  2. Investigate: Investigate the causes of slow requests, such as server issues or inefficient code.
Network Requests Analysis
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| URL                | Avg Time (ms) | Success Rate |
|--------------------|---------------|--------------|
| /api/v1/users      | 200           | 99%          |
| /api/v1/products   | 300           | 98%          |
| /api/v1/orders     | 250           | 97%          |

Conclusion

In this section, we covered how to analyze performance data using Firebase Performance Monitoring. We learned about key performance metrics, how to navigate the Performance Dashboard, and how to create and analyze custom traces. By understanding and analyzing performance data, you can identify and address performance issues, leading to a better user experience.

Next, we will explore Firebase Test Lab, which allows you to run tests on your app across a wide range of devices and configurations.

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