Kieker

Kieker is an open source framework designed for dynamic analysis and continuous monitoring of distributed software systems. It also includes a tool to visualize and analyze trace information.

Kieker features application performance monitoring, dynamic software analysis, low measurement overhead, legacy system analyzer, as well as an extensible and flexible architecture.

What is new in this release:

• Major changes:
• Web-based UI for editing and running analysis projects (beta version)
• Adaptive monitoring: (De)activate monitoring on method signature level at runtime based on signature patterns
• Restructured and extended graph/visualization filters (trace coloring, tooltips etc.)
• Log rotation for file system writer
• Logging API: SLF4J support and logger selection via JVM argument
• Many new AspectJ-based probes for detailed event-based tracing
• Refactored realtime replayer based on new re-usable filters (realtime delay, record logger etc.)
• Java EE example: Now included in core binary release archive and based on MyBatis JPetStore deployed to Jetty server
• Definition of configuration properties and default values for analysis plugins and repositories now annotation-based
• Removed legacy control servlet (JMX interface should be used instead)
• Quality:
• Bug fixes
• Added a number of (JUnit) tests

Requirements:

• Java 2 Standard Edition Runtime Environment