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getMemoryUsage

int sutil.getMemoryUsage ( ) (enterprise edition only)

Description

Get memory usage of screen-scraper.

Parameters

This method does not receive any parameters.

Return Values

Returns the average percentage of memory used by screen-scraper over the past 30 seconds, as an integer.

Change Log

Version Description
5.0 Moved from session to sutil.
4.5 Available for enterprise edition.

For tips on optimizing screen-scraper's memory usage so that it can run faster, see our FAQ on optimization.

Examples

Stop Scrape on Memory Leak

 // Stop scrape if memory is low
 if( sutil.getMemoryUsage() > 98 )
 {
     session.log( "Memory is critically low. Stopping the scraping session." );
     session.stopScraping();
 }

scraper on 07/16/2010 at 5:02 pm