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Measuring and Monitoring WCF Web Service Performance

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Using ServiceMon to obtain performance statistics for web services
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Net;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using Kaleida.ServiceMonitor.Model.Email;
using Kaleida.ServiceMonitor.Model.Runtime;

namespace Kaleida.ServiceMonitor.Model
{
    internal class NotificationMessageBuilder
    {
        private const string HtmlColorSuccess = "#0A0";
        private const string HtmlColourFailure = "#A00";
        private const string HtmlColourFailureFresh = "#D00";

        public NotificationMessage BuildSummary(Monitor monitor, OperationStatisticsMap statsSinceLastSummary)
        {
            var html = new HtmlMessageBuilder();

            AppendInstanceInformation(html);
            AppendMonitoringPeriod(html, monitor);

            html.AddRawFormat("<p>The severity level is currently {0}</p>", monitor.State.ToSeverityLevel().ToSummaryHtml());

            AppendErrorSummary(html, monitor.State);

            AppendCombinedAvailabilitySummary(html, statsSinceLastSummary, "Summary <span style='font-size:smaller'>(since last report)</span>".AsRawHtml());
            AppendAvailabilityTable(html, statsSinceLastSummary, "Availability <span style='font-size:smaller'>(since last report)</span>".AsRawHtml());
            AppendPerformanceTable(html, statsSinceLastSummary, "Performance <span style='font-size:smaller'>(since last report)</span>".AsRawHtml());

            AppendCombinedAvailabilitySummary(html, monitor.Statistics, "Summary <span style='font-size:smaller'>(since monitoring began)</span>".AsRawHtml());
            AppendAvailabilityTable(html, monitor.Statistics, "Availability <span style='font-size:smaller'>(since monitoring began)</span>".AsRawHtml());
            AppendPerformanceTable(html, monitor.Statistics, "Performance <span style='font-size:smaller'>(since monitoring began)</span>".AsRawHtml());

            AppendRecentResponses(html, monitor);

            var subject = string.Format("Scheduled Summary for Script '{0}'", monitor.Workspace.CurrentScript.Name);
            return new NotificationMessage(subject, html.ToString());
        }

		public NotificationMessage BuildThresholdChangeSummary(Monitor monitor, SeverityLevel mostRecentSeverityLevel)
        {
            var html = new HtmlMessageBuilder();

            AppendInstanceInformation(html);
            AppendMonitoringPeriod(html, monitor);

            html.AddRawFormat("<p>The severity threshold has changed from {0} to {1}</p>", mostRecentSeverityLevel.ToSummaryHtml(), monitor.State.ToSeverityLevel().ToSummaryHtml());

            AppendErrorSummary(html, monitor.State);

            AppendCombinedAvailabilitySummary(html, monitor.Statistics, "Summary".HtmlEncode());
            AppendAvailabilityTable(html, monitor.Statistics, "Availability".HtmlEncode());
            AppendPerformanceTable(html, monitor.Statistics, "Performance".HtmlEncode());
            AppendRecentResponses(html, monitor);

		    var subject = string.Format("ServiceMon Script {0} is {1}", monitor.Workspace.CurrentScript.Name, monitor.State.ToSeverityLevel());
            return new NotificationMessage(subject, html.ToString());
        }

        private static void AppendMonitoringPeriod(HtmlMessageBuilder html, Monitor monitor)
        {
            var scriptName = monitor.Workspace.CurrentScript.Name;
            var stats = monitor.Statistics.Combined;
            html.AddRawFormat("Script <b>{0}</b> has been running since {1:G}", scriptName.HtmlEncode(), stats.StartTime);
        }

        private static void AppendInstanceInformation(HtmlMessageBuilder html)
        {
            html.AddRawFormat("<p><i>Message sent at {0:G} from ServiceMon (v{1}), running on {2}</i></p>", DateTime.Now, ServiceMon.VersionNumber.ToString().HtmlEncode(), Dns.GetHostName().HtmlEncode());
        }

        private static void AppendRecentResponses(HtmlMessageBuilder html, Monitor monitor)
        {
            html.AddHeading(string.Format("Recent Responses (maximum of {0})", monitor.RecentResponses.MaximumItemCount).HtmlEncode());

            var bullets = monitor.RecentResponses.Items.Select(FormatResponse);

            html.AddBullets(bullets);
        }

        private static IHtmlString FormatResponse(RequestResult i)
        {
            var htmlColor = (i is RequestErrorResult) ? "red" : "black";
            return string.Format("<span style='color:{0}'>{1}</span>", htmlColor, i.ToListItemText().HtmlEncode()).AsRawHtml();
        }

        private static void AppendAvailabilityTable(HtmlMessageBuilder html, OperationStatisticsMap stats, IHtmlString heading)
        {
            html.AddHeading(heading);

            AppendStatisticsApplicableDateRange(html, stats);

            var availabilityTable = new BasicTable();
            availabilityTable.AddHeaderRow(new[] { "Operation", "Requests", "Successful", "Failed", "Success Rate" });
            foreach (var o in stats.Operations)
            {
                var successRate = o.GetSuccessRate();
                var successColor = o.SuccessCount > 0 ? HtmlColorSuccess : "#000";
                var failureColor = o.FailureCount > 0 ? HtmlColourFailure : "#000";

                availabilityTable.AddRow(new[]
                                             {
                                                 o.Description.HtmlEncode(),
                                                 o.ProcessedCount.ToString("0").HtmlEncode(),
                                                 string.Format("<span style='color:{0}'>{1:0}</span>", successColor, o.SuccessCount).AsRawHtml(),
                                                 string.Format("<span style='color:{0}'>{1:0}</span>", failureColor, o.FailureCount).AsRawHtml(),
                                                 (successRate == null ? "" : (successRate.Value * 100).ToString("N3") + "%").HtmlEncode()
                                             });
            }

            html.AddTable(availabilityTable);
        }

        private static void AppendStatisticsApplicableDateRange(HtmlMessageBuilder html, OperationStatisticsMap stats)
        {
            html.AddLine(string.Format("({0} to {1})", stats.Combined.StartTime, DateTime.Now).HtmlEncode());
        }

        private static void AppendCombinedAvailabilitySummary(HtmlMessageBuilder html, OperationStatisticsMap stats, IHtmlString heading)
        {
            html.AddHeading(heading);
            AppendStatisticsApplicableDateRange(html, stats);
            html.AddRawFormat("<b>{0}</b> Request{1} have been sent and received", stats.Combined.ProcessedCount, stats.Combined.ProcessedCount == 1 ? "" : "s");

            var successColor = stats.Combined.SuccessCount > 0 ? HtmlColorSuccess : "#000";
            var failureColor = stats.Combined.FailureCount > 0 ? HtmlColourFailure : "#000";

            html.AddBullets(new[]
                                {
                                    string.Format("<span style='color:{0}'><b>{1}</b> {2} successful</span>", successColor, stats.Combined.SuccessCount, stats.Combined.SuccessCount == 1 ? "was" : "were").AsRawHtml(),
                                    string.Format("<span style='color:{0}'><b>{1}</b> failed</span>", failureColor,stats.Combined.FailureCount).AsRawHtml()
                                });

            var successPercent = (100m*stats.Combined.SuccessCount)/stats.Combined.ProcessedCount;
            html.AddRawFormat("<p>The current success rate is <b>{0:N3}%</b></p>", successPercent);
        }

        private static void AppendPerformanceTable(HtmlMessageBuilder html, OperationStatisticsMap stats, IHtmlString heading)
        {
            html.AddHeading(heading);

            var performanceTable = new BasicTable();
            performanceTable.AddHeaderRow(new[] { "Operation", "Minimum", "Mean", "90th", "99th", "99.9th", "99.99th", "Maximum" });
            
            foreach(var o in stats.Operations)
            {
                var percentiles = o.GetResponseTimePercentiles(new[] {90m, 99m, 99.9m, 99.99m});

                var values = new List<IHtmlString>
                                 {
                                     o.Description.HtmlEncode(),
                                     GetMillisecondText(o.MinimumProcessingTime).HtmlEncode(),
                                     GetMillisecondText(o.MeanProcessingTime).HtmlEncode()
                                 };
                values.AddRange(percentiles.Select(i => GetMillisecondText(i.Value).HtmlEncode()));
                values.Add(GetMillisecondText(o.MaximumProcessingTime).HtmlEncode());
                performanceTable.AddRow(values);
            }
            
            html.AddTable(performanceTable);
        }

        private static void AppendErrorSummary(HtmlMessageBuilder html, MonitorState monitorState)
        {
            if (monitorState.HasOperationFailures)
            {
                html.AddBullets(BuildErrorList(monitorState));
            }
        }

        private static IEnumerable<IHtmlString> BuildErrorList(MonitorState monitorState)
        {
            var firstErrorHtml = monitorState.FirstOperationError.ToString().HtmlEncode();
            var latestErrorHtml = monitorState.LatestOperationError.ToString().HtmlEncode();

            if (firstErrorHtml != latestErrorHtml)
            {
                return new[]
                           {
                               string.Format("<span style='color:{0}'>First error:  {1}</span>", HtmlColourFailure, firstErrorHtml).AsRawHtml(),
                               string.Format("<span style='color:{0}'>Latest error: {1}</span>", HtmlColourFailureFresh, latestErrorHtml).AsRawHtml()
                           };
            }
            return new[]
                       {
                           string.Format("<span style='color:#D00'>Error details: {0}</span>", latestErrorHtml).AsRawHtml()
                       };
        }

        private static string GetMillisecondText(TimeSpan? value)
        {
            return value == null ? "n/a" : ((int)value.Value.TotalMilliseconds).ToString("0") + " ms";
        }
    }
}

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Written By
Architect BlackJet Software Ltd
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Stuart Wheelwright is the Principal Architect and Software Developer at BlackJet Software Ltd.

He has over 16 years commercial experience producing robust, maintainable, web-based solutions and bespoke systems for Microsoft platforms.

His latest project is Shopping UK, an elegantly simple shopping list for iPhone.

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