Telemetry FAQ
This is a list of frequently asked questions about Telemetry.
FAQ
- How long does it take to get Telemetry up and running?
- This depends on the complexity of your application, but in most cases you can get things up and running in about 15 minutes.
- How hard is it to remove Telemetry when I'm ready to ship my software?
- Simply #define NTELEMETRY 1, recompile, and it's gone!
- How much overhead does Telemetry take?
- In most situations, Telemetry's overhead scales directly with the amount of markup you have enabled. Telemetry uses a single memory buffer you provide at startup so its memory impact is well understood.
- Can I have Telemetry 'always on'?
- Yes! It's often a good practice to leave Telemetry on but 'paused', only recording when you encounter a particularly slow area of your app.
- How big are Telemetry's data files?
- Uncompressed Telemetry data files vary in size depending on the amount of markup enabled, but long sessions can easily run into multiple gigabytes of data.
- What file format does Telemetry use?
- Telemetry uses a custom file format. Command line tools are available to extract session data into .CSV files.
- What platforms does Telemetry support?
- Telemetry has run-time support for Microsoft Windows, XBOX 360, and XBOX One; Sony PS3, PS4 and PS Vita; Nintendo Switch and Wii-U; Apple MacOS and iOS; Google Android; Google Stadia; Linux (x86, x64, and ARM); and QNX (x86 and ARM), with more on the way! The 64-bit Visualizer and command line server are available for Windows, Apple MacOS X, and Linux (x64).
- Do you offer .Net, Python, Lua, etc. bindings?
- We do not provide bindings for alternate languages, however Telemetry is a C/C++ library and as such is easy to integrate with most scripting languages