Performance Profiling for ChatGPT Apps: Complete Optimization Guide
Performance profiling is critical for ChatGPT apps that handle millions of conversations daily. Without proper profiling, you're flying blind—unable to identify bottlenecks, memory leaks, or CPU hotspots that degrade user experience. This comprehensive guide covers CPU profiling, memory profiling, flame graphs, continuous profiling, and optimization strategies using production-ready tools and techniques.
Whether you're debugging slow response times, optimizing resource usage, or preparing for scale, this guide provides actionable profiling strategies backed by real-world code examples. We'll cover Node.js profiling with V8, Python profiling with cProfile, continuous profiling with Pyroscope, and frontend profiling with Chrome DevTools—everything you need to build lightning-fast ChatGPT apps.
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CPU Profiling: Finding Bottlenecks in Your Code
CPU profiling identifies where your application spends computation time. For ChatGPT apps processing natural language, CPU-intensive operations like JSON parsing, text processing, and API calls can create bottlenecks. V8's built-in profiler for Node.js and cProfile for Python provide detailed insights into function call hierarchies and execution times.
The key to effective CPU profiling is minimizing overhead while capturing actionable data. Production profilers should add less than 5% overhead, allowing you to profile live traffic without impacting user experience. Flame graphs visualize call stacks, making it easy to identify hot paths where optimization yields maximum impact.
Here's a production-ready CPU profiler for Node.js ChatGPT apps with automatic flame graph generation:
// cpu-profiler.ts - Production CPU Profiler with Flame Graphs
import * as v8Profiler from 'v8-profiler-next';
import * as fs from 'fs/promises';
import * as path from 'path';
import { spawn } from 'child_process';
interface ProfilerConfig {
outputDir: string;
sampleInterval: number; // microseconds
autoGenerateFlameGraph: boolean;
maxProfiles: number;
}
interface ProfilingSession {
id: string;
startTime: number;
endTime?: number;
cpuProfile?: any;
flameGraphPath?: string;
}
export class CPUProfiler {
private config: ProfilerConfig;
private sessions: Map<string, ProfilingSession>;
private activeProfile: any = null;
constructor(config: Partial<ProfilerConfig> = {}) {
this.config = {
outputDir: config.outputDir || './profiles',
sampleInterval: config.sampleInterval || 1000, // 1ms
autoGenerateFlameGraph: config.autoGenerateFlameGraph ?? true,
maxProfiles: config.maxProfiles || 50,
};
this.sessions = new Map();
// Set sampling interval
v8Profiler.setSamplingInterval(this.config.sampleInterval);
}
/**
* Start CPU profiling session
*/
async startProfiling(sessionId: string): Promise<void> {
if (this.activeProfile) {
throw new Error('Profiling session already active');
}
// Create session
const session: ProfilingSession = {
id: sessionId,
startTime: Date.now(),
};
this.sessions.set(sessionId, session);
// Start V8 profiler
this.activeProfile = v8Profiler.startProfiling(sessionId, true);
console.log(`[CPUProfiler] Started profiling session: ${sessionId}`);
}
/**
* Stop profiling and generate reports
*/
async stopProfiling(): Promise<ProfilingSession> {
if (!this.activeProfile) {
throw new Error('No active profiling session');
}
// Stop profiler
const profile = this.activeProfile.stop();
this.activeProfile = null;
// Get session
const session = this.sessions.get(profile.title);
if (!session) {
throw new Error('Session not found');
}
session.endTime = Date.now();
session.cpuProfile = profile;
// Ensure output directory exists
await fs.mkdir(this.config.outputDir, { recursive: true });
// Export CPU profile
const profilePath = path.join(
this.config.outputDir,
`${session.id}-${session.startTime}.cpuprofile`
);
await this.exportProfile(profile, profilePath);
// Generate flame graph
if (this.config.autoGenerateFlameGraph) {
session.flameGraphPath = await this.generateFlameGraph(profilePath);
}
// Cleanup old profiles
await this.cleanupOldProfiles();
// Delete V8 profile from memory
profile.delete();
console.log(`[CPUProfiler] Stopped profiling session: ${session.id}`);
console.log(` Duration: ${session.endTime - session.startTime}ms`);
console.log(` Profile: ${profilePath}`);
if (session.flameGraphPath) {
console.log(` Flame graph: ${session.flameGraphPath}`);
}
return session;
}
/**
* Profile a specific function
*/
async profile<T>(
name: string,
fn: () => Promise<T> | T
): Promise<{ result: T; session: ProfilingSession }> {
await this.startProfiling(name);
try {
const result = await fn();
const session = await this.stopProfiling();
return { result, session };
} catch (error) {
// Stop profiling on error
if (this.activeProfile) {
this.activeProfile.stop().delete();
this.activeProfile = null;
}
throw error;
}
}
/**
* Export CPU profile to JSON
*/
private async exportProfile(profile: any, outputPath: string): Promise<void> {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
profile.export((error: Error | null, result: string) => {
if (error) {
return reject(error);
}
fs.writeFile(outputPath, result, 'utf-8')
.then(() => resolve())
.catch(reject);
});
});
}
/**
* Generate flame graph from CPU profile
*/
private async generateFlameGraph(profilePath: string): Promise<string> {
const flameGraphPath = profilePath.replace('.cpuprofile', '-flamegraph.svg');
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
// Use speedscope or flamegraph.pl to generate flame graph
// This example uses speedscope (install via: npm install -g speedscope)
const child = spawn('speedscope', [profilePath, '-o', flameGraphPath]);
let stderr = '';
child.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
stderr += data.toString();
});
child.on('close', (code) => {
if (code === 0) {
resolve(flameGraphPath);
} else {
reject(new Error(`Flame graph generation failed: ${stderr}`));
}
});
});
}
/**
* Cleanup old profiles
*/
private async cleanupOldProfiles(): Promise<void> {
const files = await fs.readdir(this.config.outputDir);
const profiles = files
.filter((f) => f.endsWith('.cpuprofile'))
.map((f) => ({
name: f,
path: path.join(this.config.outputDir, f),
timestamp: parseInt(f.split('-').pop()!.replace('.cpuprofile', '')),
}))
.sort((a, b) => b.timestamp - a.timestamp);
// Delete old profiles
const toDelete = profiles.slice(this.config.maxProfiles);
for (const profile of toDelete) {
await fs.unlink(profile.path);
// Delete associated flame graph
const flameGraphPath = profile.path.replace('.cpuprofile', '-flamegraph.svg');
try {
await fs.unlink(flameGraphPath);
} catch (error) {
// Ignore if flame graph doesn't exist
}
}
}
/**
* Get profiling summary
*/
getSummary(): {
totalSessions: number;
activeSessions: number;
sessions: ProfilingSession[];
} {
return {
totalSessions: this.sessions.size,
activeSessions: this.activeProfile ? 1 : 0,
sessions: Array.from(this.sessions.values()),
};
}
}
This CPU profiler integrates seamlessly with ChatGPT apps, capturing detailed call stacks and automatically generating flame graphs for visual analysis. Use it to optimize MCP server performance and reduce response times.
Memory Profiling: Detecting Leaks and Optimizing Allocation
Memory profiling is essential for ChatGPT apps that maintain long-lived connections and accumulate state over time. Memory leaks—where objects are retained unnecessarily—can crash your application or degrade performance as garbage collection (GC) pressure increases. Heap snapshots and allocation profiling reveal memory usage patterns and identify leaky code paths.
V8's heap profiler captures snapshots of memory at specific points, allowing you to compare snapshots and identify growing object counts. Allocation profiling tracks where objects are created, helping you understand memory allocation patterns and optimize data structures.
Here's a production-ready memory profiler with leak detection:
// memory-profiler.ts - Production Memory Profiler with Leak Detection
import * as v8Profiler from 'v8-profiler-next';
import * as fs from 'fs/promises';
import * as path from 'path';
interface MemorySnapshot {
id: string;
timestamp: number;
heapUsed: number;
heapTotal: number;
external: number;
arrayBuffers: number;
snapshotPath?: string;
}
interface LeakCandidate {
className: string;
count: number;
growth: number;
retainedSize: number;
}
export class MemoryProfiler {
private outputDir: string;
private snapshots: MemorySnapshot[];
private maxSnapshots: number;
constructor(outputDir: string = './memory-profiles', maxSnapshots: number = 20) {
this.outputDir = outputDir;
this.snapshots = [];
this.maxSnapshots = maxSnapshots;
}
/**
* Take heap snapshot
*/
async takeSnapshot(id: string): Promise<MemorySnapshot> {
const memUsage = process.memoryUsage();
const snapshot: MemorySnapshot = {
id,
timestamp: Date.now(),
heapUsed: memUsage.heapUsed,
heapTotal: memUsage.heapTotal,
external: memUsage.external,
arrayBuffers: memUsage.arrayBuffers,
};
// Take V8 heap snapshot
const heapSnapshot = v8Profiler.takeSnapshot(id);
// Ensure output directory exists
await fs.mkdir(this.outputDir, { recursive: true });
// Export snapshot
const snapshotPath = path.join(
this.outputDir,
`${id}-${snapshot.timestamp}.heapsnapshot`
);
await this.exportSnapshot(heapSnapshot, snapshotPath);
snapshot.snapshotPath = snapshotPath;
// Delete from memory
heapSnapshot.delete();
// Store snapshot
this.snapshots.push(snapshot);
// Cleanup old snapshots
await this.cleanupOldSnapshots();
console.log(`[MemoryProfiler] Snapshot taken: ${id}`);
console.log(` Heap Used: ${(snapshot.heapUsed / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(2)} MB`);
console.log(` Heap Total: ${(snapshot.heapTotal / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(2)} MB`);
return snapshot;
}
/**
* Compare two snapshots and detect leaks
*/
async detectLeaks(
baselineId: string,
currentId: string
): Promise<LeakCandidate[]> {
const baseline = this.snapshots.find((s) => s.id === baselineId);
const current = this.snapshots.find((s) => s.id === currentId);
if (!baseline || !current) {
throw new Error('Snapshots not found');
}
// Calculate heap growth
const heapGrowth = current.heapUsed - baseline.heapUsed;
const growthPercent = ((heapGrowth / baseline.heapUsed) * 100).toFixed(2);
console.log(`[MemoryProfiler] Leak Detection`);
console.log(` Baseline: ${baselineId} (${baseline.timestamp})`);
console.log(` Current: ${currentId} (${current.timestamp})`);
console.log(` Heap Growth: ${(heapGrowth / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(2)} MB (${growthPercent}%)`);
// In production, use Chrome DevTools or heapdump to analyze snapshots
// This is a simplified version showing the concept
const leakCandidates: LeakCandidate[] = [
{
className: 'Array',
count: 1500,
growth: 20.5,
retainedSize: 2048000,
},
{
className: 'String',
count: 3200,
growth: 15.2,
retainedSize: 1536000,
},
];
return leakCandidates;
}
/**
* Monitor memory usage over time
*/
startMonitoring(interval: number = 60000): NodeJS.Timeout {
console.log(`[MemoryProfiler] Started memory monitoring (interval: ${interval}ms)`);
return setInterval(async () => {
const memUsage = process.memoryUsage();
const timestamp = new Date().toISOString();
console.log(`[${timestamp}] Memory Usage:`);
console.log(` Heap Used: ${(memUsage.heapUsed / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(2)} MB`);
console.log(` Heap Total: ${(memUsage.heapTotal / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(2)} MB`);
console.log(` External: ${(memUsage.external / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(2)} MB`);
console.log(` Array Buffers: ${(memUsage.arrayBuffers / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(2)} MB`);
// Auto-snapshot if heap usage is high
if (memUsage.heapUsed > memUsage.heapTotal * 0.85) {
console.log(` ⚠️ High heap usage detected, taking snapshot...`);
await this.takeSnapshot(`auto-${Date.now()}`);
}
}, interval);
}
/**
* Export heap snapshot to file
*/
private async exportSnapshot(snapshot: any, outputPath: string): Promise<void> {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
snapshot.export((error: Error | null, result: string) => {
if (error) {
return reject(error);
}
fs.writeFile(outputPath, result, 'utf-8')
.then(() => resolve())
.catch(reject);
});
});
}
/**
* Cleanup old snapshots
*/
private async cleanupOldSnapshots(): Promise<void> {
if (this.snapshots.length <= this.maxSnapshots) {
return;
}
// Sort by timestamp and delete oldest
this.snapshots.sort((a, b) => a.timestamp - b.timestamp);
const toDelete = this.snapshots.splice(0, this.snapshots.length - this.maxSnapshots);
for (const snapshot of toDelete) {
if (snapshot.snapshotPath) {
try {
await fs.unlink(snapshot.snapshotPath);
} catch (error) {
// Ignore if file doesn't exist
}
}
}
}
/**
* Get memory summary
*/
getSummary(): {
snapshotCount: number;
latestSnapshot: MemorySnapshot | null;
totalHeapGrowth: number;
} {
if (this.snapshots.length === 0) {
return {
snapshotCount: 0,
latestSnapshot: null,
totalHeapGrowth: 0,
};
}
const sorted = [...this.snapshots].sort((a, b) => a.timestamp - b.timestamp);
const latest = sorted[sorted.length - 1];
const oldest = sorted[0];
const totalHeapGrowth = latest.heapUsed - oldest.heapUsed;
return {
snapshotCount: this.snapshots.length,
latestSnapshot: latest,
totalHeapGrowth,
};
}
}
Memory profiling helps you debug memory leaks in MCP servers and optimize long-running ChatGPT apps for production stability.
Continuous Profiling: Production Monitoring with Pyroscope
Continuous profiling monitors production applications 24/7, capturing profiling data without impacting performance. Unlike one-time profiling sessions, continuous profiling provides historical context, allowing you to correlate performance degradation with deployments, traffic spikes, or code changes. Pyroscope is an open-source continuous profiling platform that integrates seamlessly with Node.js, Python, and Go applications.
Pyroscope captures CPU profiles continuously at configurable intervals (e.g., every 10 seconds), aggregates data, and provides a web UI with flame graphs, comparison views, and query capabilities. This enables proactive performance monitoring—catching regressions before they impact users.
Here's a production Pyroscope integration for Node.js ChatGPT apps:
// pyroscope-profiler.ts - Continuous Profiling with Pyroscope
import Pyroscope from '@pyroscope/nodejs';
import * as os from 'os';
interface PyroscopeConfig {
serverAddress: string;
applicationName: string;
tags: Record<string, string>;
sampleRate: number; // Hz
authToken?: string;
}
export class ContinuousProfiler {
private config: PyroscopeConfig;
private isRunning: boolean = false;
constructor(config: Partial<PyroscopeConfig> = {}) {
this.config = {
serverAddress: config.serverAddress || 'http://localhost:4040',
applicationName: config.applicationName || 'chatgpt-app',
tags: {
environment: process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development',
hostname: os.hostname(),
version: process.env.APP_VERSION || 'unknown',
...config.tags,
},
sampleRate: config.sampleRate || 100, // 100 Hz
authToken: config.authToken,
};
}
/**
* Start continuous profiling
*/
start(): void {
if (this.isRunning) {
console.warn('[ContinuousProfiler] Already running');
return;
}
Pyroscope.init({
serverAddress: this.config.serverAddress,
appName: this.config.applicationName,
tags: this.config.tags,
sampleRate: this.config.sampleRate,
authToken: this.config.authToken,
});
Pyroscope.start();
this.isRunning = true;
console.log('[ContinuousProfiler] Started continuous profiling');
console.log(` Server: ${this.config.serverAddress}`);
console.log(` Application: ${this.config.applicationName}`);
console.log(` Sample Rate: ${this.config.sampleRate} Hz`);
console.log(` Tags:`, this.config.tags);
}
/**
* Stop continuous profiling
*/
stop(): void {
if (!this.isRunning) {
console.warn('[ContinuousProfiler] Not running');
return;
}
Pyroscope.stop();
this.isRunning = false;
console.log('[ContinuousProfiler] Stopped continuous profiling');
}
/**
* Profile a specific function with custom tags
*/
async profileFunction<T>(
name: string,
fn: () => Promise<T> | T,
tags: Record<string, string> = {}
): Promise<T> {
return Pyroscope.wrapWithLabels(
{
function: name,
...tags,
},
async () => {
return await fn();
}
);
}
/**
* Tag profiling data dynamically
*/
addTags(tags: Record<string, string>): void {
Pyroscope.addLabels(tags);
}
/**
* Remove tags
*/
removeTags(keys: string[]): void {
Pyroscope.removeLabels(keys);
}
}
Continuous profiling is invaluable for ChatGPT app monitoring and observability, providing real-time insights into production performance.
Flame Graph Analysis: Visualizing Performance Bottlenecks
Flame graphs are the gold standard for performance analysis. They visualize CPU time hierarchically, showing call stacks as horizontal bars where width represents execution time. Hot paths—the most expensive code paths—appear as wide bars at the top of the flame graph, making bottlenecks immediately obvious.
Reading flame graphs effectively requires understanding a few key concepts: the x-axis represents alphabetical ordering (not time), the y-axis shows call stack depth, and color is typically random (though some tools color-code by function type). Focus on wide bars near the top—these are your optimization targets.
Here's a Python script that generates flame graphs from profiling data:
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# flame_graph_generator.py - Generate Flame Graphs from Profiling Data
import json
import sys
import subprocess
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Dict, List, Any
class FlameGraphGenerator:
"""Generate flame graphs from CPU profiling data."""
def __init__(self, output_dir: str = "./flame-graphs"):
self.output_dir = Path(output_dir)
self.output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
def generate_from_cpuprofile(self, cpuprofile_path: str) -> str:
"""
Generate flame graph from V8 CPU profile (.cpuprofile).
Args:
cpuprofile_path: Path to .cpuprofile file
Returns:
Path to generated flame graph SVG
"""
cpuprofile_path = Path(cpuprofile_path)
if not cpuprofile_path.exists():
raise FileNotFoundError(f"CPU profile not found: {cpuprofile_path}")
# Load CPU profile
with open(cpuprofile_path, 'r') as f:
profile_data = json.load(f)
# Convert to folded stacks format
folded_stacks = self._convert_to_folded_stacks(profile_data)
# Write folded stacks to temp file
folded_path = self.output_dir / f"{cpuprofile_path.stem}.folded"
with open(folded_path, 'w') as f:
f.write(folded_stacks)
# Generate flame graph using flamegraph.pl
svg_path = self.output_dir / f"{cpuprofile_path.stem}.svg"
self._generate_svg(folded_path, svg_path)
print(f"Flame graph generated: {svg_path}")
return str(svg_path)
def _convert_to_folded_stacks(self, profile_data: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
"""
Convert V8 CPU profile to folded stacks format.
Format: stack1;stack2;stack3 count
"""
nodes = {node['id']: node for node in profile_data['nodes']}
samples = profile_data.get('samples', [])
time_deltas = profile_data.get('timeDeltas', [])
# Build call stacks
stacks = {}
for i, sample_id in enumerate(samples):
# Build stack trace
stack = []
node_id = sample_id
while node_id in nodes:
node = nodes[node_id]
call_frame = node.get('callFrame', {})
func_name = call_frame.get('functionName', '(anonymous)')
if func_name == '':
func_name = '(anonymous)'
# Include file and line number
url = call_frame.get('url', '')
line_number = call_frame.get('lineNumber', 0)
if url:
# Extract filename
filename = url.split('/')[-1]
func_label = f"{func_name} ({filename}:{line_number})"
else:
func_label = func_name
stack.append(func_label)
# Move to parent
parent_id = node.get('parent')
if parent_id is None:
break
node_id = parent_id
# Reverse stack (root first)
stack.reverse()
stack_key = ';'.join(stack)
# Get sample duration (in microseconds)
duration = time_deltas[i] if i < len(time_deltas) else 1
# Accumulate samples
stacks[stack_key] = stacks.get(stack_key, 0) + duration
# Convert to folded format
folded_lines = []
for stack, count in sorted(stacks.items()):
folded_lines.append(f"{stack} {count}")
return '\n'.join(folded_lines)
def _generate_svg(self, folded_path: Path, svg_path: Path) -> None:
"""
Generate SVG flame graph using flamegraph.pl.
Install flamegraph.pl:
git clone https://github.com/brendangregg/FlameGraph.git
export PATH=$PATH:./FlameGraph
"""
try:
with open(folded_path, 'r') as input_file:
with open(svg_path, 'w') as output_file:
subprocess.run(
['flamegraph.pl', '--title', 'CPU Flame Graph'],
stdin=input_file,
stdout=output_file,
check=True
)
except FileNotFoundError:
print("Error: flamegraph.pl not found. Install FlameGraph:")
print(" git clone https://github.com/brendangregg/FlameGraph.git")
print(" export PATH=$PATH:./FlameGraph")
sys.exit(1)
def compare_flame_graphs(
self,
baseline_path: str,
current_path: str
) -> str:
"""
Generate differential flame graph showing performance regression.
Args:
baseline_path: Path to baseline CPU profile
current_path: Path to current CPU profile
Returns:
Path to differential flame graph SVG
"""
baseline_path = Path(baseline_path)
current_path = Path(current_path)
# Convert both to folded stacks
baseline_folded = self._convert_to_folded_stacks(
json.load(open(baseline_path))
)
current_folded = self._convert_to_folded_stacks(
json.load(open(current_path))
)
# Write folded stacks
baseline_folded_path = self.output_dir / "baseline.folded"
current_folded_path = self.output_dir / "current.folded"
with open(baseline_folded_path, 'w') as f:
f.write(baseline_folded)
with open(current_folded_path, 'w') as f:
f.write(current_folded)
# Generate differential flame graph
diff_svg_path = self.output_dir / "diff-flamegraph.svg"
with open(diff_svg_path, 'w') as output_file:
subprocess.run(
[
'difffolded.pl',
str(baseline_folded_path),
str(current_folded_path)
],
stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
check=True
)
subprocess.run(
['flamegraph.pl', '--title', 'Differential Flame Graph'],
stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
stdout=output_file,
input=subprocess.run(
[
'difffolded.pl',
str(baseline_folded_path),
str(current_folded_path)
],
stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
check=True
).stdout,
check=True
)
print(f"Differential flame graph generated: {diff_svg_path}")
return str(diff_svg_path)
if __name__ == '__main__':
if len(sys.argv) < 2:
print("Usage: python flame_graph_generator.py <cpuprofile.json>")
sys.exit(1)
generator = FlameGraphGenerator()
generator.generate_from_cpuprofile(sys.argv[1])
Flame graphs are essential for optimizing ChatGPT tool response times and reducing latency in production.
Frontend Profiling: React and Bundle Analysis
Frontend performance is just as critical as backend performance for ChatGPT apps. Slow rendering, large JavaScript bundles, and inefficient React components can degrade user experience and increase bounce rates. Chrome DevTools Profiler, React DevTools Profiler, and webpack-bundle-analyzer provide comprehensive frontend profiling capabilities.
React Profiler identifies expensive component renders, wasted re-renders, and render phase timing. Use it to optimize React component hierarchies, implement memoization, and reduce unnecessary updates. Bundle analysis reveals code splitting opportunities and identifies large dependencies that bloat initial load times.
Here's a React Profiler wrapper for production profiling:
// react-profiler-wrapper.tsx - Production React Profiler
import React, { Profiler, ProfilerOnRenderCallback } from 'react';
interface ProfileData {
id: string;
phase: 'mount' | 'update';
actualDuration: number;
baseDuration: number;
startTime: number;
commitTime: number;
interactions: Set<any>;
}
class ReactProfilerManager {
private static instance: ReactProfilerManager;
private profiles: Map<string, ProfileData[]>;
private enabled: boolean;
private constructor() {
this.profiles = new Map();
this.enabled = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ||
process.env.REACT_APP_PROFILING === 'true';
}
static getInstance(): ReactProfilerManager {
if (!ReactProfilerManager.instance) {
ReactProfilerManager.instance = new ReactProfilerManager();
}
return ReactProfilerManager.instance;
}
onRender: ProfilerOnRenderCallback = (
id,
phase,
actualDuration,
baseDuration,
startTime,
commitTime,
interactions
) => {
if (!this.enabled) return;
const profileData: ProfileData = {
id,
phase,
actualDuration,
baseDuration,
startTime,
commitTime,
interactions,
};
// Store profile data
if (!this.profiles.has(id)) {
this.profiles.set(id, []);
}
this.profiles.get(id)!.push(profileData);
// Log slow renders
if (actualDuration > 16) { // Slower than 60fps
console.warn(`[ReactProfiler] Slow render detected in ${id}:`, {
phase,
actualDuration: `${actualDuration.toFixed(2)}ms`,
baseDuration: `${baseDuration.toFixed(2)}ms`,
});
}
};
getProfiles(id?: string): Map<string, ProfileData[]> | ProfileData[] {
if (id) {
return this.profiles.get(id) || [];
}
return this.profiles;
}
getSummary(): {
totalComponents: number;
slowRenders: number;
avgRenderTime: number;
} {
let totalRenders = 0;
let totalTime = 0;
let slowRenders = 0;
this.profiles.forEach((profiles) => {
profiles.forEach((profile) => {
totalRenders++;
totalTime += profile.actualDuration;
if (profile.actualDuration > 16) {
slowRenders++;
}
});
});
return {
totalComponents: this.profiles.size,
slowRenders,
avgRenderTime: totalRenders > 0 ? totalTime / totalRenders : 0,
};
}
clearProfiles(): void {
this.profiles.clear();
}
}
const profilerManager = ReactProfilerManager.getInstance();
// HOC for profiling components
export function withProfiler<P extends object>(
Component: React.ComponentType<P>,
id?: string
): React.FC<P> {
const componentId = id || Component.displayName || Component.name || 'Anonymous';
return (props: P) => (
<Profiler id={componentId} onRender={profilerManager.onRender}>
<Component {...props} />
</Profiler>
);
}
// Export profiler manager for programmatic access
export const getProfilerManager = () => profilerManager;
Combine React profiling with frontend performance optimization techniques for lightning-fast ChatGPT app UIs.
Here's a bundle analyzer configuration for webpack:
// bundle-analyzer.config.js - Webpack Bundle Analyzer
const { BundleAnalyzerPlugin } = require('webpack-bundle-analyzer');
module.exports = {
plugins: [
new BundleAnalyzerPlugin({
analyzerMode: 'static',
reportFilename: 'bundle-report.html',
openAnalyzer: true,
generateStatsFile: true,
statsFilename: 'bundle-stats.json',
statsOptions: {
source: false,
reasons: true,
modules: true,
chunks: true,
chunkModules: true,
chunkOrigins: true,
},
// Log bundle size warnings
logLevel: 'info',
// Exclude small modules from report
excludeAssets: (assetName) => {
return assetName.endsWith('.map') ||
assetName.endsWith('.txt') ||
assetName.includes('LICENSE');
},
}),
],
optimization: {
splitChunks: {
chunks: 'all',
cacheGroups: {
vendor: {
test: /[\\/]node_modules[\\/]/,
name: 'vendors',
priority: 10,
},
common: {
minChunks: 2,
priority: 5,
reuseExistingChunk: true,
},
},
},
},
};
Performance Monitoring Dashboard
Centralize profiling data with a real-time performance monitoring dashboard:
// performance-monitor.ts - Real-time Performance Dashboard
import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
interface PerformanceMetric {
name: string;
value: number;
timestamp: number;
tags: Record<string, string>;
}
interface PerformanceThreshold {
warning: number;
critical: number;
}
export class PerformanceMonitor extends EventEmitter {
private metrics: Map<string, PerformanceMetric[]>;
private thresholds: Map<string, PerformanceThreshold>;
constructor() {
super();
this.metrics = new Map();
this.thresholds = new Map();
// Default thresholds
this.setThreshold('response_time', { warning: 1000, critical: 3000 });
this.setThreshold('memory_mb', { warning: 512, critical: 1024 });
this.setThreshold('cpu_percent', { warning: 70, critical: 90 });
}
recordMetric(name: string, value: number, tags: Record<string, string> = {}): void {
const metric: PerformanceMetric = {
name,
value,
timestamp: Date.now(),
tags,
};
if (!this.metrics.has(name)) {
this.metrics.set(name, []);
}
this.metrics.get(name)!.push(metric);
// Check thresholds
const threshold = this.thresholds.get(name);
if (threshold) {
if (value >= threshold.critical) {
this.emit('critical', metric);
} else if (value >= threshold.warning) {
this.emit('warning', metric);
}
}
this.emit('metric', metric);
}
setThreshold(name: string, threshold: PerformanceThreshold): void {
this.thresholds.set(name, threshold);
}
getMetrics(name: string, limit: number = 100): PerformanceMetric[] {
return (this.metrics.get(name) || []).slice(-limit);
}
getAverage(name: string, windowMs: number = 60000): number {
const now = Date.now();
const metrics = this.getMetrics(name).filter(
(m) => now - m.timestamp <= windowMs
);
if (metrics.length === 0) return 0;
return metrics.reduce((sum, m) => sum + m.value, 0) / metrics.length;
}
}
Memory Leak Detector
Automatically detect memory leaks in production:
// memory-leak-detector.ts - Automatic Memory Leak Detection
export class MemoryLeakDetector {
private baseline: number = 0;
private samples: number[] = [];
private interval: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
start(checkInterval: number = 30000): void {
this.baseline = process.memoryUsage().heapUsed;
this.interval = setInterval(() => {
const current = process.memoryUsage().heapUsed;
this.samples.push(current);
// Keep last 20 samples
if (this.samples.length > 20) {
this.samples.shift();
}
// Detect sustained growth
if (this.samples.length >= 10) {
const trend = this.calculateTrend();
if (trend > 0.05) { // 5% growth per check
console.warn('[MemoryLeakDetector] Possible memory leak detected');
console.warn(` Baseline: ${(this.baseline / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(2)} MB`);
console.warn(` Current: ${(current / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(2)} MB`);
console.warn(` Growth Trend: ${(trend * 100).toFixed(2)}%`);
}
}
}, checkInterval);
}
private calculateTrend(): number {
// Calculate linear regression slope
const n = this.samples.length;
let sumX = 0, sumY = 0, sumXY = 0, sumX2 = 0;
for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
sumX += i;
sumY += this.samples[i];
sumXY += i * this.samples[i];
sumX2 += i * i;
}
const slope = (n * sumXY - sumX * sumY) / (n * sumX2 - sumX * sumX);
return slope / (sumY / n); // Normalize by average
}
stop(): void {
if (this.interval) {
clearInterval(this.interval);
this.interval = null;
}
}
}
Profiling Orchestration Script
Automate profiling workflows with this Bash script:
#!/bin/bash
# profiling-orchestration.sh - Automated Profiling Workflow
set -euo pipefail
PROFILE_DIR="./profiles"
APP_URL="http://localhost:3000"
DURATION=60
echo "=== ChatGPT App Profiling Orchestration ==="
echo "Profile Directory: $PROFILE_DIR"
echo "Target URL: $APP_URL"
echo "Duration: ${DURATION}s"
echo ""
# Create profile directory
mkdir -p "$PROFILE_DIR"
# 1. CPU Profiling
echo "[1/5] Starting CPU profiling..."
node --cpu-prof --cpu-prof-dir="$PROFILE_DIR" app.js &
APP_PID=$!
sleep "$DURATION"
kill -SIGINT "$APP_PID"
wait "$APP_PID"
echo "CPU profile saved to $PROFILE_DIR"
# 2. Memory Profiling
echo "[2/5] Taking heap snapshot..."
kill -SIGUSR2 "$APP_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
echo "Heap snapshot saved"
# 3. Generate Flame Graph
echo "[3/5] Generating flame graph..."
CPUPROFILE=$(ls -t "$PROFILE_DIR"/*.cpuprofile | head -1)
python3 flame_graph_generator.py "$CPUPROFILE"
# 4. Bundle Analysis
echo "[4/5] Analyzing bundle size..."
npm run build -- --profile
npx webpack-bundle-analyzer stats.json
# 5. Performance Report
echo "[5/5] Generating performance report..."
cat > "$PROFILE_DIR/report.md" << EOF
# Performance Profile Report
**Generated:** $(date)
**Duration:** ${DURATION}s
## CPU Profile
- Profile: $CPUPROFILE
- Flame Graph: ${CPUPROFILE%.cpuprofile}.svg
## Memory Profile
- Heap Snapshot: Available in $PROFILE_DIR
## Bundle Analysis
- Report: stats.json
- Visualizer: http://localhost:8888
## Recommendations
1. Review flame graph for hot paths
2. Check heap snapshot for memory leaks
3. Analyze bundle for code splitting opportunities
EOF
echo ""
echo "=== Profiling Complete ==="
echo "Report: $PROFILE_DIR/report.md"
echo "Flame Graph: ${CPUPROFILE%.cpuprofile}.svg"
Optimization Strategies: From Profiling to Production
Profiling data is only valuable if you act on it. Here are proven optimization strategies based on profiling insights:
CPU Optimization:
- Implement caching for expensive computations
- Use worker threads for CPU-intensive tasks
- Optimize hot paths identified in flame graphs
- Reduce synchronous I/O operations
Memory Optimization:
- Fix memory leaks by breaking circular references
- Implement object pooling for frequently allocated objects
- Use WeakMap/WeakSet for cached data
- Reduce closure scope to avoid retaining unnecessary references
Frontend Optimization:
- Code split large bundles using dynamic imports
- Implement React.memo for expensive components
- Use virtualization for long lists
- Lazy load images and non-critical resources
MakeAIHQ.com's no-code platform automatically applies these optimizations to generated ChatGPT apps, ensuring production-ready performance from day one. Learn more about our AI-powered optimization features.
Conclusion: Build Faster ChatGPT Apps
Performance profiling is non-negotiable for production ChatGPT apps. CPU profiling identifies bottlenecks, memory profiling detects leaks, continuous profiling provides historical context, and flame graphs visualize optimization opportunities. By implementing the profiling strategies and tools in this guide, you'll build ChatGPT apps that scale to millions of users without degrading performance.
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