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    <title>et_selector</title>
    <prepared>H&aring;kan Mattsson</prepared>
    <responsible>H&aring;kan Mattsson</responsible>
    <docno></docno>
    <approved>H&aring;kan Mattsson</approved>
    <checked></checked>
    <date></date>
    <rev>%VSN%</rev>
  </header>
  <module>et_selector</module>
  <modulesummary>Define event transforms and trace patterns</modulesummary>
  <description>
    <p></p>
  </description>
  
  <funcs>
    <func>
      <name>make_pattern(RawPattern) -> TracePattern</name>
      <fsummary>Makes a trace pattern suitable to feed change_pattern/1</fsummary>

      <type>
        <v>RawPattern = detail_level()</v>
        <v>TracePattern = erlang_trace_pattern_match_spec()</v>
        <v>detail_level() = min | max | integer(X) when X =&lt; 0, X >= 100</v>
      </type>

      <desc>
        <p>Makes a trace pattern suitable to feed change_pattern/1</p>
        <p>Min detail level deactivates tracing of calls to <c>et:trace_me/4,5</c></p>
        <p>Max detail level activates tracing of all calls to <c>et:trace_me/4,5</c></p>
        <p>integer(X) detail level activates tracing of all calls to
        <c>et:trace_me/4,5</c> whose detail level argument is lesser than
        X.</p>
        <p>See also <c>erlang:trace_pattern/2</c> for more info about its <c>match_spec()</c></p>
      </desc>
    </func>

    <func>
      <name>change_pattern(Pattern) -> ok</name>

      <fsummary>Activates/deactivates tracing by changing the current trace pattern</fsummary>

      <type>
        <v>Pattern = detail_level() | empty_match_spec() | erlang_trace_pattern_match_spec()</v>
        <v>detail_level() = min | max | integer(X) when X =&lt;0, X >= 100</v>
        <v>empty_match_spec() = [] </v>
      </type>

      <desc>
        <p>Activates/deactivates tracing by changing the current trace pattern.</p>
        <p><c>min</c> detail level deactivates tracing of calls to <c>et:trace_me/4,5</c></p>
        <p><c>max</c> detail level activates tracing of all calls to <c>et:trace_me/4,5</c></p>
        <p><c>integer(X)</c> detail level activates tracing of all
        calls to <c>et:trace_me/4,5</c> whose detail level argument is
        lesser than <c>X</c>.</p>
        <p>An empty match spec deactivates tracing of calls to <c>et:trace_me/4,5</c></p>
        <p>Other match specs activates tracing of calls to
        <c>et:trace_me/4,5</c> accordingly with
        <c>erlang:trace_pattern/2</c>.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name>parse_event(Mod, ValidTraceData) -> false | true | {true, Event}</name>

      <fsummary>Transforms trace data and makes an event record out of it</fsummary>

      <type>
        <v>Mod = module_name() | undefined &lt;v>module_name() = atom() &lt;v>ValidTraceData = erlang_trace_data() | record(event)</v>
        <v>erlang_trace_data() = {trace, Pid, Label, Info} |  {trace, Pid, Label, Info, Extra} |  {trace_ts, Pid, Label, Info, ReportedTS} |  {trace_ts, Pid, Label, Info, Extra, ReportedTS} |  {seq_trace, Label, Info} |  {seq_trace, Label, Info, ReportedTS} |  {drop, NumberOfDroppedItems}</v>
      </type>

      <desc>
        <p>Transforms trace data and makes an event record out of it.</p>

        <p>See <c>erlang:trace/3</c> for more info about the semantics of the
        trace data.</p>

        <p>An event record consists of the following fields:</p>
	<taglist>
          <tag><em>detail_level</em></tag>
	  <item><p>Noise has a high level as opposed to essentials.</p></item>


          <tag><em>trace_ts</em></tag>
	  <item><p>Time when the trace was generated.  Same as
	  event_ts if omitted in trace data.</p></item>

          <tag><em>event_ts</em></tag>
	  <item><p>Time when the event record was created.</p></item>

          <tag><em>from</em></tag>
	  <item><p>From actor, such as sender of a message.</p></item>

          <tag><em>to</em></tag>
	  <item><p>To actor, such as receiver of message.</p></item>

          <tag><em>label</em></tag>
	  <item><p>Label intended to provide a brief event summary.</p></item>

          <tag><em>contents</em></tag>
	  <item><p>All nitty gritty details of the event.</p></item>
	</taglist>

        <p>See <c>et:trace_me/4</c>and <c>et:trace_me/5</c> for details.</p>

        <p>Returns:</p>
	<taglist>
          <tag><em>{true, Event}</em></tag>
	  <item><p>where Event is an #event{} record representing the
	  trace data</p></item>

          <tag><em>true</em></tag>
	  <item><p>means that the trace data already is an event
	  record and that it is valid as it is. No transformation is
	  needed.</p></item>

          <tag><em>false</em></tag>
	  <item><p>means that the trace data is uninteresting and
	  should be dropped</p></item>
	</taglist>
      </desc>
    </func>
  </funcs>
  
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