Process Metrics Recorder

This Python script monitors and records various performance metrics of a specified process using the psutil library. The collected metrics include CPU usage, memory percentages, RSS (Resident Set Size), and VIRT (Virtual Memory Size). The script runs for a specified duration with a given sampling frequency and outputs the data to a CSV file.

Usage

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/schneider-daniel/process_monitoring.git 
   cd process_monitoring
   

2. Install Dependencies:

   python3 -m pip install psutil
   

3. Run the script

   python3 record_process.py <PID> --duration <duration_seconds> --frequency <sampling_frequency> --output_file <output_file_name>
   

Command-line Arguments

- pid (int): Process ID to monitor
- --duration (int): Duration of monitoring in seconds (default: 30)
- --frequency (int): Sampling frequency in Hertz (default: 10)
- --output_file (str): Name of the CSV file to store the collected metrics (default: 'process_metrics.csv')

Example:

python record_process.py 1234 --duration 10 --frequency 10 --output_file process_metrics.csv