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EmitFrameMetaData

Write metadata associated with the current frame to the Profiler stream.
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Definition

EmitFrameMetaData(Guid, int, Array)

Write metadata associated with the current frame to the Profiler stream.
[Conditional("ENABLE_PROFILER")]public static void EmitFrameMetaData(Guid id, int tag, Array data)

Parameters

Module identifier. Used to distinguish metadata streams between different plugins, packages or modules.

tag

Data stream index.

data

Binary data.

Remarks

Use EmitFrameMetaData to write arbitrary binary data to the profiler stream. Data must contain only blittable types.
using System;using System.Diagnostics;using Unity.Collections;using UnityEngine;using UnityEngine.Profiling;public class Example{ public struct TextureInfo { public int format; public int w; public int h; } public static readonly Guid MyProjectId = new Guid("7E1DEA84-51F1-477A-82B5-B5C57AC1EBF7"); public static readonly int TextureInfoTag = 0; public static readonly int TextureDataTag = 1; [Conditional("ENABLE_PROFILER")] public void EmitTextureToProfilerStream(Texture2D t) { if (!Profiler.enabled) return; TextureInfo textureInfo = new TextureInfo() { format = (int)t.format, w = t.width, h = t.height }; NativeArray<byte> textureData = t.GetRawTextureData<byte>(); Profiler.EmitFrameMetaData(MyProjectId, TextureInfoTag, new[] { textureInfo }); Profiler.EmitFrameMetaData(MyProjectId, TextureDataTag, textureData); }}
Check whether Profiler.enabled is
true
and, if you use a ProfilerCategory, whether Profiler.IsCategoryEnabled returns
true
, before you generate and send metadata. This avoids unnecessary overhead when the Profiler is disabled.
if (Profiler.enabled && Profiler.IsCategoryEnabled(myCategory)){ Profiler.EmitFrameMetaData(...);}
Note:
Writing large chunks of data might increase the Profiler's overhead and memory usage. Always check if Profiler is Profiler.enabled before generating data. When possible, write data in small chunks to reduce memory usage.
Additional Resources: FrameDataView.GetFrameMetaData.

EmitFrameMetaData<T>(Guid, int, List<T>)

Write metadata associated with the current frame to the Profiler stream.
[Conditional("ENABLE_PROFILER")]public static void EmitFrameMetaData<T>(Guid id, int tag, List<T> data) where T : struct

Parameters

Module identifier. Used to distinguish metadata streams between different plugins, packages or modules.

tag

Data stream index.

Binary data.

Remarks

Use EmitFrameMetaData to write arbitrary binary data to the profiler stream. Data must contain only blittable types.
using System;using System.Diagnostics;using Unity.Collections;using UnityEngine;using UnityEngine.Profiling;public class Example{ public struct TextureInfo { public int format; public int w; public int h; } public static readonly Guid MyProjectId = new Guid("7E1DEA84-51F1-477A-82B5-B5C57AC1EBF7"); public static readonly int TextureInfoTag = 0; public static readonly int TextureDataTag = 1; [Conditional("ENABLE_PROFILER")] public void EmitTextureToProfilerStream(Texture2D t) { if (!Profiler.enabled) return; TextureInfo textureInfo = new TextureInfo() { format = (int)t.format, w = t.width, h = t.height }; NativeArray<byte> textureData = t.GetRawTextureData<byte>(); Profiler.EmitFrameMetaData(MyProjectId, TextureInfoTag, new[] { textureInfo }); Profiler.EmitFrameMetaData(MyProjectId, TextureDataTag, textureData); }}
Check whether Profiler.enabled is
true
and, if you use a ProfilerCategory, whether Profiler.IsCategoryEnabled returns
true
, before you generate and send metadata. This avoids unnecessary overhead when the Profiler is disabled.
if (Profiler.enabled && Profiler.IsCategoryEnabled(myCategory)){ Profiler.EmitFrameMetaData(...);}
Note:
Writing large chunks of data might increase the Profiler's overhead and memory usage. Always check if Profiler is Profiler.enabled before generating data. When possible, write data in small chunks to reduce memory usage.
Additional Resources: FrameDataView.GetFrameMetaData.

EmitFrameMetaData<T>(Guid, int, NativeArray<T>)

Write metadata associated with the current frame to the Profiler stream.
[Conditional("ENABLE_PROFILER")]public static void EmitFrameMetaData<T>(Guid id, int tag, NativeArray<T> data) where T : struct

Parameters

Module identifier. Used to distinguish metadata streams between different plugins, packages or modules.

tag

Data stream index.

Binary data.

Remarks

Use EmitFrameMetaData to write arbitrary binary data to the profiler stream. Data must contain only blittable types.
using System;using System.Diagnostics;using Unity.Collections;using UnityEngine;using UnityEngine.Profiling;public class Example{ public struct TextureInfo { public int format; public int w; public int h; } public static readonly Guid MyProjectId = new Guid("7E1DEA84-51F1-477A-82B5-B5C57AC1EBF7"); public static readonly int TextureInfoTag = 0; public static readonly int TextureDataTag = 1; [Conditional("ENABLE_PROFILER")] public void EmitTextureToProfilerStream(Texture2D t) { if (!Profiler.enabled) return; TextureInfo textureInfo = new TextureInfo() { format = (int)t.format, w = t.width, h = t.height }; NativeArray<byte> textureData = t.GetRawTextureData<byte>(); Profiler.EmitFrameMetaData(MyProjectId, TextureInfoTag, new[] { textureInfo }); Profiler.EmitFrameMetaData(MyProjectId, TextureDataTag, textureData); }}
Check whether Profiler.enabled is
true
and, if you use a ProfilerCategory, whether Profiler.IsCategoryEnabled returns
true
, before you generate and send metadata. This avoids unnecessary overhead when the Profiler is disabled.
if (Profiler.enabled && Profiler.IsCategoryEnabled(myCategory)){ Profiler.EmitFrameMetaData(...);}
Note:
Writing large chunks of data might increase the Profiler's overhead and memory usage. Always check if Profiler is Profiler.enabled before generating data. When possible, write data in small chunks to reduce memory usage.
Additional Resources: FrameDataView.GetFrameMetaData.