The source code of this class is located at BaseCollector.hpp.

BaseCollector is the base class for the collector.

The terms of collector

The collector should be able to reset the state to it's initial state
The collector should support enabling and disabling collection
The collector should support collecting performance data for the specified timeout period
The collector should return different data each time collect is called
The collector should not know there is a class called Profiler

Functions in collector

reset (implemented in child class)

Reset the state to it's initial state.

enable (implemented in child class)

Enable performance data collection.

collect (implemented in child class)

Collect performance data for the specified timeout period.

disable (implemented in child class)

Disable performance data collection.