Apple: Trace CFRunLoop activities

Add two run loop observers that:
- Create a TRACE-level span when the run loop enters a new state.
- Drops the span when the run loop exits that state.

These spans attach information to events, such that e.g. resizing a view
produces messages like:
```
TRACE inside runloop{mode=NSEventTrackingRunLoopMode}:timers:
  winit_appkit::util: Triggered `drawRect:` target="winit_appkit::view"
TRACE inside runloop{mode=NSEventTrackingRunLoopMode}:timers:
  winit_appkit::util: Completed `drawRect:` target="winit_appkit::view"
```
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Mads Marquart
2026-03-17 05:54:36 +01:00
parent a8c7d809b9
commit 7adb805011
4 changed files with 181 additions and 14 deletions

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mod event_loop_proxy;
mod main_run_loop;
mod main_run_loop_observer;
mod tracing_observers;
pub use self::event_loop_proxy::*;
pub use self::main_run_loop::*;
pub use self::main_run_loop_observer::*;
pub use self::tracing_observers::*;

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use std::cell::RefCell;
use std::rc::Rc;
use objc2::MainThreadMarker;
use objc2_core_foundation::{CFIndex, CFRunLoop, CFRunLoopActivity, kCFRunLoopDefaultMode};
use tracing::span::EnteredSpan;
use tracing::{Level, error, field, span_enabled, trace_span};
use crate::core_foundation::MainRunLoopObserver;
/// Create two run loop observers that add TRACE-level [spans][tracing::span].
///
/// This is useful when debugging run loops, it makes it easier to see in which run loop activity an
/// event is triggered inside (if any).
///
/// When debugging these interactions, it can also be useful to configure your tracing subscriber
/// with `.with_span_events(tracing_subscriber::fmt::format::FmtSpan::ACTIVE)` to emit events upon
/// entering and exiting these stages.
pub fn tracing_observers(
mtm: MainThreadMarker,
) -> Option<(MainRunLoopObserver, MainRunLoopObserver)> {
// Observers are a bit costly, so don't create them if the tracing-level for this module is
// configured to disable them.
if !span_enabled!(Level::TRACE) {
return None;
}
/// The state that we think the runloop is currently in.
///
/// The order of activities we observe if waiting twice looks something like:
/// - CFRunLoopActivity::Entry
/// - CFRunLoopActivity::BeforeTimers
/// - CFRunLoopActivity::BeforeSources
/// - CFRunLoopActivity::BeforeWaiting
/// - CFRunLoopActivity::AfterWaiting
/// - CFRunLoopActivity::BeforeTimers
/// - CFRunLoopActivity::BeforeSources
/// - CFRunLoopActivity::BeforeWaiting
/// - CFRunLoopActivity::AfterWaiting
/// - CFRunLoopActivity::Exit
///
/// And if not waiting, it looks something like:
/// - CFRunLoopActivity::Entry
/// - CFRunLoopActivity::BeforeTimers
/// - CFRunLoopActivity::BeforeSources
/// - CFRunLoopActivity::Exit
#[derive(Default)]
#[allow(unused)] // EnteredSpans are kept around
enum RunLoopState {
/// Currently processing `Entry`/`Exit` observers.
#[default]
Entered,
/// Currently processing timers or `BeforeTimers` observers.
Timers(EnteredSpan),
/// Currently processing sources or `BeforeSources` observers.
Sources(EnteredSpan),
/// Currently waiting or processing `BeforeWaiting`/`AfterWaiting` observers.
Waiting(EnteredSpan),
}
// A list of currently entered (outer) spans and their state.
//
// This is a list because runloops can be run recursively.
let spans: Rc<RefCell<Vec<(EnteredSpan, RunLoopState)>>> = Rc::new(RefCell::new(Vec::new()));
let spans_clone = Rc::clone(&spans);
// An observer at the start of run loop activities.
let activities = CFRunLoopActivity::Entry
| CFRunLoopActivity::BeforeTimers
| CFRunLoopActivity::BeforeSources
| CFRunLoopActivity::BeforeWaiting;
let start = MainRunLoopObserver::new(mtm, activities, true, CFIndex::MIN, move |activity| {
match activity {
// Add an outer span for each runloop iteration.
CFRunLoopActivity::Entry => {
let span = trace_span!("inside runloop", mode = field::Empty);
// Get the mode dynamically, the observer may added to multiple different modes.
let mode = CFRunLoop::current().unwrap().current_mode().unwrap();
// Mode isn't interesting if it's the default mode.
if &*mode != unsafe { kCFRunLoopDefaultMode }.unwrap() {
span.record("mode", field::display(mode));
}
let entered = span.entered();
spans.borrow_mut().push((entered, RunLoopState::Entered));
},
// Add inner spans that help inspecting the state the runloop is in.
CFRunLoopActivity::BeforeTimers => {
if let Some((_, state)) = spans.borrow_mut().last_mut() {
*state = RunLoopState::Entered; // Drop any previous spans.
*state = RunLoopState::Timers(trace_span!("processing timers").entered());
} else {
error!("unbalanced observer invocations");
}
},
CFRunLoopActivity::BeforeSources => {
if let Some((_, state)) = spans.borrow_mut().last_mut() {
*state = RunLoopState::Entered; // Drop any previous spans.
*state = RunLoopState::Sources(trace_span!("processing sources").entered());
} else {
error!("unbalanced observer invocations");
}
},
CFRunLoopActivity::BeforeWaiting => {
if let Some((_, state)) = spans.borrow_mut().last_mut() {
*state = RunLoopState::Entered; // Drop any previous spans.
*state = RunLoopState::Waiting(trace_span!("waiting").entered());
} else {
error!("unbalanced observer invocations");
}
},
activity => unreachable!("unexpected activity: {activity:?}"),
}
});
// An observer at the end of run loop activities.
let activities = CFRunLoopActivity::AfterWaiting | CFRunLoopActivity::Exit;
let end = MainRunLoopObserver::new(mtm, activities, true, CFIndex::MAX, move |activity| {
match activity {
CFRunLoopActivity::AfterWaiting => {
if let Some((_, state)) = spans_clone.borrow_mut().last_mut() {
// Transition from the waiting state to the initial state.
*state = RunLoopState::Entered;
} else {
error!("unbalanced observer invocations");
}
},
CFRunLoopActivity::Exit => {
if let Some((span, state)) = spans_clone.borrow_mut().pop() {
drop(state); // Explicitly exit and drop inner span.
drop(span); // Explicitly exit and drop outer span.
} else {
error!("unbalanced observer invocations");
}
},
activity => unreachable!("unexpected activity: {activity:?}"),
}
});
Some((start, end))
}