2 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/crates/ra_prof/Cargo.toml b/crates/ra_prof/Cargo.toml
index d55af18f5..787e18385 100644
--- a/crates/ra_prof/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/ra_prof/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ publish = false
 once_cell = "0.2.0"
 itertools = "0.8.0"
 backtrace = "0.3.28"
+cpuprofiler = { version = "0.0.3", optional = true }
diff --git a/crates/ra_prof/src/lib.rs b/crates/ra_prof/src/lib.rs
index de67b4031..1e8d780ab 100644
--- a/crates/ra_prof/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_prof/src/lib.rs
@@ -255,6 +255,39 @@ impl Drop for Scope {
     }
 }
 
+/// A wrapper around https://github.com/AtheMathmo/cpuprofiler
+///
+/// It can be used to capture sampling profiles of sections of code.
+/// It is not exactly out-of-the-box, as it relies on gperftools.
+/// See the docs for the crate for more!
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct CpuProfiler {
+    _private: (),
+}
+
+pub fn cpu_profiler() -> CpuProfiler {
+    #[cfg(feature = "cpuprofiler")]
+    {
+        cpuprofiler::PROFILER.lock().unwrap().start("./out.profile").unwrap();
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "cpuprofiler"))]
+    {
+        eprintln!("cpuprofiler feature is disabled")
+    }
+
+    CpuProfiler { _private: () }
+}
+
+impl Drop for CpuProfiler {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        #[cfg(feature = "cpuprofiler")]
+        {
+            cpuprofiler::PROFILER.lock().unwrap().stop().unwrap();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;