'How can I see a visualization of a dynamic call graph for a .NET program?
Is there a tool out there for visualizing dynamic call graphs? I saw a reference to one for Visual Basic 6 but I'd like one for .NET.
If I had to build a visualizer myself should I bother with the .NET profiling API or should I do something with Mono.Cecil? I started writing a CLI runtime with Cecil, but I guess it'd be easier if I just injected call-graph recording calls in the assemblies, although since I don't know the execution route ahead of time and would have to instrument everything.
Solution 1:[1]
Maybe this open source project on CodePlex could help as starting point:
SequenceViz
http://www.codeplex.com/sequenceviz
"SequenceViz is a tool to generate sequence diagrams by reverse engineering .NET Assemblies. Although it does a little more than that in the later versions."
There is a standalone version and an implementation as reflector-plugin.
Solution 2:[2]
You coud use NProf, an open source project on Sourceforge. It allows you to extend the default GUI with new visualization tools.
"nprof is designed to be not only a fully-fledged profiler for .NET applications, but also a complete API that can be used to build other profiler front-ends, as well as extend the default GUI with new visualization tools."
Solution 3:[3]
I love the CLR Profiler. I won't waste space by reproducing the documentation here, but it sounds like it is exactly what you are looking for.
The CLR Profiler is now available on Microsoft's Archive GitHub
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| Solution | Source |
|---|---|
| Solution 1 | splattne |
| Solution 2 | Mark Cidade |
| Solution 3 | heavyd |