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processInfo

processInfo ( processNumber : integer ) : object

ParameterTypeDescription
processNumberinteger->Process number
Resultobject<-Information about the process

Description

The processInfo command returns an object providing detailed information about process whose number you pass in processNumber. If you pass an incorrect process number, the command returns a null object.

The returned object contains the following properties:

PropertyTypeDescription
cpuTimenumberRunning time (seconds)
cpuUsagenumberPercentage of time devoted to this process (between 0 and 1)
creationDateTimestring (Date ISO 8601)Date and time of process creation
IDintegerProcess unique ID
namestringProcess name
numberintegerProcess number
preemptivebooleanTrue if run preemptive, false otherwise
sessionIDstringSession UUID
stateintegerCurrent status. Possible values: see below
systemIDstringID for the user process, application process or spare process
typeintegerRunning process type. Possible values: see below
visiblebooleanTrue if visible, false otherwise
  • Possible values for "state":
ConstantValue
kAborted-1
kDelayed1
kDoesNotExist-100
kExecuting0
kPaused5
kWaitingForInputOutput3
kWaitingForInternalFlag4
kWaitingForUserEvent2
  • Possible values for "type":
ConstantValue
kBackupProcess-19
kCacheManager-4
kClientManagerProcess-31
kCompilerProcess-29
kDesignProcess-2
kEventManager-8
kHTTPLogFlusher-58
kIndexingProcess-5
kInternalProcess-18
kInternalTimerProcess-25
kLogFileProcess-20
kMainProcess-39
kMonitorProcess-26
kNone0
kOnExitProcess-16
kOtherProcess-10
kOtherUserProcess4
kWebProcessWithNoContext-3
kWebServerProcess-13
kWorkerProcess5
note

Internal processes have a negative type value and processes generated by the user have a positive value. Worker processes launched by user have type 5.

Here is an example of output object:


{
"number": 4,
"name": "Application process",
"sessionID": "3C81A8D7AFE64C2E9CCFFCDC35DC52F5",
"ID": 4,
"visible": true,
"type": -18,
"state": 0,
"creationDateTime": "2024-09-22T12:46:39.787Z",
"preemptive": false,
"systemID": "123145476132864",
"cpuUsage": 0,
"cpuTime": 0.006769
}

Example

You want to know if the process is preemptive:


var preemptive : boolean
preemptive = processInfo(currentProcess).preemptive


See also

processState