Abstract: One embodiment relates to a method for identifying sources of memory retention in an executing application. A size of a set of objects is tracked over multiple periods. A period is determined to be a growth period if the size for the set of objects increases above a previous maximum size, and the number of growth periods is counted. The set of objects is flagged as having potential undesired object retention (a memory leak) if the number of growth periods is greater than a threshold number. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for detecting increasing memory consumption of an application program is provided. The method includes monitoring memory consumption at an allocation site and updating an allocation site threshold value each time the memory consumption increases. The method further includes increasing a growth period counter each time the allocation site threshold value increases in a current time period. The method yet also includes comparing the growth period counter to a growth threshold. The method yet further includes, if the growth period counter is greater or equal to the growth threshold, computing an elapse time, which is the time between the current time period and a previous growth period. The method moreover includes comparing the elapse time to a time threshold. The method in addition includes, if the elapse time is less than the time threshold, reporting the allocation site as a potential source of the increasing memory consumption.

Abstract: One embodiment relates to a method for identifying sources of memory retention in an executing application. A size of a set of objects is tracked over multiple periods. A period is determined to be a growth period if the size for the set of objects increases above a previous maximum size, and the number of growth periods is counted. The set of objects is flagged as having potential undesired object retention (a memory leak) if the number of growth periods is greater than a threshold number. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

Abstract: A system and method for debugging a software application written in a platform-independent programming language, including non-application-code components invoked by the software application. The debugging tool and method can generate debugging metrics (e.g. debugging information and analysis) relating to both the software application and the non-application-code component invoked by the software application.