log/logheap: properly document LogHeap as performing HTTP upload (tai…

…lscale#741) LogHeap no longer logs to os.Stderr and instead uploads the heap profile by means of an HTTP POST request to the target URL endpoint. While here, also ensured that an error from pprof.WriteHeapProfile isn't ignored and will prevent the HTTP request from being made if non-nil. Signed-off-by: Emmanuel T Odeke <[email protected]>
wook2013 · Sep 8, 2020 · 688f923 · 688f923
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commit 688f923
Showing 1 changed file with 6 additions and 3 deletions.
diff --git a/log/logheap/logheap.go b/log/logheap/logheap.go
@@ -15,15 +15,18 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-// LogHeap writes a JSON logtail record with the base64 heap pprof to
-// os.Stderr.
+// LogHeap uploads a JSON logtail record with the base64 heap pprof by means
+// of an HTTP POST request to the endpoint referred to in postURL.
 func LogHeap(postURL string) {
 	if postURL == "" {
 		return
 	}
 	runtime.GC()
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	pprof.WriteHeapProfile(buf)
+	if err := pprof.WriteHeapProfile(buf); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("LogHeap: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()