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+# Задание № 7
+
+[PR с оптимизацией rails-optimization-task4](https://github.com/hardcode-dev/rails-optimization-task4/pull/66)
+
+Решил потренироваться на учебном проекте, прежде чем приступать к оптимизации тестов в рабочем.
+
+### Шаг 1. Общая оптимизация
+1. Настройка отправки метрик в `InfluxDB`
+
+Репозиторий TICK-docker, ссылка на который предоставлена в описании задания, отсутствует.
+
+Поэтому воспользовался песочницей https://docs.influxdata.com/platform/install-and-deploy/deploying/sandbox-install/
+
+2. Прогон тестов падал с ошибкой `PG::QueryCanceled: ОШИБКА:  выполнение оператора отменено из-за тайм-аута`.
+
+Изменил `statement_timeout: 0`. После чего тесты стали выполняться.
+
+Часть тестов упала (ERROR -- omniauth: (twitter) Authentication failure! invalid_credentials encountered.).
+
+2.1. Время выполнения всего test-suite до оптимизации (1-я точка на графике рис. 1).
+```
+Finished in 17 minutes 9 seconds (files took 9.9 seconds to load)
+1504 examples, 109 failures, 15 pending
+```
+2.2. Запустил тесты в параллельном режиме в 3 потока (2-я точка на графике рис. 1).
+```
+1504 examples, 110 failures, 15 pendings
+Took 577 seconds (9:37)
+```
+2.3. Отключил database_cleaner и логгирование (3-я точка на графике рис. 1).
+```
+1504 examples, 110 failures, 15 pendings
+Took 499 seconds (8:19)
+```
+
+![рис. 1](chronograf_01.png)
+
+### Шаг 2. Профилирование. Оптимизация конкретной спеки
+1. Результат работы `rspec --profile`.
+```
+Top 10 slowest examples (107.54 seconds, 13.1% of total time):
+  Reading list without tags when large readinglist shows the large reading list
+    25.76 seconds ./spec/features/user_views_a_reading_list_spec.rb:20
+  Reading list without tags when large readinglist shows the large readinglist after user clicks the show more button
+    24.25 seconds ./spec/features/user_views_a_reading_list_spec.rb:25
+  Visiting article comments when root is specified displays related comments
+    8.66 seconds ./spec/features/comments/user_views_article_comments_spec.rb:36
+  internal/users when deleting user raises a 'record not found' error after deletion
+    7.46 seconds ./spec/controllers/internal_users_controller_spec.rb:68
+  internal/users when banning from mentorship returns user to good standing if unbanned
+    7.2 seconds ./spec/controllers/internal_users_controller_spec.rb:84
+  internal/users when banishing user reassigns username and removes profile info
+    7.12 seconds ./spec/controllers/internal_users_controller_spec.rb:97
+  internal/users when banning from mentorship adds banned from mentorship role
+    6.98 seconds ./spec/controllers/internal_users_controller_spec.rb:79
+  internal/users when banishing user adds banned role
+    6.82 seconds ./spec/controllers/internal_users_controller_spec.rb:105
+  internal/users when banishing user deletes user content
+    6.74 seconds ./spec/controllers/internal_users_controller_spec.rb:111
+  internal/users when banishing user removes all follow relationships
+    6.54 seconds ./spec/controllers/internal_users_controller_spec.rb:118
+
+Top 10 slowest example groups:
+  Reading list
+    13.41 seconds average (53.63 seconds / 4 examples) ./spec/features/user_views_a_reading_list_spec.rb:3
+  internal/users
+    6.98 seconds average (48.87 seconds / 7 examples) ./spec/controllers/internal_users_controller_spec.rb:3
+  Visiting article comments
+    6.15 seconds average (36.93 seconds / 6 examples) ./spec/features/comments/user_views_article_comments_spec.rb:3
+  Views an article
+    3.74 seconds average (7.49 seconds / 2 examples) ./spec/features/articles/user_visits_an_article_spec.rb:3
+  Viewing a comment
+    3.46 seconds average (6.92 seconds / 2 examples) ./spec/features/comments/user_views_a_comment_spec.rb:3
+  User visits a homepage
+    3.44 seconds average (13.74 seconds / 4 examples) ./spec/features/homepage/user_visits_homepage_articles_spec.rb:3
+  Editing A Comment
+    3.28 seconds average (9.85 seconds / 3 examples) ./spec/features/comments/user_edits_a_comment_spec.rb:3
+  Creating Comment
+    3.13 seconds average (9.4 seconds / 3 examples) ./spec/features/comments/user_fills_out_comment_spec.rb:3
+  Organization index
+    2.89 seconds average (17.31 seconds / 6 examples) ./spec/features/organization/user_views_an_organization_spec.rb:3
+  Organization setting page(/settings/organization)
+    2.42 seconds average (4.85 seconds / 2 examples) ./spec/features/organization/user_updates_org_settings_spec.rb:3
+
+Finished in 13 minutes 42 seconds (files took 16.51 seconds to load)
+1504 examples, 111 failures, 15 pending
+```
+2. Результат работы `RD_PROF=1 rspec spec/controllers/internal_users_controller_spec.rb`.
+
+2.1. До оптимизации (1-я точка на графике рис. 2).
+```
+Total time: 00:51.766
+
+Total `let` time: 00:08.211
+Total `before(:each)` time: 00:39.460
+
+Top 5 slowest suites (by `let` time):
+
+internal/users (./spec/controllers/internal_users_controller_spec.rb:3) – 00:08.211 of 00:51.766 (7)
+ ↳ user – 43
+ ↳ user3 – 29
+ ↳ user2 – 22
+
+Top 5 slowest suites (by `before(:each)` time):
+
+internal/users (./spec/controllers/internal_users_controller_spec.rb:3) – 00:39.460 of 00:51.766 (7)
+```
+2.2. Disable honeycomb (2-я точка на графике рис. 2).
+```
+Total time: 00:41.296
+
+Total `let` time: 00:06.287
+Total `before(:each)` time: 00:31.452
+
+00:31.452 of 00:41.296 (7)
+```
+2.3. Delete Delayed::Worker from spec, profile_image from user's factory (3-я точка на графике рис. 2).
+```
+Total time: 00:14.118
+
+Total `let` time: 00:08.372
+Total `before(:each)` time: 00:07.775
+
+00:07.775 of 00:14.118 (7)
+```
+2.4. Using before_all & let_it_be in spec (4-я точка на графике рис. 2).
+```
+Total time: 00:01.850
+
+Total `let` time: 00:00.000
+Total `before(:each)` time: 00:00.158
+
+Top 5 slowest suites (by `let` time):
+
+internal/users (./spec/controllers/internal_users_controller_spec.rb:3) – 00:00.000 of 00:01.850 (7)
+ ↳ user – 22
+ ↳ super_admin – 7
+ ↳ user3 – 1
+
+Top 5 slowest suites (by `before(:each)` time):
+
+internal/users (./spec/controllers/internal_users_controller_spec.rb:3) – 00:00.158 of 00:01.850 (7)
+```
+
+![рис. 2](chronograf_02.png)
+
+2.5. Время выполнения всего test-suite.
+```
+1504 examples, 110 failures, 15 pendings
+Took 295 seconds (4:55)
+```
+
+### Результат
+* Время выполнения `internal_users_controller_spec` сократилось с 51 сек до 2.
+* Время выполнения всего test-suite сократилось с 17:9 до 4:55.
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