Requirements

We need an end-to-end approach to front-end performance, from detection to reporting to resolution to regression-catching.

Detection and Reporting:

Framework: We need a framework for front-end performance testing, that provides reliable measurements of the performance of UI actions.

integrates with Talos
tests need to run in full browser instance (mozmill?) *or* in xpcshell
reports to Tinderbox
reports to graph server
- need to graph individual test scores over time
New Graph Server (work on hold until this is done)
- https://wiki.mozilla.org/Perfomatic:SendingData

Proposal

Research/Tracking

Testing

Run Ts and Tp against constructed profiles (bug 489183)
Create a test framework for measuring and tracking performance of the user interface (bug fileme)

Hotspot Fixes

item	owner	bugs	status
find spectator owner, ask about status, and MoCo rollout	dietrich		ken kovash says they have a Q4 goal for a web front-end to view this data, so news in the next couple of weeks.
design basic high-stress profiles	ddahl	~~bug 480340, bug 489183~~	ddahl created scripts for generating places dbs
re-enable daily shark builds	build	~~bug 448727~~	Not happening in 2008 (see bug)
file bug for removing extension manager code for migrating old profiles	mossop	~~bug 470379~~	Complete
fix dtrace js probes on trunk	sayrer	~~bug 468041~~, bug 469757
get a startup timeline	cbartley	bug 467953	talk to mobile & Taras work they've done on it