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gotjosh/oink — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2012-01-20

RubyAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · easy

tl;dr

Oink is a tool for Ruby on Rails apps that tracks memory usage per web request and analyzes your logs to show you which specific pages or actions are causing memory spikes.

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    What it does
      Tracks memory per request
      Logs database activity
      Analyzes log files
    How it works
      Records memory to log
      Command-line log analyzer
      Flags requests over threshold
    Use cases
      Find memory spiking pages
      Debug out of memory crashes
      Spot repeat problem actions
    Audience
      Rails developers
      Site reliability teams

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Find which specific web pages or user actions are causing memory spikes in your Rails app.

VIBE 2

Debug why your Rails application keeps running out of memory by reviewing ranked worst-offending requests.

VIBE 3

Spot patterns of repeated memory threshold violations across many requests to identify chronically misbehaving pages.

what's the stack?

RubyRuby on Rails

how it stacks up fr

gotjosh/oink100rabhg/masterdetailapp100rabhg/pizzafactroy
LanguageRubyRubyRuby
Last pushed2012-01-202024-02-202025-01-26
MaintenanceDormantDormantStale
Setup difficultyeasymoderatemoderate
Complexity2/52/53/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperpm founder

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 30min

Requires a Ruby on Rails application with active log files to analyze.

The explanation does not mention the license for this repository.

in plain english

Oink is a tool for Ruby on Rails applications that helps you figure out which parts of your app are consuming a lot of memory. When a web app slows down or crashes because it is using too much server memory, it can be very difficult to pinpoint exactly which user action caused the spike. This tool tracks memory usage and database activity for every request, then analyzes your log files to highlight the specific pages or actions that are the worst offenders. The tool works in two stages. First, while your application is running, it quietly records how much memory each web request uses and writes that information to a log file. Second, after you have collected some data, you run a command-line tool that reads through those logs and compares the memory usage to a limit you set. For example, you can ask it to flag any single request that increased memory usage by more than 75 MB. The results give you a clear picture of where your memory problems live. It shows you a ranked list of the ten worst individual requests, so you can see exactly which URLs caused the biggest spikes. It also tallies how many times each specific action crossed your threshold, which helps you spot patterns. If a particular page is causing memory problems every time a user visits it, that action will rise to the top of the list. You can also run it in a verbose mode that prints the full log details for every flagged request, giving you deeper context for debugging. This tool is built for developers and site reliability teams managing Rails applications that are experiencing performance issues related to memory. If your app keeps running out of memory and you do not know why, this tool helps you stop guessing and start looking at the actual data. It is particularly useful for applications with a lot of traffic, where identifying a single misbehaving page out of thousands of requests would otherwise be like finding a needle in a haystack.

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I have a Ruby on Rails app that keeps running out of memory. How can I use Oink to track memory usage per request and find the worst offenders?
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Help me set up Oink in my Rails app to log memory usage, then run the command-line tool to flag requests that increase memory by more than 75 MB.
prompt 3
Show me how to read Oink's output to identify which specific actions are repeatedly crossing my memory threshold and how to debug them.

Frequently asked questions

what is oink fr?

Oink is a tool for Ruby on Rails apps that tracks memory usage per web request and analyzes your logs to show you which specific pages or actions are causing memory spikes.

What language is oink written in?

Mainly Ruby. The stack also includes Ruby, Ruby on Rails.

Is oink actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2012-01-20).

What license does oink use?

The explanation does not mention the license for this repository.

How hard is oink to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is oink for?

Mainly developer.

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