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LeakCanary2源码解析

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本文基于LeakCanary最新2.0-beta-3版本进行分析。

众所周知,LeakCanary是一个内存泄漏检测的工具。那么,内存泄漏是如何定义的,通常有哪些情况呢?
在分析源代码之前,我们先弄清楚这两个问题。这两个问题在LeakCanary - Fundamentals中有提及。

1. 什么是内存泄漏 (What is a memory leak?)

In a Java based runtime, a memory leak is a programming error that causes an application to keep a reference to an object that is no longer needed. As a result, the memory allocated for that object cannot be reclaimed, eventually leading to an OutOfMemoryError crash.
在基于Java的运行时中,内存泄漏是一种编程错误,它导致应用程序保留对不再需要的对象的引用。这会导致为该对象分配的内存无法回收,最终导致OutOfMemoryError崩溃。

For example, an Android activity instance is no longer needed after its onDestroy() method is called, and storing a reference to that activity in a static field would prevent it from being garbage collected.
例如,在Activity的onDestroy()方法被调用后,Android activity的实例就不再需要了,此时在静态字段中存储该Activity的引用将阻止其被回收。

2. 常见的内存泄漏 (Common causes for memory leaks)

Most memory leaks are caused by bugs related to the lifecycle of objects. Here are a few common Android mistakes:
大多数内存泄漏是由与对象生命周期相关的错误引起的。以下是一些常见的Android错误:

  • Storing an Activity context as a field in an object that survives activity recreation due to configuration changes.
    将Activity上下文存储为对象中的字段,这样配置更改后activity会重新创建,但是老的仍然存活。
  • Registering a listener, broadcast receiver or RxJava subscription which references an object with lifecycle, and forgetting to unregister when the lifecycle reaches its end.
    对有生命周期的对象注册了监听器、广播接收者或者RxJava的订阅,且当对象的生命到达了终点时没有取消注册。
  • Storing a view in a static field, and not clearing that field when the view is detached.
    在静态字段中存储了view,且当view detach时没有清空静态变量。

3. LeakCanary2如何检测内存泄漏

LeakCanary v2 与 v1 的代码由略微的不同,下面是两者的检测内存泄漏的原理。

LeakCanary 1.5.1 检测内存泄漏原理
在Activity destroy后将Activity的弱引用关联到ReferenceQueue中,这样Activity将要被GC前,会出现在ReferenceQueue中。
随后,会向主线程的MessageQueue添加一个IdleHandler,用于在idle时触发一个发生在HandlerThread的等待5秒后开始检测内存泄漏的代码。
这段代码首先会判断是否对象出现在引用队列中,如果有,则说明没有内存泄漏,结束。否则,调用Runtime.getRuntime().gc()进行GC,等待100ms后再次判断是否已经出现在引用队列中,若还没有被出现,那么说明有内存泄漏,开始dump hprof。

LeakCanary 2.0 beta 3 检测内存泄漏原理
在Activity destroy后将Activity的弱引用关联到ReferenceQueue中,这样Activity将要被GC前,会出现在ReferenceQueue中。
随后,会向主线程的抛出一个5秒后执行的Runnable,用于检测内存泄漏。
这段代码首先会将引用队列中出现的对象从观察对象数组中移除,然后再判断要观察的此对象是否存在。若不存在,则说明没有内存泄漏,结束。否则,就说明可能出现了内存泄漏,会调用Runtime.getRuntime().gc()进行GC,等待100ms后再次根据引用队列判断,若仍然出现在引用队列中,那么说明有内存泄漏,此时根据内存泄漏的个数弹出通知或者开始dump hprof。

3.1 LeakCanary2初始化

LeakCanary 2.0使用非常简单,只需要在build.gradle中配置一下,无需在项目中添加任何代码。

dependencies {
  // debugImplementation because LeakCanary should only run in debug builds.
  debugImplementation 'com.squareup.leakcanary:leakcanary-android:2.0-beta-3'
}

原理就是利用ContentProvider的特性,其onCreate方法会在Application的onCreate方法之前被系统调用。所以只需要在AndroidManifest.xml中配置一下这个ContentProvider,然后在onCreate方法中进行初始化即可。

leakcanary-object-watcher-android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.squareup.leakcanary.objectwatcher"
    >

  <application>
    <provider
        android:name="leakcanary.internal.AppWatcherInstaller$MainProcess"
        android:authorities="${applicationId}.leakcanary-installer"
        android:exported="false"/>
  </application>
</manifest>

leakcanary-object-watcher-android/src/main/java/leakcanary/internal/AppWatcherInstaller.kt

/**
 * Content providers are loaded before the application class is created. [AppWatcherInstaller] is
 * used to install [leakcanary.AppWatcher] on application start.
 */
internal sealed class AppWatcherInstaller : ContentProvider() {

  /**
   * [MainProcess] automatically sets up the LeakCanary code that runs in the main app process.
   */
  internal class MainProcess : AppWatcherInstaller()

  /**
   * When using the `leakcanary-android-process` artifact instead of `leakcanary-android`,
   * [LeakCanaryProcess] automatically sets up the LeakCanary code
   */
  internal class LeakCanaryProcess : AppWatcherInstaller() {
    override fun onCreate(): Boolean {
      super.onCreate()
      AppWatcher.config = AppWatcher.config.copy(enabled = false)
      return true
    }
  }

  override fun onCreate(): Boolean {
    val application = context!!.applicationContext as Application
    InternalAppWatcher.install(application)
    return true
  }

  override fun query(
    uri: Uri,
    strings: Array<String>?,
    s: String?,
    strings1: Array<String>?,
    s1: String?
  ): Cursor? {
    return null
  }

  override fun getType(uri: Uri): String? {
    return null
  }

  override fun insert(
    uri: Uri,
    contentValues: ContentValues?
  ): Uri? {
    return null
  }

  override fun delete(
    uri: Uri,
    s: String?,
    strings: Array<String>?
  ): Int {
    return 0
  }

  override fun update(
    uri: Uri,
    contentValues: ContentValues?,
    s: String?,
    strings: Array<String>?
  ): Int {
    return 0
  }
}

我们可以看到,该ContentProvider除了在onCreate方法中进行了初始化处理,其他方法都是空实现。在上面的第26行,onCreate方法中初始化代码为InternalAppWatcher.install(application)

InternalAppWatcher.install(Application)方法完成了LeakCanary的初始化操作,里面涉及到协作的一些类的定义。

leakcanary-object-watcher-android/src/main/java/leakcanary/internal/InternalAppWatcher.kt

internal object InternalAppWatcher {

  // 通过判断lateinit修饰的Application是否已经初始化,来判断LeakCanary是否已经安装
  val isInstalled
    get() = ::application.isInitialized

  // LeakCanary安装完成的回调,实际上对应的是leakcanary.internal.InternalLeakCanary这个类
  private val onAppWatcherInstalled: (Application) -> Unit

  val isDebuggableBuild by lazy {
    (application.applicationInfo.flags and ApplicationInfo.FLAG_DEBUGGABLE) != 0
  }

  lateinit var application: Application

  // ObjectWatcher参数1
  private val clock = object : Clock {
    override fun uptimeMillis(): Long {
      return SystemClock.uptimeMillis()
    }
  }

  private val mainHandler = Handler(Looper.getMainLooper())

  init {
    // 这里为什么要这么费劲的获取该object的对象呢?
    // 因为InternalLeakCanary类是上层模块的,这里没有办法直接引用
    val internalLeakCanary = try {
      val leakCanaryListener = Class.forName("leakcanary.internal.InternalLeakCanary")
      leakCanaryListener.getDeclaredField("INSTANCE")
          .get(null)
    } catch (ignored: Throwable) {
      NoLeakCanary
    }
    @kotlin.Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
    onAppWatcherInstalled = internalLeakCanary as (Application) -> Unit
  }

  // 主线程抛出任务,delay 5s
  private val checkRetainedExecutor = Executor {
    mainHandler.postDelayed(it, AppWatcher.config.watchDurationMillis)
  }
  val objectWatcher = ObjectWatcher(
      clock = clock,
      checkRetainedExecutor = checkRetainedExecutor,
      isEnabled = { AppWatcher.config.enabled }
  )

  fun install(application: Application) {
    ...
    checkMainThread()
    // lateinit修饰的对象可以通过::<field>.isInitialized来判断有没有初始化
    // 如果已经初始化了,则不需要再次install
    if (this::application.isInitialized) {
      return
    }
    InternalAppWatcher.application = application

    // 安装ActivityDestroyWatcher、FragmentDestroyWatcher
    val configProvider = { AppWatcher.config }
    ActivityDestroyWatcher.install(application, objectWatcher, configProvider)
    FragmentDestroyWatcher.install(application, objectWatcher, configProvider)
    // 通知上层模块的InternalLeakCanary.invoke方法
    onAppWatcherInstalled(application)
  }
  ...
}

在上面的这个install方法中,干了三件事: 1. 初始化一个ObjectWatcher对象:其clock就是SystemClock.uptimeMillis()checkRetainedExecutor是利用主线程Handler执行的任务 2. Activity、Fragment销毁的观察者的安装 3. 通知InternalLeakCanary,watcher已经安装完成

由于Activity、Fragment的销毁不会立刻发生,所以我们先看看第3点中,InternalLeakCanary做了什么工作。
InternalLeakCanary的部分声明为object InternalLeakCanary : (Application) -> Unit,所以它到底实现了什么呢。这其实对应kotlin中Functions.kt文件的Function1接口,P1为Application,R为Unit即void:

/** A function that takes 1 argument. */
public interface Function1<in P1, out R> : Function<R> {
    /** Invokes the function with the specified argument. */
    public operator fun invoke(p1: P1): R
}

所以接着看InternalLeakCanary.invoke方法即可,该方法也是完成了一些初始化操作,如下:

InternalLeakCanary.kt

override fun invoke(application: Application) {
  this.application = application

  // 内存泄漏时回调该类的方法
  AppWatcher.objectWatcher.addOnObjectRetainedListener(this)

  val heapDumper = AndroidHeapDumper(application, leakDirectoryProvider)

  // gcTrigger使用的默认的
  val gcTrigger = GcTrigger.Default

  val configProvider = { LeakCanary.config }

  // HandlerThread + Handler 来处理后台任务
  val handlerThread = HandlerThread(LEAK_CANARY_THREAD_NAME)
  handlerThread.start()
  val backgroundHandler = Handler(handlerThread.looper)

  heapDumpTrigger = HeapDumpTrigger(
      application, backgroundHandler, AppWatcher.objectWatcher, gcTrigger, heapDumper,
      configProvider
  )
  // 自定义的扩展方法来检测App是否可见(处于前台)
  application.registerVisibilityListener { applicationVisible ->
    this.applicationVisible = applicationVisible
    heapDumpTrigger.onApplicationVisibilityChanged(applicationVisible)
  }
  // 动态添加Shortcut
  addDynamicShortcut(application)

  disableDumpHeapInInstrumentationTests()
}

其实上面这些初始化的变量,大部分我们都不会在检测内存泄漏时遇到,这些变量大部分都与dump heap有关。
这里展开说说其中的“自定义的扩展方法来检测App是否可见(处于前台)”这里面的实现原理,这个需求在日常开发中也会用到,也是通过向Application注册Activity生命周期回调,通过计算start-stop的Activity个数来实现的:

leakcanary-android-core/src/main/java/leakcanary/internal/VisibilityTracker.kt

internal class VisibilityTracker(
  private val listener: (Boolean) -> Unit
) :
    Application.ActivityLifecycleCallbacks by noOpDelegate() {

  private var startedActivityCount = 0

  /**
   * Visible activities are any activity started but not stopped yet. An activity can be paused
   * yet visible: this will happen when another activity shows on top with a transparent background
   * and the activity behind won't get touch inputs but still need to render / animate.
   */
  private var hasVisibleActivities: Boolean = false

  override fun onActivityStarted(activity: Activity) {
    startedActivityCount++
    if (!hasVisibleActivities && startedActivityCount == 1) {
      hasVisibleActivities = true
      listener.invoke(true)
    }
  }

  override fun onActivityStopped(activity: Activity) {
    // This could happen if the callbacks were registered after some activities were already
    // started. In that case we effectively considers those past activities as not visible.
    if (startedActivityCount > 0) {
      startedActivityCount--
    }
    if (hasVisibleActivities && startedActivityCount == 0 && !activity.isChangingConfigurations) {
      hasVisibleActivities = false
      listener.invoke(false)
    }
  }
}

internal fun Application.registerVisibilityListener(listener: (Boolean) -> Unit) {
  registerActivityLifecycleCallbacks(VisibilityTracker(listener))
}

上面就是LeakCanary的初始化代码了,下一节开始说说Activity与Fragment是如何检测内存泄漏的。

3.2 如何观察Activity、Fragment

在上一节LeakCanary2初始化中,我们还没有讲解下面两行代码:

ActivityDestroyWatcher.install(application, objectWatcher, configProvider)
FragmentDestroyWatcher.install(application, objectWatcher, configProvider)

这两行代码都是通过向Application注册registerActivityLifecycleCallbacks从而获取每个启动的Activity,然后

  • 对于Activity而言,直接观察Activity即可
  • 对于Fragment而言,由于Fragment需要依附于Activity,且需要从Activity中获取FragmentManager,然后通过其registerFragmentLifecycleCallbacks方法观察Fragment

上面两行代码就是这个实现逻辑。 先看看Activity的观察逻辑:

leakcanary-object-watcher-android/src/main/java/leakcanary/internal/ActivityDestroyWatcher.kt

internal class ActivityDestroyWatcher private constructor(
  private val objectWatcher: ObjectWatcher,
  private val configProvider: () -> Config
) {

  private val lifecycleCallbacks =
    object : Application.ActivityLifecycleCallbacks by noOpDelegate() {
      // noOpDelegate()是一个动态代理的实现,不过里面没有写任何逻辑 所以是no op
      // 此处相当于一个适配器方法
      override fun onActivityDestroyed(activity: Activity) {
        if (configProvider().watchActivities) {
          objectWatcher.watch(activity)
        }
      }
    }

  companion object {
    fun install(
      application: Application,
      objectWatcher: ObjectWatcher,
      configProvider: () -> Config
    ) {
      val activityDestroyWatcher =
        ActivityDestroyWatcher(objectWatcher, configProvider)
      application.registerActivityLifecycleCallbacks(activityDestroyWatcher.lifecycleCallbacks)
    }
  }
}

上面的逻辑很简单,就是对于每个Activity,在其onDestroy方法调用之后,调用objectWatcher.watch观察这个Activity。该方法的逻辑我们下一节再说。

然后我们看看Fragment里面的观察逻辑,由于Fragment有两种: 1. android.app.Fragment 2. support包里面的androidx.fragment.app.Fragment

前者的FragmentLifecycleCallbacks有API Level限制,限制为O;后者则没有API限制了,但是有androidx限制。所以FragmentDestroyWatcher会判断这两个的是否满足条件,满足条件后才会进行观察。

leakcanary-object-watcher-android/src/main/java/leakcanary/internal/FragmentDestroyWatcher.kt

/**
 * Internal class used to watch for fragments leaks.
 */
internal object FragmentDestroyWatcher {

  private const val ANDROIDX_FRAGMENT_CLASS_NAME = "androidx.fragment.app.Fragment"
  private const val ANDROIDX_FRAGMENT_DESTROY_WATCHER_CLASS_NAME =
    "leakcanary.internal.AndroidXFragmentDestroyWatcher"

  fun install(
    application: Application,
    objectWatcher: ObjectWatcher,
    configProvider: () -> AppWatcher.Config
  ) {
    val fragmentDestroyWatchers = mutableListOf<(Activity) -> Unit>()

    // 如果SDK大于等于O,则添加android.app.Fragment的观察者
    if (SDK_INT >= O) {
      fragmentDestroyWatchers.add(
          AndroidOFragmentDestroyWatcher(objectWatcher, configProvider)
      )
    }

    // 通过反射判定androidx.fragment.app.Fragment以及其观察者是否存在
    if (classAvailable(ANDROIDX_FRAGMENT_CLASS_NAME) &&
        classAvailable(ANDROIDX_FRAGMENT_DESTROY_WATCHER_CLASS_NAME)
    ) {
      // 反射实例化androidx Fragment的观察者并添加到里面list里面
      val watcherConstructor = Class.forName(ANDROIDX_FRAGMENT_DESTROY_WATCHER_CLASS_NAME)
          .getDeclaredConstructor(ObjectWatcher::class.java, Function0::class.java)
      @kotlin.Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
      fragmentDestroyWatchers.add(
          watcherConstructor.newInstance(objectWatcher, configProvider) as (Activity) -> Unit
      )
    }

    // 如果watcher为空,则不需要进行观察了
    if (fragmentDestroyWatchers.size == 0) {
      return
    }

    // 对每个Activity里面的所有的Fragment进行观察
    application.registerActivityLifecycleCallbacks(object : Application.ActivityLifecycleCallbacks by noOpDelegate() {
      override fun onActivityCreated(
        activity: Activity,
        savedInstanceState: Bundle?
      ) {
        for (watcher in fragmentDestroyWatchers) {
          watcher(activity)
        }
      }
    })
  }

  private fun classAvailable(className: String): Boolean {
    return try {
      Class.forName(className)
      true
    } catch (e: ClassNotFoundException) {
      false
    }
  }
}

AndroidOFragmentDestroyWatcherAndroidXFragmentDestroyWatcher两者的源码非常类似,只是针对的Fragment不同而调用的API不同而已,下面以AndroidXFragmentDestroyWatcher为例看看里面是如何实现的。

leakcanary-object-watcher-android-androidx/src/main/java/leakcanary/internal/AndroidXFragmentDestroyWatcher.kt

internal class AndroidXFragmentDestroyWatcher(
  private val objectWatcher: ObjectWatcher,
  private val configProvider: () -> Config
) : (Activity) -> Unit {

  private val fragmentLifecycleCallbacks = object : FragmentManager.FragmentLifecycleCallbacks() {

    override fun onFragmentViewDestroyed(
      fm: FragmentManager,
      fragment: Fragment
    ) {
      val view = fragment.view
      if (view != null && configProvider().watchFragmentViews) {
        objectWatcher.watch(view)
      }
    }

    override fun onFragmentDestroyed(
      fm: FragmentManager,
      fragment: Fragment
    ) {
      if (configProvider().watchFragments) {
        objectWatcher.watch(fragment)
      }
    }
  }

  override fun invoke(activity: Activity) {
    if (activity is FragmentActivity) {
      val supportFragmentManager = activity.supportFragmentManager
      supportFragmentManager.registerFragmentLifecycleCallbacks(fragmentLifecycleCallbacks, true)
    }
  }
}

实现就是向Activity的FragmentManager注册FragmentLifecycleCallbacks,这样在Fragment调用onDestroyViewonDestory之后就能观察Fragment的View或者Fragment本身了。

3.3 内存泄漏判定

现在我们来看看ObjectWatcher.watch(Any)方法,在上面一节中我们看到,Activity、Fragment的View、Fragment都是由该方法进行观察的,所以最后还是统一回到了这里。

leakcanary-object-watcher/src/main/java/leakcanary/ObjectWatcher.kt

/**
  * Identical to [watch] with an empty string reference name.
  */
@Synchronized fun watch(watchedObject: Any) {
  watch(watchedObject, "")
}

/**
  * Watches the provided [watchedObject].
  *
  * @param name A logical identifier for the watched object.
  */
@Synchronized fun watch(
  watchedObject: Any,
  name: String
) {
  if (!isEnabled()) {
    return
  }
  // 将ReferenceQueue中出现的弱引用移除
  // 这是一个出现频率很高的方法,也是内存泄漏检测的关键点之一
  removeWeaklyReachableObjects()
  val key = UUID.randomUUID()
      .toString()
  // 记下观测开始的时间
  val watchUptimeMillis = clock.uptimeMillis()
  // 这里创建了一个自定义的弱引用,且调用了基类的WeakReference<Any>(referent, referenceQueue)构造器
  // 这样的话,弱引用被回收之前会出现在ReferenceQueue中
  val reference =
    KeyedWeakReference(watchedObject, key, name, watchUptimeMillis, queue)
  SharkLog.d {
      "Watching " +
          (if (watchedObject is Class<*>) watchedObject.toString() else "instance of ${watchedObject.javaClass.name}") +
          (if (name.isNotEmpty()) " named $name" else "") +
          " with key $key"
  }

  // 将key-reference保存到map中
  watchedObjects[key] = reference
  // 主线程5秒之后执行moveToRetained(key)方法
  checkRetainedExecutor.execute {
    moveToRetained(key)
  }
}

上面这段代码便是LeakCanary的关键代码之一: 1. 将要观测的对象使用WeakReference保存起来,并在构造时传入一个ReferenceQueue,这样待观测的对象在被回收之前,会出现在ReferenceQueue中。 2. 5秒钟之后再检查一下是否出现在了引用队列中,若出现了,则没有泄露。

为什么会是5S,这里猜测与Android GC有关。在Activity.H中,收到GC_WHEN_IDLE消息时会进行Looper.myQueue().addIdleHandler(mGcIdler),而mGcIdler最后会触发doGcIfNeeded操作,在该方法中会判断上次GC与现在时间的差值,而这个值就是MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_GCS = 5*1000

回到上面的代码,需要了解两个方法removeWeaklyReachableObjects()moveToRetained(key)。前者比较简单,就会将引用队列中出现的对象从map中移除,因为它们没有发生内存泄漏。但是注意一下注释,这里强调了一点:弱引用入队列发生在终结函数或者GC发生之前

private fun removeWeaklyReachableObjects() {
  // WeakReferences are enqueued as soon as the object to which they point to becomes weakly
  // reachable. This is before finalization or garbage collection has actually happened.
  var ref: KeyedWeakReference?
  do {
    ref = queue.poll() as KeyedWeakReference?
    if (ref != null) {
      watchedObjects.remove(ref.key)
    }
  } while (ref != null)
}

然后我们接着看重头戏moveToRetained方法:

@Synchronized private fun moveToRetained(key: String) {
  removeWeaklyReachableObjects()
  val retainedRef = watchedObjects[key]
  if (retainedRef != null) {
    retainedRef.retainedUptimeMillis = clock.uptimeMillis()
    onObjectRetainedListeners.forEach { it.onObjectRetained() }
  }
}

5秒钟到了,还是先将引用队列中出现的对象从map中移除,因为它们没有内存泄漏。然后判断key还在不在map中,如果在的话,说明可能发生了内存泄漏。此时记下内存泄漏发生的时间,即更新retainedUptimeMillis字段,然后通知所有的对象,内存泄漏发生了。

我们回忆一下,此处的onObjectRetainedListeners只有一个,就是我们在Activity、Fragment的观测者安装完毕后,通知了InternalLeakCanary,而InternalLeakCanary添加了一个监听器,就是它自己。所以我们看看InternalLeakCanary.onObjectRetained()方法:

leakcanary-android-core/src/main/java/leakcanary/internal/InternalLeakCanary.kt

override fun onObjectRetained() {
  if (this::heapDumpTrigger.isInitialized) {
    heapDumpTrigger.onObjectRetained()
  }
}

跟踪一下HeapDumpTrigger.onObjectRetained()方法:

leakcanary-android-core/src/main/java/leakcanary/internal/HeapDumpTrigger.kt

fun onObjectRetained() {
  scheduleRetainedObjectCheck("found new object retained")
}

private fun scheduleRetainedObjectCheck(reason: String) {
  if (checkScheduled) {
    SharkLog.d { "Already scheduled retained check, ignoring ($reason)" }
    return
  }
  checkScheduled = true
  backgroundHandler.post {
    checkScheduled = false
    checkRetainedObjects(reason)
  }
}

private fun checkRetainedObjects(reason: String) {
  val config = configProvider()
  // A tick will be rescheduled when this is turned back on.
  if (!config.dumpHeap) {
    SharkLog.d { "No checking for retained object: LeakCanary.Config.dumpHeap is false" }
    return
  }
  SharkLog.d { "Checking retained object because $reason" }

  var retainedReferenceCount = objectWatcher.retainedObjectCount

  if (retainedReferenceCount > 0) {
    gcTrigger.runGc()
    retainedReferenceCount = objectWatcher.retainedObjectCount
  }

  if (checkRetainedCount(retainedReferenceCount, config.retainedVisibleThreshold)) return

  if (!config.dumpHeapWhenDebugging && DebuggerControl.isDebuggerAttached) {
    showRetainedCountWithDebuggerAttached(retainedReferenceCount)
    scheduleRetainedObjectCheck("debugger was attached", WAIT_FOR_DEBUG_MILLIS)
    SharkLog.d {
        "Not checking for leaks while the debugger is attached, will retry in $WAIT_FOR_DEBUG_MILLIS ms"
    }
    return
  }

  SharkLog.d { "Found $retainedReferenceCount retained references, dumping the heap" }
  val heapDumpUptimeMillis = SystemClock.uptimeMillis()
  KeyedWeakReference.heapDumpUptimeMillis = heapDumpUptimeMillis
  dismissRetainedCountNotification()
  val heapDumpFile = heapDumper.dumpHeap()
  if (heapDumpFile == null) {
    SharkLog.d { "Failed to dump heap, will retry in $WAIT_AFTER_DUMP_FAILED_MILLIS ms" }
    scheduleRetainedObjectCheck("failed to dump heap", WAIT_AFTER_DUMP_FAILED_MILLIS)
    showRetainedCountWithHeapDumpFailed(retainedReferenceCount)
    return
  }
  lastDisplayedRetainedObjectCount = 0
  objectWatcher.clearObjectsWatchedBefore(heapDumpUptimeMillis)

  HeapAnalyzerService.runAnalysis(application, heapDumpFile)
}

上面的代码就是对于内存泄漏判定的代码了,首先进入onObjectRetained方法,该方法会调用scheduleRetainedObjectCheck方法。此方法也就是在后台线程中执行checkRetainedObjects方法来检查泄漏的对象: 1. 首先获取泄漏对象的个数,如果大于0,则GC一次之后再次获取 2. 如果此时泄漏对象的个数大于等于5个config.retainedVisibleThreshold,则继续执行下面的代码,准备dump heap 3. 如果config里面配置的“调试时不允许dump heap”为false(默认值)且正在调试,则20s之后再试 4. 否则可以开始dump heap:此时会先记下dump发生的时间,取消内存泄漏通知,dump heap,清除所有观测事件小于等于dump发生时间的对象(因为这些对象已经处理完毕了),最后运行HeapAnalyzerService开始分析heap。

第26行的代码是如何获取泄露对象的个数的呢?我们想一下,在前面的代码中,主线程5秒之后执行了一段检测的代码,在这里面将所有泄露的对象都记下了当时的时间,存在retainedUptimeMillis字段里面。那么我们遍历所有元素,统计一下该字段不为默认值(-1)的个数即可:

leakcanary-object-watcher/src/main/java/leakcanary/ObjectWatcher.kt

/**
  * Returns the number of retained objects, ie the number of watched objects that aren't weakly
  * reachable, and have been watched for long enough to be considered retained.
  */
val retainedObjectCount: Int
  @Synchronized get() {
    removeWeaklyReachableObjects()
    return watchedObjects.count { it.value.retainedUptimeMillis != -1L }
  }

第29行,如果有内存泄漏的话,会调用gcTrigger.runGc()方法,这里的gcTrigger我们提到过,是GcTrigger.Default

leakcanary/leakcanary-object-watcher/src/main/java/leakcanary/GcTrigger.kt

/**
  * Default implementation of [GcTrigger].
  */
object Default : GcTrigger {
  override fun runGc() {
    // Code taken from AOSP FinalizationTest:
    // https://android.googlesource.com/platform/libcore/+/master/support/src/test/java/libcore/
    // java/lang/ref/FinalizationTester.java
    // System.gc() does not garbage collect every time. Runtime.gc() is
    // more likely to perform a gc.
    Runtime.getRuntime()
        .gc()
    enqueueReferences()
    System.runFinalization()
  }

  private fun enqueueReferences() {
    // Hack. We don't have a programmatic way to wait for the reference queue daemon to move
    // references to the appropriate queues.
    try {
      Thread.sleep(100)
    } catch (e: InterruptedException) {
      throw AssertionError()
    }
  }
}

在上面注释中提到,System.gc()并不会每次都会执行GC,Runtime.gc()更有可能执行GC。
执行一次GC操作之后,下面粗暴的等待100ms,这样有足够的时间可以让弱引用移动到合适的引用队列里面。这就是GcTrigger.Default所干的事情。

GCTrigger触发GC之后,再次判断一下发生内存泄漏的对象的个数,如果仍然还有,那么肯定是泄漏无疑了,实锤!!
随后调用checkRetainedCount(retainedReferenceCount, config.retainedVisibleThreshold)方法,判断泄漏对象的个数是否达到了阈值,如果达到了则直接dump heap;否则发出一个内存泄漏的通知。
我们看一下这个方法:

private fun checkRetainedCount(
  retainedKeysCount: Int,
  retainedVisibleThreshold: Int
): Boolean {
  // lastDisplayedRetainedObjectCount默认值为0,此处我们肯定有内存泄漏,因此countChanged为true
  val countChanged = lastDisplayedRetainedObjectCount != retainedKeysCount
  // 保存下当前的内存泄漏对象的个数
  lastDisplayedRetainedObjectCount = retainedKeysCount
  // 如果内存泄漏个数为0,则说明已经处理了所有的内存泄漏
  if (retainedKeysCount == 0) {
    SharkLog.d { "No retained objects" }
    if (countChanged) {
      showNoMoreRetainedObjectNotification()
    }
    return true
  }

  // 如果泄漏个数小于5个
  if (retainedKeysCount < retainedVisibleThreshold) {
    if (applicationVisible || applicationInvisibleLessThanWatchPeriod) {
      SharkLog.d {
          "Found $retainedKeysCount retained objects, which is less than the visible threshold of $retainedVisibleThreshold"
      }
      // 展示一个内存泄漏发生的通知
      showRetainedCountBelowThresholdNotification(retainedKeysCount, retainedVisibleThreshold)
      // 2秒钟之后再次执行检查泄漏对象的方法,看看泄漏个数是否有变化
      scheduleRetainedObjectCheck(
          "Showing retained objects notification", WAIT_FOR_OBJECT_THRESHOLD_MILLIS
      )
      return true
    }
  }
  // 如果泄漏个数大于等于5个,返回false,则返回后checkRetainedObjects方法会继续执行
  // 此时就会dump heap
  return false
}

至此,我们已经知道了内存泄漏是如何判定的,正如第3节开头所述:

LeakCanary 2.0 beta 3 检测内存泄漏原理
在Activity destroy后将Activity的弱引用关联到ReferenceQueue中,这样Activity将要被GC前,会出现在ReferenceQueue中。
随后,会向主线程的抛出一个5秒后执行的Runnable,用于检测内存泄漏。
这段代码首先会将引用队列中出现的对象从观察对象数组中移除,然后再判断要观察的此对象是否存在。若不存在,则说明没有内存泄漏,结束。否则,就说明可能出现了内存泄漏,会调用Runtime.getRuntime().gc()进行GC,等待100ms后再次根据引用队列判断,若仍然出现在引用队列中,那么说明有内存泄漏,此时根据内存泄漏的个数弹出通知或者开始dump hprof。

LeakCanary2往后就是如何生成hprof文件以及如何解析了

  • 生成hprof可以使用android.os.Debug.dumpHprofData(String fileName)方法
    LeakCanary2中对应代码在/leakcanary-android-core/src/main/java/leakcanary/internal/AndroidHeapDumper.kt +88
  • 解析hprof文件,LeakCanary2使用的是Shark,这个我也不懂

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