Ghetto performance test of some SAS code

runtests.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Command line method for evaluating performance of SAS code 

# In bash, define a function 
notquiteesm() (   $* &>/dev/null &   pid="$!";   trap ':' INT;   echo 'CPU every second';   while sleep 1; do ps --no-headers -o '%cpu' -p "$pid"; done;   kill "$pid"; )

# Create some test SAS code in a .sas file that looks like this
%include '/pub/programs/Allianz-backend/init/bafinit.sas';
%bafinit()
%baf_batch_report(slist=applfram.dholap.clpgpwef);
proc print data=bafwork.bafstats2; run;

# run code as so to produce desired output
notquiteesm /pub/sas/SASFoundation/9.4/sas -sysin /tmp/dholapTest.sas -log /tmp/dho_log_$(date +%F_%R).log -print /tmp/dho_out_$(date +%F_%R).lst
CPU every second
98.0
99.0
99.6
99.5
99.6
99.6
99.5
99.7

# the output .lst file created in /tmp will show the detailed stats
                                     Obs    method                              duration    count
                                      1                                           7.412      2  
                                      2    'GetData'                              6.468      1  
                                      3    'BuildMultiDimensionalDataTable'       2.230      1  
                                      4    'SubmitSum'                            1.989      1  
                                      5    'GetDateCutOff'                        1.938      2  
                                      6    'GetDataSetVariableAttribute'          1.861      7  
                                      7    'PRESUMMARYLOOKUP'                     0.608      1  
                                      8    'GetRequiredClassVariables'            0.303      1  
                                      9    'AddCalculatedVariables'               0.251      1  
                                     10    'InsertVariableAttributes'             0.239      1  
                                     11    'SubmitWhereStatements'                0.236      1  
                                     12    'PreSummarySetUp'                      0.229      1  
                                     13    'GetExchangeRateVariables'             0.207      1  
                                     14    'GetCountDistinct'                     0.204      1  
                                     15    'GetPageByFilters'                     0.178      1  
                                     16    'ApplyFormats'                         0.172      1  
                                     17    'SubmitTypes'                          0.168      1  
                                     18    'crossings'                            0.164      1