NQE: Add net log event if the metric changes substantially

net/nqe/event_creator.cc

Index: net/nqe/event_creator.cc
diff --git a/net/nqe/event_creator.cc b/net/nqe/event_creator.cc
index 930e3725c88d8f04167ed40bcd982cd89999cb93..a0db5374d963989357e037c0bbc0f52b4a3086ff 100644
--- a/net/nqe/event_creator.cc
+++ b/net/nqe/event_creator.cc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "net/nqe/event_creator.h"
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <memory>
 #include <utility>
 
@@ -21,7 +22,15 @@ namespace internal {
 
 namespace {
 
-std::unique_ptr<base::Value> EffectiveConnectionTypeChangedNetLogCallback(
+// If the difference between the current network quality metric and the value of
+// the metric when the net log entry was last created is more than
+// |kMinDifferenceInMetrics|, then a new log entry is created. For RTTs, the
+// difference in last entry and the current value should be more than
+// |kMinDifferenceInMetrics| milliseconds. For throughput, the difference
+// must be more than |kMinDifferenceInMetrics| kilobits per second.
+static const int kMinDifferenceInMetrics = 100;

[RyanSturm, 2017/03/03 22:10:21]

This is fine, but you might consider having the difference be a proportion
instead. Like if the RTT changes by 20%. I imagine Slow2G will hit the net log
every time a new estimate is made, but that won't at all be the case for 4G as
is.

[tbansal1, 2017/03/03 23:06:35]

Yeah, percentage difference is one way but then we do not want to add net log if
it changes from 10 msec to 20 msec.

+
+std::unique_ptr<base::Value> NetworkQualityChangedNetLogCallback(
     base::TimeDelta http_rtt,
     base::TimeDelta transport_rtt,
     int32_t downstream_throughput_kbps,
@@ -36,6 +45,15 @@ std::unique_ptr<base::Value> EffectiveConnectionTypeChangedNetLogCallback(
   return std::move(dict);
 }
 
+bool MetricChangedMeaningfully(int32_t past_value, int32_t current_value) {

[RyanSturm, 2017/03/03 22:10:21]

nit: the behavior is already correct, but adding a separate case for both being
INVALID_RTT_THROUGHPUT may be more clear.

[tbansal1, 2017/03/03 23:06:35]

Done.

+  if ((past_value == INVALID_RTT_THROUGHPUT) !=
+      (current_value == INVALID_RTT_THROUGHPUT)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return std::abs(past_value - current_value) >= kMinDifferenceInMetrics;
+}
+
 }  // namespace
 
 EventCreator::EventCreator(NetLogWithSource net_log)
@@ -46,7 +64,7 @@ EventCreator::~EventCreator() {
   DCHECK(thread_checker_.CalledOnValidThread());
 }
 
-void EventCreator::MaybeAddEffectiveConnectionTypeChangedEventToNetLog(
+void EventCreator::MaybeAddNetworkQualityChangedEventToNetLog(
     EffectiveConnectionType effective_connection_type,
     const NetworkQuality& network_quality) {
   DCHECK(thread_checker_.CalledOnValidThread());
@@ -54,15 +72,16 @@ void EventCreator::MaybeAddEffectiveConnectionTypeChangedEventToNetLog(
   // Check if any of the network quality metrics changed meaningfully.
   bool effective_connection_type_changed =
       past_effective_connection_type_ != effective_connection_type;
-  bool http_rtt_changed = (past_network_quality_.http_rtt() == InvalidRTT()) !=
-                          (network_quality.http_rtt() == InvalidRTT());
-  bool transport_rtt_changed =
-      (past_network_quality_.transport_rtt() == InvalidRTT()) !=
-      (network_quality.transport_rtt() == InvalidRTT());
-  bool kbps_changed =
-      (past_network_quality_.downstream_throughput_kbps() ==
-       INVALID_RTT_THROUGHPUT) !=
-      (network_quality.downstream_throughput_kbps() == INVALID_RTT_THROUGHPUT);
+  bool http_rtt_changed = MetricChangedMeaningfully(
+      past_network_quality_.http_rtt().InMilliseconds(),
+      network_quality.http_rtt().InMilliseconds());
+
+  bool transport_rtt_changed = MetricChangedMeaningfully(
+      past_network_quality_.transport_rtt().InMilliseconds(),
+      network_quality.transport_rtt().InMilliseconds());
+  bool kbps_changed = MetricChangedMeaningfully(
+      past_network_quality_.downstream_throughput_kbps(),
+      network_quality.downstream_throughput_kbps());
 
   if (!effective_connection_type_changed && !http_rtt_changed &&
       !transport_rtt_changed && !kbps_changed) {
@@ -75,7 +94,7 @@ void EventCreator::MaybeAddEffectiveConnectionTypeChangedEventToNetLog(
 
   net_log_.AddEvent(
       NetLogEventType::NETWORK_QUALITY_CHANGED,
-      base::Bind(&EffectiveConnectionTypeChangedNetLogCallback,
+      base::Bind(&NetworkQualityChangedNetLogCallback,
                  network_quality.http_rtt(), network_quality.transport_rtt(),
                  network_quality.downstream_throughput_kbps(),
                  effective_connection_type));