# Objective
I have an application where I'd like to measure average frame rate over
the entire life of the application, and it would be handy if I could
just configure this on the existing `FrameTimeDiagnosticsPlugin`.
Probably fixes#10948?
## Solution
Add `max_history_length` to `FrameTimeDiagnosticsPlugin`, and because
`smoothing_factor` seems to be based on history length, add that too.
## Discussion
I'm not totally sure that `DEFAULT_MAX_HISTORY_LENGTH` is a great
default for `FrameTimeDiagnosticsPlugin` (or any diagnostic?). That's
1/3 of a second at typical game frame rates. Moreover, the default print
interval for `LogDiagnosticsPlugin` is 1 second. So when the two are
combined, you are printing the average over the last third of the
duration between now and the previous print, which seems a bit wonky.
(related: #11429)
I'm pretty sure this default value discussed and the current value
wasn't totally arbitrary though.
Maybe it would be nice for `Diagnostic` to have a
`with_max_history_length_and_also_calculate_a_good_default_smoothing_factor`
method? And then make an explicit smoothing factor in
`FrameTimeDiagnosticsPlugin` optional?
Or add a `new(max_history_length: usize)` method to
`FrameTimeDiagnosticsPlugin` that sets a reasonable default
`smoothing_factor`? edit: This one seems like a no-brainer, doing it.
## Alternatives
It's really easy to roll your own `FrameTimeDiagnosticsPlugin`, but that
might not be super interoperable with, for example, third party FPS
overlays. Still, might be the right call.
## Testing
`cargo run --example many_sprites` (modified to use a custom
`max_history_length`)
## Migration Guide
`FrameTimeDiagnosticsPlugin` now contains two fields. Use
`FrameTimeDiagnosticsPlugin::default()` to match Bevy's previous
behavior or, for example, `FrameTimeDiagnosticsPlugin::new(60)` to
configure it.
# Objective
fixes#14569
## Solution
added an example to the diagnostic examples and linked the code to the
docs of the diagnostic library itself.
## Testing
I tested locally on my laptop in a web browser. Looked fine. You are
able to collapse the whole "intro" part of the doc to get to the links
sooner (for those who may think that including the example code here is
annoying to scroll through)
I would like people to run ```cargo doc``` and go the bevy_diagnostic
page to see if they have any issues or suggestions.
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## Showcase
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Co-authored-by: dpeke <dpekelis@funstage.com>
