Enhancement Request for Detailed Connection Phase Analysis in Flutter DevTools #8559
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cost: high
High engineering cost to implement
new feature
P2
important to work on, but not at the top of the work list.
screen: network
Issues with the Network screen.
Hello Flutter DevTools Team,
While monitoring network requests within my application using Flutter DevTools, I've noticed that the network analysis feature lacks detailed information during the connection phase of network requests, such as Socket Initialization, DNS Lookup, TCP Handshake, and SSL Handshake.
Proposed Enhancements:
Detailed Display of Connection Stages:
Display the duration of DNS Lookup, TCP Handshake, and SSL Handshake separately.
Show the Socket Initialization and the time taken to receive the first byte (TTFB).
Detailed Time Metrics:
Provide detailed timing metrics for each phase of the request lifecycle within the DevTools network section.
Visual Enhancements:
Incorporate color-coded segments in the DevTools timeline to represent different stages of the HTTP request lifecycle.
Rationale: Such enhancements would help developers identify network-related performance bottlenecks more quickly and accurately. This is especially valuable for applications that make frequent or complex network requests.
Visuals: (Optional) Attach screenshots from tools like Postman to visually demonstrate the detailed analytics provided during the connection phase.
Thank you for considering this enhancement. I believe it would greatly benefit the Flutter developer community by providing deeper insights into network performance.
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