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+# -*- Mode:python; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2015-2019, The University of Memphis,
+#                          Arizona Board of Regents,
+#                          Regents of the University of California.
+#
+# This file is part of Mini-NDN.
+# See AUTHORS.md for a complete list of Mini-NDN authors and contributors.
+#
+# Mini-NDN is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Mini-NDN is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Mini-NDN, e.g., in COPYING.md file.
+# If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import time
+
+from threading import Timer
+
+class ProcessMonitor(object):
+    def __init__(self, processId, processName, outputDir, interval=1):
+        self._processId = processId.strip()
+        self._processName = processName
+        self._statFile = '/proc/{}/stat'.format(self._processId)
+        self._logFile = '{}/{}-{}-stat.txt'.format(outputDir, self._processName, self._processId)
+        self._interval = interval
+
+    def _recordStats(self):
+        try:
+            with open(self._statFile, 'r') as stat:
+                currentTime = int(time.time())
+                with open(self._logFile, 'a') as log:
+                    for line in stat:
+                        log.write('{} {}'.format(currentTime, line))
+        except IOError as e:
+            print('I/O error({0}): {1}'.format(e.errno, e.strerror))
+            print('No process with PID={}'.format(self._processId))
+            return
+
+        self.start() # Reschedule event
+
+    def start(self):
+        self._timer = Timer(self._interval, self._recordStats)
+        self._timer.start()