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Enabling Out-of-the-Box Performance Insights in Unity Games with the Sentry SDK

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Stefan Jandl
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1,878
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English
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Summary

The Sentry SDK for Unity has evolved from its comprehensive crash reporting capabilities to now offering performance insights through auto-instrumentation, which is integrated seamlessly into Unity games across multiple platforms. By leveraging Unity's lifecycle events, particularly during startup and scene loading, the SDK can provide developers with actionable performance data without requiring them to write any additional code. The process involves using IL Weaving to insert performance measurement spans into the game's code, specifically during the initialization of GameObjects, allowing developers to identify potential bottlenecks. This approach not only demonstrates immediate value by providing out-of-the-box insights but also sets the foundation for future expansions, such as automatically instrumenting UnityWebRequests or other game elements.

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