Start custom transaction in Ruby APM

start_transaction function is used to start a new transaction. For supported frameworks, Atatus Ruby agent will automatically capture the transactions. This function can be used to instrument unsupported frameworks or background operations.

Compatibility

• Rails 4.2 and above.
• Sinatra 1.0 and above.

Syntax

Atatus.start_transaction('Name')

Example

Example for sample custom transaction

def handle_request

    Atatus.start_transaction("Name");
    # TODO: your operations
    Atatus.end_transaction();
end

See also

• End Transaction.