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+# Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+"""Experimental profiling utilites."""
+
+from typing import Any
+
+from pathwaysutils import profiling
+
+
+def start_trace(
+    profile_request: dict[str, Any],
+    *,
+    create_perfetto_link: bool = False,
+    create_perfetto_trace: bool = False,
+) -> None:
+  """Starts a profiler trace.
+
+  This is primarily for internal use where we can experiment with profile
+  requests with additional fields without needing to change
+  `pathwaysutils.profiling.start_trace` for each experiment.
+
+  Use `jax.profiler.stop_trace` to end profiling.
+
+  Args:
+    profile_request: A dictionary containing the profile request options.
+    create_perfetto_link: A boolean which, if true, creates and prints link to
+      the Perfetto trace viewer UI (https://ui.perfetto.dev). The program will
+      block until the link is opened and Perfetto loads the trace. This feature
+      is experimental for Pathways on Cloud and may not be fully supported.
+    create_perfetto_trace: A boolean which, if true, additionally dumps a
+      ``perfetto_trace.json.gz`` file that is compatible for upload with the
+      Perfetto trace viewer UI (https://ui.perfetto.dev). The file will also be
+      generated if ``create_perfetto_link`` is true. This could be useful if you
+      want to generate a Perfetto-compatible trace without blocking the process.
+      This feature is experimental for Pathways on Cloud and may not be fully
+      supported.
+  """
+  log_dir = profile_request["traceLocation"]
+  if not str(log_dir).startswith("gs://"):
+    raise ValueError(
+        "profile_request['traceLocation'] must be a GCS bucket path, got"
+        f" {log_dir}"
+    )
+
+  profiling._start_pathways_trace_from_profile_request(profile_request)  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+
+  profiling._original_start_trace(  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+      log_dir=log_dir,
+      create_perfetto_link=create_perfetto_link,
+      create_perfetto_trace=create_perfetto_trace,
+  )