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// boost timer.hpp header file ---------------------------------------------//
// (C) Copyright Beman Dawes 1994-99. Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and
// distribute this software is granted provided this copyright notice appears
// in all copies. This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
// warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
// See http://www.boost.org for most recent version including documentation.
// Revision History
// 25 Sep 99 elapsed_max() and elapsed_min() added (John Maddock)
// 16 Jul 99 Second beta
// 6 Jul 99 Initial boost version
#ifndef BOOST_TIMER_HPP
#define BOOST_TIMER_HPP
#include <boost/smart_ptr.hpp>
namespace boost {
// timer -------------------------------------------------------------------//
// A timer object measures elapsed time.
// It is recommended that implementations measure wall clock rather than CPU
// time since the intended use is performance measurement on systems where
// total elapsed time is more important than just process or CPU time.
// Warnings: The maximum measurable elapsed time may well be only 596.5+ hours
// due to implementation limitations. The accuracy of timings depends on the
// accuracy of timing information provided by the underlying platform, and
// this varies a great deal from platform to platform.
class timer {
public:
timer(); // postcondition: elapsed()==0
timer( const timer& src ); // post: elapsed()==src.elapsed()
~timer();
timer& operator=( const timer& src ); // post: elapsed()==src.elapsed()
void restart(); // post: elapsed()==0
double elapsed() const; // return elapsed time in seconds
double elapsed_max() const; // return estimated maximum value for elapsed()
// Portability warning: elapsed_max() may return too high a value on systems
// where std::clock_t overflows or resets at surprising values.
double elapsed_min() const; // return minimum value for elapsed()
private:
class _timer;
scoped_ptr<_timer> _imp; // hide implementation details
}; // timer
} // namespace boost
#endif // BOOST_TIMER_HPP