lemon/time_measure.h
author Peter Kovacs <kpeter@inf.elte.hu>
Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:50:57 +0200
changeset 764 1fac515a59c1
parent 548 94387da47f79
child 786 e20173729589
permissions -rw-r--r--
Rename MinMeanCycle to Howard (#179)
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/* -*- mode: C++; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
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 *
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 * This file is a part of LEMON, a generic C++ optimization library.
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 *
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 * Copyright (C) 2003-2009
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 * Egervary Jeno Kombinatorikus Optimalizalasi Kutatocsoport
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 * (Egervary Research Group on Combinatorial Optimization, EGRES).
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 *
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 * Permission to use, modify and distribute this software is granted
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 * provided that this copyright notice appears in all copies. For
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 * precise terms see the accompanying LICENSE file.
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 *
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 * This software is provided "AS IS" with no warranty of any kind,
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 * express or implied, and with no claim as to its suitability for any
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 * purpose.
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 *
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 */
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#ifndef LEMON_TIME_MEASURE_H
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#define LEMON_TIME_MEASURE_H
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///\ingroup timecount
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///\file
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///\brief Tools for measuring cpu usage
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#ifdef WIN32
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#include <lemon/bits/windows.h>
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#else
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#include <unistd.h>
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#include <sys/times.h>
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#include <sys/time.h>
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#endif
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#include <string>
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#include <fstream>
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#include <iostream>
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namespace lemon {
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  /// \addtogroup timecount
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  /// @{
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  /// A class to store (cpu)time instances.
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  /// This class stores five time values.
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  /// - a real time
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  /// - a user cpu time
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  /// - a system cpu time
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  /// - a user cpu time of children
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  /// - a system cpu time of children
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  ///
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  /// TimeStamp's can be added to or substracted from each other and
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  /// they can be pushed to a stream.
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  ///
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  /// In most cases, perhaps the \ref Timer or the \ref TimeReport
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  /// class is what you want to use instead.
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  class TimeStamp
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  {
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    double utime;
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    double stime;
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    double cutime;
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    double cstime;
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    double rtime;
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    void _reset() {
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      utime = stime = cutime = cstime = rtime = 0;
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    }
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  public:
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    ///Read the current time values of the process
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    void stamp()
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    {
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      timeval tv;
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      gettimeofday(&tv, 0);
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      rtime=tv.tv_sec+double(tv.tv_usec)/1e6;
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      tms ts;
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      double tck=sysconf(_SC_CLK_TCK);
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      times(&ts);
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      utime=ts.tms_utime/tck;
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      stime=ts.tms_stime/tck;
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      cutime=ts.tms_cutime/tck;
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      cstime=ts.tms_cstime/tck;
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#else
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      bits::getWinProcTimes(rtime, utime, stime, cutime, cstime);
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#endif
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    }
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    /// Constructor initializing with zero
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    TimeStamp()
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    { _reset(); }
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    ///Constructor initializing with the current time values of the process
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    TimeStamp(void *) { stamp();}
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    ///Set every time value to zero
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    TimeStamp &reset() {_reset();return *this;}
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    ///\e
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    TimeStamp &operator+=(const TimeStamp &b)
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    {
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      utime+=b.utime;
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      stime+=b.stime;
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      cutime+=b.cutime;
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      cstime+=b.cstime;
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      rtime+=b.rtime;
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      return *this;
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    }
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    ///\e
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    TimeStamp operator+(const TimeStamp &b) const
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    {
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      TimeStamp t(*this);
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      return t+=b;
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    }
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    ///\e
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    TimeStamp &operator-=(const TimeStamp &b)
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    {
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      utime-=b.utime;
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      stime-=b.stime;
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      cutime-=b.cutime;
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      cstime-=b.cstime;
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      rtime-=b.rtime;
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      return *this;
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    }
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    ///\e
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    TimeStamp operator-(const TimeStamp &b) const
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    {
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      TimeStamp t(*this);
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      return t-=b;
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    }
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    ///\e
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    TimeStamp &operator*=(double b)
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    {
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      utime*=b;
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      stime*=b;
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      cutime*=b;
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      cstime*=b;
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      rtime*=b;
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      return *this;
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    }
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    ///\e
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    TimeStamp operator*(double b) const
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    {
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      TimeStamp t(*this);
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      return t*=b;
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    friend TimeStamp operator*(double b,const TimeStamp &t);
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    ///\e
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    TimeStamp &operator/=(double b)
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    {
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      utime/=b;
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      stime/=b;
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      cstime/=b;
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      rtime/=b;
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      return *this;
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    }
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    ///\e
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    TimeStamp operator/(double b) const
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    {
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      TimeStamp t(*this);
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      return t/=b;
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    }
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    ///The time ellapsed since the last call of stamp()
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    TimeStamp ellapsed() const
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    {
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      TimeStamp t(NULL);
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      return t-*this;
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    }
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    friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os,const TimeStamp &t);
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    ///Gives back the user time of the process
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    double userTime() const
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    {
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      return utime;
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    double systemTime() const
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    {
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      return stime;
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    ///Gives back the user time of the process' children
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    double cUserTime() const
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    {
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      return cutime;
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    ///Gives back the user time of the process' children
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    {
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      return cstime;
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    }
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    double realTime() const {return rtime;}
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  inline TimeStamp operator*(double b,const TimeStamp &t)
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  {
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    return t*b;
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  }
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  ///Prints the time counters
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  ///Prints the time counters in the following form:
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  ///
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  ///
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  /// where the values are the
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  /// \li \c u: user cpu time,
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  /// \li \c s: system cpu time,
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  /// \li \c cu: user cpu time of children,
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  /// \li \c cs: system cpu time of children,
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  /// \li \c real: real time.
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  /// \relates TimeStamp
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  /// calculated.
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  inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os,const TimeStamp &t)
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  {
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    os << "u: " << t.userTime() <<
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      "s, s: " << t.systemTime() <<
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      "s, cs: " << t.cSystemTime() <<
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      "s, real: " << t.realTime() << "s";
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    return os;
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  ///Class for measuring the cpu time and real time usage of the process
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  ///Class for measuring the cpu time and real time usage of the process.
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  ///It is quite easy-to-use, here is a short example.
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  /// #include<lemon/time_measure.h>
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  /// #include<iostream>
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  ///
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  /// int main()
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  ///
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  ///   Timer t;
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  ///   doSomething();
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  ///   std::cout << t << '\n';
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  ///   doSomethingElse();
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  ///   std::cout << t << '\n';
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  ///\ref start() "started" again, so it is possible to compute collected
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  ///running times.
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  ///the time counters have a certain (10ms on a typical Linux system)
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  ///granularity.
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  ///Therefore this tool is not appropriate to measure very short times.
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  ///Also, if you start and stop the timer very frequently, it could lead to
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  ///distorted results.
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  ///
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  ///\note If you want to measure the running time of the execution of a certain
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  ///
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  class Timer
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  {
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    int _running; //Timer is running iff _running>0; (_running>=0 always holds)
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    TimeStamp start_time; //This is the relativ start-time if the timer
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                          //is _running, the collected _running time otherwise.
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    void _reset() {if(_running) start_time.stamp(); else start_time.reset();}
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    ///
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    Timer(bool run=true) :_running(run) {_reset();}
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    ///but it provides a bit finer control on the execution.
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    ///The \ref lemon::Timer "Timer" also counts the number of
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    ///\ref lemon::Timer::start() "start()" executions, and it stops
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    ///only after the same amount (or more) \ref lemon::Timer::stop()
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    ///"stop()"s. This can be useful e.g. to compute the running time
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    ///of recursive functions.
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    ///@{
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    ///Reset and stop the time counters
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    ///\sa restart()
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    void reset()
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    {
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      _running=0;
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      _reset();
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    ///Start the time counters
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    ///This function starts the time counters.
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    ///If the timer is started more than ones, it will remain running
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    ///until the same amount of \ref stop() is called.
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    void start()
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    {
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      if(_running) _running++;
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        t.stamp();
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    ///once, then the same number of stop() execution is necessary the really
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    ///stop the timer.
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    ///
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    ///\sa reset()
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    void stop()
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    {
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      if(_running && !--_running) {
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    ///\sa reset()
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    {
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      if(_running) {
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        t.stamp();
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      }
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    }
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    ///zero).
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    int running()  { return _running; }
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    void restart()
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    {
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      reset();
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      start();
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    ///Gives back the ellapsed user time of the process
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    double userTime() const
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    {
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      return operator TimeStamp().userTime();
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    }
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    ///Gives back the ellapsed system time of the process
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    double systemTime() const
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    {
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      return operator TimeStamp().systemTime();
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    }
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    ///Gives back the ellapsed user time of the process' children
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    double cUserTime() const
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    {
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      return operator TimeStamp().cUserTime();
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    ///Gives back the ellapsed user time of the process' children
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    double cSystemTime() const
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    {
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      return operator TimeStamp().cSystemTime();
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    }
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    double realTime() const
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    {
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    ///This conversion computes the ellapsed time, therefore you can print
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    operator TimeStamp () const
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    {
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      t.stamp();
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      return _running?t-start_time:start_time;
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    ///@}
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  };
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  ///Same as Timer but prints a report on destruction.
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  ///Same as \ref Timer but prints a report on destruction.
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  ///\code
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  ///  void myAlg(ListGraph &g,int n)
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  ///    TimeReport tr("Running time of myAlg: ");
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  ///  }
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  ///\endcode
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  ///\sa Timer
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  class TimeReport : public Timer
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  {
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    std::ostream &_os;
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    ///Constructor.
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    ///\param os The stream to print the report to.
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    TimeReport(std::string title,std::ostream &os=std::cerr,bool run=true)
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    ~TimeReport()
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    {
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      _os << _title << *this << std::endl;
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  ///'Do nothing' version of TimeReport
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  ///\sa TimeReport
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  class NoTimeReport
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  {
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    ///\e
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    NoTimeReport(std::string,std::ostream &,bool) {}
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    ///\e
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    NoTimeReport(std::string,std::ostream &) {}
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    ///\e
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    NoTimeReport(std::string) {}
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    ///\e Do nothing.
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    ~NoTimeReport() {}
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    operator TimeStamp () const { return TimeStamp(); }
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    void reset() {}
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    void start() {}
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    void stop() {}
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    void halt() {}
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    int running() { return 0; }
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    void restart() {}
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    double userTime() const { return 0; }
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    double systemTime() const { return 0; }
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    double cUserTime() const { return 0; }
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    double cSystemTime() const { return 0; }
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    double realTime() const { return 0; }
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  };
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  ///Tool to measure the running time more exactly.
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  ///that the full real running time will be roughly between \c min_time
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  ///\param f the function object to be measured.
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  ///\param min_time the minimum total running time.
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  ///\retval num if it is not \c NULL, then the actual
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  ///        number of execution of \c f will be written into <tt>*num</tt>.
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  ///\retval full_time if it is not \c NULL, then the actual
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  ///        total running time will be written into <tt>*full_time</tt>.
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  ///\return The average running time of \c f.
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                            TimeStamp *full_time=NULL)
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  {
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    TimeStamp full;
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    unsigned int total=0;
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    Timer t;
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    for(unsigned int tn=1;tn <= 1U<<31 && full.realTime()<=min_time; tn*=2) {
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      for(;total<tn;total++) f();
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      full=t;
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    if(num) *num=total;
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    if(full_time) *full_time=full;
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    return full/total;
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  }
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} //namespace lemon
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#endif //LEMON_TIME_MEASURE_H