lemon/time_measure.h
author Alpar Juttner <alpar@cs.elte.hu>
Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:16:35 +0100
changeset 119 82a2639a05bb
child 120 137278093143
permissions -rw-r--r--
Port time and counter utilities from svn -r3482
The mingw support has been removed
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/* -*- C++ -*-
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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) 2003-2008
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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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#include <sys/times.h>
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#include <sys/time.h>
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#include <fstream>
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#include <iostream>
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#include <unistd.h>
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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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  ///
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  ///\author Alpar Juttner
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  class TimeStamp
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  {
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    struct rtms 
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    {
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      double tms_utime;
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      double tms_stime;
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      double tms_cutime;
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      double tms_cstime;
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      rtms() {}
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      rtms(tms ts) : tms_utime(ts.tms_utime), tms_stime(ts.tms_stime),
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		     tms_cutime(ts.tms_cutime), tms_cstime(ts.tms_cstime) {}
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    };
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    rtms ts;
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    double real_time;
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    rtms &getTms() {return ts;}
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    const rtms &getTms() const {return ts;}
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    void _reset() { 
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      ts.tms_utime = ts.tms_stime = ts.tms_cutime = ts.tms_cstime = 0; 
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      real_time = 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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      tms _ts;
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      times(&_ts);
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      gettimeofday(&tv, 0);real_time=tv.tv_sec+double(tv.tv_usec)/1e6;
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      ts=_ts;
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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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    TimeStamp &operator+=(const TimeStamp &b)
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    {
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      ts.tms_utime+=b.ts.tms_utime;
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      ts.tms_stime+=b.ts.tms_stime;
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      ts.tms_cutime+=b.ts.tms_cutime;
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      ts.tms_cstime+=b.ts.tms_cstime;
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      real_time+=b.real_time;
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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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      ts.tms_utime-=b.ts.tms_utime;
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      ts.tms_stime-=b.ts.tms_stime;
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      ts.tms_cutime-=b.ts.tms_cutime;
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      ts.tms_cstime-=b.ts.tms_cstime;
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      real_time-=b.real_time;
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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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      ts.tms_utime*=b;
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      ts.tms_stime*=b;
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      ts.tms_cutime*=b;
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      ts.tms_cstime*=b;
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      real_time*=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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    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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      ts.tms_utime/=b;
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      ts.tms_stime/=b;
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      ts.tms_cutime/=b;
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      ts.tms_cstime/=b;
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      real_time/=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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      return t-*this;
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    friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os,const TimeStamp &t);
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    double userTime() const
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    {
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      return double(ts.tms_utime)/sysconf(_SC_CLK_TCK);
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    }
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    double systemTime() const
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    {
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      return double(ts.tms_stime)/sysconf(_SC_CLK_TCK);
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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 double(ts.tms_cutime)/sysconf(_SC_CLK_TCK);
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    }
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    ///Gives back the user time of the process' children
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    double cSystemTime() const
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    {
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      return double(ts.tms_cstime)/sysconf(_SC_CLK_TCK);
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    }
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    double realTime() const {return real_time;}
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  };
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  {
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    return t*b;
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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 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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  inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os,const TimeStamp &t)
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  {
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    long cls = sysconf(_SC_CLK_TCK);
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    os << "u: " << double(t.getTms().tms_utime)/cls <<
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      "s, s: " << double(t.getTms().tms_stime)/cls <<
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      "s, cu: " << double(t.getTms().tms_cutime)/cls <<
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      "s, cs: " << double(t.getTms().tms_cstime)/cls <<
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      "s, real: " << t.realTime() << "s";
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    return os;
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  }
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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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  ///\ref start() "started" again, so it is possible to compute collected
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  ///running times.
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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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  ///function, consider the usage of \ref TimeReport instead.
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  ///\sa TimeReport
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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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    void _reset() {if(_running) start_time.stamp(); else start_time.reset();}
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    Timer(bool run=true) :_running(run) {_reset();}
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    ///Basically a Timer can be either running or stopped,
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    ///but it provides a bit finer control on the execution.
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    ///The \ref Timer also counts the number of \ref start()
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    ///executions, and is stops only after the same amount (or more)
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    ///\ref stop() "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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    ///@{
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    ///Reset and stop the time counters
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    ///This function resets and stops 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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    ///This function starts the time counters.
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    ///
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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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      }
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    ///Stop the time counters
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    ///This function stops the time counters. If start() was executed more than
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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 start()
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    ///\sa restart()
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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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	TimeStamp t;
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	t.stamp();
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	start_time=t-start_time;
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      }
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    }
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    ///is a faster
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    ///equivalent of the following.
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    ///\code
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    ///  while(t.running()) t.stop()
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    ///\endcode
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    ///
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    ///\sa stop()
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    ///\sa reset()
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    {
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      if(_running) {
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	TimeStamp t;
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	t.stamp();
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	start_time=t-start_time;
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      }
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    ///necessary to really stop the timer.
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    ///For example the timer
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    ///is running if and only if the return value is \c true
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    ///(i.e. greater than
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    ///zero).
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    int running()  { return _running; }
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    ///This function is a shorthand for
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    ///a reset() and a start() calls.
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    ///
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    void restart() 
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    {
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      reset();
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      start();
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    }
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    ///\name Query Functions for the ellapsed time
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    ///@{
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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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    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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    ///Gives back the ellapsed real time
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    double realTime() const
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    {
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  ///Same as \ref 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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  ///\sa Timer
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  {
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  class NoTimeReport
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    NoTimeReport(std::string,std::ostream &) {}
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    NoTimeReport(std::string) {}
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    ///\e Do nothing.
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    ~NoTimeReport() {}
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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 realTime() const { return 0; }
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  ///        total running time will be written into <tt>*full_time</tt>.
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  TimeStamp runningTimeTest(F f,double min_time=10,unsigned int *num = NULL,
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    for(unsigned int tn=1;tn <= 1U<<31 && full.realTime()<=min_time; tn*=2) {
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    return full/total;
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} //namespace lemon
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#endif //LEMON_TIME_MEASURE_H