Timer.h

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#ifndef TIMER_H__
#define TIMER_H__

#include "define.h"
#include <string>
#include <ostream>
#include <sys/time.h> //for timeval struct


class Timer {
        public:
                Timer();
                
                Timer(const Timer& rhs);
                
                Timer& operator=(const Timer& rhs);
                
                void start();
                
                void stop();
                
                void reset();
                
                double getDiffMicroseconds();
                
                double getDiffMilliseconds();
                
                double getDiffSeconds();

        void swap() {
            timeval temp = endTime_;
            endTime_ = startTime_;
            startTime_ = temp;
            return;
        }

        time_t getLastStopped() { return endTime_.tv_sec; }
        private:
                timeval startTime_;
                
                timeval endTime_;
};

#endif

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