// timer.h -- helper class for time accounting   -*- C++ -*-

// Copyright 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
// Written by Rafael Avila de Espindola <espindola@google.com>.

// This file is part of gold.

// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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#ifndef GOLD_TIMER_H
#define GOLD_TIMER_H

namespace gold
{

class Timer
{
 public:
  // Used to report time statistics. All fields are in milliseconds.
  struct TimeStats
  {
    /* User time in this process.  */
    long user;

    /* System time in this process.  */
    long sys;

    /* Wall clock time.  */
    long wall;
  };

  Timer();

  // Return the stats since start was called.
  TimeStats
  get_elapsed_time();

  // Start couting the time.
  void
  start();

 private:
  // This class cannot be copied.
  Timer(const Timer&);
  Timer& operator=(const Timer&);

  // Write the current time infortamion.
  static void
  get_time(TimeStats *now);

  // The time of the last call to start.
  TimeStats start_time_;
};

}
#endif