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+/*
+ * libretroshare/src/util: rsscopetimer.h
+ *
+ * 3P/PQI network interface for RetroShare.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2013-     by Cyril Soler
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License Version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
+ * USA.
+ *
+ * Please report all bugs and problems to "retroshare@lunamutt.com".
+ *
+ */
+
+// Use this class to measure and display time duration of a given environment:
+//
+// {
+//     RsScopeTimer timer("callToMeasure()") ;
+//
+//     callToMeasure() ;
+// }
+//
+class RsScopeTimer
+{
+	public:
+		RsScopeTimer(const std::string& name)
+		{
+			_t = clock() ;
+			_name = name ;
+		}
+
+		~RsScopeTimer()
+		{
+			clock_t s = clock() ;
+			std::cerr << "Time for \"" << _name << "\": " << (s-_t)/(float)CLOCKS_PER_SEC << " secs" << std::endl;
+		}
+
+	private:
+		clock_t _t ;
+		std::string _name ;
+};