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Description: Explain how to use the timer class and what's in there
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/****************************************************************************** * timer v1.0 * Copyright (C) 2002 Ivo Stoykov (ivostoykov@hotmail.com) * * This class was inspired by: * Nathan Wallace's article PHP: Hackers Paradise * (http://www.e-gineer.com/articles/php-hackers-paradise.phtml ) * and * Allan Kent's article Timing Script Execution * (sorry but I've lost the url') * * This script is freeware and is realeased under the GPL. * (see attached file GPL.txt) * It is distributed in the hope that it will be useful * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. * * You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the * terms of the license (attached as GPL.txt) * * If you did not receive a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with this program you could obtain a copy eithrt by writing to * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. * Or by downloading it from http://fsf.org/ ******************************************************************************** * This script is to measure different proceces in your web site. * * You could combine it with logger class so as to be informed. (i.e. how long * users has stay on a particular page) ********************************************************************************/ /* CLASS: timer PURPOSE: compute the time elapsed for a given process (i.e. showing a web page into a browser) FAST USAGE: 1. include the class file - i.e. include('timer.inc'); 2. start the timer. (i.e. $the_time = new timer(); ) 3. compute the time elapsed. (i.e. print $the_time->get_elapsed_time(); ) COMPRIHENSIVE USAGE: 1. include the class file - i.e. include('timer.inc'); 2. start the timer using $t = new timer(); // constructor for an anonimous one or using $t = new timer('my_timer'); // to create a particular timer. This way (with names) you could create as many times as you need. 3. compute the time elapsed. (i.e. print $the_time->get_elapsed_time(); ) print $t->get_elapsed_time('my_timer'); // this will return the time up to this point 3a. If you nead to measure intermediate time passed use these functions in the following order: print $t->get_elapsed_time('my_timer'); // this will return the time up to this point . . // some action taken . . $t->stretch_timer('my_timer'); // this will return the time passed from the point the timer($t) has been created and the point this funciont has been fired. NOTE: This won't print the elapsed time. To obtaine it you should fire again the function get_elapsed_time; i.e.: print $t->get_elapsed_time('my_timer'); // this will return the time up to this point MORE USAGE: 1. $t->stop_timer('my_timer'); // will stop the timer without printing the result 2. $t->get_start_time('my_timer'); // will get the starting time only 3. $t->get_end_time('my_timer'); // will get the ending time only 4. $t->reset_timer('my_timer'); // will reset a timer 5. $t->reset_all_timers(); // will reset all timers at once FUNCTIONS LIST: function timer (constructor) PARAMETERS: name of the timer - any valid string RESULT: void function start_timer PARAMETERS: name of the timer to start; if no timer with the given name one will be created. If no name supplied (default) an annonimous timer will be created. RESULT: void function stop_timer PARAMETERS: name of the timer to stop; if no timer with the given name one will be created, started and then stopped (this is instead of messing your code with error messages) RESULT: void function stretch_timer PURPOSE: you cannot stop twice the timer; instead use this finction This is included if you want to measue a result in a middle point between the start and the real end of the timer PARAMETERS: name of the timer to stop; if no timer with the given name one will be created, started and then stopped (this is instead of messing your code with error messages) RESULT: void function set_timer PURPOSE: user internally, you do not need to call it function get_start_time PURPOSE: this is which should be used to retrieve the starting time (in UNIX miliseconds format) PARAMETERS: name of the timer to start; if no timer with the given name one will be created. If no name supplied (default) an annonimous timer will be created. (this is instead of messing your code with error messages) RESULT: double function get_end_time PURPOSE: this is which should be used to retrieve the stoping time (in UNIX miliseconds format) PARAMETERS: name of the timer to start; if no timer with the given name one will be created. If no name supplied (default) an annonimous timer will be created. (this is instead of messing your code with error messages) RESULT: double function get_elapsed_time PURPOSE: this is which should be used to retrieve the total time the timer has been working PARAMETERS: name of the timer to start; if no timer with the given name one will be created. If no name supplied (default) an annonimous timer will be created. (this is instead of messing your code with error messages) RESULT: double function reset_timer PURPOSE: this will clear the timer with the given name PARAMETERS: name of the timer to start; if no timer with the given name no action will be taken RESULT: void function reset_all_timers PURPOSE: this will clear all existing timers. PARAMETERS: void RESULT: void ************************************************************************************** TODO: 1. Intermediate independant markers of each timer 2. Session implemetation 3. Showing results of all timers together 4. Suggest something ... CONTACTS: for suggestions, commendation, disapprobation, etc. contact me to ivostoykov@hotmail.com; ICQ # 13382056 Jan. 06 2002 */