Updated to give better names

Stopwatch.h

@@ -37,24 +37,24 @@ struct Stopwatch{
 	uint64_t stopTime;
 };
 
-void init(struct Stopwatch* timer){
+void initStopwatch(struct Stopwatch* timer){
 	//You need everything to start at 0
 	timer->startTime = timer->stopTime = (uint64_t)0;
 }
 
-void reset(struct Stopwatch* timer){
+void resetStopwatch(struct Stopwatch* timer){
 	//Reseting is basically the same as initializing
-	init(timer);
+	initStopwatch(timer);
 }
 
-void start(struct Stopwatch* timer){
+void startStopwatch(struct Stopwatch* timer){
 	//If you just started the stopwatch make sure the stop time is 0
 	timer->stopTime = (uint64_t)0;
 	//Record the start time
 	timer->startTime = clock();
 }
 
-void stop(struct Stopwatch* timer){
+void stopStopwatch(struct Stopwatch* timer){
 	//Get the stop time as close to calling as possible
 	timer->stopTime = clock();
 	//If the stopwatch was never started pretend like you never recorded anything in stop
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void stop(struct Stopwatch* timer){
 	}
 }
 
-uint64_t getTime(struct Stopwatch* timer){
+uint64_t getTimeStopwatch(struct Stopwatch* timer){
 	uint64_t tempTime = clock();
 	//If everything is performing normally return what is expected
 	if((timer->stopTime != (uint64_t)0) && (timer->startTime != (uint64_t)0)){
@@ -80,74 +80,74 @@ uint64_t getTime(struct Stopwatch* timer){
 }
 
 //Gets the time from a stopwatch at nanosecond resolution
-uint64_t getNano(struct Stopwatch* timer){
-	return ((getTime(timer) / (double)CLOCKS_PER_SEC) * 1000000000);
+uint64_t getNanoStopwatch(struct Stopwatch* timer){
+	return ((getTimeStopwatch(timer) / (double)CLOCKS_PER_SEC) * 1000000000);
 }
 
 //Gets the time from a stopwatch at microsecond resolution
-double getMicro(struct Stopwatch* timer){
-	return ((getTime(timer) / (double)CLOCKS_PER_SEC) * 1000000);
+double getMicroStopwatch(struct Stopwatch* timer){
+	return ((getTimeStopwatch(timer) / (double)CLOCKS_PER_SEC) * 1000000);
 }
 
 //Gets the time from a stopwatch at millisecond resolution
-double getMilli(struct Stopwatch* timer){
-	return ((getTime(timer) / (double)CLOCKS_PER_SEC) * 1000);
+double getMilliStopwatch(struct Stopwatch* timer){
+	return ((getTimeStopwatch(timer) / (double)CLOCKS_PER_SEC) * 1000);
 }
 
 //Gets the time from a stopwatch at second resolution
-double getSecond(struct Stopwatch* timer){
-	return (getTime(timer) / (double)CLOCKS_PER_SEC);
+double getSecondStopwatch(struct Stopwatch* timer){
+	return (getTimeStopwatch(timer) / (double)CLOCKS_PER_SEC);
 }
 
 //Gets the time from a stopwatch at minute resolution
-double getMinute(struct Stopwatch* timer){
-	return ((getTime(timer) / (double)CLOCKS_PER_SEC) / 60);
+double getMinuteStopwatch(struct Stopwatch* timer){
+	return ((getTimeStopwatch(timer) / (double)CLOCKS_PER_SEC) / 60);
 }
 
 //Gets the time from a stopwatch at hour resolution
-double getHour(struct Stopwatch* timer){
-	return ((getTime(timer) / (double)CLOCKS_PER_SEC) / 360);
+double getHourStopwatch(struct Stopwatch* timer){
+	return ((getTimeStopwatch(timer) / (double)CLOCKS_PER_SEC) / 360);
 }
 
 //Gets the time from a stopwatch at the "Best" resolution. The goal is XXX.XXX [Resolution]
 //While it would be possible to use this function to get the time while still running it is not recomended because of the time it takes to return the string
-char* getStr(struct Stopwatch* timer){
+char* getStrStopwatch(struct Stopwatch* timer){
 	char* num = (char*)malloc(21 * sizeof(char));	//Holds the string that will be created in the end
 	double dur;	//Holds the duration the stopwatch has run
 
 	//Decide what the best way to get time is. Looking for a XXX.XXX format
-	if(getNano(timer) < 1000){
-		dur = getNano(timer);
+	if(getNanoStopwatch(timer) < 1000){
+		dur = getNanoStopwatch(timer);
 		uint64_t intDur = dur;	//Holds the whole number integer representation of the duration
 		uint64_t fractDur = (fmod(dur, 1.0) * 1000);	//Holds the integer representation of the fractional part of the duration
 		sprintf(num, "%d.%03d nanoseconds", intDur, fractDur);
 	}
-	else if(getMicro(timer) < 1000){
-		dur = getMicro(timer);
+	else if(getMicroStopwatch(timer) < 1000){
+		dur = getMicroStopwatch(timer);
 		uint64_t intDur = dur;	//Holds the whole number integer representation of the duration
 		uint64_t fractDur = (fmod(dur, 1.0) * 1000);	//Holds the integer representation of the fractional part of the duration
 		sprintf(num, "%d.%03d microseconds", intDur, fractDur);
 	}
-	else if(getMilli(timer) < 1000){
-		dur = getMilli(timer);
+	else if(getMilliStopwatch(timer) < 1000){
+		dur = getMilliStopwatch(timer);
 		uint64_t intDur = dur;	//Holds the whole number integer representation of the duration
 		uint64_t fractDur = (fmod(dur, 1.0) * 1000);	//Holds the integer representation of the fractional part of the duration
 		sprintf(num, "%d.%03d milliseconds", intDur, fractDur);
 	}
-	else if(getSecond(timer) < 1000){
-		dur = getSecond(timer);
+	else if(getSecondStopwatch(timer) < 1000){
+		dur = getSecondStopwatch(timer);
 		uint64_t intDur = dur;	//Holds the whole number integer representation of the duration
 		uint64_t fractDur = (fmod(dur, 1.0) * 1000);	//Holds the integer representation of the fractional part of the duration
 		sprintf(num, "%d.%03d seconds", intDur, fractDur);
 	}
-	else if(getMinute(timer) < 1000){
-		dur = getMinute(timer);
+	else if(getMinuteStopwatch(timer) < 1000){
+		dur = getMinuteStopwatch(timer);
 		uint64_t intDur = dur;	//Holds the whole number integer representation of the duration
 		uint64_t fractDur = (fmod(dur, 1.0) * 1000);	//Holds the integer representation of the fractional part of the duration
 		sprintf(num, "%d.%03d minutes", intDur, fractDur);
 	}
 	else{
-		dur = getHour(timer);
+		dur = getHourStopwatch(timer);
 		uint64_t intDur = dur;	//Holds the whole number integer representation of the duration
 		uint64_t fractDur = (fmod(dur, 1.0) * 1000);	//Holds the integer representation of the fractional part of the duration
 		sprintf(num, "%d.%03d hours", intDur, fractDur);

testStopwatch.c

@@ -29,30 +29,45 @@ const int NUM_OF_RUNS = 10000;
 
 
 int main(){
-	struct Stopwatch timer;
-	init(&timer);
-	start(&timer);
+	struct Stopwatch timer;	//Create the stopwatch
+	initStopwatch(&timer);	//Initialize the stopwatch
+
+	//Start the stopwatch counting
+	startStopwatch(&timer);
+
+	//Perform some calculation
 	for(int cnt = 0;cnt < NUM_OF_RUNS;++cnt){
 		printf("%d\n", cnt);
 	}
-	stop(&timer);
-	printf("It took %d nanoseconds to run this program\n", getNano(&timer));
-	printf("It took %f microseconds to run this program\n", getMicro(&timer));
-	printf("It took %f milliseconds to run this program\n", getMilli(&timer));
-	printf("It took %f seconds to run this program\n", getSecond(&timer));
-	printf("It took %f minutes to run this program\n", getMinute(&timer));
-	printf("It took %f hours to run this program\n", getHour(&timer));
-	printf("It took %s to run this program\n", getStr(&timer));
+
+	//Stop the stopwatch counting
+	stopStopwatch(&timer);
+
+	//Get a string about the time
+	char* timerStr = getStrStopwatch(&timer);
+
+	//Print the results
+	printf("It took %u nanoseconds to run this program\n", getNanoStopwatch(&timer));
+	printf("It took %f microseconds to run this program\n", getMicroStopwatch(&timer));
+	printf("It took %f milliseconds to run this program\n", getMilliStopwatch(&timer));
+	printf("It took %f seconds to run this program\n", getSecondStopwatch(&timer));
+	printf("It took %f minutes to run this program\n", getMinuteStopwatch(&timer));
+	printf("It took %f hours to run this program\n", getHourStopwatch(&timer));
+	printf("It took %s to run this program\n", timerStr);
+
+	//Free the memory used in the string
+	free(timerStr);
+	timerStr = NULL;
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
 /* Results:
-It took 1289000000 nanoseconds to run this program
-It took 1289000.000000 microseconds to run this program
-It took 1289.000000 milliseconds to run this program
-It took 1.289000 seconds to run this program
-It took 0.021483 minutes to run this program
-It took 0.003581 hours to run this program
-It took 1.288 seconds to run this program
+It took 1938000000 nanoseconds to run this program
+It took 1938000.000000 microseconds to run this program
+It took 1938.000000 milliseconds to run this program
+It took 1.938000 seconds to run this program
+It took 0.032300 minutes to run this program
+It took 0.005383 hours to run this program
+It took 1.938 seconds to run this program
 */