--luaClasses/Stopwatch.lua
--Matthew Ellison
-- Created: 02-01-19
--Modified: 02-06-19
--This is a simple class to be used to time runtimes of various things within programs

Stopwatch = {
	startTime = 0,
	stopTime = 0
}
Stopwatch.__index = Stopwatch

function Stopwatch:create()
	local timer = {}
	setmetatable(timer, Stopwatch)
	return timer
end

function Stopwatch:start()
	self.startTime = os.clock()
	self.stopTime = 0
end

function Stopwatch:stop()
	self.stopTime = os.clock()
end

function Stopwatch:reset()
	self.startTime = 0
	self.stopTime = 0
end

function Stopwatch:getTime()
	return (self.stopTime - self.startTime)
end

function Stopwatch:getMicroseconds()
	return math.floor(self:getTime() * 1000000)
end

function Stopwatch:getMilliseconds()
	return (self:getTime() * 1000)
end

function Stopwatch:getSeconds()
	return self:getTime()
end

function Stopwatch:getMinutes()
	return (self:getTime() / 60)
end