PyClasses/Stopwatch.py

#Python/pyClasses/Stopwatch.py
#Matthew Ellison
# Created: 01-27-19
#Modified: 08-02-19
#This is a class that is used to time program run times
"""
	Copyright (C) 2019  Matthew Ellison

	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
	it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
	the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
	(at your option) any later version.

	This program 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 Lesser General Public License for more details.

	You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
	along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
"""


import time
import math


class Stopwatch:
	#Initialize the class and all the variables you will need
	def __init__(self):
		self.timeStarted = 0.0		#This variable holds the time that the start function was called
		self.timeStopped = 0.0		#This variable holds the time that the stop function was called
		self.started = False		#This variable holds true after the start function has been called
		self.finished = False	#This variable holds true after the start and stop functions have been called

	#Save the time at this point. Simulates starting a stopwatch
	def start(self):
		self.started = True
		self.finished = False
		self.timeStarted = time.perf_counter_ns()

	#Save the time at this point. Simulates stopping a stopwatch
	def stop(self):
		#If the stopwatch has been started then you record the stopping time
		if(self.started):
			self.timeStopped = time.perf_counter_ns()
			self.finished = True
		#Otherwise just ignore the function call

	#Returns the difference between two times, usually start and stop times, but can be start time and now
	#Simulates looking at the stopwatch; it can still be running when you look at it
	def getTime(self):
		#If the start and stop function have been called then calculate the time between the calls
		if(self.finished):
			return (self.timeStopped - self.timeStarted)
		#If start was called but not stop calculate the time between start and now. Simulates looking at the watch while still running
		elif(self.started):
			return (time.perf_counter_ns() - self.timeStarted)
		#If start was never called return a negative number. In this context time can never be negative
		else:
			return -1

	#Return a specific resolution of time. This is done as a floating point number
	#Returns the result of getTime() in terms of nanoseconds
	def getNanoseconds(self):
		return self.getTime()

	#Returns the result of getTime() in terms of microseconds
	def getMicroseconds(self):
		micro = self.getTime()
		if(micro < 0):
			return micro
		else:
			return (micro / 1000)

	#Returns the result of getTime() in terms of milliseconds
	def getMilliseconds(self):
		milli = self.getTime()
		if(milli < 0):
			return milli
		else:
			return (milli / 1000000)
	#Returns the result of getTime() in terms of seconds
	def getSeconds(self):
		second = self.getTime()
		if(second < 0):
			return second
		else:
			return (second / 1000000000)

	#Returns the result of getTime() in terms of minutes
	def getMinutes(self):
		minute = self.getTime()
		if(minute < 0):
			return minute
		else:
			return (minute / 60000000000)

	#Returns the result of getTime() in terms of hours
	def getHours(self):
		hour = self.getTime()
		if(hour < 0):
			return hour
		else:
			return (hour / 3600000000000)

	#Returns a string with the result of getTime() at the appropriate resolution
	def getString(self):
		#Get the time
		time = self.getTime()

		#Divide by 1000 until you reach an appropriate resolution or run out of types of seconds
		resCnt = 0
		while((time >= 1000) and (resCnt < 3)):
			time /= 1000
			resCnt += 1

		#If the resolution counter reached 3 we may need to change to minutes or hours
		if(resCnt == 3):
			#Check if seconds is low enough resolution
			if(time >= 120):
				#If not, change it to minutes
				time /= 60
				resCnt += 1

			#Check if minutes is low enough resolution
			if(time >= 120):
				#If not, change it to hours
				time /= 60
				resCnt += 1

		#Create a string with the number at ___.___ resolution
		timeString = ""
		#If nanoseconds was used we don't need the fractional part
		if(resCnt == 0):
			timeString = str(time) + ' '
		else:
			timeString = "{0}.{1:03d} ".format(math.floor(time), round((time % 1) * 1000))

		#Determine the resolution of the number and add the appropriate word
		if(resCnt == 0):
			timeString += "nanoseconds"
		elif(resCnt == 1):
			timeString += "microseconds"
		elif(resCnt == 2):
			timeString += "milliseconds"
		elif(resCnt == 3):
			timeString += "seconds"
		elif(resCnt == 4):
			timeString += "minutes"
		elif(resCnt == 5):
			timeString += "hours"
		else:
			timeString = "error"

		#Return the string
		return timeString

	def __str__(self):
		return self.getString()

	def __add__(self, other):
		return self.getString() + other

	def __radd__(self, other):
		return other + self.getString()