elapsed_timer.py

"""
Elapsed time timer.
"""

from __future__ import absolute_import

import datetime


class ElapsedTimer(object):
    """
    Elapsed time timer.

    Calculates elapsed time between initiation/reset and access.
    """

    def __init__(self):
        """ Initiate the object with current time"""
        self.start_time = datetime.datetime.now()

    def reset(self):
        """ Reset the start time for the timer"""
        self.start_time = datetime.datetime.now()

    def elapsed_ms(self):
        """ Get the elapsed time in milliseconds. returns floating
            point representation of elapsed time in seconds.
        """
        dt = datetime.datetime.now() - self.start_time
        return ((dt.days * 24 * 3600) + dt.seconds) * 1000 + \
            dt.microseconds / 1000.0

    def elapsed_sec(self):
        """ get the elapsed time in seconds. Returns floating
            point representation of time in seconds
        """
        return self.elapsed_ms() / 1000