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/* EINA - EFL data type library
 * Copyright (C) 2008 Cedric Bail
 *
 * This library 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 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library 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 library;
 * if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

#ifndef EINA_COUNTER_H_
#define EINA_COUNTER_H_

#include "eina_types.h"

/**
 * @addtogroup Eina_Counter_Group Counter
 *
 * @brief These functions allow you to get the time spent in a part of a code.
 *
 * Before using the counter system, Eina must be initialized with
 * eina_init() and later shut down with eina_shutdown(). The create a
 * counter, use eina_counter_new(). To free it, use
 * eina_counter_free().
 *
 * To time a part of a code, call eina_counter_start() just before it,
 * and eina_counter_stop() just after it. Each time you start to time
 * a code, a clock is added to a list. You can give a number of that
 * clock with the second argument of eina_counter_stop(). To send all
 * the registered clocks to a stream (like stdout, ofr a file), use
 * eina_counter_dump().
 *
 * Here is a straightforward example:
 *
 * @code
 * #include <stdlib.h>
 * #include <stdio.h>
 *
 * #include <eina_counter.h>
 *
 * void test_malloc(void)
 * {
 *    int i;
 *
 *    for (i = 0; i < 100000; ++i)
 *    {
 *       void *buf;
 *
 *       buf = malloc(100);
 *       free(buf);
 *    }
 * }
 *
 * int main(void)
 * {
 *    Eina_Counter *counter;
 *
 *    if (!eina_init())
 *    {
 *        printf("Error during the initialization of eina\n");
 *        return EXIT_FAILURE;
 *    }
 *
 *    counter = eina_counter_new("malloc");
 *
 *    eina_counter_start(counter);
 *    test_malloc();
 *    eina_counter_stop(counter, 1);
 *
 *    char* result = eina_counter_dump(counter);
 *    printf("%s", result);
 *    free(result);
 *
 *    eina_counter_free(counter);
 *    eina_shutdown();
 *
 *    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 * }
 * @endcode
 *
 * Compile this code with the following commant:
 *
 * @verbatim
 * gcc -Wall -o test_eina_counter test_eina.c `pkg-config --cflags --libs eina`
 * @endverbatim
 *
 * The result should be something like that:
 *
 * @verbatim
 * \# specimen    experiment time    starting time    ending time
 * 1              9794125            783816           10577941
 * @endverbatim
 *
 * Note that the displayed time is in nanosecond.
 */

/**
 * @addtogroup Eina_Tools_Group Tools
 *
 * @{
 */

/**
 * @defgroup Eina_Counter_Group Counter
 *
 * @{
 */

/**
 * @typedef Eina_Counter
 * Counter type.
 */
typedef struct _Eina_Counter Eina_Counter;


/**
 * @brief Return a counter.
 *
 * @param name The name of the counter.
 * @return A newly allocated counter.
 *
 * This function returns a new counter. It is characterized by @p
 * name. If @p name is @c NULL, the function returns @c NULL
 * immediately. If memory allocation fails, @c NULL is returned and the
 * error is set to #EINA_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY.
 *
 * Whe the new counter is not needed anymore, use eina_counter_free() to
 * free the allocated memory.
 */
EAPI Eina_Counter *eina_counter_new(const char *name) EINA_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1);

/**
 * @brief Delete a counter.
 *
 * @param counter The counter to delete.
 *
 * This function remove the clock of @p counter from the used clocks
 * (see eina_counter_start()) and frees the memory allocated for
 * @p counter. If @p counter is @c NULL, the function returns
 * immediately.
 */
EAPI void          eina_counter_free(Eina_Counter *counter) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1);

/**
 * @brief Start the time count.
 *
 * @param counter The counter.
 *
 * This function specifies that the part of the code beginning just
 * after its call is being to be timed, using @p counter. If
 * @p counter is @c NULL, this function returns immediately.
 *
 * This function adds the clock associated to @p counter in a list. If
 * the memory needed by that clock can not be allocated, the function
 * returns and the error is set to #EINA_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY.
 *
 * To stop the timing, eina_counter_stop() must be called with the
 * same counter.
 */
EAPI void          eina_counter_start(Eina_Counter *counter) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1);

/**
 * @brief Stop the time count.
 *
 * @param counter The counter.
 * @param specimen The number of the test.
 *
 * This function stop the timing that has been started with
 * eina_counter_start(). @p counter must be the same than the one used
 * with eina_counter_start(). @p specimen is the number of the
 * test. If @p counter or its associated clock are  @c NULL, or if the
 * time can't be retrieved the function exits.
 */
EAPI void          eina_counter_stop(Eina_Counter *counter,
                                     int           specimen) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1);

/**
 * @brief Dump the result of all clocks of a counter to a stream.
 *
 * @return A string with a summary of the test.
 * @param counter The counter.
 *
 * This function returns an malloc'd string containing the dump of
 * all the valid clocks of @p counter.
 * If @p counter @c NULL, the functions exits
 * immediately. Otherwise, the output is formattted like that:
 *
 * @verbatim
 * \# specimen    experiment time    starting time    ending time
 * 1              208                120000           120208
 * @endverbatim
 *
 * The unit of time is the nanosecond.
 */
EAPI char         *eina_counter_dump(Eina_Counter *counter) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1);

/**
 * @}
 */

/**
 * @}
 */

#endif /* EINA_COUNTER_H_ */