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1 # This file is part of NIT ( http://www.nitlanguage.org ).
2 #
3 # Copyright 2012 Alexis Laferrière <alexis.laf@xymus.net>
4 #
5 # This file is free software, which comes along with NIT. This software is
6 # distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
7 # without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
8 # PARTICULAR PURPOSE. You can modify it is you want, provided this header
9 # is kept unaltered, and a notification of the changes is added.
10 # You are allowed to redistribute it and sell it, alone or is a part of
11 # another product.
12
13 # Services to keep time of the wall clock time
14 module realtime is ldflags "-lrt"
15
16 in "C header" `{
17 #ifdef _POSIX_C_SOURCE
18 #undef _POSIX_C_SOURCE
19 #endif
20 #define _POSIX_C_SOURCE 199309L
21 #include <time.h>
22 `}
23
24 in "C" `{
25
26 #if defined(__MACH__) && !defined(CLOCK_REALTIME)
27 /* OS X does not have clock_gettime, mascarade it and use clock_get_time
28 * cf http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11680461/monotonic-clock-on-osx
29 */
30 #include <mach/clock.h>
31 #include <mach/mach.h>
32 #define CLOCK_REALTIME CALENDAR_CLOCK
33 #define CLOCK_MONOTONIC SYSTEM_CLOCK
34 void clock_gettime(clock_t clock_name, struct timespec *ts) {
35 clock_serv_t cclock;
36 mach_timespec_t mts;
37 host_get_clock_service(mach_host_self(), clock_name, &cclock);
38 clock_get_time(cclock, &mts);
39 mach_port_deallocate(mach_task_self(), cclock);
40 ts->tv_sec = mts.tv_sec;
41 ts->tv_nsec = mts.tv_nsec;
42 }
43 #endif
44 `}
45
46 # Elapsed time representation.
47 extern class Timespec `{struct timespec*`}
48
49 # Init a new Timespec from `s` seconds and `ns` nanoseconds.
50 new ( s, ns : Int ) `{
51 struct timespec* tv = malloc( sizeof(struct timespec) );
52 tv->tv_sec = s; tv->tv_nsec = ns;
53 return tv;
54 `}
55
56 # Init a new Timespec from now.
57 new monotonic_now `{
58 struct timespec* tv = malloc( sizeof(struct timespec) );
59 clock_gettime( CLOCK_MONOTONIC, tv );
60 return tv;
61 `}
62
63 # Init a new Timespec copied from another.
64 new copy_of( other : Timespec ) `{
65 struct timespec* tv = malloc( sizeof(struct timespec) );
66 tv->tv_sec = other->tv_sec;
67 tv->tv_nsec = other->tv_nsec;
68 return tv;
69 `}
70
71 # Update `self` clock.
72 fun update `{
73 clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, self);
74 `}
75
76 # Subtract `other` from `self`
77 fun -(other: Timespec): Timespec `{
78 time_t s = self->tv_sec - other->tv_sec;
79 long ns = self->tv_nsec - other->tv_nsec;
80 if (ns < 0) {
81 s -= 1;
82 ns += 1000000000l;
83 }
84 struct timespec* tv = malloc(sizeof(struct timespec));
85 tv->tv_sec = s; tv->tv_nsec = ns;
86 return tv;
87 `}
88
89 # Number of whole seconds of elapsed time.
90 fun sec : Int `{
91 return self->tv_sec;
92 `}
93
94 # Rest of the elapsed time (a fraction of a second).
95 #
96 # Number of nanoseconds.
97 fun nanosec : Int `{
98 return self->tv_nsec;
99 `}
100
101 # Elapsed time in microseconds, with both whole seconds and the rest
102 #
103 # May cause an `Int` overflow, use only with a low number of seconds.
104 fun microsec: Int `{
105 return self->tv_sec*1000000 + self->tv_nsec/1000;
106 `}
107
108 # Elapsed time in milliseconds, with both whole seconds and the rest
109 #
110 # May cause an `Int` overflow, use only with a low number of seconds.
111 fun millisec: Int `{
112 return self->tv_sec*1000 + self->tv_nsec/1000000;
113 `}
114
115 # Number of seconds as a `Float`
116 #
117 # Incurs a loss of precision, but the result is pretty to print.
118 fun to_f: Float `{
119 return (double)self->tv_sec + 0.000000001 * self->tv_nsec;
120 `}
121
122 redef fun to_s do return "{to_f}s"
123 end
124
125 # Keeps track of real time
126 #
127 # ~~~
128 # var clock = new Clock
129 #
130 # # sleeping at least 1s
131 # 1.0.sleep
132 # assert clock.total >= 1.0
133 # assert clock.lapse >= 1.0
134 #
135 # # sleeping at least 5ms
136 # 0.005.sleep
137 # assert clock.total >= 1.005
138 # assert clock.lapse >= 0.005
139 # ~~~
140 class Clock
141 super FinalizableOnce
142
143 # TODO use less mallocs
144
145 # Time at creation
146 protected var time_at_beginning = new Timespec.monotonic_now
147
148 # Time at last time a lapse method was called
149 protected var time_at_last_lapse = new Timespec.monotonic_now
150
151 # Smallest time frame reported by clock
152 fun resolution: Timespec `{
153 struct timespec* tv = malloc( sizeof(struct timespec) );
154 #if defined(__MACH__) && !defined(CLOCK_REALTIME)
155 clock_serv_t cclock;
156 int nsecs;
157 mach_msg_type_number_t count;
158 host_get_clock_service(mach_host_self(), SYSTEM_CLOCK, &cclock);
159 clock_get_attributes(cclock, CLOCK_GET_TIME_RES, (clock_attr_t)&nsecs, &count);
160 mach_port_deallocate(mach_task_self(), cclock);
161 tv->tv_sec = 0;
162 tv->tv_nsec = nsecs;
163 #else
164 clock_getres( CLOCK_MONOTONIC, tv );
165 #endif
166 return tv;
167 `}
168
169 # Seconds since the creation of this instance
170 fun total: Float
171 do
172 var now = new Timespec.monotonic_now
173 var diff = now - time_at_beginning
174 var r = diff.to_f
175 diff.free
176 now.free
177 return r
178 end
179
180 # Seconds since the last call to `lapse`
181 fun lapse: Float
182 do
183 var nt = new Timespec.monotonic_now
184 var dt = nt - time_at_last_lapse
185 var r = dt.to_f
186 dt.free
187 time_at_last_lapse.free
188 time_at_last_lapse = nt
189 return r
190 end
191
192 # Seconds since the last call to `lapse`, without resetting the lapse counter
193 fun peek_lapse: Float
194 do
195 var nt = new Timespec.monotonic_now
196 var dt = nt - time_at_last_lapse
197 var r = dt.to_f
198 nt.free
199 dt.free
200 return r
201 end
202
203 redef fun finalize_once
204 do
205 time_at_beginning.free
206 time_at_last_lapse.free
207 end
208 end