NanoTimer.java

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package org.apache.geode.internal;

/**
 * A timer class that reports current or elapsed time in nanonseconds. The static method
 * {@link #getTime} reports the current time. The instance methods support basic stop-watch-style
 * functions that are convenient for simple performance measurements. For example:
 * 
 * <pre>
 * class Example {
 *   void example() {
 *     NanoTimer timer = new NanoTimer();
 *     for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
 *       someComputationThatYouAreMeasuring();
 *       long duration = timer.reset();
 *       System.out.println("Duration: " + duration);
 *       // To avoid contaminating timing with printing times,
 *       // you could call reset again here.
 *     }
 *     long average = timer.getTimeSinceConstruction() / n;
 *     System.out.println("Average: " + average);
 *   }
 * }
 * </pre>
 * 
 */
public class NanoTimer {

  public static final long NANOS_PER_MILLISECOND = 1000000;

  /**
   * The timestamp taken when this timer was constructed.
   */
  private final long constructionTime;

  /**
   * The timestamp taken when this timer was last reset or constructed.
   */
  private long lastResetTime;

  private final TimeService timeService;

  private final static TimeService systemTimeService = new TimeService() {
    @Override
    public long getTime() {
      return java.lang.System.nanoTime();
    }
  };

  /**
   * Create a NanoTimer.
   */
  public NanoTimer() {
    this.timeService = systemTimeService;
    this.lastResetTime = systemTimeService.getTime();
    this.constructionTime = this.lastResetTime;
  }

  /**
   * For unit testing
   */
  protected NanoTimer(TimeService ts) {
    this.timeService = ts;
    this.lastResetTime = ts.getTime();
    this.constructionTime = this.lastResetTime;
  }

  /**
   * Converts nanoseconds to milliseconds by dividing nanos by {@link #NANOS_PER_MILLISECOND}.
   * 
   * @param nanos value in nanoseconds
   * @return value converted to milliseconds
   */
  public static long nanosToMillis(long nanos) {
    return nanos / NANOS_PER_MILLISECOND;
  }

  /**
   * Converts milliseconds to nanoseconds by multiplying millis by {@link #NANOS_PER_MILLISECOND}.
   * 
   * @param millis value in milliseconds
   * @return value converted to nanoseconds
   */
  public static long millisToNanos(long millis) {
    return millis * NANOS_PER_MILLISECOND;
  }

  /**
   * Return the time in nanoseconds since some arbitrary time in the past. The time rolls over to
   * zero every 2^64 nanosecs (approx 584 years). Interval computations spanning periods longer than
   * this will be wrong.
   */
  public static long getTime() {
    return java.lang.System.nanoTime();
  }

  /**
   * Return the construction time in nanoseconds since some arbitrary time in the past.
   * 
   * @return timestamp in nanoseconds since construction.
   */
  public long getConstructionTime() {
    return this.constructionTime;
  }

  /**
   * Return the last reset time in naonseconds since some arbitrary time in the past.
   * <p/>
   * The time rolls over to zero every 2^64 nanosecs (approx 584 years). Interval computations
   * spanning periods longer than this will be wrong. If the timer has not yet been reset then the
   * construction time is returned.
   * 
   * @return timestamp in nanoseconds of construction or the last reset.
   */
  public long getLastResetTime() {
    return this.lastResetTime;
  }

  /**
   * Compute and return the time in nanoseconds since the last reset or construction of this timer,
   * and reset the timer to the current {@link #getTime}.
   * 
   * @return time in nanoseconds since construction or last reset.
   */
  public long reset() {
    long save = this.lastResetTime;
    this.lastResetTime = this.timeService.getTime();
    return this.lastResetTime - save;
  }

  /**
   * Compute and return the time in nanoseconds since the last reset or construction of this Timer,
   * but does not reset this timer.
   * 
   * @return time in nanoseconds since construction or last reset.
   */
  public long getTimeSinceReset() {
    return this.timeService.getTime() - this.lastResetTime;
  }

  /**
   * Compute and return the time in nanoseconds since this timer was constructed.
   * 
   * @return time in nanoseconds since construction.
   */
  public long getTimeSinceConstruction() {
    return this.timeService.getTime() - this.constructionTime;
  }

  /**
   * Allows unit tests to insert a deterministic clock for testing.
   */
  public interface TimeService {
    /**
     * Returns the current time.
     */
    public long getTime();
  }
}