[phobos] Proposal of StopWatch module

[Steve Schveighoffer]

Yes, Lars pointed out to me that you had already stated it wasn't based on 
Tango.

Sorry for the question, I hate to ask those kinds of questions.  I should have 
read your post more thoroughly.

-Steve



----- Original Message ----
> From: SHOO <zan77137 at nifty.com>
> To: phobos at puremagic.com
> Sent: Tue, August 17, 2010 9:22:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [phobos] Proposal of StopWatch module
> 
> (2010/08/17 21:05), Steve Schveighoffer wrote:
> > in anticipation of what  might happen...
> > 
> > Tango does have a StopWatch object, it looks  like this (API only):
> > 
> > void start()
> > Start the  timer
> > double stop()
> > Stop the timer and return elapsed duration  since start()
> > ulong microsec()
> > Return elapsed time since the  last start() as microseconds
> > static this()
> > Setup timing  information for later use
> > ulong timer() [private, static]
> > Return  the current time as an IntervalI hate to do this, but I don't want 
to
> >  incur any more issues from the Tango team.  Have you looked at this tango  
>module
> > before writing your StopWatch object (note the StopWatch module  is separate 
>from
> > the other tango modules)?
> 
> No, I  haven't.
> 
> This module originates codes that I made when I used C++ (more  than 5 years 
>ago).
> I know that Tango is having similar class. But I have  never, not once, used 
>Tango's StopWatch.
> It of Tango loses accuracy clearly  as far as I look API. It of Tango seems to 
>lose accuracy as far as I look  APIs.
> 
> 
> FYI, I named this class Timer at first.
> But "timer" is  strong in an impression called a tool generating a specific 
>event after a  certain period of time for me. It resembles the function that an 
>alarm clock  sounds alarm.
> Additionally, my StopWatch imitates real  stopwatch.
> e.g.)
> Constructor/reset() = Push initialize button
> start() =  Push start button
> stop() = Push pause button(toggle)
> peek() = Watch the  display and read numbers
> start() = Push pause button(toggle)
> peek() = Peek  the display in real  time
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