/* -*-c++-*- OpenSceneGraph - Copyright (C) 1998-2005 Robert Osfield 
 *
 * This library is open source and may be redistributed and/or modified under  
 * the terms of the OpenSceneGraph Public License (OSGPL) version 0.0 or 
 * (at your option) any later version.  The full license is in LICENSE file
 * included with this distribution, and on the openscenegraph.org website.
 * 
 * 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 
 * OpenSceneGraph Public License for more details.
*/

#ifndef OSG_TIMER
#define OSG_TIMER 1

#include <osg/Export>

namespace osg {

#if defined(_MSC_VER)
    typedef __int64 Timer_t;
#else
    typedef unsigned long long Timer_t;
#endif

/** Time stamper. */
class OSG_EXPORT Timer {

    public:

        Timer();
        ~Timer() {}

        static const Timer* instance();

        Timer_t tick() const;
        
        inline double delta_s( Timer_t t1, Timer_t t2 ) const { return (double)(t2 - t1)*_secsPerTick; }
        inline double delta_m( Timer_t t1, Timer_t t2 ) const { return delta_s(t1,t2)*1e3; }
        inline double delta_u( Timer_t t1, Timer_t t2 ) const { return delta_s(t1,t2)*1e6; }
        inline double delta_n( Timer_t t1, Timer_t t2 ) const { return delta_s(t1,t2)*1e9; }
        
        inline double getSecondsPerTick() const { return _secsPerTick; }

    protected :

        double _secsPerTick;

};

}
#endif