/* -*-    Mode:C++; c-basic-offset:4; tab-width:4; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
/*
 * Copyright (c) 2005 INRIA
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation;
 *
 * This program 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 General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 *
 * Author: Mathieu Lacage <mathieu.lacage.inria.fr>
 */

#ifndef SYSTEM_WALL_CLOCK_MS_H
#define SYSTEM_WALL_CLOCK_MS_H

namespace ns3 {

/**
 * \brief measure wall-clock time in milliseconds
 */
class SystemWallClockMs {
public:
    SystemWallClockMs ();
    ~SystemWallClockMs ();

    /**
     * Start a measure.
     */
    void start (void);
    /**
     * \returns the measured elapsed wall clock time since 
     *          ns3::SystemWallClockMs::start was invoked.
     *
     * It is possible to start a new measurement with ns3::SystemWallClockMs::start
     * after this method returns.
     */
    unsigned long long end (void);
private:
    class SystemWallClockMsPrivate *m_priv;
};

}; // namespace ns3

#endif /* SYSTEM_WALL_CLOCK_MS_H */