I tried to build a function template that can measure the execution time of functions of arbitrary type. Here is what I've tried so far:
#include <chrono>
#include <iostream>
#include <type_traits>
#include <utility>
// Executes fn with arguments args and returns the time needed
// and the result of f if it is not void
template <class Fn, class... Args>
auto timer(Fn fn, Args... args)
-> std::pair<double, decltype(fn(args...))> {
static_assert(!std::is_void<decltype(fn(args...))>::value,
"Call timer_void if return type is void!");
auto start = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
auto ret = fn(args...);
auto end = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
std::chrono::duration<double> elapsed_seconds = end - start;
return { elapsed_seconds.count(), ret };
}
// If fn returns void, only the time is returned
template <class Fn, class... Args>
double timer_void(Fn fn, Args... args) {
static_assert(std::is_void<decltype(fn(args...))>::value,
"Call timer for non void return type");
auto start = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
fn(args...);
auto end = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
std::chrono::duration<double> elapsed_seconds = end - start;
return elapsed_seconds.count();
}
int main () {
//This call is ambigous if the templates have the same name
std::cout << timer([](double a, double b){return a*b;},1,2).first;
}
Notice that I have to have a function with a different name for void(...)
functions. Is there any way to get rid of the second function?
(And is what I did correct in the first place?)
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