Watch.cs

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// Copyright (c) 2008 Jérémie "Garuma" Laval
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#if NET_4_0
using System;
using System.Reflection;

namespace System.Threading
{
    internal struct Watch
    {
        // Do not rely on Mono internals
        #if false
        static readonly MethodInfo GetTimeMonotonicMethodInfo = 
            typeof(DateTime).GetMethod("GetTimeMonotonic", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static);

        // Spicy Pixel: This appears to work on AOT too and is much faster than dynamic invoke.
        static readonly Func<long> GetTimeMonotonic = (Func<long>)Delegate.CreateDelegate(
            typeof(Func<long>), GetTimeMonotonicMethodInfo);
        #endif
        
        long startTicks;
        
        public static Watch StartNew ()
        {
            Watch watch = new Watch ();
            watch.Start ();
            return watch;
        }
        
        public void Start ()
        {
            startTicks = TicksNow ();
        }
        
        public void Stop ()
        {
            
        }
        
        public long ElapsedMilliseconds {
            get {
                return (TicksNow () - startTicks) / TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond;
            }
        }
        
        static long TicksNow ()
        {
            // Spicy Pixel: No access to internal Mono method except by reflection.
            //
            // Monotonic time cannot be set and represents a time in ticks since
            // some unspecified starting point. It avoids drift due to system
            // time updates (which DateTime.Now.Ticks does not).
            // 
            // return DateTime.GetTimeMonotonic ();
            return DateTime.Now.Ticks;
            // return Watch.GetTimeMonotonic();
        }
    }
}
#endif