Not only does the timer keep track of the current time and delta-times, it can do all the "fancy" calculations for timestepping! Uses semi-fixed timestepping, as this engine isn't going to be used for advanced physics! More...

#include <Timer.hpp>

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Public Member Functions
	Timer ()

bool	integrateFrame ()
	IntegrateFrame gives an indication of whether we should be updatign again with dt or if we should exit our loop. More...

double	getDeltaTime ()

void	startTimer ()
	To be called at the start of a frame. More...

void	endTimer ()
	To be called at the end of a frame. More...

void	setDeltaTimeLimit (double minDt)
	Sets the maximum value of dt. Naturally, there is no minimum. This doesn't take away from accuracy. Setting a maximum means we subdivide the frames if necessary. More...

Private Attributes
double	m_minDeltaTime

double	m_frameTime

std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point	m_startTime

Detailed Description

Not only does the timer keep track of the current time and delta-times, it can do all the "fancy" calculations for timestepping! Uses semi-fixed timestepping, as this engine isn't going to be used for advanced physics!

Definition at line 11 of file Timer.hpp.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ Timer()

BARE2D::Timer::Timer ( )

Definition at line 9 of file Timer.cpp.

References m_frameTime.

Member Function Documentation

◆ endTimer()

void BARE2D::Timer::endTimer ( )

To be called at the end of a frame.

Definition at line 34 of file Timer.cpp.

References m_frameTime, and m_startTime.

Referenced by BARE2D::App::run().

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◆ getDeltaTime()

double BARE2D::Timer::getDeltaTime ( )

Returns: The dt variable for update integration.

Definition at line 24 of file Timer.cpp.

References m_frameTime, and m_minDeltaTime.

Referenced by BARE2D::App::run().

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◆ integrateFrame()

bool BARE2D::Timer::integrateFrame ( )

IntegrateFrame gives an indication of whether we should be updatign again with dt or if we should exit our loop.

Returns: True if we should continue to integrate the update function or False if we're good.

Definition at line 14 of file Timer.cpp.

References m_frameTime, and m_minDeltaTime.

Referenced by BARE2D::App::run().

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◆ setDeltaTimeLimit()

void BARE2D::Timer::setDeltaTimeLimit ( double minDt )

Sets the maximum value of dt. Naturally, there is no minimum. This doesn't take away from accuracy. Setting a maximum means we subdivide the frames if necessary.

Definition at line 44 of file Timer.cpp.

References m_minDeltaTime.

Referenced by BARE2D::App::init().

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