/// <summary>
/// Start a timer with the given name.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// <para>Use the returned Timer to stop the interval measurement.</para>
/// <para>If timing is not enabled, null (no-op) timers will be returend and no time tracking is performed.</para>
/// </remarks>
/// <param name="name">The name of the timer instance to start.</param>
/// <returns>The timer instance that should be stopped when the interval is completed.</returns>
public ITimer StartTimer(string name)
{
ITimer retval = null;
if (IsTimingEnabled)
{
lock (masterTimers)
{
if (!masterTimers.TryGetValue(name, out ITimerMaster master))
{
master = new TimingMaster(name);
masterTimers.Add(name, master);
}
retval = master.CreateTimer();
retval.Start();
}
}
else
{
retval = NULL_TIMER;
}
return(retval);
}
/// <summary>
/// Create a new timer with the given master.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="master">The timing master to collect our data.</param>
public TimingTimer(TimingMaster master) : base(master)
{
}