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package monitoring

import (
	"time"

	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
)

// Timer is a helper type to time functions. Use NewTimer to create new
// instances.
type Timer struct {
	begin time.Time
}

// NewTimer creates a new Timer.
func NewTimer() *Timer {
	return &Timer{
		begin: time.Now(),
	}
}

// ObserveDurationInSeconds records the duration passed since the Timer was created
// with NewTimer. It calls the Observe method of the provided Observer. The observed
// duration is also returned.
func (t *Timer) ObserveDurationInSeconds(o prometheus.Observer) time.Duration {
	d := time.Since(t.begin)
	o.Observe(d.Seconds())
	return d
}