using System;

namespace SBRL.Utilities
{
	public class Timer
	{
		public DateTime StartTime { get; private set; }

		public Timer() { }

		public static Timer GetStarted()
		{
			Timer result = new Timer();
			result.Start();
			return result;
		}

		public void Start()
		{
			StartTime = DateTime.Now;
		}

		public float GetElapsedSeconds()
		{
			DateTime now = DateTime.Now;
			TimeSpan elasped = now - StartTime;
			StartTime = now;
			return (float)elasped.Ticks / TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond;
		}

		public void Reset()
		{
			Start();
		}
	}
}