Fixes to Timer logic (#3488)

* Fix Timer logic

* Add missing include

* Fix typo

* Add Timer::resume

* Timer updates/fixes

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Co-authored-by: Jørgen S. Dokken <dokken@simula.no>

Author: garth-wells

cpp/dolfinx/common/Timer.h

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "TimeLogManager.h"
 #include <chrono>
 #include <optional>
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
 
 namespace dolfinx::common
@@ -50,17 +51,12 @@ class Timer
   /// registered in the logger.
   ~Timer()
   {
-    if (_start_time.has_value()) // Timer is running
-    {
-      _acc += T::now() - _start_time.value();
-      _start_time = std::nullopt;
-    }
-
-    if (_task.has_value())
+    if (_start_time.has_value() and _task.has_value())
     {
+      _acc += T::now() - *_start_time;
       using X = std::chrono::duration<double, std::ratio<1>>;
       TimeLogManager::logger().register_timing(
-          _task.value(), std::chrono::duration_cast<X>(_acc).count());
+          *_task, std::chrono::duration_cast<X>(_acc).count());
     }
   }
 
@@ -80,8 +76,8 @@ class Timer
   std::chrono::duration<double, Period> elapsed() const
   {
     if (_start_time.has_value()) // Timer is running
-      return T::now() - _start_time.value() + _acc;
-    else // Timer is stoped
+      return T::now() - *_start_time + _acc;
+    else // Timer is stopped
       return _acc;
   }
 
@@ -95,21 +91,49 @@ class Timer
   {
     if (_start_time.has_value()) // Timer is running
     {
-      _acc += T::now() - _start_time.value();
+      _acc += T::now() - *_start_time;
       _start_time = std::nullopt;
     }
 
     return _acc;
   }
 
+  /// @brief Resume a stopped timer.
+  ///
+  /// Does nothing if timer has not been stopped.
+  void resume()
+  {
+    if (!_start_time.has_value())
+      _start_time = T::now();
+  }
+
+  /// @brief Flush timer duration to the logger.
+  ///
+  /// Timer can be flushed only once.
+  ///
+  /// @pre Timer must have been stopped before flushing.
+  void flush()
+  {
+    if (_start_time.has_value())
+      throw std::runtime_error("Timer must be stopped before flushing.");
+
+    if (_task.has_value())
+    {
+      using X = std::chrono::duration<double, std::ratio<1>>;
+      TimeLogManager::logger().register_timing(
+          *_task, std::chrono::duration_cast<X>(_acc).count());
+      _task = std::nullopt;
+    }
+  }
+
 private:
   // Name of task to register in logger
   std::optional<std::string> _task;
 
   // Elapsed time offset
   T::duration _acc = T::duration::zero();
 
-  // Store start time *std::nullopt if timer has been stopped)
+  // Store start time (std::nullopt if timer has been stopped)
   std::optional<typename T::time_point> _start_time = T::now();
 };
 } // namespace dolfinx::common

python/dolfinx/common.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier:    LGPL-3.0-or-later
 """General tools for timing and configuration."""
 
+import datetime
 import functools
 import typing
 
@@ -74,13 +75,12 @@ class Timer:
     timer explicitly by::
 
         t = Timer(\"Some costly operation\")
-        t.start()
         costly_call()
-        t.stop()
+        delta = t.stop()
 
     and retrieve timing data using::
 
-        t.elapsed()
+        delta = t.elapsed()
 
     Timings are stored globally (if task name is given) and
     may be printed using functions ``timing``, ``timings``,
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ class Timer:
     _cpp_object: _cpp.common.Timer
 
     def __init__(self, name: typing.Optional[str] = None):
+        """Create timer.
+
+        Args:
+            name: Identifier to use when storing elapsed time in logger.
+        """
         self._cpp_object = _cpp.common.Timer(name)
 
     def __enter__(self):
@@ -100,16 +105,42 @@ def __enter__(self):
 
     def __exit__(self, *args):
         self._cpp_object.stop()
+        self._cpp_object.flush()
 
-    def start(self):
+    def start(self) -> None:
+        """Reset elapsed time and (re-)start timer."""
         self._cpp_object.start()
 
-    def stop(self):
+    def stop(self) -> datetime.timedelta:
+        """Stop timer and return elapsed time.
+
+        Returns:
+            Elapsed time.
+        """
         return self._cpp_object.stop()
 
-    def elapsed(self):
+    def resume(self) -> None:
+        """Resume timer."""
+        self._cpp_object.resume()
+
+    def elapsed(self) -> datetime.timedelta:
+        """Return elapsed time.
+
+        Returns:
+            Elapsed time.
+        """
         return self._cpp_object.elapsed()
 
+    def flush(self) -> None:
+        """Flush timer duration to the logger.
+
+        Note:
+            Timer can be flushed only once.
+
+            Timer must have been stopped before flushing.
+        """
+        self._cpp_object.flush()
+
 
 def timed(task: str):
     """Decorator for timing functions."""

python/dolfinx/wrappers/common.cpp

@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ void common(nb::module_& m)
             return dolfinx_wrappers::as_nbarray(std::move(local));
           },
           nb::arg("global"));
+
   // dolfinx::common::Timer
   nb::class_<dolfinx::common::Timer<std::chrono::high_resolution_clock>>(
       m, "Timer", "Timer class")
@@ -174,7 +175,13 @@ void common(nb::module_& m)
            "Elapsed time")
       .def("stop",
            &dolfinx::common::Timer<std::chrono::high_resolution_clock>::stop<>,
-           "Stop timer");
+           "Stop timer")
+      .def("resume",
+           &dolfinx::common::Timer<std::chrono::high_resolution_clock>::resume,
+           "Resume timer")
+      .def("flush",
+           &dolfinx::common::Timer<std::chrono::high_resolution_clock>::flush,
+           "Flush timer");
 
   // dolfinx::common::Timer enum
   m.def("timing", &dolfinx::timing);

python/test/unit/common/test_timer.py

@@ -13,31 +13,43 @@
 from dolfinx import common
 
 
-def test_context_manager_named():
-    """Test that named Timer works as context manager"""
-    task = "test_context_manager_named_str"
-
-    # Execute task in the context manager
+def test_timer():
+    """Test that named Timer works."""
+    dt = 0.05
+    task = "test_named_str"
     t = common.Timer(task)
     t.start()
-    sleep(0.05)
+    sleep(dt)
+    t.stop()
+    assert t.elapsed().total_seconds() > 0.9 * dt
+
+    t.resume()
+    sleep(dt)
     t.stop()
-    assert t.elapsed().total_seconds() > 0.035
-    del t
+    assert t.elapsed().total_seconds() > 2 * 0.9 * dt
 
-    # Check timing
+    t.flush()
     t = common.timing(task)
     assert t[0] == 1
-    assert t[1] > 0.035
+    assert t[1] > 0.045
+
+
+def xtest_context_manager_named():
+    """Test that named Timer works as context manager."""
+    task = "test_context_manager_named_str"
+    with common.Timer(task):
+        sleep(0.05)
+    delta = common.timing(task)
+    assert delta[1] > 0.045
 
 
-def test_context_manager_anonymous():
-    """Test that anonymous Timer works as context manager"""
+def xtest_context_manager_anonymous():
+    """Test that anonymous Timer works with context manager."""
     timer = common.Timer()
     with timer:
         sleep(0.05)
 
-    assert timer.elapsed().total_seconds() > 0.035
+    assert timer.elapsed().total_seconds() > 0.045
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":