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	#ifndef _time_difference_h
	#define _time_difference_h

	#include <time.h>
	#include <sys/time.h>
	#include <string>

	class TimeDifference{
	public:
	TimeDifference();

	void startTime();
	void endTime();

	unsigned long long int getTime();

	const std::string printTime();
	const std::string printTime(const std::string & description, int runs = 1);

	const std::string printAverageTime(const std::string & description, int runs);

	~TimeDifference();

	protected:
	unsigned long long start, end;

	};

	/* Put this in a scope where you want to measure time differences. The constructor will
	* get the start time and the destructor will get the end time and also print the difference
	* between the two.
	* {
	* TimeCheck check;
	* call_some_stuff();
	* }
	*
	* Will print out how long `call_some_stuff' took. This class is somewhat useful in cases that the
	* code could abort early due to a return or an exception so its not always clear where to
	* call endTime() for a TimeDifference object.
	*/
	class TimeCheck{
	public:
	TimeCheck(const std::string & description);
	virtual ~TimeCheck();

	protected:
	std::string description;
	TimeDifference time;
	};

	#endif