Ruby way to time how long a script takes to run?

[Trevoke]

I'm trying to use Ruby to measure how long my scripts take to run. Is there a better way than defining two DateTime objects, initializing them as 'now' at the beginning and at the end, and looking at the difference?

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[Trevoke]

Figured it out.. I wasn't far off I guess..

beginning = Time.now

# code block

puts "Time elapsed: #{Time.now - beginning} seconds."


And voila..

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[grande]

You could also check out the Benchmark class for more accurate reporting of what's taking the most time.

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[BNPMike]

If you use test:unit you'll get these figures automatically when you're carrying out your unit testing.

 

[Trevoke]

Could I trouble you for a sample of code?

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