// $Id: gametimer.h,v 1.4 2006/08/05 09:08:59 matthew Exp $

//  Fish Supper
//  Copyright (C) 2006 Matthew Clarke <matthew_larcke@lycos.co.uk>
//
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#ifndef _GAME_TIMER_H_
#define _GAME_TIMER_H_




#include "SDL.h"




class GameTimer
{
    private:
        int start_time;    
        int num_ticks_on_pause;        
        bool running;

    public:
        GameTimer();
        ~GameTimer();

        // Returns true if timer running after 'pause', else false.
        bool pause();        
        bool is_running() const { return running; }        
        int get_time() const;
        
        // Simply forces timer to run if it's paused.
        void resume();
        
}; // class GameTimer




#endif