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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021, Raspberry Pi (Trading) Limited
+ *
+ * duration.hpp - Helper macros for std::chrono::duration handling.
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include <chrono>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <iostream>
+
+namespace RPiController {
+
+using Duration = std::chrono::duration<double, std::nano>;
+
+// Helper to convert and return the count of any std::chrono::duration type to
+// another timebase.  Use a double rep type to try and preserve precision.
+template <typename P, typename T>
+static constexpr double DurationValue(T const &d)
+{
+	return std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::duration<double, P>>(d).count();
+};
+
+static inline std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, const Duration &duration)
+{
+        std::streamsize ss = os.precision();
+        os << std::fixed << std::setprecision(2) << DurationValue<std::micro>(duration) << " us";
+        os << std::setprecision(ss) << std::defaultfloat;
+        return os;
+}
+
+} // namespace RPiController