Chronolap: The Next Generation Stopwatch for .NET Applications
In .NET, the Stopwatch class is one of the most commonly used tools for measuring the duration of operations. However, it has a significant drawback: it does not support lap tracking.
In this article, I will share how I developed an alternative to the classic Stopwatch — a timer class called Chronolap, which supports both synchronous operation and lap tracking with logging capabilities.
🚩 Why Stopwatch Isn’t Enough
Great, clear, and easy to understand. But what if we wanted to measure multiple sections?
The NuGet package I published, “chronolap,” makes this very easy.
First, you need to add it to your project;
dotnet package add chronolapThen, let’s use it in a project as an example;
Actually, the core functionality is this simple. However, usually people want to record these measurements as logs as well. For this, without any extra development, if you inject a Logger object that implements the ILogger interface, the measurements for each lap will be automatically logged.
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Here is an example of that;
You can use any Logger class you want, whether it’s Console, Serilog, or another — it’s up to your creativity! :)
📚 Conclusion
The Stopwatch class in .NET may be sufficient for basic measurements. However, in real-world scenarios — especially in performance analysis or benchmarking tests — lap tracking can be a lifesaver.
For the code and example project;
👉 GitHub — ertugrulkra/chronolap
If you want, there is also a Python version available. If you have any questions I’m just an email away.
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