Changes between Version 21 and Version 22 of BasicApi

Timestamp:

Jul 1, 2009, 10:21:24 AM (16 years ago)

Author:

davea

Comment:

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BasicApi

@@ -168 +168 @@
 }}}
 
-The `fraction_done` argument is an estimate of the workunit fraction complete (from 0 to 1). This function is fast and can be called frequently. The sequence of arguments in successive calls should be non-decreasing. An application should never 'reset' and start over if an error occurs; it should exit with an error code.
-
-{{{
-#!c++
-double boinc_get_fraction_done();
-}}}
-
-returns the last value set, or -1 if none has been set (this would typically be called from graphics code).
-
-== Communicating with the core client ==
-
-The following functions get information from the core client; this information may be useful for graphics.
+The `fraction_done` argument is an estimate of the workunit fraction complete (from 0 to 1).
+This function is fast and can be called frequently.
+The sequence of arguments in successive calls should be non-decreasing.
+An application should never 'reset' and start over if an error occurs; it should exit with an error code.
+
+== Miscellaneous data ==
+
+The following functions return miscellaneous data:
 
 {{{
@@ -248 +244 @@
 ||'''starting_elapsed_time'''||Elapsed time, counting previous episodes (provided only by 6.10 and later clients)||
 
-An application may call
+== Timing information ==
 
 {{{
@@ -255 +251 @@
 }}}
 
-to get its total CPU time (from the beginning of the work unit, not just since the last restart). This excludes CPU time used to render graphics.
+gets the total CPU time (from the beginning of the work unit, not just since the last restart).
+
+{{{
+double boinc_elapsed_time();
+}}}
+returns the elapsed time since the start of the current episode.
+The elapsed time from earlier episodes is in APP_INIT_DATA::starting_elapsed_time
+(only from 6.10+ clients).
 
 == Standalone mode == #standalone