with_timer: Wrap a function to measure and display execution time

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Wrap a function to measure and display execution time

Description

Wraps a function with CLI-based timing and prints its runtime in seconds. Useful for benchmarking or logging time-consuming tasks.

Usage

with_timer(fn, name = "Task")

Arguments

fn	A function to be wrapped.
name	A short descriptive name of the task (used in log output).

Details

Requires the tictoc package (CLI messages are emitted via cli).

Value

A function that executes fn(...) and prints timing information (returns invisibly).

Examples

slow_fn <- function(n) { Sys.sleep(0.01); n^2 }
timed_fn <- with_timer(slow_fn, name = "Square Task")
timed_fn(5)

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