CPU Time

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[Equinoxe]

Python, Java and OCaml look like having an unix-like interface also supporting windows. (Unix library from OCaml is available on windows for Unix.times(), Python says it's os.times() works even on windows - but only the part we need as threads are not allowed, Java looks like some library for doing this portably)

The biggest issue being to find some C function available for windows !

[Frantic]

[Equinoxe]

[Equinoxe]

Oh, I forgot to answer to your last 2 sentences.

The function you found needs Win7 minimum, so I think it is not enough constraint-free.

But I found http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724400 ... What do you think of it ?

[Frantic]

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[amstan]

Here's what i suggest for people that want to help.
After a bunch of solutions are found, make a writeup about them on the . Both about the bot end and the engine end.

Don't forget that there's still a need for wall time, otherwise bots could just troll with sleep(10000) because it uses very little cpu time to do that.

[Equinoxe]

I added the Ruby version and the windows one. I won't say that windows version is far uglier than posix, but ... Oops, too late.

I am trying to make some python code for the server at the moment, coming back to edit when it is done !

Edit : I didn't read amstan's answer before posting. As soon as I will have done the engine version, I will try creating a new wiki page ! (BTW, isn't there any need for special authorizations ? And so, how could we make a writeup ? Is cloning / pull requesting working for the wiki ?)

Edit bis (read the whole post before answering) : I think that sleep(10000) bots wouldn't be a huge issue, as some other games may take place, as no CPU is needed for these. So, a real time limit of 10 * cpu time could work just as fine !

Edit ter : my edit bis parenthesized message was misunderstandable : I was speaking to myself.

Edit four : I love editing !