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** ViTE developers are (for version 0.* to 1.0):
**
**        - COULOMB Kevin
**        - FAVERGE Mathieu
**        - JAZEIX Johnny
**        - LAGRASSE Olivier
**        - MARCOUEILLE Jule
**        - NOISETTE Pascal
**        - REDONDY Arthur
**        - VUCHENER Clément 
**
*/
/*!
 *\file Tools.hpp
 *\brief This file contains functions that are used in different modules and do not belong to a particular class.
 */

#ifndef TOOLS_HPP
#define TOOLS_HPP

/*!
 * \fn convert_to_double(const std::string &arg)
 * \brief Convert the string in double
 * \param arg the string to be doublized.
 * \param val the double well converted.
 * \return true if the conversion has succeded, false else
 */
bool convert_to_double(const std::string &arg, double *val);

// #define MIN(x,y) (((x)<(y))?(x):(y))
// #define MAX(x,y) (((x)<(y))?(y):(x))

/*!
  \fn clockGet(void)
  \brief Timing routine.
  Uses different timing routines depending on the machine architecture.
  \return Returns the time ellapsed since 'clockStart'.
 */
double clockGet (void);

#endif // TOOLS_HPP
