IVGCVSW-4022 Create a DeclareLabel utility function
* Created new TimelineUtilityMethods class
* Created the DeclareLabel utility methods inside the new class
* Added unit tests
Change-Id: Ife0f7853a556d48206b76baeb3934344a990bee9
Signed-off-by: Matteo Martincigh <matteo.martincigh@arm.com>
diff --git a/src/profiling/TimelineUtilityMethods.cpp b/src/profiling/TimelineUtilityMethods.cpp
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+//
+// Copyright © 2019 Arm Ltd. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+//
+
+#include "TimelineUtilityMethods.hpp"
+#include "ProfilingService.hpp"
+
+namespace armnn
+{
+
+namespace profiling
+{
+
+ProfilingStaticGuid TimelineUtilityMethods::DeclareLabel(const std::string& labelName)
+{
+ // Check that the label name is valid
+ if (labelName.empty())
+ {
+ // The label name is invalid
+ throw InvalidArgumentException("Invalid label name, the label name cannot be empty");
+ }
+
+ // Generate a static GUID for the given label name
+ ProfilingStaticGuid labelGuid = ProfilingService::Instance().GenerateStaticId(labelName);
+
+ // Send the new label to the external profiling service, this call throws in case of error
+ m_SendTimelinePacket.SendTimelineLabelBinaryPacket(labelGuid, labelName);
+
+ return labelGuid;
+}
+
+} // namespace profiling
+
+} // namespace armnn