From ec7894656da1ffe3e1e0d76e793ef4e79ca2529b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eirini Koutsaniti <ekoutsaniti@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 20:48:57 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add utilities function

---
 firecrest/utilities.py | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 firecrest/utilities.py

diff --git a/firecrest/utilities.py b/firecrest/utilities.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e363904
--- /dev/null
+++ b/firecrest/utilities.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import time
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+
+@contextmanager
+def time_block(label, logger):
+    start_time = time.time()
+    try:
+        yield
+    finally:
+        end_time = time.time()
+        logger.debug(f"{label} took {end_time - start_time:.6f} seconds")