from time import time
from threading import Thread
from multiprocessing import Process


def timeit(func):
    """
    prints the time a function takes to run
    :param func:
    :return:
    """

    def wrapper(*args):
        t1 = time()
        func(*args)
        t2 = time()
        print("Time to run: " + str(t2 - t1))
    return wrapper


def printit(func):
    """
    prints a string before and after the function
    :param func:
    :return: wrapper
    """

    def wrapper(*args):
        print("Starting " + str(args))
        func(*args)
        print(str(args) + " done!")
    return wrapper


def threadit(func):
    """
    starts a function in its own thread
    :param func: the function
    :return: wrapper
    """

    def wrapper(*args):
        t = Thread(target=func, args=args)
        t.start()
    return wrapper


def processit(func):
    """
    starts a function in its own process
    :param func: the function
    :return: wrapper
    """

    def wrapper(*args):
        p = Process(target=func, args=args)
        p.start()
        return p
    return wrapper


@processit
def test():
    while True:
        pass