Timer Module to easily log execution times for functions, promises, etc. on Parse Cloud Code

timerModule.js

/*
	The Timer Module makes it easy to analyze how long each
	of your functions, promises, etc. are taking in Cloud
	Code. 

	Although NSDate.getTime() isn't as accurate as other modern
	approaches (e.g console.time, performance.now) it is still
	quite helpful.

	Author: Vicc Alexander
	2015 © Vicc Alexander. All Rights Reserved.
*/

//Initialize a dictionary to store our timers
var timers = {};

//Function to start a timer
exports.time = function time(name) {

	//Start timing
	timers[name] = new Date().getTime();
}

//Function to end a timer
exports.endTime = function endTime(name) {

	//End timer
	var endTime = new Date().getTime();

	//Retrieve start value to determine total time
	if (timers[name]) {

		//Retrieve start time
		var startTime = timers[name];

		//Calculate total execution time (in seconds)
		var totalTime = (endTime - startTime)/1000;

		//Log Time
		console.log('Execution time for ' + name + ': ' + totalTime + " seconds.");

	} else {

		//Log Error
		console.log("OOPS! Execution time for " + name + " could not be calculated. Make sure the name parameter matches the name parameter you used when you started the timer.")
	}
}

Getting Started

1. Import timerModule.js into your cloud folder.
2. As an example, say you wanted to use this in a script called myScript.js, all you have to do is:

//myScript.js

//Step 1. Import Module
var timer = require("cloud/timerModule.js");

Parse.Cloud.define("myFunction", function(request, response) {

    //Step 2. Start a timer and give it a name
    timer.time("myFunctionTimer");

    //Do Something Here!

    //Step 3. Stop the timer with a given name
    timer.endTime("myFunctionTimer");
});

Note: The name parameter allows you to run multiple timers simultaneously. Just remember that the .endTime() method always logs a message, and according to Parse, cloud functions may only log up to 100 messages per request.