Estimate Total Processing Time

Calculates an estimated total processing time for a complete dataset based on the time taken to process a subset of its features. The result is returned as a human-readable string indicating days, hours, minutes, and remaining seconds.

Usage

estimate_processing_time(n_features, nsub, end_time, start_time)

Arguments

n_features

Numeric. The total number of features in the dataset.

nsub

Numeric. The number of features actually processed in the partial subset.

end_time

POSIXct. The time the subset processing ended.

start_time

POSIXct. The time the subset processing started.

Value

Character string. A human-readable duration representing the estimated total processing time for all features.

Examples

# Example usage of the function

# Simulate a short processing run
start_time <- Sys.time()
Sys.sleep(2) # stand-in for some real processing
end_time <- Sys.time()

# Estimate total time if the above was a test on 100 out of
# 10,000 features
estimate_processing_time(10000, 100, end_time, start_time)
#> [1] "0 days, 0 hours, 3 minutes, 20 seconds"