How to get the value of chrono c++? - c++

Question

I am trying to make a text game where there is a timer and once the game was finished before or in 60 seconds, there is a bonus points. However, I have no idea how can I get the value or the time from using the chrono without cout-ing it. I want to use the value for calculating the bonus point. i can cout the value through the .count() but I cannot get that value to use for the condition part.
here's my code for the scoring part:
void Game::score(auto start, auto end) {
int bonus = 0;
int total = 0;
string name;
box();
gotoxy(10,8); cout << "C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S";
gotoxy(15,10); cout << "You have successfully accomplished all the levels!";
gotoxy(15,11); cout << "You are now a certified C-O-N-N-E-C-T-o-r-I-s-T" << char(002) << char(001);
gotoxy(20,13); cout << "= = = = = = = = = = GAME STATS = = = = = = = = = =";
gotoxy(25,15); cout << "Time Taken: " << chrono::duration_cast<chrono::seconds>(end - start).count() << " seconds";
gotoxy(25,16); cout << "Points: " << pts << " points";
if (chrono::duration_cast<chrono::seconds>(end - start).count() <= 60) {
bonus == 5000;
} else if (chrono::duration_cast<chrono::seconds>(end - start).count() <= 90) {
bonus == 3000;
} else if (chrono::duration_cast<chrono::seconds>(end - start).count() <= 120) {
bonus == 1000;
}
gotoxy(30,17); cout << "Bonus Points (Time Elapsed): " << bonus;
total = pts + bonus;
gotoxy(25,18); cout << "Total Points: " << total << " points";
gotoxy(20,20); cout << "Enter your name: ";
cin >> name;
scoreB.open("scoreboard.txt",ios::app);
scoreB << name << "\t" << total << "\n";
scoreB.close();
}

Answer 1

You should really use the chrono literals for comparing durations. See example here:
#include <chrono>
#include <iostream>
#include <thread>
using Clock = std::chrono::system_clock;
void compareTimes(std::chrono::time_point<Clock> startTime,
std::chrono::time_point<Clock> finishTime) {
using namespace std::chrono_literals;
std::chrono::duration<float> elapsed = finishTime - startTime;
std::cout << "elapsed = " << elapsed.count() << "\n";
if (elapsed > 10ms) {
std::cout << "over 10ms\n";
}
if (elapsed < 60s) {
std::cout << "under 60s\n";
}
}
int main() {
using namespace std::chrono_literals;
auto startTime = Clock::now();
std::this_thread::sleep_for(20ms);
auto finishTime = Clock::now();
compareTimes(startTime, finishTime);
return 0;
}
Demo: https://godbolt.org/z/hqv58acoY