RunningAverage.h

#ifndef RunningAverage_h
#define RunningAverage_h

// RunningAverage class 
// based on RunningAverage library for Arduino
// source:  http://playground.arduino.cc/Main/RunningAverage
template <typename T> 
class RunningAverage
{
  public:
    RunningAverage(void);
    RunningAverage(int);
    ~RunningAverage();
    void clear();
    void addValue(T);
    T getAverage() const;
    void fillValue(T, int);
  protected:
    int _size;
    int _cnt;
    int _idx;
    T _sum;
    T * _ar;
    static T zero;
};

// RunningAverage class 
// based on RunningAverage library for Arduino
// source:  http://playground.arduino.cc/Main/RunningAverage
// author:  Rob.Tillart@gmail.com
// Released to the public domain

template <typename T>
T RunningAverage<T>::zero = static_cast<T>(0);

template <typename T>
RunningAverage<T>::RunningAverage(int n)
{
  _size = n;
  _ar = (T*) malloc(_size * sizeof(T));
  clear();
}

template <typename T>
RunningAverage<T>::~RunningAverage()
{
  free(_ar);
}

// resets all counters
template <typename T>
void RunningAverage<T>::clear() 
{ 
  _cnt = 0;
  _idx = 0;
  _sum = zero;
  for (int i = 0; i< _size; i++) _ar[i] = zero;  // needed to keep addValue simple
}

// adds a new value to the data-set
template <typename T>
void RunningAverage<T>::addValue(T f)
{
  _sum -= _ar[_idx];
  _ar[_idx] = f;
  _sum += _ar[_idx];
  _idx++;
  if (_idx == _size) _idx = 0;  // faster than %
  if (_cnt < _size) _cnt++;
}

// returns the average of the data-set added so far
template <typename T>
T RunningAverage<T>::getAverage() const
{
  if (_cnt == 0) return zero; // NaN ?  math.h
  return _sum / _cnt;
}

// fill the average with a value
// the param number determines how often value is added (weight)
// number should preferably be between 1 and size
template <typename T>
void RunningAverage<T>::fillValue(T value, int number)
{
  clear();
  for (int i = 0; i < number; i++) 
  {
    addValue(value);
  }
}

#endif