method execution time tracking in go

time_track.go

func timeTrack(start time.Time, name string) {
    elapsed := time.Since(start)
    log.Printf("%s took %s", name, elapsed)
}

func factorial(n *big.Int) (result *big.Int) {
    defer timeTrack(time.Now(), "factorial")
    // ... do some things, maybe even return under some condition
    return n
}

// ref: https://coderwall.com/p/cp5fya/measuring-execution-time-in-go