Update tests/test_utils_hastyepics.py

tests/test_utils_hastyepics.py

@@ -10,26 +10,27 @@ from slic.utils.hastyepics import *
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 def test_motor_instantiation_fast_vs_epics():
-    # Configuration of mock for epics.Motor 
-    with patch('epics.Motor.get') as mock_get:
-        mock_get.return_value = 'motor'  # Simulate a real motor
+
+    fast_times = []
+    slow_times = []
+    
+    # Mean of 10 runs 
+    for _ in range(10):  
+        t0 = time.perf_counter()  
+        m_fast = Motor("TEST:MOTOR_t1")
+        t1 = time.perf_counter()
         
-     
-        t0 = time.time()
-        m_fast = Motor("TEST:MOTOR_t1")  # Fast version
-        t1 = time.time()
+        t2 = time.perf_counter()
+        m_slow = epics.Motor("TEST:MOTOR_t2")
+        t3 = time.perf_counter()
         
-        t2 = time.time()
-        m_slow = epics.Motor("TEST:MOTOR_t2")  # EPICS version
-        t3 = time.time()
-
-    # Make sure both are valid PVs
-    assert m_fast is not None
-    assert m_slow is not None
-
-    assert (t1 - t0) < (t3 - t2)
-
-
+        fast_times.append(t1 - t0)
+        slow_times.append(t3 - t2)
+    
+    avg_fast = sum(fast_times) / len(fast_times)
+    avg_slow = sum(slow_times) / len(slow_times)
+    
+    assert avg_fast < avg_slow, f"Fast version ({avg_fast:.6f}s) should be faster than EPICS ({avg_slow:.6f}s)"
 
 def test_motor_without_suffix_and_dot():
     # Suffix .VAL ... dot should be stripped from name