Added a merge checker script that has to run before you can merge to main

Updated merge checker and seperated the matrix tests fro mthe timing tests

unit-tests/matrix-timing-tests.cpp

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+// include the unit test framework first
+#include <catch2/catch_test_macros.hpp>
+#include <catch2/matchers/catch_matchers_floating_point.hpp>
+
+// include the module you're going to test next
+#include "Matrix.hpp"
+
+// any other libraries
+#include <array>
+#include <cmath>
+
+// basically re-run all of the matrix tests with huge matrices and time the
+// results.
+TEST_CASE("Timing Tests", "Matrix") {
+  std::array<float, 50 * 50> arr1{};
+  for (uint16_t i{0}; i < 50 * 50; i++) {
+    arr1[i] = i;
+  }
+  std::array<float, 50 * 50> arr2{5, 6, 7, 8};
+  for (uint16_t i{50 * 50}; i < 2 * 50 * 50; i++) {
+    arr2[i] = i;
+  }
+  Matrix<50, 50> mat1{arr1};
+  Matrix<50, 50> mat2{arr2};
+  Matrix<50, 50> mat3{};
+
+  // A smaller matrix to use for really badly optimized operations
+  Matrix<4, 4> mat4{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16};
+  Matrix<4, 4> mat5{};
+
+  SECTION("Addition") {
+    for (uint32_t i{0}; i < 10000; i++) {
+      mat3 = mat1 + mat2;
+    }
+  }
+
+  SECTION("Subtraction") {
+    for (uint32_t i{0}; i < 10000; i++) {
+      mat3 = mat1 - mat2;
+    }
+  }
+
+  SECTION("Multiplication") {
+    for (uint32_t i{0}; i < 1000; i++) {
+      mat3 = mat1 * mat2;
+    }
+  }
+
+  SECTION("Scalar Multiplication") {
+    for (uint32_t i{0}; i < 10000; i++) {
+      mat3 = mat1 * 3;
+    }
+  }
+
+  SECTION("Element Multiply") {
+    for (uint32_t i{0}; i < 10000; i++) {
+      mat1.ElementMultiply(mat2, mat3);
+    }
+  }
+
+  SECTION("Element Divide") {
+    for (uint32_t i{0}; i < 10000; i++) {
+      mat1.ElementDivide(mat2, mat3);
+    }
+  }
+
+  SECTION("Minor Matrix") {
+    // what about matrices of 0,0 or 1,1?
+    // minor matrix for 2x2 matrix
+    Matrix<49, 49> minorMat1{};
+    for (uint32_t i{0}; i < 10000; i++) {
+      mat1.MinorMatrix(minorMat1, 0, 0);
+    }
+  }
+
+  SECTION("Determinant") {
+    for (uint32_t i{0}; i < 100000; i++) {
+      float det1 = mat4.Det();
+    }
+  }
+
+  SECTION("Matrix of Minors") {
+    for (uint32_t i{0}; i < 100000; i++) {
+      mat4.MatrixOfMinors(mat5);
+    }
+  }
+
+  SECTION("Invert") {
+    for (uint32_t i{0}; i < 100000; i++) {
+      mat5 = mat4.Invert();
+    }
+  };
+
+  SECTION("Transpose") {
+    for (uint32_t i{0}; i < 10000; i++) {
+      mat3 = mat1.Transpose();
+    }
+  }
+
+  SECTION("Normalize") {
+    for (uint32_t i{0}; i < 10000; i++) {
+      mat1.Normalize(mat3);
+    }
+  }
+
+  SECTION("GET ROW") {
+    Matrix<1, 50> mat1Rows{};
+    for (uint32_t i{0}; i < 1000000; i++) {
+      mat1.GetRow(0, mat1Rows);
+    }
+  }
+
+  SECTION("GET COLUMN") {
+    Matrix<50, 1> mat1Columns{};
+    for (uint32_t i{0}; i < 1000000; i++) {
+      mat1.GetColumn(0, mat1Columns);
+    }
+  }
+}