def METHOD_NAME(self):
    """Get the information from the timers that we want to display."""
    average = None
    long_events = []
    # We don't update any GUI/widgets while iterating over the timers.
    # Updating widgets can create immediate Qt Events which would modify the
    # timers out from under us!
    for name, timer in perf.timers.timers.items():
        # The Qt Event "UpdateRequest" is the main "draw" event, so
        # that's what we use for our progress bar.
        if name == "UpdateRequest":
            average = timer.average
        # Log any "long" events to the text window.
        if timer.max >= self.thresh_ms:
            long_events.append((name, timer.max))
    return average, long_events