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20 /* Id: time.h,v 1.38.56.2 2009/01/05 23:47:23 tbox Exp */
22 #ifndef ISC_TIME_H
23 #define ISC_TIME_H 1
25 /*! \file */
27 #include <isc/lang.h>
28 #include <isc/types.h>
30 /***
31 *** Intervals
32 ***/
34 /*!
35 * \brief
36 * The contents of this structure are private, and MUST NOT be accessed
37 * directly by callers.
39 * The contents are exposed only to allow callers to avoid dynamic allocation.
41 struct isc_interval {
42 unsigned int seconds;
43 unsigned int nanoseconds;
46 extern isc_interval_t *isc_interval_zero;
48 ISC_LANG_BEGINDECLS
50 void
51 isc_interval_set(isc_interval_t *i,
52 unsigned int seconds, unsigned int nanoseconds);
53 /*%<
54 * Set 'i' to a value representing an interval of 'seconds' seconds and
55 * 'nanoseconds' nanoseconds, suitable for use in isc_time_add() and
56 * isc_time_subtract().
58 * Requires:
60 *\li 't' is a valid pointer.
61 *\li nanoseconds < 1000000000.
64 isc_boolean_t
65 isc_interval_iszero(const isc_interval_t *i);
66 /*%<
67 * Returns ISC_TRUE iff. 'i' is the zero interval.
69 * Requires:
71 *\li 'i' is a valid pointer.
74 /***
75 *** Absolute Times
76 ***/
78 /*%
79 * The contents of this structure are private, and MUST NOT be accessed
80 * directly by callers.
82 * The contents are exposed only to allow callers to avoid dynamic allocation.
85 struct isc_time {
86 unsigned int seconds;
87 unsigned int nanoseconds;
90 extern isc_time_t *isc_time_epoch;
92 void
93 isc_time_set(isc_time_t *t, unsigned int seconds, unsigned int nanoseconds);
94 /*%<
95 * Set 't' to a value which represents the given number of seconds and
96 * nanoseconds since 00:00:00 January 1, 1970, UTC.
98 * Notes:
99 *\li The Unix version of this call is equivalent to:
100 *\code
101 * isc_time_settoepoch(t);
102 * isc_interval_set(i, seconds, nanoseconds);
103 * isc_time_add(t, i, t);
104 *\endcode
106 * Requires:
107 *\li 't' is a valid pointer.
108 *\li nanoseconds < 1000000000.
111 void
112 isc_time_settoepoch(isc_time_t *t);
113 /*%<
114 * Set 't' to the time of the epoch.
116 * Notes:
117 *\li The date of the epoch is platform-dependent.
119 * Requires:
121 *\li 't' is a valid pointer.
124 isc_boolean_t
125 isc_time_isepoch(const isc_time_t *t);
126 /*%<
127 * Returns ISC_TRUE iff. 't' is the epoch ("time zero").
129 * Requires:
131 *\li 't' is a valid pointer.
134 isc_result_t
135 isc_time_now(isc_time_t *t);
136 /*%<
137 * Set 't' to the current absolute time.
139 * Requires:
141 *\li 't' is a valid pointer.
143 * Returns:
145 *\li Success
146 *\li Unexpected error
147 * Getting the time from the system failed.
148 *\li Out of range
149 * The time from the system is too large to be represented
150 * in the current definition of isc_time_t.
153 isc_result_t
154 isc_time_nowplusinterval(isc_time_t *t, const isc_interval_t *i);
155 /*%<
156 * Set *t to the current absolute time + i.
158 * Note:
159 *\li This call is equivalent to:
161 *\code
162 * isc_time_now(t);
163 * isc_time_add(t, i, t);
164 *\endcode
166 * Requires:
168 *\li 't' and 'i' are valid pointers.
170 * Returns:
172 *\li Success
173 *\li Unexpected error
174 * Getting the time from the system failed.
175 *\li Out of range
176 * The interval added to the time from the system is too large to
177 * be represented in the current definition of isc_time_t.
181 isc_time_compare(const isc_time_t *t1, const isc_time_t *t2);
182 /*%<
183 * Compare the times referenced by 't1' and 't2'
185 * Requires:
187 *\li 't1' and 't2' are valid pointers.
189 * Returns:
191 *\li -1 t1 < t2 (comparing times, not pointers)
192 *\li 0 t1 = t2
193 *\li 1 t1 > t2
196 isc_result_t
197 isc_time_add(const isc_time_t *t, const isc_interval_t *i, isc_time_t *result);
198 /*%<
199 * Add 'i' to 't', storing the result in 'result'.
201 * Requires:
203 *\li 't', 'i', and 'result' are valid pointers.
205 * Returns:
206 *\li Success
207 *\li Out of range
208 * The interval added to the time is too large to
209 * be represented in the current definition of isc_time_t.
212 isc_result_t
213 isc_time_subtract(const isc_time_t *t, const isc_interval_t *i,
214 isc_time_t *result);
215 /*%<
216 * Subtract 'i' from 't', storing the result in 'result'.
218 * Requires:
220 *\li 't', 'i', and 'result' are valid pointers.
222 * Returns:
223 *\li Success
224 *\li Out of range
225 * The interval is larger than the time since the epoch.
228 isc_uint64_t
229 isc_time_microdiff(const isc_time_t *t1, const isc_time_t *t2);
230 /*%<
231 * Find the difference in microseconds between time t1 and time t2.
232 * t2 is the subtrahend of t1; ie, difference = t1 - t2.
234 * Requires:
236 *\li 't1' and 't2' are valid pointers.
238 * Returns:
239 *\li The difference of t1 - t2, or 0 if t1 <= t2.
242 isc_uint32_t
243 isc_time_seconds(const isc_time_t *t);
244 /*%<
245 * Return the number of seconds since the epoch stored in a time structure.
247 * Requires:
249 *\li 't' is a valid pointer.
252 isc_result_t
253 isc_time_secondsastimet(const isc_time_t *t, time_t *secondsp);
254 /*%<
255 * Ensure the number of seconds in an isc_time_t is representable by a time_t.
257 * Notes:
258 *\li The number of seconds stored in an isc_time_t might be larger
259 * than the number of seconds a time_t is able to handle. Since
260 * time_t is mostly opaque according to the ANSI/ISO standard
261 * (essentially, all you can be sure of is that it is an arithmetic type,
262 * not even necessarily integral), it can be tricky to ensure that
263 * the isc_time_t is in the range a time_t can handle. Use this
264 * function in place of isc_time_seconds() any time you need to set a
265 * time_t from an isc_time_t.
267 * Requires:
268 *\li 't' is a valid pointer.
270 * Returns:
271 *\li Success
272 *\li Out of range
275 isc_uint32_t
276 isc_time_nanoseconds(const isc_time_t *t);
277 /*%<
278 * Return the number of nanoseconds stored in a time structure.
280 * Notes:
281 *\li This is the number of nanoseconds in excess of the number
282 * of seconds since the epoch; it will always be less than one
283 * full second.
285 * Requires:
286 *\li 't' is a valid pointer.
288 * Ensures:
289 *\li The returned value is less than 1*10^9.
292 void
293 isc_time_formattimestamp(const isc_time_t *t, char *buf, unsigned int len);
294 /*%<
295 * Format the time 't' into the buffer 'buf' of length 'len',
296 * using a format like "30-Aug-2000 04:06:47.997" and the local time zone.
297 * If the text does not fit in the buffer, the result is indeterminate,
298 * but is always guaranteed to be null terminated.
300 * Requires:
301 *\li 'len' > 0
302 *\li 'buf' points to an array of at least len chars
306 void
307 isc_time_formathttptimestamp(const isc_time_t *t, char *buf, unsigned int len);
308 /*%<
309 * Format the time 't' into the buffer 'buf' of length 'len',
310 * using a format like "Mon, 30 Aug 2000 04:06:47 GMT"
311 * If the text does not fit in the buffer, the result is indeterminate,
312 * but is always guaranteed to be null terminated.
314 * Requires:
315 *\li 'len' > 0
316 *\li 'buf' points to an array of at least len chars
320 void
321 isc_time_formatISO8601(const isc_time_t *t, char *buf, unsigned int len);
322 /*%<
323 * Format the time 't' into the buffer 'buf' of length 'len',
324 * using the ISO8601 format: "yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ssZ"
325 * If the text does not fit in the buffer, the result is indeterminate,
326 * but is always guaranteed to be null terminated.
328 * Requires:
329 *\li 'len' > 0
330 *\li 'buf' points to an array of at least len chars
334 ISC_LANG_ENDDECLS
336 #endif /* ISC_TIME_H */