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18 /* $Id: time.h,v 1.36.128.3 2009/01/06 23:46:48 tbox Exp $ */
20 #ifndef ISC_TIME_H
21 #define ISC_TIME_H 1
23 /*! \file */
25 #include <isc/lang.h>
26 #include <isc/types.h>
28 /***
29 *** Intervals
30 ***/
32 /*!
33 * \brief
34 * The contents of this structure are private, and MUST NOT be accessed
35 * directly by callers.
37 * The contents are exposed only to allow callers to avoid dynamic allocation.
39 struct isc_interval {
40 unsigned int seconds;
41 unsigned int nanoseconds;
44 extern isc_interval_t *isc_interval_zero;
46 ISC_LANG_BEGINDECLS
48 void
49 isc_interval_set(isc_interval_t *i,
50 unsigned int seconds, unsigned int nanoseconds);
51 /*%<
52 * Set 'i' to a value representing an interval of 'seconds' seconds and
53 * 'nanoseconds' nanoseconds, suitable for use in isc_time_add() and
54 * isc_time_subtract().
56 * Requires:
58 *\li 't' is a valid pointer.
59 *\li nanoseconds < 1000000000.
62 isc_boolean_t
63 isc_interval_iszero(const isc_interval_t *i);
64 /*%<
65 * Returns ISC_TRUE iff. 'i' is the zero interval.
67 * Requires:
69 *\li 'i' is a valid pointer.
72 /***
73 *** Absolute Times
74 ***/
76 /*%
77 * The contents of this structure are private, and MUST NOT be accessed
78 * directly by callers.
80 * The contents are exposed only to allow callers to avoid dynamic allocation.
83 struct isc_time {
84 unsigned int seconds;
85 unsigned int nanoseconds;
88 extern isc_time_t *isc_time_epoch;
90 void
91 isc_time_set(isc_time_t *t, unsigned int seconds, unsigned int nanoseconds);
92 /*%<
93 * Set 't' to a particular number of seconds + nanoseconds since the epoch.
95 * Notes:
96 *\li This call is equivalent to:
97 *\code
98 * isc_time_settoepoch(t);
99 * isc_interval_set(i, seconds, nanoseconds);
100 * isc_time_add(t, i, t);
101 *\endcode
102 * Requires:
103 *\li 't' is a valid pointer.
104 *\li nanoseconds < 1000000000.
107 void
108 isc_time_settoepoch(isc_time_t *t);
109 /*%<
110 * Set 't' to the time of the epoch.
112 * Notes:
113 *\li The date of the epoch is platform-dependent.
115 * Requires:
117 *\li 't' is a valid pointer.
120 isc_boolean_t
121 isc_time_isepoch(const isc_time_t *t);
122 /*%<
123 * Returns ISC_TRUE iff. 't' is the epoch ("time zero").
125 * Requires:
127 *\li 't' is a valid pointer.
130 isc_result_t
131 isc_time_now(isc_time_t *t);
132 /*%<
133 * Set 't' to the current absolute time.
135 * Requires:
137 *\li 't' is a valid pointer.
139 * Returns:
141 *\li Success
142 *\li Unexpected error
143 * Getting the time from the system failed.
144 *\li Out of range
145 * The time from the system is too large to be represented
146 * in the current definition of isc_time_t.
149 isc_result_t
150 isc_time_nowplusinterval(isc_time_t *t, const isc_interval_t *i);
151 /*%<
152 * Set *t to the current absolute time + i.
154 * Note:
155 *\li This call is equivalent to:
157 *\code
158 * isc_time_now(t);
159 * isc_time_add(t, i, t);
160 *\endcode
162 * Requires:
164 *\li 't' and 'i' are valid pointers.
166 * Returns:
168 *\li Success
169 *\li Unexpected error
170 * Getting the time from the system failed.
171 *\li Out of range
172 * The interval added to the time from the system is too large to
173 * be represented in the current definition of isc_time_t.
177 isc_time_compare(const isc_time_t *t1, const isc_time_t *t2);
178 /*%<
179 * Compare the times referenced by 't1' and 't2'
181 * Requires:
183 *\li 't1' and 't2' are valid pointers.
185 * Returns:
187 *\li -1 t1 < t2 (comparing times, not pointers)
188 *\li 0 t1 = t2
189 *\li 1 t1 > t2
192 isc_result_t
193 isc_time_add(const isc_time_t *t, const isc_interval_t *i, isc_time_t *result);
194 /*%<
195 * Add 'i' to 't', storing the result in 'result'.
197 * Requires:
199 *\li 't', 'i', and 'result' are valid pointers.
201 * Returns:
202 *\li Success
203 *\li Out of range
204 * The interval added to the time is too large to
205 * be represented in the current definition of isc_time_t.
208 isc_result_t
209 isc_time_subtract(const isc_time_t *t, const isc_interval_t *i,
210 isc_time_t *result);
211 /*%<
212 * Subtract 'i' from 't', storing the result in 'result'.
214 * Requires:
216 *\li 't', 'i', and 'result' are valid pointers.
218 * Returns:
219 *\li Success
220 *\li Out of range
221 * The interval is larger than the time since the epoch.
224 isc_uint64_t
225 isc_time_microdiff(const isc_time_t *t1, const isc_time_t *t2);
226 /*%<
227 * Find the difference in microseconds between time t1 and time t2.
228 * t2 is the subtrahend of t1; ie, difference = t1 - t2.
230 * Requires:
232 *\li 't1' and 't2' are valid pointers.
234 * Returns:
235 *\li The difference of t1 - t2, or 0 if t1 <= t2.
238 isc_uint32_t
239 isc_time_seconds(const isc_time_t *t);
240 /*%<
241 * Return the number of seconds since the epoch stored in a time structure.
243 * Requires:
245 *\li 't' is a valid pointer.
248 isc_result_t
249 isc_time_secondsastimet(const isc_time_t *t, time_t *secondsp);
250 /*%<
251 * Ensure the number of seconds in an isc_time_t is representable by a time_t.
253 * Notes:
254 *\li The number of seconds stored in an isc_time_t might be larger
255 * than the number of seconds a time_t is able to handle. Since
256 * time_t is mostly opaque according to the ANSI/ISO standard
257 * (essentially, all you can be sure of is that it is an arithmetic type,
258 * not even necessarily integral), it can be tricky to ensure that
259 * the isc_time_t is in the range a time_t can handle. Use this
260 * function in place of isc_time_seconds() any time you need to set a
261 * time_t from an isc_time_t.
263 * Requires:
264 *\li 't' is a valid pointer.
266 * Returns:
267 *\li Success
268 *\li Out of range
271 isc_uint32_t
272 isc_time_nanoseconds(const isc_time_t *t);
273 /*%<
274 * Return the number of nanoseconds stored in a time structure.
276 * Notes:
277 *\li This is the number of nanoseconds in excess of the number
278 * of seconds since the epoch; it will always be less than one
279 * full second.
281 * Requires:
282 *\li 't' is a valid pointer.
284 * Ensures:
285 *\li The returned value is less than 1*10^9.
288 void
289 isc_time_formattimestamp(const isc_time_t *t, char *buf, unsigned int len);
290 /*%<
291 * Format the time 't' into the buffer 'buf' of length 'len',
292 * using a format like "30-Aug-2000 04:06:47.997" and the local time zone.
293 * If the text does not fit in the buffer, the result is indeterminate,
294 * but is always guaranteed to be null terminated.
296 * Requires:
297 *\li 'len' > 0
298 *\li 'buf' points to an array of at least len chars
302 void
303 isc_time_formathttptimestamp(const isc_time_t *t, char *buf, unsigned int len);
304 /*%<
305 * Format the time 't' into the buffer 'buf' of length 'len',
306 * using a format like "Mon, 30 Aug 2000 04:06:47 GMT"
307 * If the text does not fit in the buffer, the result is indeterminate,
308 * but is always guaranteed to be null terminated.
310 * Requires:
311 *\li 'len' > 0
312 *\li 'buf' points to an array of at least len chars
316 void
317 isc_time_formatISO8601(const isc_time_t *t, char *buf, unsigned int len);
318 /*%<
319 * Format the time 't' into the buffer 'buf' of length 'len',
320 * using the ISO8601 format: "yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ssZ"
321 * If the text does not fit in the buffer, the result is indeterminate,
322 * but is always guaranteed to be null terminated.
324 * Requires:
325 *\li 'len' > 0
326 *\li 'buf' points to an array of at least len chars
330 ISC_LANG_ENDDECLS
332 #endif /* ISC_TIME_H */