encoding: Optimized Data packet encoding, preparation for memory-efficient signing operation
Change-Id: I6eb1f8acef917970790d1f228ade6212c45181fa
refs: #1172
diff --git a/src/util/time.hpp b/src/util/time.hpp
index 5d729d9..e0b3727 100644
--- a/src/util/time.hpp
+++ b/src/util/time.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,17 @@
namespace ndn {
+/**
+ * A time interval represented as the number of milliseconds.
+ */
+typedef int64_t Milliseconds;
+
+/**
+ * The calendar time represented as the number of milliseconds since 1/1/1970.
+ */
+typedef int64_t MillisecondsSince1970;
+
+
const boost::posix_time::ptime UNIX_EPOCH_TIME =
boost::posix_time::ptime (boost::gregorian::date (1970, boost::gregorian::Jan, 1));
@@ -30,6 +41,11 @@
return getNowMilliseconds();
}
+inline MillisecondsSince1970
+getNow()
+{
+ return getNowMilliseconds();
+}
/**
* Convert to the ISO string representation of the time.