core: time::Duration, time:Point, time::now
refs #1148
Change-Id: I19c3d2f9b638797a6a36ce41a98be4463b4b7a2d
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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Named Data Networking Project
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NFD_CORE_TIME_H
+#define NFD_CORE_TIME_H
+
+#include "common.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace time {
+
+/** \class Duration
+ * \brief represents a time interval
+ * Time unit is nanosecond.
+ */
+typedef int64_t Duration;
+
+/** \class Point
+ * \brief represents a point in time
+ * This uses monotonic clock.
+ */
+typedef Duration Point;
+
+/// \return{ the current time in monotonic clock }
+Point
+now();
+
+} // namespace time
+} // namespace ndn
+
+#endif // NFD_CORE_TIME_H