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// $XORP: xorp/libxorp/clock.hh,v 1.5 2007/02/16 22:46:18 pavlin Exp $

#ifndef __LIBXORP_CLOCK_HH__
#define __LIBXORP_CLOCK_HH__

class TimeVal;

class ClockBase {
public:
    virtual ~ClockBase() = 0;

    /**
     * Update internal concept of time.
     */
    virtual void advance_time() = 0;

    /**
     * Get time it was when advance_time() was last called.  Successive calls
     * to current_time return the same value.  Time only advances when
     * advance_time() is called.
     *
     * @param tv TimeVal to be filled in with current time.
     */
    virtual void current_time(TimeVal& tv) = 0;
};

/**
 * An implementation of ClockBase that uses the underlying system's
 * 'get current system time' function as it's clock source.
 */
class SystemClock : public ClockBase {
public:
    SystemClock();
    ~SystemClock();
    void advance_time();
    void current_time(TimeVal& tv);

private:
    TimeVal* _tv;
};

#endif // __LIBXORP_CLOCK_HH__