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      1 #ifndef footimevalhfoo
      2 #define footimevalhfoo
      3 
      4 /***
      5   This file is part of avahi.
      6 
      7   avahi is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
      8   under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
      9   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the
     10   License, or (at your option) any later version.
     11 
     12   avahi is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
     13   ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
     14   or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General
     15   Public License for more details.
     16 
     17   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
     18   License along with avahi; if not, write to the Free Software
     19   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
     20   USA.
     21 ***/
     22 
     23 /** \file timeval.h Functions to facilitate timeval handling */
     24 
     25 #include <inttypes.h>
     26 #include <sys/time.h>
     27 
     28 #include <avahi-common/cdecl.h>
     29 
     30 AVAHI_C_DECL_BEGIN
     31 
     32 /** A numeric data type for storing microsecond values. (signed 64bit integer) */
     33 typedef int64_t AvahiUsec;
     34 
     35 /** Compare two timeval structures and return a negative value when a < b, 0 when a == b and a positive value otherwise */
     36 int avahi_timeval_compare(const struct timeval *a, const struct timeval *b);
     37 
     38 /** Calculate the difference between two timeval structures as microsecond value */
     39 AvahiUsec avahi_timeval_diff(const struct timeval *a, const struct timeval *b);
     40 
     41 /** Add a number of microseconds to the specified timeval structure and return it. *a is modified. */
     42 struct timeval* avahi_timeval_add(struct timeval *a, AvahiUsec usec);
     43 
     44 /** Return the difference between the current time and *a. Positive if *a was earlier */
     45 AvahiUsec avahi_age(const struct timeval *a);
     46 
     47 /** Fill *tv with the current time plus "ms" milliseconds plus an
     48  * extra jitter of "j" milliseconds. Pass 0 for j if you don't want
     49  * the jitter */
     50 struct timeval *avahi_elapse_time(struct timeval *tv, unsigned ms, unsigned j);
     51 
     52 AVAHI_C_DECL_END
     53 
     54 #endif
     55