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1 // Copyright (c) 2011 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
2 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
3 // found in the LICENSE file.
4 
5 // Time represents an absolute point in time, internally represented as
6 // microseconds (s/1,000,000) since a platform-dependent epoch.  Each
7 // platform's epoch, along with other system-dependent clock interface
8 // routines, is defined in time_PLATFORM.cc.
9 //
10 // TimeDelta represents a duration of time, internally represented in
11 // microseconds.
12 //
13 // TimeTicks represents an abstract time that is always incrementing for use
14 // in measuring time durations. It is internally represented in microseconds.
15 // It can not be converted to a human-readable time, but is guaranteed not to
16 // decrease (if the user changes the computer clock, Time::Now() may actually
17 // decrease or jump).
18 //
19 // These classes are represented as only a 64-bit value, so they can be
20 // efficiently passed by value.
21 
22 #ifndef BASE_TIME_H_
23 #define BASE_TIME_H_
24 #pragma once
25 
26 #include <time.h>
27 
28 #include "base/base_api.h"
29 #include "base/basictypes.h"
30 
31 #if defined(OS_POSIX)
32 // For struct timeval.
33 #include <sys/time.h>
34 #endif
35 
36 #if defined(OS_WIN)
37 // For FILETIME in FromFileTime, until it moves to a new converter class.
38 // See TODO(iyengar) below.
39 #include <windows.h>
40 #endif
41 
42 namespace base {
43 
44 class Time;
45 class TimeTicks;
46 
47 // This unit test does a lot of manual time manipulation.
48 class PageLoadTrackerUnitTest;
49 
50 // TimeDelta ------------------------------------------------------------------
51 
52 class BASE_API TimeDelta {
53  public:
TimeDelta()54   TimeDelta() : delta_(0) {
55   }
56 
57   // Converts units of time to TimeDeltas.
58   static TimeDelta FromDays(int64 days);
59   static TimeDelta FromHours(int64 hours);
60   static TimeDelta FromMinutes(int64 minutes);
61   static TimeDelta FromSeconds(int64 secs);
62   static TimeDelta FromMilliseconds(int64 ms);
63   static TimeDelta FromMicroseconds(int64 us);
64 
65   // Returns the internal numeric value of the TimeDelta object. Please don't
66   // use this and do arithmetic on it, as it is more error prone than using the
67   // provided operators.
ToInternalValue()68   int64 ToInternalValue() const {
69     return delta_;
70   }
71 
72 #if defined(OS_POSIX)
73   struct timespec ToTimeSpec() const;
74 #endif
75 
76   // Returns the time delta in some unit. The F versions return a floating
77   // point value, the "regular" versions return a rounded-down value.
78   //
79   // InMillisecondsRoundedUp() instead returns an integer that is rounded up
80   // to the next full millisecond.
81   int InDays() const;
82   int InHours() const;
83   int InMinutes() const;
84   double InSecondsF() const;
85   int64 InSeconds() const;
86   double InMillisecondsF() const;
87   int64 InMilliseconds() const;
88   int64 InMillisecondsRoundedUp() const;
89   int64 InMicroseconds() const;
90 
91   TimeDelta& operator=(TimeDelta other) {
92     delta_ = other.delta_;
93     return *this;
94   }
95 
96   // Computations with other deltas.
97   TimeDelta operator+(TimeDelta other) const {
98     return TimeDelta(delta_ + other.delta_);
99   }
100   TimeDelta operator-(TimeDelta other) const {
101     return TimeDelta(delta_ - other.delta_);
102   }
103 
104   TimeDelta& operator+=(TimeDelta other) {
105     delta_ += other.delta_;
106     return *this;
107   }
108   TimeDelta& operator-=(TimeDelta other) {
109     delta_ -= other.delta_;
110     return *this;
111   }
112   TimeDelta operator-() const {
113     return TimeDelta(-delta_);
114   }
115 
116   // Computations with ints, note that we only allow multiplicative operations
117   // with ints, and additive operations with other deltas.
118   TimeDelta operator*(int64 a) const {
119     return TimeDelta(delta_ * a);
120   }
121   TimeDelta operator/(int64 a) const {
122     return TimeDelta(delta_ / a);
123   }
124   TimeDelta& operator*=(int64 a) {
125     delta_ *= a;
126     return *this;
127   }
128   TimeDelta& operator/=(int64 a) {
129     delta_ /= a;
130     return *this;
131   }
132   int64 operator/(TimeDelta a) const {
133     return delta_ / a.delta_;
134   }
135 
136   // Defined below because it depends on the definition of the other classes.
137   Time operator+(Time t) const;
138   TimeTicks operator+(TimeTicks t) const;
139 
140   // Comparison operators.
141   bool operator==(TimeDelta other) const {
142     return delta_ == other.delta_;
143   }
144   bool operator!=(TimeDelta other) const {
145     return delta_ != other.delta_;
146   }
147   bool operator<(TimeDelta other) const {
148     return delta_ < other.delta_;
149   }
150   bool operator<=(TimeDelta other) const {
151     return delta_ <= other.delta_;
152   }
153   bool operator>(TimeDelta other) const {
154     return delta_ > other.delta_;
155   }
156   bool operator>=(TimeDelta other) const {
157     return delta_ >= other.delta_;
158   }
159 
160  private:
161   friend class Time;
162   friend class TimeTicks;
163   friend TimeDelta operator*(int64 a, TimeDelta td);
164 
165   // Constructs a delta given the duration in microseconds. This is private
166   // to avoid confusion by callers with an integer constructor. Use
167   // FromSeconds, FromMilliseconds, etc. instead.
TimeDelta(int64 delta_us)168   explicit TimeDelta(int64 delta_us) : delta_(delta_us) {
169   }
170 
171   // Delta in microseconds.
172   int64 delta_;
173 };
174 
175 inline TimeDelta operator*(int64 a, TimeDelta td) {
176   return TimeDelta(a * td.delta_);
177 }
178 
179 // Time -----------------------------------------------------------------------
180 
181 // Represents a wall clock time.
182 class BASE_API Time {
183  public:
184   static const int64 kMillisecondsPerSecond = 1000;
185   static const int64 kMicrosecondsPerMillisecond = 1000;
186   static const int64 kMicrosecondsPerSecond = kMicrosecondsPerMillisecond *
187                                               kMillisecondsPerSecond;
188   static const int64 kMicrosecondsPerMinute = kMicrosecondsPerSecond * 60;
189   static const int64 kMicrosecondsPerHour = kMicrosecondsPerMinute * 60;
190   static const int64 kMicrosecondsPerDay = kMicrosecondsPerHour * 24;
191   static const int64 kMicrosecondsPerWeek = kMicrosecondsPerDay * 7;
192   static const int64 kNanosecondsPerMicrosecond = 1000;
193   static const int64 kNanosecondsPerSecond = kNanosecondsPerMicrosecond *
194                                              kMicrosecondsPerSecond;
195 
196 #if !defined(OS_WIN)
197   // On Mac & Linux, this value is the delta from the Windows epoch of 1601 to
198   // the Posix delta of 1970. This is used for migrating between the old
199   // 1970-based epochs to the new 1601-based ones. It should be removed from
200   // this global header and put in the platform-specific ones when we remove the
201   // migration code.
202   static const int64 kWindowsEpochDeltaMicroseconds;
203 #endif
204 
205   // Represents an exploded time that can be formatted nicely. This is kind of
206   // like the Win32 SYSTEMTIME structure or the Unix "struct tm" with a few
207   // additions and changes to prevent errors.
208   struct BASE_API Exploded {
209     int year;          // Four digit year "2007"
210     int month;         // 1-based month (values 1 = January, etc.)
211     int day_of_week;   // 0-based day of week (0 = Sunday, etc.)
212     int day_of_month;  // 1-based day of month (1-31)
213     int hour;          // Hour within the current day (0-23)
214     int minute;        // Minute within the current hour (0-59)
215     int second;        // Second within the current minute (0-59 plus leap
216                        //   seconds which may take it up to 60).
217     int millisecond;   // Milliseconds within the current second (0-999)
218 
219     // A cursory test for whether the data members are within their
220     // respective ranges. A 'true' return value does not guarantee the
221     // Exploded value can be successfully converted to a Time value.
222     bool HasValidValues() const;
223   };
224 
225   // Contains the NULL time. Use Time::Now() to get the current time.
Time()226   explicit Time() : us_(0) {
227   }
228 
229   // Returns true if the time object has not been initialized.
is_null()230   bool is_null() const {
231     return us_ == 0;
232   }
233 
234   // Returns the time for epoch in Unix-like system (Jan 1, 1970).
235   static Time UnixEpoch();
236 
237   // Returns the current time. Watch out, the system might adjust its clock
238   // in which case time will actually go backwards. We don't guarantee that
239   // times are increasing, or that two calls to Now() won't be the same.
240   static Time Now();
241 
242   // Returns the current time. Same as Now() except that this function always
243   // uses system time so that there are no discrepancies between the returned
244   // time and system time even on virtual environments including our test bot.
245   // For timing sensitive unittests, this function should be used.
246   static Time NowFromSystemTime();
247 
248   // Converts to/from time_t in UTC and a Time class.
249   // TODO(brettw) this should be removed once everybody starts using the |Time|
250   // class.
251   static Time FromTimeT(time_t tt);
252   time_t ToTimeT() const;
253 
254   // Converts time to/from a double which is the number of seconds since epoch
255   // (Jan 1, 1970).  Webkit uses this format to represent time.
256   // Because WebKit initializes double time value to 0 to indicate "not
257   // initialized", we map it to empty Time object that also means "not
258   // initialized".
259   static Time FromDoubleT(double dt);
260   double ToDoubleT() const;
261 
262 #if defined(OS_POSIX)
263   struct timeval ToTimeVal() const;
264 #endif
265 
266 #if defined(OS_WIN)
267   static Time FromFileTime(FILETIME ft);
268   FILETIME ToFileTime() const;
269 
270   // The minimum time of a low resolution timer.  This is basically a windows
271   // constant of ~15.6ms.  While it does vary on some older OS versions, we'll
272   // treat it as static across all windows versions.
273   static const int kMinLowResolutionThresholdMs = 16;
274 
275   // Enable or disable Windows high resolution timer. If the high resolution
276   // timer is not enabled, calls to ActivateHighResolutionTimer will fail.
277   // When disabling the high resolution timer, this function will not cause
278   // the high resolution timer to be deactivated, but will prevent future
279   // activations.
280   // Must be called from the main thread.
281   // For more details see comments in time_win.cc.
282   static void EnableHighResolutionTimer(bool enable);
283 
284   // Activates or deactivates the high resolution timer based on the |activate|
285   // flag.  If the HighResolutionTimer is not Enabled (see
286   // EnableHighResolutionTimer), this function will return false.  Otherwise
287   // returns true.
288   // All callers to activate the high resolution timer must eventually call
289   // this function to deactivate the high resolution timer.
290   static bool ActivateHighResolutionTimer(bool activate);
291 #endif
292 
293   // Converts an exploded structure representing either the local time or UTC
294   // into a Time class.
FromUTCExploded(const Exploded & exploded)295   static Time FromUTCExploded(const Exploded& exploded) {
296     return FromExploded(false, exploded);
297   }
FromLocalExploded(const Exploded & exploded)298   static Time FromLocalExploded(const Exploded& exploded) {
299     return FromExploded(true, exploded);
300   }
301 
302   // Converts an integer value representing Time to a class. This is used
303   // when deserializing a |Time| structure, using a value known to be
304   // compatible. It is not provided as a constructor because the integer type
305   // may be unclear from the perspective of a caller.
FromInternalValue(int64 us)306   static Time FromInternalValue(int64 us) {
307     return Time(us);
308   }
309 
310   // Converts a string representation of time to a Time object.
311   // An example of a time string which is converted is as below:-
312   // "Tue, 15 Nov 1994 12:45:26 GMT". If the timezone is not specified
313   // in the input string, we assume local time.
314   // TODO(iyengar) Move the FromString/FromTimeT/ToTimeT/FromFileTime to
315   // a new time converter class.
316   static bool FromString(const wchar_t* time_string, Time* parsed_time);
317 
318   // For serializing, use FromInternalValue to reconstitute. Please don't use
319   // this and do arithmetic on it, as it is more error prone than using the
320   // provided operators.
ToInternalValue()321   int64 ToInternalValue() const {
322     return us_;
323   }
324 
325   // Fills the given exploded structure with either the local time or UTC from
326   // this time structure (containing UTC).
UTCExplode(Exploded * exploded)327   void UTCExplode(Exploded* exploded) const {
328     return Explode(false, exploded);
329   }
LocalExplode(Exploded * exploded)330   void LocalExplode(Exploded* exploded) const {
331     return Explode(true, exploded);
332   }
333 
334   // Rounds this time down to the nearest day in local time. It will represent
335   // midnight on that day.
336   Time LocalMidnight() const;
337 
338   Time& operator=(Time other) {
339     us_ = other.us_;
340     return *this;
341   }
342 
343   // Compute the difference between two times.
344   TimeDelta operator-(Time other) const {
345     return TimeDelta(us_ - other.us_);
346   }
347 
348   // Modify by some time delta.
349   Time& operator+=(TimeDelta delta) {
350     us_ += delta.delta_;
351     return *this;
352   }
353   Time& operator-=(TimeDelta delta) {
354     us_ -= delta.delta_;
355     return *this;
356   }
357 
358   // Return a new time modified by some delta.
359   Time operator+(TimeDelta delta) const {
360     return Time(us_ + delta.delta_);
361   }
362   Time operator-(TimeDelta delta) const {
363     return Time(us_ - delta.delta_);
364   }
365 
366   // Comparison operators
367   bool operator==(Time other) const {
368     return us_ == other.us_;
369   }
370   bool operator!=(Time other) const {
371     return us_ != other.us_;
372   }
373   bool operator<(Time other) const {
374     return us_ < other.us_;
375   }
376   bool operator<=(Time other) const {
377     return us_ <= other.us_;
378   }
379   bool operator>(Time other) const {
380     return us_ > other.us_;
381   }
382   bool operator>=(Time other) const {
383     return us_ >= other.us_;
384   }
385 
386  private:
387   friend class TimeDelta;
388 
Time(int64 us)389   explicit Time(int64 us) : us_(us) {
390   }
391 
392   // Explodes the given time to either local time |is_local = true| or UTC
393   // |is_local = false|.
394   void Explode(bool is_local, Exploded* exploded) const;
395 
396   // Unexplodes a given time assuming the source is either local time
397   // |is_local = true| or UTC |is_local = false|.
398   static Time FromExploded(bool is_local, const Exploded& exploded);
399 
400   // The representation of Jan 1, 1970 UTC in microseconds since the
401   // platform-dependent epoch.
402   static const int64 kTimeTToMicrosecondsOffset;
403 
404 #if defined(OS_WIN)
405   // Indicates whether fast timers are usable right now.  For instance,
406   // when using battery power, we might elect to prevent high speed timers
407   // which would draw more power.
408   static bool high_resolution_timer_enabled_;
409 #endif
410 
411   // Time in microseconds in UTC.
412   int64 us_;
413 };
414 
415 // Inline the TimeDelta factory methods, for fast TimeDelta construction.
416 
417 // static
FromDays(int64 days)418 inline TimeDelta TimeDelta::FromDays(int64 days) {
419   return TimeDelta(days * Time::kMicrosecondsPerDay);
420 }
421 
422 // static
FromHours(int64 hours)423 inline TimeDelta TimeDelta::FromHours(int64 hours) {
424   return TimeDelta(hours * Time::kMicrosecondsPerHour);
425 }
426 
427 // static
FromMinutes(int64 minutes)428 inline TimeDelta TimeDelta::FromMinutes(int64 minutes) {
429   return TimeDelta(minutes * Time::kMicrosecondsPerMinute);
430 }
431 
432 // static
FromSeconds(int64 secs)433 inline TimeDelta TimeDelta::FromSeconds(int64 secs) {
434   return TimeDelta(secs * Time::kMicrosecondsPerSecond);
435 }
436 
437 // static
FromMilliseconds(int64 ms)438 inline TimeDelta TimeDelta::FromMilliseconds(int64 ms) {
439   return TimeDelta(ms * Time::kMicrosecondsPerMillisecond);
440 }
441 
442 // static
FromMicroseconds(int64 us)443 inline TimeDelta TimeDelta::FromMicroseconds(int64 us) {
444   return TimeDelta(us);
445 }
446 
447 inline Time TimeDelta::operator+(Time t) const {
448   return Time(t.us_ + delta_);
449 }
450 
451 // TimeTicks ------------------------------------------------------------------
452 
453 class BASE_API TimeTicks {
454  public:
TimeTicks()455   TimeTicks() : ticks_(0) {
456   }
457 
458   // Platform-dependent tick count representing "right now."
459   // The resolution of this clock is ~1-15ms.  Resolution varies depending
460   // on hardware/operating system configuration.
461   static TimeTicks Now();
462 
463   // Returns a platform-dependent high-resolution tick count. Implementation
464   // is hardware dependent and may or may not return sub-millisecond
465   // resolution.  THIS CALL IS GENERALLY MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE THAN Now() AND
466   // SHOULD ONLY BE USED WHEN IT IS REALLY NEEDED.
467   static TimeTicks HighResNow();
468 
469 #if defined(OS_WIN)
470   // Get the absolute value of QPC time drift. For testing.
471   static int64 GetQPCDriftMicroseconds();
472 
473   // Returns true if the high resolution clock is working on this system.
474   // This is only for testing.
475   static bool IsHighResClockWorking();
476 #endif
477 
478   // Returns true if this object has not been initialized.
is_null()479   bool is_null() const {
480     return ticks_ == 0;
481   }
482 
483   // Returns the internal numeric value of the TimeTicks object.
ToInternalValue()484   int64 ToInternalValue() const {
485     return ticks_;
486   }
487 
488   TimeTicks& operator=(TimeTicks other) {
489     ticks_ = other.ticks_;
490     return *this;
491   }
492 
493   // Compute the difference between two times.
494   TimeDelta operator-(TimeTicks other) const {
495     return TimeDelta(ticks_ - other.ticks_);
496   }
497 
498   // Modify by some time delta.
499   TimeTicks& operator+=(TimeDelta delta) {
500     ticks_ += delta.delta_;
501     return *this;
502   }
503   TimeTicks& operator-=(TimeDelta delta) {
504     ticks_ -= delta.delta_;
505     return *this;
506   }
507 
508   // Return a new TimeTicks modified by some delta.
509   TimeTicks operator+(TimeDelta delta) const {
510     return TimeTicks(ticks_ + delta.delta_);
511   }
512   TimeTicks operator-(TimeDelta delta) const {
513     return TimeTicks(ticks_ - delta.delta_);
514   }
515 
516   // Comparison operators
517   bool operator==(TimeTicks other) const {
518     return ticks_ == other.ticks_;
519   }
520   bool operator!=(TimeTicks other) const {
521     return ticks_ != other.ticks_;
522   }
523   bool operator<(TimeTicks other) const {
524     return ticks_ < other.ticks_;
525   }
526   bool operator<=(TimeTicks other) const {
527     return ticks_ <= other.ticks_;
528   }
529   bool operator>(TimeTicks other) const {
530     return ticks_ > other.ticks_;
531   }
532   bool operator>=(TimeTicks other) const {
533     return ticks_ >= other.ticks_;
534   }
535 
536  protected:
537   friend class TimeDelta;
538   friend class PageLoadTrackerUnitTest;
539 
540   // Please use Now() to create a new object. This is for internal use
541   // and testing. Ticks is in microseconds.
TimeTicks(int64 ticks)542   explicit TimeTicks(int64 ticks) : ticks_(ticks) {
543   }
544 
545   // Tick count in microseconds.
546   int64 ticks_;
547 
548 #if defined(OS_WIN)
549   typedef DWORD (*TickFunctionType)(void);
550   static TickFunctionType SetMockTickFunction(TickFunctionType ticker);
551 #endif
552 };
553 
554 inline TimeTicks TimeDelta::operator+(TimeTicks t) const {
555   return TimeTicks(t.ticks_ + delta_);
556 }
557 
558 }  // namespace base
559 
560 #endif  // BASE_TIME_H_
561