NAME

ACE_System_Time - Defines the timer services of the OS interface to access the system time either on the local host or on the central time server in the network.

SYNOPSIS


#include <ace/System_Time.h>


class ACE_System_Time
{
  public:
    enum Sync_Mode { Jump, Adjust };
    ACE_System_Time (
        const char *poolname = ACE_DEFAULT_BACKING_STORE
        );
    ~ACE_System_Time (void);
    int get_local_system_time (ACE_UINT32 &time_out);
    int get_master_system_time (ACE_UINT32 &time_out);
    int sync_local_system_time (ACE_System_Time::Sync_Mode mode);
  private:
    typedef ACE_Malloc <ACE_MMAP_Memory_Pool, ACE_Null_Mutex> MALLOC;
    typedef ACE_Allocator_Adapter<MALLOC> ALLOCATOR;
    ALLOCATOR *shmem_;
    long *delta_time_;
};

PUBLIC MEMBERS

ACE_System_Time (const char *poolname = ACE_DEFAULT_BACKING_STORE);
~ACE_System_Time (void);
int get_local_system_time (ACE_UINT32 &time_out);
int get_master_system_time (ACE_UINT32 &time_out);
int sync_local_system_time (ACE_System_Time::Sync_Mode mode);

PRIVATE MEMBERS

typedef ACE_Malloc <ACE_MMAP_Memory_Pool, ACE_Null_Mutex> MALLOC;
typedef ACE_Allocator_Adapter<MALLOC> ALLOCATOR;
ALLOCATOR *shmem_;
long *delta_time_;

AUTHOR

Prashant Jain, Tim H. Harrison and Douglas C. Schmidt

LIBRARY

ace