timestamp.h File Reference

Portable routines for high resolution timing. More...

#include "int_sizes.h"
#include <time.h>

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Typedefs
typedef UINT64_T	timestamp_t
	A type to hold the current time, in microseconds since January 1st, 1970.
Functions
timestamp_t	timestamp_get (void)
	Get the current time.
void	timestamp_sleep (timestamp_t interval)
	Sleep for a specified time.
time_t	timestamp_file (const char *file)
	Get the last modified time of a file.

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Detailed Description

Portable routines for high resolution timing.

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Typedef Documentation

typedef UINT64_T timestamp_t

A type to hold the current time, in microseconds since January 1st, 1970.

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Function Documentation

timestamp_t timestamp_get

(

void

)

Get the current time.

Returns:

The current time, in microseconds since January 1st, 1970.

void timestamp_sleep

(

timestamp_t

interval

)

Sleep for a specified time.

Parameters:

interval

The number of microseconds to sleep for.

time_t timestamp_file

(

const char *

file

)

Get the last modified time of a file.

Parameters:

file

The path of the file to examine.

Returns:

The modification time, in seconds since January 1st, 1970.