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package com.datastax.oss.driver.internal.core.time;

import com.datastax.oss.driver.internal.core.os.Native;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

A small abstraction around system clock that aims to provide microsecond precision with the best
accuracy possible.
/**
 * A small abstraction around system clock that aims to provide microsecond precision with the best
 * accuracy possible.
 */
public interface Clock {
  Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Clock.class);

  
Returns the best implementation for the current platform. /** Returns the best implementation for the current platform. */
  static Clock getInstance(boolean forceJavaClock) {
    if (forceJavaClock) {
      LOG.info("Using Java system clock because this was explicitly required in the configuration");
      return new JavaClock();
    } else if (!Native.isCurrentTimeMicrosAvailable()) {
      LOG.info(
          "Could not access native clock (see debug logs for details), "
              + "falling back to Java system clock");
      return new JavaClock();
    } else {
      LOG.info("Using native clock for microsecond precision");
      return new NativeClock();
    }
  }

  
Returns the difference, measured in microseconds, between the current time and and the
Epoch (that is, midnight, January 1, 1970 UTC).
/**
   * Returns the difference, measured in <b>microseconds</b>, between the current time and and the
   * Epoch (that is, midnight, January 1, 1970 UTC).
   */
  long currentTimeMicros();
}