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import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.TimeZone;

TimeStamp class represents the Network Time Protocol (NTP) timestamp as defined in RFC-1305 and SNTP (RFC-2030). It is represented as a 64-bit unsigned fixed-point number in seconds relative to 0-hour on 1-January-1900. The 32-bit low-order bits are the fractional seconds whose precision is about 200 picoseconds. Assumes overflow date when date passes MAX_LONG and reverts back to 0 is 2036 and not 1900. Test for most significant bit: if MSB=0 then 2036 basis is used otherwise 1900 if MSB=1.

Methods exist to convert NTP timestamps to and from the equivalent Java date representation, which is the number of milliseconds since the standard base time known as "the epoch", namely January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT.

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Version:$Revision: 1741829 $
/*** * TimeStamp class represents the Network Time Protocol (NTP) timestamp * as defined in RFC-1305 and SNTP (RFC-2030). It is represented as a * 64-bit unsigned fixed-point number in seconds relative to 0-hour on 1-January-1900. * The 32-bit low-order bits are the fractional seconds whose precision is * about 200 picoseconds. Assumes overflow date when date passes MAX_LONG * and reverts back to 0 is 2036 and not 1900. Test for most significant * bit: if MSB=0 then 2036 basis is used otherwise 1900 if MSB=1. * <p> * Methods exist to convert NTP timestamps to and from the equivalent Java date * representation, which is the number of milliseconds since the standard base * time known as "the epoch", namely January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT. * </p> * * @version $Revision: 1741829 $ * @see java.util.Date */
public class TimeStamp implements java.io.Serializable, Comparable<TimeStamp> { private static final long serialVersionUID = 8139806907588338737L;
baseline NTP time if bit-0=0 is 7-Feb-2036 @ 06:28:16 UTC
/** * baseline NTP time if bit-0=0 is 7-Feb-2036 @ 06:28:16 UTC */
protected static final long msb0baseTime = 2085978496000L;
baseline NTP time if bit-0=1 is 1-Jan-1900 @ 01:00:00 UTC
/** * baseline NTP time if bit-0=1 is 1-Jan-1900 @ 01:00:00 UTC */
protected static final long msb1baseTime = -2208988800000L;
Default NTP date string format. E.g. Fri, Sep 12 2003 21:06:23.860. See java.text.SimpleDateFormat for code descriptions.
/** * Default NTP date string format. E.g. Fri, Sep 12 2003 21:06:23.860. * See <code>java.text.SimpleDateFormat</code> for code descriptions. */
public static final String NTP_DATE_FORMAT = "EEE, MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss.SSS";
NTP timestamp value: 64-bit unsigned fixed-point number as defined in RFC-1305 with high-order 32 bits the seconds field and the low-order 32-bits the fractional field.
/** * NTP timestamp value: 64-bit unsigned fixed-point number as defined in RFC-1305 * with high-order 32 bits the seconds field and the low-order 32-bits the * fractional field. */
private final long ntpTime; private DateFormat simpleFormatter; private DateFormat utcFormatter; // initialization of static time bases /* static { TimeZone utcZone = TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"); Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance(utcZone); calendar.set(1900, Calendar.JANUARY, 1, 0, 0, 0); calendar.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0); msb1baseTime = calendar.getTime().getTime(); calendar.set(2036, Calendar.FEBRUARY, 7, 6, 28, 16); calendar.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0); msb0baseTime = calendar.getTime().getTime(); } */
Constructs a newly allocated NTP timestamp object that represents the native 64-bit long argument.
Params:
  • ntpTime – the timestamp
/*** * Constructs a newly allocated NTP timestamp object * that represents the native 64-bit long argument. * @param ntpTime the timestamp */
public TimeStamp(long ntpTime) { this.ntpTime = ntpTime; }
Constructs a newly allocated NTP timestamp object that represents the value represented by the string in hexdecimal form (e.g. "c1a089bd.fc904f6d").
Params:
  • hexStamp – the hex timestamp
Throws:
/*** * Constructs a newly allocated NTP timestamp object * that represents the value represented by the string * in hexdecimal form (e.g. "c1a089bd.fc904f6d"). * @param hexStamp the hex timestamp * * @throws NumberFormatException - if the string does not contain a parsable timestamp. */
public TimeStamp(String hexStamp) throws NumberFormatException { ntpTime = decodeNtpHexString(hexStamp); }
Constructs a newly allocated NTP timestamp object that represents the Java Date argument.
Params:
  • d – - the Date to be represented by the Timestamp object.
/*** * Constructs a newly allocated NTP timestamp object * that represents the Java Date argument. * * @param d - the Date to be represented by the Timestamp object. */
public TimeStamp(Date d) { ntpTime = (d == null) ? 0 : toNtpTime(d.getTime()); }
Returns the value of this Timestamp as a long value.
Returns:the 64-bit long value represented by this object.
/*** * Returns the value of this Timestamp as a long value. * * @return the 64-bit long value represented by this object. */
public long ntpValue() { return ntpTime; }
Returns high-order 32-bits representing the seconds of this NTP timestamp.
Returns:seconds represented by this NTP timestamp.
/*** * Returns high-order 32-bits representing the seconds of this NTP timestamp. * * @return seconds represented by this NTP timestamp. */
public long getSeconds() { return (ntpTime >>> 32) & 0xffffffffL; }
Returns low-order 32-bits representing the fractional seconds.
Returns:fractional seconds represented by this NTP timestamp.
/*** * Returns low-order 32-bits representing the fractional seconds. * * @return fractional seconds represented by this NTP timestamp. */
public long getFraction() { return ntpTime & 0xffffffffL; }
Convert NTP timestamp to Java standard time.
Returns:NTP Timestamp in Java time
/*** * Convert NTP timestamp to Java standard time. * * @return NTP Timestamp in Java time */
public long getTime() { return getTime(ntpTime); }
Convert NTP timestamp to Java Date object.
Returns:NTP Timestamp in Java Date
/*** * Convert NTP timestamp to Java Date object. * * @return NTP Timestamp in Java Date */
public Date getDate() { long time = getTime(ntpTime); return new Date(time); }
Convert 64-bit NTP timestamp to Java standard time. Note that java time (milliseconds) by definition has less precision then NTP time (picoseconds) so converting NTP timestamp to java time and back to NTP timestamp loses precision. For example, Tue, Dec 17 2002 09:07:24.810 EST is represented by a single Java-based time value of f22cd1fc8a, but its NTP equivalent are all values ranging from c1a9ae1c.cf5c28f5 to c1a9ae1c.cf9db22c.
Params:
  • ntpTimeValue – the input time
Returns:the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT represented by this NTP timestamp value.
/*** * Convert 64-bit NTP timestamp to Java standard time. * * Note that java time (milliseconds) by definition has less precision * then NTP time (picoseconds) so converting NTP timestamp to java time and back * to NTP timestamp loses precision. For example, Tue, Dec 17 2002 09:07:24.810 EST * is represented by a single Java-based time value of f22cd1fc8a, but its * NTP equivalent are all values ranging from c1a9ae1c.cf5c28f5 to c1a9ae1c.cf9db22c. * * @param ntpTimeValue the input time * @return the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT * represented by this NTP timestamp value. */
public static long getTime(long ntpTimeValue) { long seconds = (ntpTimeValue >>> 32) & 0xffffffffL; // high-order 32-bits long fraction = ntpTimeValue & 0xffffffffL; // low-order 32-bits // Use round-off on fractional part to preserve going to lower precision fraction = Math.round(1000D * fraction / 0x100000000L); /* * If the most significant bit (MSB) on the seconds field is set we use * a different time base. The following text is a quote from RFC-2030 (SNTP v4): * * If bit 0 is set, the UTC time is in the range 1968-2036 and UTC time * is reckoned from 0h 0m 0s UTC on 1 January 1900. If bit 0 is not set, * the time is in the range 2036-2104 and UTC time is reckoned from * 6h 28m 16s UTC on 7 February 2036. */ long msb = seconds & 0x80000000L; if (msb == 0) { // use base: 7-Feb-2036 @ 06:28:16 UTC return msb0baseTime + (seconds * 1000) + fraction; } else { // use base: 1-Jan-1900 @ 01:00:00 UTC return msb1baseTime + (seconds * 1000) + fraction; } }
Helper method to convert Java time to NTP timestamp object. Note that Java time (milliseconds) by definition has less precision then NTP time (picoseconds) so converting Ntptime to Javatime and back to Ntptime loses precision. For example, Tue, Dec 17 2002 09:07:24.810 is represented by a single Java-based time value of f22cd1fc8a, but its NTP equivalent are all values from c1a9ae1c.cf5c28f5 to c1a9ae1c.cf9db22c.
Params:
  • date – the milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT.
Returns:NTP timestamp object at the specified date.
/*** * Helper method to convert Java time to NTP timestamp object. * Note that Java time (milliseconds) by definition has less precision * then NTP time (picoseconds) so converting Ntptime to Javatime and back * to Ntptime loses precision. For example, Tue, Dec 17 2002 09:07:24.810 * is represented by a single Java-based time value of f22cd1fc8a, but its * NTP equivalent are all values from c1a9ae1c.cf5c28f5 to c1a9ae1c.cf9db22c. * @param date the milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT. * @return NTP timestamp object at the specified date. */
public static TimeStamp getNtpTime(long date) { return new TimeStamp(toNtpTime(date)); }
Constructs a NTP timestamp object and initializes it so that it represents the time at which it was allocated, measured to the nearest millisecond.
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Returns:NTP timestamp object set to the current time.
/*** * Constructs a NTP timestamp object and initializes it so that * it represents the time at which it was allocated, measured to the * nearest millisecond. * @return NTP timestamp object set to the current time. * @see java.lang.System#currentTimeMillis() */
public static TimeStamp getCurrentTime() { return getNtpTime(System.currentTimeMillis()); }
Convert NTP timestamp hexstring (e.g. "c1a089bd.fc904f6d") to the NTP 64-bit unsigned fixed-point number.
Params:
  • hexString – the string to convert
Throws:
Returns:NTP 64-bit timestamp value.
/*** * Convert NTP timestamp hexstring (e.g. "c1a089bd.fc904f6d") to the NTP * 64-bit unsigned fixed-point number. * @param hexString the string to convert * * @return NTP 64-bit timestamp value. * @throws NumberFormatException - if the string does not contain a parsable timestamp. */
protected static long decodeNtpHexString(String hexString) throws NumberFormatException { if (hexString == null) { throw new NumberFormatException("null"); } int ind = hexString.indexOf('.'); if (ind == -1) { if (hexString.length() == 0) { return 0; } return Long.parseLong(hexString, 16) << 32; // no decimal } return Long.parseLong(hexString.substring(0, ind), 16) << 32 | Long.parseLong(hexString.substring(ind + 1), 16); }
Parses the string argument as a NTP hexidecimal timestamp representation string (e.g. "c1a089bd.fc904f6d").
Params:
  • s – - hexstring.
Throws:
Returns:the Timestamp represented by the argument in hexidecimal.
/*** * Parses the string argument as a NTP hexidecimal timestamp representation string * (e.g. "c1a089bd.fc904f6d"). * * @param s - hexstring. * @return the Timestamp represented by the argument in hexidecimal. * @throws NumberFormatException - if the string does not contain a parsable timestamp. */
public static TimeStamp parseNtpString(String s) throws NumberFormatException { return new TimeStamp(decodeNtpHexString(s)); }
Converts Java time to 64-bit NTP time representation.
Params:
  • t – Java time
Returns:NTP timestamp representation of Java time value.
/*** * Converts Java time to 64-bit NTP time representation. * * @param t Java time * @return NTP timestamp representation of Java time value. */
protected static long toNtpTime(long t) { boolean useBase1 = t < msb0baseTime; // time < Feb-2036 long baseTime; if (useBase1) { baseTime = t - msb1baseTime; // dates <= Feb-2036 } else { // if base0 needed for dates >= Feb-2036 baseTime = t - msb0baseTime; } long seconds = baseTime / 1000; long fraction = ((baseTime % 1000) * 0x100000000L) / 1000; if (useBase1) { seconds |= 0x80000000L; // set high-order bit if msb1baseTime 1900 used } long time = seconds << 32 | fraction; return time; }
Computes a hashcode for this Timestamp. The result is the exclusive OR of the two halves of the primitive long value represented by this TimeStamp object. That is, the hashcode is the value of the expression:
(int)(this.ntpValue()^(this.ntpValue() >>> 32)) 
Returns: a hash code value for this object.
/*** * Computes a hashcode for this Timestamp. The result is the exclusive * OR of the two halves of the primitive <code>long</code> value * represented by this <code>TimeStamp</code> object. That is, the hashcode * is the value of the expression: * <blockquote><pre> * {@code (int)(this.ntpValue()^(this.ntpValue() >>> 32))} * </pre></blockquote> * * @return a hash code value for this object. */
@Override public int hashCode() { return (int) (ntpTime ^ (ntpTime >>> 32)); }
Compares this object against the specified object. The result is true if and only if the argument is not null and is a Long object that contains the same long value as this object.
Params:
  • obj – the object to compare with.
Returns: true if the objects are the same; false otherwise.
/*** * Compares this object against the specified object. * The result is <code>true</code> if and only if the argument is * not <code>null</code> and is a <code>Long</code> object that * contains the same <code>long</code> value as this object. * * @param obj the object to compare with. * @return <code>true</code> if the objects are the same; * <code>false</code> otherwise. */
@Override public boolean equals(Object obj) { if (obj instanceof TimeStamp) { return ntpTime == ((TimeStamp) obj).ntpValue(); } return false; }
Converts this TimeStamp object to a String. The NTP timestamp 64-bit long value is represented as hex string with seconds separated by fractional seconds by a decimal point; e.g. c1a089bd.fc904f6d == Tue, Dec 10 2002 10:41:49.986
Returns:NTP timestamp 64-bit long value as hex string with seconds separated by fractional seconds.
/*** * Converts this <code>TimeStamp</code> object to a <code>String</code>. * The NTP timestamp 64-bit long value is represented as hex string with * seconds separated by fractional seconds by a decimal point; * e.g. c1a089bd.fc904f6d == Tue, Dec 10 2002 10:41:49.986 * * @return NTP timestamp 64-bit long value as hex string with seconds * separated by fractional seconds. */
@Override public String toString() { return toString(ntpTime); }
Left-pad 8-character hex string with 0's
Params:
  • buf – - StringBuilder which is appended with leading 0's.
  • l – - a long.
/*** * Left-pad 8-character hex string with 0's * * @param buf - StringBuilder which is appended with leading 0's. * @param l - a long. */
private static void appendHexString(StringBuilder buf, long l) { String s = Long.toHexString(l); for (int i = s.length(); i < 8; i++) { buf.append('0'); } buf.append(s); }
Converts 64-bit NTP timestamp value to a String. The NTP timestamp value is represented as hex string with seconds separated by fractional seconds by a decimal point; e.g. c1a089bd.fc904f6d == Tue, Dec 10 2002 10:41:49.986
Params:
  • ntpTime – the 64 bit timestamp
Returns:NTP timestamp 64-bit long value as hex string with seconds separated by fractional seconds.
/*** * Converts 64-bit NTP timestamp value to a <code>String</code>. * The NTP timestamp value is represented as hex string with * seconds separated by fractional seconds by a decimal point; * e.g. c1a089bd.fc904f6d == Tue, Dec 10 2002 10:41:49.986 * @param ntpTime the 64 bit timestamp * * @return NTP timestamp 64-bit long value as hex string with seconds * separated by fractional seconds. */
public static String toString(long ntpTime) { StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(); // high-order second bits (32..63) as hexstring appendHexString(buf, (ntpTime >>> 32) & 0xffffffffL); // low-order fractional seconds bits (0..31) as hexstring buf.append('.'); appendHexString(buf, ntpTime & 0xffffffffL); return buf.toString(); }
Converts this TimeStamp object to a String of the form:
EEE, MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss.SSS
See java.text.SimpleDataFormat for code descriptions.
Returns: a string representation of this date.
/*** * Converts this <code>TimeStamp</code> object to a <code>String</code> * of the form: * <blockquote><pre> * EEE, MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss.SSS</pre></blockquote> * See java.text.SimpleDataFormat for code descriptions. * * @return a string representation of this date. */
public String toDateString() { if (simpleFormatter == null) { simpleFormatter = new SimpleDateFormat(NTP_DATE_FORMAT, Locale.US); simpleFormatter.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getDefault()); } Date ntpDate = getDate(); return simpleFormatter.format(ntpDate); }
Converts this TimeStamp object to a String of the form:
EEE, MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss.SSS UTC
See java.text.SimpleDataFormat for code descriptions.
Returns: a string representation of this date in UTC.
/*** * Converts this <code>TimeStamp</code> object to a <code>String</code> * of the form: * <blockquote><pre> * EEE, MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss.SSS UTC</pre></blockquote> * See java.text.SimpleDataFormat for code descriptions. * * @return a string representation of this date in UTC. */
public String toUTCString() { if (utcFormatter == null) { utcFormatter = new SimpleDateFormat(NTP_DATE_FORMAT + " 'UTC'", Locale.US); utcFormatter.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC")); } Date ntpDate = getDate(); return utcFormatter.format(ntpDate); }
Compares two Timestamps numerically.
Params:
  • anotherTimeStamp – - the TimeStamp to be compared.
Returns: the value 0 if the argument TimeStamp is equal to this TimeStamp; a value less than 0 if this TimeStamp is numerically less than the TimeStamp argument; and a value greater than 0 if this TimeStamp is numerically greater than the TimeStamp argument (signed comparison).
/*** * Compares two Timestamps numerically. * * @param anotherTimeStamp - the <code>TimeStamp</code> to be compared. * @return the value <code>0</code> if the argument TimeStamp is equal to * this TimeStamp; a value less than <code>0</code> if this TimeStamp * is numerically less than the TimeStamp argument; and a * value greater than <code>0</code> if this TimeStamp is * numerically greater than the TimeStamp argument * (signed comparison). */
@Override public int compareTo(TimeStamp anotherTimeStamp) { long thisVal = this.ntpTime; long anotherVal = anotherTimeStamp.ntpTime; return (thisVal < anotherVal ? -1 : (thisVal == anotherVal ? 0 : 1)); } }