Interface Ticker

  • All Known Implementing Classes:
    DisabledTicker, SystemTicker

    @ThreadSafe
    public interface Ticker
    A time source that returns a time value representing the number of nanoseconds elapsed since some fixed but arbitrary point in time.
    • Method Detail

      • read

        long read()
        Returns the number of nanoseconds elapsed since this ticker's fixed point of reference.
        Returns:
        the number of nanoseconds elapsed since this ticker's fixed point of reference
      • systemTicker

        @Nonnull
        static Ticker systemTicker()
        Returns a ticker that reads the current time using System.nanoTime().
        Returns:
        a ticker that reads the current time using System.nanoTime()
      • disabledTicker

        @Nonnull
        static Ticker disabledTicker()
        Returns a ticker that always returns 0.
        Returns:
        a ticker that always returns 0