From d9baafa0626e350a185dfe7b886039ff16dddb57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Garrett D'Amore Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2024 17:10:44 -0700 Subject: Convert nng_clock and nng_msleep docs to mdbook --- docs/ref/api/util/nng_clock.md | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/ref/api/util/nng_clock.md (limited to 'docs/ref/api/util/nng_clock.md') diff --git a/docs/ref/api/util/nng_clock.md b/docs/ref/api/util/nng_clock.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f4e9f9d5 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/ref/api/util/nng_clock.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +# nng_clock + +## NAME + +nng_clock - get time + +## SYNOPSIS + +```c +#include + +typedef uint64_t nng_time; + +nng_time nng_clock(void); +``` + +## DESCRIPTION + +The `nng_clock` function returns the number of elapsed milliseconds since some +arbitrary time in the past. +The resolution of the clock depends on the underlying timing facilities +of the system. +This function may be used for timing, but applications should not expect +very fine-grained values. + +> [!NOTE] +> The reference time will be the same for a given program, +> but different programs may have different references. + +This function is intended to help with setting appropriate +timeouts using [`nng_cv_until`][nng_cv_until] +or [`nng_aio_set_expire`][nng_aio_set_timeout]. + +## RETURN VALUES + +Milliseconds since reference time. + +## SEE ALSO + +[nng_cv_until][nng_cv_until], +[nng_msleep][nng_msleep], +[nng_sleep_aio][nng_sleep_aio] + +[nng_cv_until]: ../thr/nng_cv.md +[nng_msleep]: ../util/nng_msleep.md +[nng_sleep_aio]: ../aio/nng_sleep_aio.md +[nng_aio_set_timeout]: ../aio/nng_aio_set_timeout.md -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2