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.TH "SYSTEM_CLOCK" "3" "2016\(hy10\(hy12" "libbson"
.SH NAME
System_Clock \- BSON Clock Abstraction
.SH "SYNOPSIS"

.nf
.nf
int64_t bson_get_monotonic_time (void);
int     bson_gettimeofday       (struct timeval  *tv,
#if defined(__SUNPRO_C)
                                 void            *tz);
#else
                                 struct timezone *tz);
.fi
.fi

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

The clock abstraction in Libbson provides a cross\(hyplatform way to handle timeouts within the BSON library. It abstracts the differences in implementations of
.B gettimeofday(3)
as well as providing a monotonic (incrementing only) clock in microseconds.


.B
.SH COLOPHON
This page is part of libbson.
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