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1 ## `luatz.gettime` <!-- --> {#gettime}
3 A module to get the current time.
5 Uses the most precise method available (in order:)
7 - Use [ljsyscall](http://www.myriabit.com/ljsyscall/) to access `clock_gettime(2)` called with `CLOCK_REALTIME`
8 - [lunix](http://25thandclement.com/~william/projects/lunix.html)'s `unix.clock_gettime()` (Only on non-Apple systems)
9 - Use [ljsyscall](http://www.myriabit.com/ljsyscall/) to access `gettimeofday(2)`
10 - [lunix](http://25thandclement.com/~william/projects/lunix.html)'s `unix.gettimeofday()`
11 - [luasocket](http://w3.impa.br/~diego/software/luasocket/)'s `socket.gettime`
12 - [Openresty](http://openresty.org/)'s [`ngx.now`](http://wiki.nginx.org/HttpLuaModule#ngx.now)
13 - [`os.time`](http://www.lua.org/manual/5.3/manual.html#pdf-os.time)
15 ### `source` <!-- --> {#gettime.source}
17 The library/function currently in use by [`gettime()`](#gettime.gettime).
20 ### `resolution` <!-- --> {#gettime.resolution}
22 The smallest time resolution (in seconds) available from [`gettime()`](#gettime.gettime).
25 ### `gettime()` <!-- --> {#gettime.gettime}
27 Returns the number of seconds since unix epoch (1970-01-01T00:00:00Z) as a lua number