-# `luatz.gettime`
+## `luatz.gettime` <!-- --> {#gettime}
A module to get the current time.
Uses the most precise method available (in order:)
- - Use [ljsyscall](http://www.myriabit.com/ljsyscall/) to access
- - `clock_gettime(2)` called with `CLOCK_REALTIME`
- - `gettimeofday(2)`
+ - Use [ljsyscall](http://www.myriabit.com/ljsyscall/) to access `clock_gettime(2)` called with `CLOCK_REALTIME`
+ - [lunix](http://25thandclement.com/~william/projects/lunix.html)'s `unix.clock_gettime()` (Only on non-Apple systems)
+ - Use [ljsyscall](http://www.myriabit.com/ljsyscall/) to access `gettimeofday(2)`
+ - [lunix](http://25thandclement.com/~william/projects/lunix.html)'s `unix.gettimeofday()`
- [luasocket](http://w3.impa.br/~diego/software/luasocket/)'s `socket.gettime`
- - [`os.time`](http://www.lua.org/manual/5.2/manual.html#pdf-os.time)
+ - [Openresty](http://openresty.org/)'s [`ngx.now`](http://wiki.nginx.org/HttpLuaModule#ngx.now)
+ - [`os.time`](http://www.lua.org/manual/5.3/manual.html#pdf-os.time)
-### `source`
+### `source` <!-- --> {#gettime.source}
-The library/function currently in use.
+The library/function currently in use by [`gettime()`](#gettime.gettime).
-### `resolution`
-The smallest time resolution (in seconds) available from `gettime ( )` .
+### `resolution` <!-- --> {#gettime.resolution}
-### `gettime ( )`
+The smallest time resolution (in seconds) available from [`gettime()`](#gettime.gettime).
+
+
+### `gettime()` <!-- --> {#gettime.gettime}
Returns the number of seconds since unix epoch (1970-01-01T00:00:00Z) as a lua number