X-Git-Url: https://git.madduck.net/etc/awesome.git/blobdiff_plain/8f5786554f58cae293237590d9fe918158b61561..f36aa3f1cc01b596038530abf77fcdb29ba5acfc:/doc/gettime.md diff --git a/doc/gettime.md b/doc/gettime.md index faabfb4..3550577 100644 --- a/doc/gettime.md +++ b/doc/gettime.md @@ -1,23 +1,27 @@ -# `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