//

 //  DateUtils.m

 //  MYUtilities

 //

 //  Created by Jens Alfke on 3/25/08.

 //  Copyright 2008 Jens Alfke. All rights reserved.

 //

 #import "DateUtils.h"

 #include <assert.h>

 #include <CoreServices/CoreServices.h>

 #include <mach/mach.h>

 #include <mach/mach_time.h>

 #include <unistd.h>

 /** Absolute time (since 'reference date') to NSDate. 0.0 -> nil. */

 NSDate* $date( CFAbsoluteTime time )

 {

     CAssert(time>=0.0 && time < 1.0e15, @"Bogus timestamp %g",time);

     return time ?[NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceReferenceDate: time] :nil;

 }

 /** NSDate to absolute time (since 'reference date'). nil -> 0.0 */

 CFAbsoluteTime $time( NSDate* date )

 {

     return date ?[date timeIntervalSinceReferenceDate] :0.0;

 }

 NSTimeInterval TimeIntervalSinceBoot(void)

 {

     // From http://developer.apple.com/qa/qa2004/qa1398.html

     uint64_t abstime = mach_absolute_time();

     // Have to do some pointer fun because AbsoluteToNanoseconds

     // works in terms of UnsignedWide, which is a structure rather

     // than a proper 64-bit integer.

     Nanoseconds elapsedNano = AbsoluteToNanoseconds( *(AbsoluteTime *) &abstime );

     return *(uint64_t*)&elapsedNano / 1.0e9;

 }

 /*

  Copyright (c) 2008, Jens Alfke <jens@mooseyard.com>. All rights reserved.

  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted

  provided that the following conditions are met:

  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions

  and the following disclaimer.

  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions

  and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the

  distribution.

  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR

  IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND 

  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRI-

  BUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES

  (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR 

   PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN 

  CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF 

  THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

  */