Holoscan SDK v3.10.0

Class ClockInterface

Derived Type

class ClockInterface

Pure interface defining clock functionality.

This interface defines the core clock operations that all clock implementations must provide.

Subclassed by holoscan::gxf::Clock

Public Functions

virtual ~ClockInterface() = default
virtual double time() const = 0

The current time of the clock. Time is measured in seconds.

virtual int64_t timestamp() const = 0

The current timestamp of the clock. Timestamps are measured in nanoseconds.

virtual void sleep_for(int64_t duration_ns) = 0

Waits until the given duration has elapsed on the clock.

template<typename Rep, typename Period>
inline void sleep_for(std::chrono::duration<Rep, Period> duration)

Set a duration to sleep.

Parameters

duration – The sleep duration of type std::chrono::duration.

virtual void sleep_until(int64_t target_time_ns) = 0

Waits until the given target time.

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