UTCTime

java.lang.Object
- csw.time.core.models.UTCTime

All Implemented Interfaces:

TMTTime, java.io.Serializable, scala.Equals, scala.Product
```
public final class UTCTime
extends java.lang.Object
implements TMTTime, scala.Product, java.io.Serializable
```
Represents an instantaneous point in time in the UTC scale. Does not contain zone information. To represent this instance in various zones, use TMTTimeHelper.
param: value the underlying java.time.Instant

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

UTCTime(java.time.Instant value)

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static UTCTime`	`after(scala.concurrent.duration.FiniteDuration duration)`
`static UTCTime`	`now()`	Obtains the PTP (Precision Time Protocol) synchronized current UTC time.
`TAITime`	`toTAI()`	Converts the `UTCTime` to `TAITime` by adding the UTC-TAI offset.
`java.time.Instant`	`value()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface scala.Equals
canEqual, equals

Methods inherited from interface scala.Product
productArity, productElement, productElementName, productElementNames, productIterator, productPrefix

Methods inherited from interface csw.time.core.models.TMTTime
currentInstant, durationFromNow

- Constructor Detail
  - UTCTime
```
public UTCTime(java.time.Instant value)
```
- Method Detail
  - now
```
public static UTCTime now()
```
    Obtains the PTP (Precision Time Protocol) synchronized current UTC time. In case of a Linux machine, this will make a native call clock_gettime inorder to get time from the system clock with nanosecond precision. In case of all the other operating systems, nanosecond precision is not supported, hence no native call is made.
    
    Returns:
    
    current time in UTC scale
  - after
```
public static UTCTime after(scala.concurrent.duration.FiniteDuration duration)
```
  - value
```
public java.time.Instant value()
```
    Specified by:
    
    value in interface TMTTime
  - toTAI
```
public TAITime toTAI()
```
    Converts the UTCTime to TAITime by adding the UTC-TAI offset. UTC-TAI offset is fetched by doing a native call to ntp_gettimex. It ensures to get the latest offset as updated by the PTP Grandmaster.
    
    Returns:
    
    TAI time at the given UTC time