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//==================================================================================================
/// \file
/// This header-file is part of the \aliblong.
/// With supporting legacy or module builds, .mpp-files are either recognized by the build-system
/// as C++20 Module interface files, or are included by the
/// \ref alib_manual_modules_impludes "import/include headers".
///
/// \emoji :copyright: 2013-2025 A-Worx GmbH, Germany.
/// Published under \ref mainpage_license "Boost Software License".
//==================================================================================================
#if !defined(ALIB_C20_MODULES) || ((ALIB_C20_MODULES != 0) && (ALIB_C20_MODULES != 1))
#   error "Symbol ALIB_C20_MODULES has to be given to the compiler as either 0 or 1"
#endif
#if ALIB_C20_MODULES
    module;
#endif
//========================================= Global Fragment ========================================
#include "alib/alib.inl"
#include <chrono>
#include <cmath>
#include "alib/platformincludes.hpp"
//============================================== Module ============================================
#if ALIB_C20_MODULES
    /// This is a <em><b>C++ Module</b></em> of the \aliblong.
    /// Due to the dual-compile option (either as C++20 Modules or using legacy C++ inclusion),
    /// the C++20 Module names are not of further interest or use.<br>
    /// In general, the names equal the names of the header files listed in the chapter
    /// \ref alib_manual_modules_impludes of the \alib User Manual.
    ///
    /// @see The documentation of the <em><b>"ALib Module"</b></em> given with the corresponding
    ///      Programmer's Manual \alib_time.
    export module ALib.Time;
    import        ALib.Lang;
#else
#   include      "ALib.Lang.H"
#endif
 
//============================================= Exports ============================================
#include "alib/time/timepointbase.inl"
#include "alib/time/datetime.inl"
#include "alib/time/ticks.inl"
#include "alib/time/tickconverter.inl"
#include "alib/time/stopwatch.inl"
 
 
ALIB_EXPORT namespace alib::time {
 
//==================================================================================================
/// The time when the ticker module containing the ticker (ALIB) was initialized.
/// This might be useful to measure the time since the process was started.
///
/// @return Initialization time of the module or process
//==================================================================================================
ALIB_DLL
Ticks&     CreationTime();
 
} // namespace [alib::time]