Change prototype to Fl::now(double offset = 0)

FL/Fl.H

@@ -471,12 +471,11 @@ public:
   static int  has_check(Fl_Timeout_Handler, void* = 0);
   static void remove_check(Fl_Timeout_Handler, void* = 0);
 
-  static Fl_Timestamp now();
+  static Fl_Timestamp now(double delay = 0);
   static double seconds_since(Fl_Timestamp& then);
   static double seconds_between(Fl_Timestamp& back, Fl_Timestamp& further_back);
   static long ticks_since(Fl_Timestamp& then);
   static long ticks_between(Fl_Timestamp& back, Fl_Timestamp& further_back);
-  static const Fl_Timestamp distant_past();
 
   // private
   static void run_idle();

FL/platform_types.h

@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ typedef opaque Fl_Timestamp;
 #define FL_PLATFORM_TYPES_H
 
 #include <FL/fl_config.h>
+#include <time.h> // for time_t
 
 /* Platform-dependent types are defined here.
   These types must be defined by any platform:
@@ -139,8 +140,8 @@ extern FL_EXPORT int fl_control_modifier();
 
 // This is currently the same for all platforms, but may change in the future
 struct Fl_Timestamp_t {
-  long sec;
-  long usec;
+  time_t sec;
+  int usec;
 };
 
 typedef struct Fl_Timestamp_t Fl_Timestamp;

src/Fl_Timeout.cxx

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "Fl_System_Driver.H"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <math.h> // for trunc()
 
 /**
   \file Fl_Timeout.cxx
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ static int num_timers = 0;    // DEBUG
 #endif
 
 /**
- Set a time stamp at this point in time.
+ Set a time stamp at this point in time with optional signed offset in seconds.
 
  The time stamp is an opaque type and does not represent the time of day or
  some time and date in the calendar. It is used with Fl::seconds_between() and
@@ -54,6 +55,9 @@ static int num_timers = 0;    // DEBUG
  Function seconds_since() below uses this to subtract two timestamps which is
  always a correct delta time with milliseconds or microseconds resolution.
  
+ \param offset optional signed offset in seconds added to the current time
+ \return this moment in time offset by \p offset as an opaque time stamp
+
  \todo Fl::system_driver()->gettime() was implemented for the Forms library and
  has a limited resolution (on Windows: milliseconds). On POSIX platforms it uses
  gettimeofday() with microsecond resolution.
@@ -61,42 +65,34 @@ static int num_timers = 0;    // DEBUG
  timers which requires a new dependency: winmm.lib (dll). This could be a future
  improvement, maybe set as a build option or generally (requires Win95 or 98?).
 
- \return this moment in time as an opaque time stamp
-
  \see Fl::seconds_since(Fl_Timestamp& then)
  \see Fl::seconds_between(Fl_Timestamp& back, Fl_Timestamp& further_back)
  \see Fl::ticks_since(Fl_Timestamp& then)
  \see Fl::ticks_between(Fl_Timestamp& back, Fl_Timestamp& further_back)
- \see Fl::distant_past()
  */
-Fl_Timestamp Fl::now() {
+Fl_Timestamp Fl::now(double offset) {
   Fl_Timestamp ts;
   time_t sec;
   int usec;
   Fl::system_driver()->gettime(&sec, &usec);
-  ts.sec = (long)sec;
+  ts.sec = sec;
   ts.usec = usec;
+  if (offset) {
+    sec = trunc(offset);
+    usec = (offset - sec) * 1000000;
+    ts.sec += sec;
+    if (usec + ts.usec >= 1000000) {
+      ts.sec++;
+      ts.usec += (usec - 1000000);
+    } else if (usec + ts.usec < 0) {
+      ts.sec--;
+      ts.usec += (usec + 1000000);
+    } else
+      ts.usec += usec;
+  }
   return ts; // C++ will copy the result into the lvalue for us
 }
 
-/** The time stamp of a time point in the distant past.
-
-  This point in time is unspecified and may be changed in a later
-  FLTK version.
-
-  \internal
-  Implementation notes:
-  - Currently Fl_Timestamp is based on the "Unix Epoch", i.e. 0 (zero)
-    is equivalent to Jan 1, 1970 00:00 UTC. This may change in the future.
-  - Setting the value of Fl::distant_past() to 0 (zero) avoids integer
-    overflow if sizeof(long) == 4 (Windows), at least until 2038.
-*/
-const Fl_Timestamp Fl::distant_past() {
-  Fl_Timestamp ts;
-  ts.sec = 0;
-  ts.usec = 0;
-  return (const Fl_Timestamp)ts;
-}
 
 /**
  Return the time in seconds between now and a previously taken time stamp.