Timer.java

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package org.apache.hadoop.fs.slive;

/**
 * Simple timer class that abstracts time access
 */
class Timer {

  // no construction allowed
  private Timer() {

  }

  /**
   * The current time in milliseconds
   * 
   * @return long (milliseconds)
   */
  static long now() {
    return System.currentTimeMillis();
  }

  /**
   * Calculates how much time in milliseconds elapsed from given start time to
   * the current time in milliseconds
   * 
   * @param startTime
   * @return elapsed time (milliseconds)
   */
  static long elapsed(long startTime) {
    long elapsedTime = now() - startTime;
    if (elapsedTime < 0) {
      elapsedTime = 0;
    }
    return elapsedTime;
  }

}