29 Time library [time]

29.3 Cpp17Clock requirements [time.clock.req]

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A clock is a bundle consisting of a duration, a time_point, and a function now() to get the current time_point.
The origin of the clock's time_point is referred to as the clock's epoch.
A clock shall meet the requirements in Table 103.
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In Table 103 C1 and C2 denote clock types.
t1 and t2 are values returned by C1​::​now() where the call returning t1 happens before ([intro.multithread]) the call returning t2 and both of these calls occur before C1​::​time_point​::​max().
[Note 1: 
This means C1 did not wrap around between t1 and t2.
— end note]
Table 103: Cpp17Clock requirements [tab:time.clock]
Expression
Return type
Operational semantics
C1​::​rep
An arithmetic type or a class emulating an arithmetic type
The representation type of C1​::​duration.
C1​::​period
a specialization of ratio
The tick period of the clock in seconds.
C1​::​duration
chrono​::​duration<C1​::​rep, C1​::​period>
The duration type of the clock.
C1​::​time_point
chrono​::​time_point<C1> or chrono​::​time_point<C2, C1​::​duration>
The time_point type of the clock.
C1 and C2 shall refer to the same epoch.
C1​::​is_steady
const bool
true if t1 <= t2 is always true and the time between clock ticks is constant, otherwise false.
C1​::​now()
C1​::​time_point
Returns a time_point object representing the current point in time.
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[Note 2: 
The relative difference in durations between those reported by a given clock and the SI definition is a measure of the quality of implementation.
— end note]
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A type TC meets the Cpp17TrivialClock requirements if