Ticker

All Known Implementing Classes:

DisabledTicker, SystemTicker
```
public interface Ticker
```
A time source that returns a time value representing the number of nanoseconds elapsed since some fixed but arbitrary point in time.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static @NonNull Ticker`	`disabledTicker()`	Returns a ticker that always returns `0`.
`long`	`read()`	Returns the number of nanoseconds elapsed since this ticker's fixed point of reference.
`static @NonNull Ticker`	`systemTicker()`	Returns a ticker that reads the current time using `System.nanoTime()`.

- Method Detail
  - read
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long read()
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    Returns the number of nanoseconds elapsed since this ticker's fixed point of reference.
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of nanoseconds elapsed since this ticker's fixed point of reference
  - systemTicker
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static @NonNull Ticker systemTicker()
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    Returns a ticker that reads the current time using System.nanoTime().
    
    Returns:
    
    a ticker that reads the current time using System.nanoTime()
  - disabledTicker
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static @NonNull Ticker disabledTicker()
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    Returns a ticker that always returns 0.
    
    Returns:
    
    a ticker that always returns 0