itkTimeStamp.h

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#ifndef itkTimeStamp_h
#define itkTimeStamp_h

#include "itkMacro.h"
#include "itkIntTypes.h"
#include "itkAtomicInt.h"

namespace itk
{
class ITKCommon_EXPORT TimeStamp
{
public:
  typedef TimeStamp Self;

  typedef AtomicInt< ModifiedTimeType > GlobalTimeStampType;

  static Self * New();

  TimeStamp()
  { m_ModifiedTime = 0; }

  void Delete()
  { delete this; }

  static const char * GetNameOfClass()
  { return "TimeStamp"; }

  void Modified();

  ModifiedTimeType GetMTime() const
  { return m_ModifiedTime; }

  bool operator>(TimeStamp & ts)
  { return ( m_ModifiedTime > ts.m_ModifiedTime ); }
  bool operator<(TimeStamp & ts)
  { return ( m_ModifiedTime < ts.m_ModifiedTime ); }

  operator ModifiedTimeType() const
        { return m_ModifiedTime; }

  const Self & operator=( const Self & other );

  static GlobalTimeStampType * GetGlobalTimeStamp();
  static void SetGlobalTimeStamp( GlobalTimeStampType * timeStamp );

private:
  ModifiedTimeType m_ModifiedTime;

  static GlobalTimeStampType * m_GlobalTimeStamp;
};
} // end namespace itk

#endif