net.openhft.chronicle.wire.converter

Annotation Type NanoTime

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value={FIELD,PARAMETER})
public @interface NanoTime

Annotation to indicate that a given field or parameter, represented as a long value, should be treated as a timestamp with nanosecond resolution, based from the epoch.

The epoch, typically referred to as "UNIX epoch," is the point in time when time starts, and is represented as "1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC". A value annotated with NanoTime counts the number of nanoseconds since the epoch. For instance, a value of 1,000,000,000 would indicate 1 second past the epoch.

When this annotation is applied to a field or parameter, it provides a hint about the expected format and representation of the data, allowing for potential encoding, decoding, and date-time operations based on nanosecond resolution timestamps.

The provided INSTANCE is a default converter specifically crafted for operations relevant to the nanosecond timestamp format.

Example:

 {@code

See Also:

LongConverter, NanoTimestampLongConverter

Field Detail

INSTANCE

public static final LongConverter INSTANCE

An instance of NanoTimestampLongConverter specifically configured for conversions related to nanosecond resolution timestamps. This converter processes and manipulates data using the nanosecond timestamp format.