1 files changed, 34 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ace/Time_Value.h b/ace/Time_Value.h
index ec2d5aebabf..823d87d94c5 100644
--- a/ace/Time_Value.h
+++ b/ace/Time_Value.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- C++ -*- */
 // $Id$
 
-
 // ============================================================================
 //
 // = LIBRARY
@@ -248,6 +247,40 @@ private:
   // Microseconds.
 };
 
+class ACE_Export ACE_Countdown_Time
+  // = TITLE
+  //     Keeps track of the amount of elapsed time.
+  //
+  // = DESCRIPTION
+  //     This class has a side-effect on the <max_wait_time> -- every
+  //     time the <stop> method is called the <max_wait_time> is
+  //     updated.
+{
+public:
+  // = Initialization and termination methods.
+  ACE_Countdown_Time (ACE_Time_Value *max_wait_time);
+  // Cache the <max_wait_time> and call <start>.  
+
+  ~ACE_Countdown_Time (void);
+  // Call <stop>.
+
+  int start (void);
+  // Cache the start value.
+
+  int stop (void);
+  // Compute the elapsed time.
+
+private:
+  ACE_Time_Value *max_wait_time_;
+  // Maximum time we were willing to wait.
+  
+  ACE_Time_Value start_time_;
+  // Beginning of the start time.
+
+  int stopped_;
+  // Keeps track of whether we've already been stopped.
+};
+
 #if defined (__ACE_INLINE__)
 #include "ace/Time_Value.i"
 #endif /* __ACE_INLINE__ */