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diff --git a/lib/json/add/time.rb b/lib/json/add/time.rb
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+unless defined?(::JSON::JSON_LOADED) and ::JSON::JSON_LOADED
+  require 'json'
+end
+
+# Time serialization/deserialization
+class Time
+
+  # Deserializes JSON string by converting time since epoch to Time
+  def self.json_create(object)
+    if usec = object.delete('u') # used to be tv_usec -> tv_nsec
+      object['n'] = usec * 1000
+    end
+    if respond_to?(:tv_nsec)
+      at(*object.values_at('s', 'n'))
+    else
+      at(object['s'], object['n'] / 1000)
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Returns a hash, that will be turned into a JSON object and represent this
+  # object.
+  def as_json(*)
+    {
+      JSON.create_id => self.class.name,
+      's'            => tv_sec,
+      'n'            => respond_to?(:tv_nsec) ? tv_nsec : tv_usec * 1000
+    }
+  end
+
+  # Stores class name (Time) with number of seconds since epoch and number of
+  # microseconds for Time as JSON string
+  def to_json(*args)
+    as_json.to_json(*args)
+  end
+end