From 1e980dae29f556d664dec39aec760bc6d3754a01 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Arthur Britto <ahbritto@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:10:18 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Initial check in of misc utilities.

---
 src/utils.cpp | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/utils.h   | 12 ++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 src/utils.cpp
 create mode 100644 src/utils.h

diff --git a/src/utils.cpp b/src/utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e65a31019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include "utils.h"
+
+boost::posix_time::ptime ptEpoch()
+{
+	return boost::posix_time::ptime(boost::gregorian::date(2000, boost::gregorian::Jan, 1));
+}
+
+int iToSeconds(boost::posix_time::ptime ptWhen)
+{
+	return ptWhen.is_not_a_date_time()
+		? -1
+		: (ptWhen-ptEpoch()).total_seconds();
+}
+
+boost::posix_time::ptime ptFromSeconds(int iSeconds)
+{
+	return iSeconds < 0
+		? boost::posix_time::ptime(boost::posix_time::not_a_date_time)
+		: ptEpoch() + boost::posix_time::seconds(iSeconds);
+}
+
+// vim:ts=4
diff --git a/src/utils.h b/src/utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d02f232ab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef __UTILS__
+#define __UTILS__
+
+#include <boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time.hpp>
+
+#define nothing()   do {} while (0)
+
+boost::posix_time::ptime ptEpoch();
+int iToSeconds(boost::posix_time::ptime ptWhen);
+boost::posix_time::ptime ptFromSeconds(int iSeconds);
+
+#endif