NAME

BSON::Time - Date and time data for BSON

SYNOPSIS

    use BSON;

    my $dt = BSON::Time->new( $epoch );

DESCRIPTION

This module is needed for BSON and it manages BSON's date element.

METHODS

new

Object constructor. Optional parameter specifies an epoch date. If no parameters are passed it will use the current time.

    my $t = BSON::Time->new;    # Time now
    my $d = BSON::Time->new(123456789);

value

Returns the stored time in milliseconds since the Epoch. To convert to seconds, divide by 1000.

epoch

Returns the stored time in seconds since the Epoch.

SEE ALSO

BSON

AUTHOR

minimalist, <minimalist at lavabit.com>

BUGS

Bug reports and patches are welcome. Reports which include a failing Test::More style test are helpful and will receive priority.

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2011 minimalist.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms as perl itself.