Package com.atlassian.confluence.core.datetime

Class RequestTimeThreadLocal

java.lang.Object
com.atlassian.confluence.core.datetime.RequestTimeThreadLocal
public class RequestTimeThreadLocal extends Object
A thread-local for storing the time a request was received. This timestamp can be used for consistent date-time handling across all operations performed within the scope of a single request.
Since:
2.7

  • Constructor Details

    • RequestTimeThreadLocal

      public RequestTimeThreadLocal()

  • Method Details

    • setTime

      public static void setTime(long currentTimeMillis)
      Sets the value of the thread-local. Should not be called by application code, but rather by a servlet filter which handles each request.
      Parameters:
      currentTimeMillis - the timestamp to store, measured in milliseconds since the epoch defined by Date(long).

    • clearTime

      public static void clearTime()
      Clears the stored value of the thread-local. Should not be called by application code, but rather by the finally block in the servlet filter which calls setTime(long).

    • getTime

      public static long getTime()
      Retrieves the value of the request time thread-local. The value is measured in milliseconds since the epoch defined by Date(long).
      Returns:
      the value of the request time thread-local, or -1 if it has not been set.

    • getTimeOrNow

      public static Date getTimeOrNow()
      Returns the value of the request time thread-local converted to a new Date object. If the thread-local is not set, returns a new Date representing the current time.
      Returns:
      a Date with the time stored in the thread-local, or the a new Date with the current time if the thread-local is not set.