RequestTimeThreadLocal (Atlassian Confluence 8.8.0 API)

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 Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

RequestTimeThreadLocal()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static void`	`clearTime()`	Clears the stored value of the thread-local.
`static long`	`getTime()`	Retrieves the value of the request time thread-local.
`static Date`	`getTimeOrNow()`	Returns the value of the request time thread-local converted to a new Date object.
`static void`	`setTime(long currentTimeMillis)`	Sets the value of the thread-local.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - RequestTimeThreadLocal
```
public RequestTimeThreadLocal()
```
- Method Detail
  - 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.