Handbook
Glossary
duration
Calendar
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Using durations
Vocabulary
calendar
Word description
A duration is a period of time years, months, days, hours, minutes, and seconds. All duration slots can store
real
numbers. Compare two durations with the
<=>
word.
See also
timestamp
Definition
USING:
math
;
IN:
calendar
TUPLE:
duration
{
year
real
initial:
0
}
{
month
real
initial:
0
}
{
day
real
initial:
0
}
{
hour
real
initial:
0
}
{
minute
real
initial:
0
}
{
second
real
initial:
0
}
;
Methods
USING:
calendar
math.order
;
M:
duration
<=>
[
duration>years
]
compare
;
USING:
calendar
math
timers.private
;
M:
duration
>nanoseconds
duration>nanoseconds
>integer
;
USING:
calendar
calendar.format
;
M:
duration
elapsed-time
duration>seconds
elapsed-time
;
USING:
calendar
calendar.format
;
M:
duration
relative-time
duration>seconds
relative-time
;
USING:
calendar
threads
;
M:
duration
sleep
duration>nanoseconds
sleep
;
USING:
calendar
kernel
;
M:
duration
time+
dup
timestamp?
[
swap
time+
]
[
duration+
]
if
;
USING:
calendar
kernel
;
M:
duration
time-
over
timestamp?
[
before
time+
]
[
duration-
]
if
;