initial implementation

include/xo/simulator/TimeSlip.hpp

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+/* file TimeSlip.hpp
+ *
+ * author: Roland Conybeare, Sep 2022
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+//#include "time/Time.hpp"
+
+namespace xo {
+    namespace sim {
+        /* helper class for a throttled simulation,
+         * where we want simulated time to evolve at a constant rate,
+         * relative to real elapsed time.
+         *
+         * A TimeSlip instance pins
+         * simulation-time coordinates to realtime coordinates
+         */
+        class TimeSlip {
+        public:
+            using utc_nanos = xo::time::utc_nanos;
+
+        public:
+            TimeSlip(utc_nanos sim_tm, utc_nanos real_tm)
+                : sim_tm_{sim_tm}, real_tm_{real_tm} {}
+
+            utc_nanos sim_tm() const { return sim_tm_; }
+            utc_nanos real_tm() const { return real_tm_; }
+
+        private:
+            utc_nanos sim_tm_;
+            utc_nanos real_tm_;
+        }; /*TimeSlip*/
+    } /*namespace sim*/
+
+} /*namespace xo*/
+
+
+/* end TimeSlip.hpp */