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package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.time;

import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.Clock;

/**
 * Extension of the {@link Clock} interface that is able to provide more accurate time information than milliseconds
 * since the epoch. {@code PreciseClock} implementations are free to return millisecond-precision time
 * if that is the most accurate time information available on this platform.
 * @since 2.11
 */
public interface PreciseClock extends Clock {

    /**
     * Initializes the specified instant with time information as accurate as available on this platform.
     * @param mutableInstant the container to be initialized with the accurate time information
     * @since 2.11
     */
    void init(final MutableInstant mutableInstant);
}
