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== Time ==

Utility methods for dealing with time, sleeping, etc.

=== Methods ===
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/**
* Sleep for X milliseconds, for use in the main function only
* @param timeInMillis How long to sleep for in milliseconds (approximate)
*/
public static final void sleep(long timeInMillis);

/**
* Returns the current time of the system in millis. Be aware that this can jump depending on external
* time synchronization sources, so should not be used in control/loop logic.
* @return
*/
public static final long currentTimeMillis();

/**
* Gets the elapsed time from boot, including any time passing whilst the device is sleeping
*
* This is the preferred timesource for using in any loops as currentTimeMillis can jump backwards and forwards
* depending on the system clock being updated/resynchronized automatically by ntp(hourly!), or by the user manually.
*
* @return the time elapsed from boot
*/
public static final long elapsedRealtime();

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