io.jsonwebtoken.Clock Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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* Copyright (C) 2014 jsonwebtoken.io
*
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package io.jsonwebtoken;
import java.util.Date;
/**
* A clock represents a time source that can be used when creating and verifying JWTs.
*
* @since 0.7.0
*/
public interface Clock {
/**
* Returns the clock's current timestamp at the instant the method is invoked.
*
* @return the clock's current timestamp at the instant the method is invoked.
*/
Date now();
}