#ifndef QPID_MESSAGING_DURATION_H
#define QPID_MESSAGING_DURATION_H

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#include "qpid/messaging/ImportExport.h"

#include "qpid/sys/IntegerTypes.h"

namespace qpid {
namespace messaging {

/**   \ingroup messaging 
 * A duration is a time in milliseconds.
 */
class Duration
{
  public:
    QPID_CLIENT_EXTERN explicit Duration(uint64_t milliseconds);
    QPID_CLIENT_EXTERN uint64_t getMilliseconds() const;
    QPID_CLIENT_EXTERN static const Duration FOREVER;
    QPID_CLIENT_EXTERN static const Duration IMMEDIATE;
    QPID_CLIENT_EXTERN static const Duration SECOND;
    QPID_CLIENT_EXTERN static const Duration MINUTE;
  private:
    uint64_t milliseconds;
};

QPID_CLIENT_EXTERN Duration operator*(const Duration& duration,
                                      uint64_t multiplier);
QPID_CLIENT_EXTERN Duration operator*(uint64_t multiplier,
                                      const Duration& duration);

}} // namespace qpid::messaging

#endif  /*!QPID_MESSAGING_DURATION_H*/
