isc_uint32_t
isc_time_seconds(const isc_time_t *t);
+/*%<
+ * Return the number of seconds since the epoch stored in a time structure.
+ *
+ * Requires:
+ *
+ *\li 't' is a valid pointer.
+ */
+
+isc_result_t
+isc_time_secondsastimet(const isc_time_t *t, time_t *secondsp);
+/*%<
+ * Ensure the number of seconds in an isc_time_t is representable by a time_t.
+ *
+ * Notes:
+ *\li The number of seconds stored in an isc_time_t might be larger
+ * than the number of seconds a time_t is able to handle. Since
+ * time_t is mostly opaque according to the ANSI/ISO standard
+ * (essentially, all you can be sure of is that it is an arithmetic type,
+ * not even necessarily integral), it can be tricky to ensure that
+ * the isc_time_t is in the range a time_t can handle. Use this
+ * function in place of isc_time_seconds() any time you need to set a
+ * time_t from an isc_time_t.
+ *
+ * Requires:
+ *\li 't' is a valid pointer.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *\li Success
+ *\li Out of range
+ */
ISC_LANG_ENDDECLS