Add a Clock and TickClock interface for mocking out time

base/test/simple_test_tick_clock.h

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+// Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef BASE_SIMPLE_TEST_TICK_CLOCK_H_
+#define BASE_SIMPLE_TEST_TICK_CLOCK_H_
+
+#include "base/base_export.h"
+#include "base/compiler_specific.h"
+#include "base/synchronization/lock.h"
+#include "base/tick_clock.h"
+#include "base/time.h"
+
+namespace base {
+
+// SimpleTestTickClock is a TickClock implementation that gives
+// control over the returned TimeTicks objects.
+class BASE_EXPORT SimpleTestTickClock : public TickClock {
+ public:
+  // Starts off with a clock set to TimeTicks().
+  SimpleTestTickClock();
+  virtual ~SimpleTestTickClock();
+
+  virtual TimeTicks NowTicks() OVERRIDE;
+
+  // Sets the current time forward by |delta|.  Safe to call from any
+  // thread.
+  void Advance(TimeDelta delta);
+
+ private:
+  // Protects |now_|.

[jar (doing other things), 2012/12/17 20:29:21]

nit: now_ --> now_ticks_

[akalin, 2012/12/17 22:38:31]

Done.

+  Lock lock_;
+
+  TimeTicks now_ticks_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace base
+
+#endif  // BASE_SIMPLE_TEST_TICK_CLOCK_H_