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+++ b/engine/core/model/metamodel/timeprovider.cpp	Sun Jun 29 18:44:17 2008 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2005-2008 by the FIFE Team                              *
+ *   http://www.fifengine.de                                               *
+ *   This file is part of FIFE.                                            *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   FIFE is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify          *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
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+ *                                                                         *
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+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
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+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+// Standard C++ library includes
+
+// 3rd party library includes
+
+// FIFE includes
+// These includes are split up in two parts, separated by one empty line
+// First block: files included from the FIFE root src directory
+// Second block: files included from the same folder
+#include "util/base/exception.h"
+#include "util/time/timemanager.h"
+
+#include "timeprovider.h"
+
+namespace FIFE {
+	TimeProvider::TimeProvider(TimeProvider* master): 
+		m_master(master), 
+		m_multiplier(1.0) { 
+	}
+	
+	TimeProvider::~TimeProvider() {}
+	
+	void TimeProvider::setMultiplier(float multiplier) { 
+		if (multiplier < 0.0) {
+			throw NotSupported("Negative time multiplier are not supported");
+		}
+		m_multiplier = multiplier;
+	}
+	
+	float TimeProvider::getMultiplier() const { 
+		return m_multiplier;
+	}
+	
+	float TimeProvider::getTotalMultiplier() const {
+		if (m_master) {
+			return m_master->getTotalMultiplier() * m_multiplier;
+		} else {
+			return m_multiplier;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	unsigned int TimeProvider::getGameTicks() const {
+		if (m_master) {
+			return m_master->getGameTicks();
+		} else {
+			return TimeManager::instance()->getTime();
+		}
+	}
+
+	unsigned int scaleTime(float multiplier, unsigned int ticks) {
+		return static_cast<unsigned int>(static_cast<float>(ticks) * multiplier);
+	}
+}