Revert "Revert "Redefine task and its context""

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/jdisc_core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/jdisc/Timer.java b/jdisc_core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/jdisc/Timer.java
index c94ebc1ab93..f0dc26844e7 100644
--- a/jdisc_core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/jdisc/Timer.java
+++ b/jdisc_core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/jdisc/Timer.java
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ package com.yahoo.jdisc;
 import com.google.inject.ImplementedBy;
 import com.yahoo.jdisc.core.SystemTimer;
 
+import java.time.Instant;
+
 /**
  * <p>This class provides access to the current time in milliseconds, as viewed by the {@link Container}. Inject an
  * instance of this class into any component that needs to access time, instead of using
@@ -27,4 +29,10 @@ public interface Timer {
      */
     long currentTimeMillis();
 
+    /**
+     * Convenience method for getting an java.util.Instance from currentTimeMillis().
+     */
+    default Instant currentTime() {
+        return Instant.ofEpochMilli(currentTimeMillis());
+    }
 }