#pragma once #include #include namespace Bloom { /** * Some (maybe all) QDateTime static functions are not thread-safe and thus can result in data races. * This trivial helper class wraps some of these functions and employs a mutex to prevent data races. */ class DateTime { public: /** * The QDateTime::currentDateTime() static function is not thread-safe. This may be caused by the * underlying interfacing with the system clock. * * @return */ static QDateTime currentDateTime() { const auto lock = std::unique_lock(DateTime::systemClockMutex); return QDateTime::currentDateTime(); } /** * The QDateTime::timeZoneAbbreviation() is a non-static member function but it may still interface with the * system clock. This can result in race conditions when called simultaneously to QDateTime::currentDateTime(), * and so any calls to it must require possession of the mutex. * * @param dateTime * @return */ static QString getTimeZoneAbbreviation(const QDateTime& dateTime) { const auto lock = std::unique_lock(DateTime::systemClockMutex); return dateTime.timeZoneAbbreviation(); } private: static inline std::mutex systemClockMutex; }; }