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 *  src/common/parse_time.h - time parsing utility functions
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#ifndef _PARSE_TIME_H_
#define _PARSE_TIME_H_

#include <time.h>

/* Convert string to equivalent time value
 * input formats:
 *   today or tomorrow
 *   midnight, noon, teatime (4PM)
 *   HH:MM [AM|PM]
 *   MMDDYY or MM/DD/YY or MM.DD.YY
 *   now + count [minutes | hours | days | weeks]
 *
 * Invalid input results in message to stderr and return value of zero
 */
extern time_t parse_time(char *time_str);

#endif
