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+/*
+ * This file is part of the PulseView project.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Joel Holdsworth <joel@airwebreathe.org.uk>
+ *
+ * This program 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.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef PULSEVIEW_UTIL_H
+#define PULSEVIEW_UTIL_H
+
+#include <math.h>
+
+#include <QString>
+
+namespace pv {
+namespace util {
+
+extern const int FirstSIPrefixPower;
+
+/**
+ * Formats a given time value with the specified SI prefix.
+ * @param t The time value in seconds to format.
+ * @param prefix The number of the prefix, from 0 for 'femto' up to
+ * 8 for 'giga'.
+ * @parma precision The number of digits after the decimal separator.
+ * @param sign Whether or not to add a sign also for positive numbers.
+ *
+ * @return The formated value.
+ */
+QString format_time(
+ double t, unsigned int prefix,
+ unsigned precision = 0, bool sign = true);
+
+/**
+ * Formats a given time value with a SI prefix so that the
+ * value is between 1 and 999.
+ * @param second The time value in seconds to format.
+ *
+ * @return The formated value.
+ */
+QString format_second(double second);
+
+} // namespace util
+} // namespace pv
+
+#endif // PULSEVIEW_UTIL_H