1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/mogilefs.rb b/lib/mogilefs.rb
index dd60e91..6059836 100644
--- a/lib/mogilefs.rb
+++ b/lib/mogilefs.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@
  # Client usage information is available in MogileFS::MogileFS.
  module MogileFS
  
+  if defined?(Process::CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
+    def self.now
+      Process.clock_gettime(Process::CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
+    end
+  else
+    def self.now
+      Time.now.to_f
+    end
+  end
+
    # Standard error class for most MogileFS-specific errors
    class Error < StandardError; end