Add PyTime API

docs/api.rst

@@ -141,6 +141,36 @@ Python 3.13
 
    See `Py_HashPointer() documentation <https://docs.python.org/dev/c-api/hash.html#c.Py_HashPointer>`__.
 
+.. c:type:: PyTime_t
+
+   A timestamp or duration in nanoseconds, represented as a signed 64-bit
+   integer.
+
+.. c:var:: PyTime_t PyTime_MIN
+
+   Minimum value of :c:type:`PyTime_t`.
+
+.. c:var:: PyTime_t PyTime_MAX
+
+   Maximum value of :c:type:`PyTime_t`.
+
+.. c:function:: double PyTime_AsSecondsDouble(PyTime_t t)
+
+   See `PyTime_AsSecondsDouble() documentation <https://docs.python.org/dev/c-api/time.html#c.PyTime_AsSecondsDouble>`__.
+
+.. c:function:: int PyTime_Monotonic(PyTime_t *result)
+
+   See `PyTime_Monotonic() documentation <https://docs.python.org/dev/c-api/time.html#c.PyTime_Monotonic>`__.
+
+.. c:function:: int PyTime_Time(PyTime_t *result)
+
+   See `PyTime_Time() documentation <https://docs.python.org/dev/c-api/time.html#c.PyTime_Time>`__.
+
+.. c:function:: int PyTime_PerfCounter(PyTime_t *result)
+
+   See `PyTime_PerfCounter() documentation <https://docs.python.org/dev/c-api/time.html#c.PyTime_PerfCounter>`__.
+
+
 Not supported:
 
 * ``PySys_Audit()``.

docs/changelog.rst

@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+* 2024-02-20: Add PyTime API:
+
+  * ``PyTime_t`` type
+  * ``PyTime_MIN`` and ``PyTime_MAX`` constants
+  * ``PyTime_AsSecondsDouble()``
+  * ``PyTime_Monotonic()``
+  * ``PyTime_PerfCounter()``
+  * ``PyTime_Time()``
+
 * 2023-12-15: Add function ``Py_HashPointer()``.
 * 2023-11-14: Add functions:
 

pythoncapi_compat.h

@@ -1108,6 +1108,64 @@ static inline Py_hash_t Py_HashPointer(const void *ptr)
 }
 #endif
 
+
+// Python 3.13a4 added a PyTime API.
+// Use the private API added to Python 3.5.
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030D00A4 && PY_VERSION_HEX  >= 0x03050000
+typedef _PyTime_t PyTime_t;
+#define PyTime_MIN _PyTime_MIN
+#define PyTime_MAX _PyTime_MAX
+
+static inline double PyTime_AsSecondsDouble(PyTime_t t)
+{ return _PyTime_AsSecondsDouble(t); }
+
+static inline int PyTime_Monotonic(PyTime_t *result)
+{ return _PyTime_GetMonotonicClockWithInfo(result, NULL); }
+
+static inline int PyTime_Time(PyTime_t *result)
+{ return _PyTime_GetSystemClockWithInfo(result, NULL); }
+
+static inline int PyTime_PerfCounter(PyTime_t *result)
+{
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03070000 && !defined(PYPY_VERSION)
+    return _PyTime_GetPerfCounterWithInfo(result, NULL);
+#else
+    // Cache time.perf_counter() function for best performance
+    static PyObject *func = NULL;
+    if (func == NULL) {
+        // Call time.perf_counter() and convert C double to PyTime_t
+        PyObject *mod = PyImport_ImportModule("time");
+        if (mod == NULL) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        func = PyObject_GetAttrString(mod, "perf_counter");
+        Py_DECREF(mod);
+        if (func == NULL) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    PyObject *res = PyObject_CallNoArgs(func);
+    if (res == NULL) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    double d = PyFloat_AsDouble(res);
+    Py_DECREF(res);
+
+    if (d == -1.0 && PyErr_Occurred()) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    // Avoid floor() to avoid having to link to libm
+    *result = (PyTime_t)(d * 1e9);
+    return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+#endif
+
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif

runtests.py

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 TEST_UPGRADE = os.path.join(TEST_DIR, "test_upgrade_pythoncapi.py")
 
 PYTHONS = (
+    # CPython
     "python3-debug",
     "python3",
     "python2.7",
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@
     "python3.11",
     "python3.12",
     "python3.13",
+
+    # PyPy
     "pypy",
     "pypy2",
     "pypy2.7",

tests/test_pythoncapi_compat.py

@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ def main():
     global VERBOSE
     VERBOSE = ("-v" in sys.argv[1:] or "--verbose" in sys.argv[1:])
 
+    if (3, 13) <= sys.version_info <= (3, 13, 0, 'alpha', 3):
+        print("SKIP Python 3.13 alpha 1..3: not supported!")
+        return
+
     if faulthandler is not None:
         faulthandler.enable()
 

tests/test_pythoncapi_compat_cext.c

@@ -1526,6 +1526,39 @@ test_hash(PyObject *Py_UNUSED(module), PyObject *Py_UNUSED(args))
 }
 
 
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX  >= 0x03050000
+#define TEST_PYTIME
+
+static PyObject *
+test_time(PyObject *Py_UNUSED(module), PyObject *Py_UNUSED(args))
+{
+    PyTime_t t;
+#define UNINITIALIZED_TIME ((PyTime_t)-483884113929936179)
+
+    t = UNINITIALIZED_TIME;
+    assert(PyTime_Time(&t) == 0);
+    assert(t != UNINITIALIZED_TIME);
+
+    t = UNINITIALIZED_TIME;
+    assert(PyTime_Monotonic(&t) == 0);
+    assert(t != UNINITIALIZED_TIME);
+
+    // Test multiple times since an implementation uses a cache
+    for (int i=0; i < 5; i++) {
+        t = UNINITIALIZED_TIME;
+        assert(PyTime_PerfCounter(&t) == 0);
+        assert(t != UNINITIALIZED_TIME);
+    }
+
+    assert(PyTime_AsSecondsDouble(1) == 1e-9);
+    assert(PyTime_AsSecondsDouble(1500 * 1000 * 1000) == 1.5);
+    assert(PyTime_AsSecondsDouble(-500 * 1000 * 1000) == -0.5);
+
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+#endif
+
+
 static struct PyMethodDef methods[] = {
     {"test_object", test_object, METH_NOARGS, _Py_NULL},
     {"test_py_is", test_py_is, METH_NOARGS, _Py_NULL},
@@ -1559,6 +1592,9 @@ static struct PyMethodDef methods[] = {
     {"test_unicode", test_unicode, METH_NOARGS, _Py_NULL},
     {"test_list", test_list, METH_NOARGS, _Py_NULL},
     {"test_hash", test_hash, METH_NOARGS, _Py_NULL},
+#ifdef TEST_PYTIME
+    {"test_time", test_time, METH_NOARGS, _Py_NULL},
+#endif
     {_Py_NULL, _Py_NULL, 0, _Py_NULL}
 };