On Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:55:35 GMT, Pavel Rappo <[email protected]> wrote:
> We recently [discussed] the possibility of introducing saturating arithmetic > for deadline computation. Consider this PR as a starting point. Once we agree > on the implementation, I'll file a CSR. > > I created a method in `Instant` to add `Duration`. One could argue that the > proper way would be to go all the way and create a method in `Temporal` to > add `TemporalAmount`. Or maybe even expand the functionality, and create an > additional method in `Temporal` to subtract `TemporalAmount`. > > My current thinking is that if we were to do that, there would be a lot of > expensive, unused code. Saturating logic seems to be only useful for > `Instant` and `Duration`. > > Even if we decide to extend `Temporal` to add/subtract `TemporalAmount`, it > could always be done later. From the perspective of `Instant`, > `plus(TemporalAmount)` will be just an overload of `plus(Duration)`. > > [discussed]: > https://mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2025-September/151098.html This pull request has now been integrated. Changeset: 2758c6fd Author: Pavel Rappo <[email protected]> URL: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/commit/2758c6fda2f774d98ef0c24535a7f7e9fc722379 Stats: 104 lines in 2 files changed: 104 ins; 0 del; 0 mod 8368856: Add a method that performs saturating addition of a Duration to an Instant Reviewed-by: naoto, rriggs, scolebourne ------------- PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27549
