example: adjust time offset

src/examples/time-offset/time-offset.go

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+package main
+
+// This example demonstrates how to set the system time.
+//
+// Usually, boards don't keep time on power cycles and restarts, it resets to Unix epoch.
+// The system time can be set by calling runtime.AdjustTimeOffset().
+//
+// Possible time sources: an external RTC clock or network (WiFi access point or NTP server)
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"runtime"
+	"time"
+)
+
+const myTime = "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z" // this is an example time you source somewhere
+
+func main() {
+
+	// measure how many nanoseconds the internal clock is behind
+	timeOfMeasurement := time.Now()
+	actualTime, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, myTime)
+	offset := actualTime.Sub(timeOfMeasurement)
+
+	// adjust internal clock by adding the offset to the internal clock
+	runtime.AdjustTimeOffset(int64(offset))
+
+	for {
+		fmt.Printf("%v\r\n", time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339))
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+	}
+}