1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/packages/taler-util/src/time.ts b/packages/taler-util/src/time.ts
index 75b3c7e94..55cda08a5 100644
--- a/packages/taler-util/src/time.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-util/src/time.ts
@@ -312,6 +312,14 @@ export namespace Duration {
 }
 
 export namespace AbsoluteTime {
+  export function getStampMsNow(): number {
+    return new Date().getTime();
+  }
+
+  export function getStampMsNever(): number {
+    return Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER;
+  }
+
   export function now(): AbsoluteTime {
     return {
       t_ms: new Date().getTime() + timeshift,
@@ -398,6 +406,13 @@ export namespace AbsoluteTime {
     };
   }
 
+  export function fromStampMs(stampMs: number): AbsoluteTime {
+    return {
+      t_ms: stampMs,
+      [opaque_AbsoluteTime]: true,
+    };
+  }
+
   export function fromPreciseTimestamp(t: TalerPreciseTimestamp): AbsoluteTime {
     if (t.t_s === "never") {
       return { t_ms: "never", [opaque_AbsoluteTime]: true };
@@ -409,6 +424,13 @@ export namespace AbsoluteTime {
     };
   }
 
+  export function toStampMs(at: AbsoluteTime): number {
+    if (at.t_ms === "never") {
+      return Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER;
+    }
+    return at.t_ms;
+  }
+
   export function toPreciseTimestamp(at: AbsoluteTime): TalerPreciseTimestamp {
     if (at.t_ms == "never") {
       return {