clock-lib 0.3.0

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This document describes the engineering standards this project is built to.

## Standards

- **MSRV:** Rust 1.85
- **Edition:** 2024
- **License:** Apache-2.0 OR MIT (dual)
- **Cross-platform:** Linux, macOS, Windows

## Quality Bar

- **Zero `unsafe`** in the public API.
- **No panics on the hot path** &mdash; no `unwrap`, `expect`, `todo`, or `unimplemented` in library code.
- **Layered API** &mdash; a one-line entry point covers the common case; advanced control is available but never required.
- **Documented public surface** &mdash; every public item carries documentation and at least one example.
- **Benchmark-backed claims** &mdash; performance statements are verified by committed benchmarks, not asserted.

## Contributing

Contributions are welcome under the project's dual license. Please ensure:

1. `cargo fmt --all -- --check` passes.
2. `cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings` is clean.
3. `cargo test --all-features` passes.
4. New public items include documentation and examples.
5. Documentation and the API reference are updated alongside code changes.