use Lazy;
use ;
// The single, static reference point for all time calculations in the cache.
// It is initialized lazily on its first use.
static CACHE_EPOCH: = new;
/// Converts an `Instant` into a `Duration` since the cache's epoch.
/// This duration is serializable.
pub
/// Converts a `Duration` from the cache's epoch back into an `Instant`.
pub
/// A helper to get the current time as a `Duration` since the epoch.
pub