doc/html/boost_asio/example/timers/time_t_timer.cpp

```cpp
//
// time_t_timer.cpp
// ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
//
// Copyright (c) 2003-2010 Christopher M. Kohlhoff (chris at kohlhoff dot com)
//
// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
//

#include <boost/asio.hpp>
#include <ctime>
#include <iostream>

struct time_t_traits
{
	// The time type.
	typedef std::time_t time_type;

	// The duration type.
	struct duration_type
	{
		duration_type() : value(0) {}
		duration_type(std::time_t v) : value(v) {}
		std::time_t value;
	};

	// Get the current time.
	static time_type now()
	{
		return std::time(0);
	}

	// Add a duration to a time.
	static time_type add(const time_type& t, const duration_type& d)
	{
		return t + d.value;
	}

	// Subtract one time from another.
	static duration_type subtract(const time_type& t1, const time_type& t2)
	{
		return duration_type(t1 - t2);
	}

	// Test whether one time is less than another.
	static bool less_than(const time_type& t1, const time_type& t2)
	{
		return t1 < t2;
	}

	// Convert to POSIX duration type.
	static boost::posix_time::time_duration to_posix_duration(
		const duration_type& d)
	{
		return boost::posix_time::seconds(d.value);
	}
};

typedef boost::asio::basic_deadline_timer<
	std::time_t, time_t_traits> time_t_timer;

void handle_timeout(const boost::system::error_code&)
{
	std::cout << "handle_timeout\n";
}

int main()
{
	try
	{
		boost::asio::io_service io_service;

		time_t_timer timer(io_service);

		timer.expires_from_now(5);
		std::cout << "Starting synchronous wait\n";
		timer.wait();
		std::cout << "Finished synchronous wait\n";

		timer.expires_from_now(5);
		std::cout << "Starting asynchronous wait\n";
		timer.async_wait(handle_timeout);
		io_service.run();
		std::cout << "Finished asynchronous wait\n";
	}
	catch (std::exception& e)
	{
		std::cout << "Exception: " << e.what() << "\n";
	}

	return 0;
}