1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/openstack/common/timeutils.py b/openstack/common/timeutils.py
index 4416a3b..ae300e4 100644
--- a/openstack/common/timeutils.py
+++ b/openstack/common/timeutils.py
@@ -106,3 +106,21 @@ def advance_time_seconds(seconds):
 def clear_time_override():
     """Remove the overridden time."""
     utcnow.override_time = None
+
+
+def marshall_now(now=None):
+    """Make an rpc-safe datetime with microseconds.
+
+    Note: tzinfo is stripped, but not required for relative times."""
+    if not now:
+        now = utcnow()
+    return dict(day=now.day, month=now.month, year=now.year, hour=now.hour,
+                minute=now.minute, second=now.second,
+                microsecond=now.microsecond)
+
+
+def unmarshall_time(tyme):
+    """Unmarshall a datetime dict."""
+    return datetime.datetime(day=tyme['day'], month=tyme['month'],
+                 year=tyme['year'], hour=tyme['hour'], minute=tyme['minute'],
+                 second=tyme['second'], microsecond=tyme['microsecond'])