2 files changed, 74 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/include/plist/Date.h b/include/plist/Date.h
index 5113cf3..7026699 100644
--- a/include/plist/Date.h
+++ b/include/plist/Date.h
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ public :
     Date(plist_t node, Node* parent = NULL);
     Date(const Date& d);
     Date& operator=(const Date& d);
-    Date(timeval t);
+    Date(int64_t t);
     virtual ~Date();
 
     Node* Clone() const;
 
-    void SetValue(timeval t);
-    timeval GetValue() const;
+    void SetValue(int64_t t);
+    int64_t GetValue() const;
 };
 
 };
diff --git a/include/plist/plist.h b/include/plist/plist.h
index aff81e9..41af8ce 100644
--- a/include/plist/plist.h
+++ b/include/plist/plist.h
@@ -263,12 +263,11 @@ extern "C"
     /**
      * Create a new plist_t type #PLIST_DATE
      *
-     * @param sec the number of seconds since 01/01/2001
-     * @param usec the number of microseconds
+     * @param sec The number of seconds since 01/01/1970 (UNIX timestamp)
      * @return the created item
      * @sa #plist_type
      */
-    PLIST_API plist_t plist_new_date(int32_t sec, int32_t usec);
+    PLIST_API plist_t plist_new_unix_date(int64_t sec);
 
     /**
      * Create a new plist_t type #PLIST_UID
@@ -775,10 +774,9 @@ extern "C"
      * This function does nothing if node is not of type #PLIST_DATE
      *
      * @param node the node
-     * @param sec a pointer to an int32_t variable. Represents the number of seconds since 01/01/2001.
-     * @param usec a pointer to an int32_t variable. Represents the number of microseconds
+     * @param sec a pointer to an int64_t variable. Represents the number of seconds since 01/01/1970 (UNIX timestamp).
      */
-    PLIST_API void plist_get_date_val(plist_t node, int32_t * sec, int32_t * usec);
+    PLIST_API void plist_get_unix_date_val(plist_t node, int64_t *sec);
 
     /**
      * Get the value of a #PLIST_UID node.
@@ -867,10 +865,9 @@ extern "C"
      * Forces type of node to #PLIST_DATE
      *
      * @param node the node
-     * @param sec the number of seconds since 01/01/2001
-     * @param usec the number of microseconds
+     * @param sec the number of seconds since 01/01/1970 (UNIX timestamp)
      */
-    PLIST_API void plist_set_date_val(plist_t node, int32_t sec, int32_t usec);
+    PLIST_API void plist_set_unix_date_val(plist_t node, int64_t sec);
 
     /**
      * Set the value of a node.
@@ -1213,16 +1210,15 @@ extern "C"
 
     /**
      * Helper function to compare the value of a PLIST_DATE node against
-     * a given set of seconds and fraction of a second since epoch.
+     * a given number of seconds since epoch (UNIX timestamp).
      *
      * @param datenode node of type PLIST_DATE
-     * @param cmpsec number of seconds since epoch to compare against
-     * @param cmpusec fraction of a second in microseconds to compare against
+     * @param cmpval Number of seconds to compare against (UNIX timestamp)
      * @return 0 if the node's date is equal to the supplied values,
      *         1 if the node's date is greater than the supplied values,
      *         or -1 if the node's date is less than the supplied values.
      */
-    PLIST_API int plist_date_val_compare(plist_t datenode, int32_t cmpsec, int32_t cmpusec);
+    PLIST_API int plist_unix_date_val_compare(plist_t datenode, int64_t cmpval);
 
     /**
      * Helper function to compare the value of a PLIST_STRING node against
@@ -1382,6 +1378,68 @@ extern "C"
      */
     PLIST_API const char* libplist_version();
 
+
+    /********************************************
+     *                                          *
+     *              Deprecated API              *
+     *                                          *
+     ********************************************/
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new plist_t type #PLIST_DATE
+     *
+     * @deprecated Deprecated. Use plist_new_unix_date instead.
+     *
+     * @param sec the number of seconds since 01/01/2001
+     * @param usec the number of microseconds
+     * @return the created item
+     * @sa #plist_type
+     */
+    PLIST_WARN_DEPRECATED("use plist_new_unix_date instead")
+    PLIST_API plist_t plist_new_date(int32_t sec, int32_t usec);
+
+    /**
+     * Get the value of a #PLIST_DATE node.
+     * This function does nothing if node is not of type #PLIST_DATE
+     *
+     * @deprecated Deprecated. Use plist_get_unix_date_val instead.
+     *
+     * @param node the node
+     * @param sec a pointer to an int32_t variable. Represents the number of seconds since 01/01/2001.
+     * @param usec a pointer to an int32_t variable. Represents the number of microseconds
+     */
+    PLIST_WARN_DEPRECATED("use plist_get_unix_date_val instead")
+    PLIST_API void plist_get_date_val(plist_t node, int32_t * sec, int32_t * usec);
+
+    /**
+     * Set the value of a node.
+     * Forces type of node to #PLIST_DATE
+     *
+     * @deprecated Deprecated. Use plist_set_unix_date_val instead.
+     *
+     * @param node the node
+     * @param sec the number of seconds since 01/01/2001
+     * @param usec the number of microseconds
+     */
+    PLIST_WARN_DEPRECATED("use plist_set_unix_date_val instead")
+    PLIST_API void plist_set_date_val(plist_t node, int32_t sec, int32_t usec);
+
+    /**
+     * Helper function to compare the value of a PLIST_DATE node against
+     * a given set of seconds and fraction of a second since epoch.
+     *
+     * @deprecated Deprecated. Use plist_unix_date_val_compare instead.
+     *
+     * @param datenode node of type PLIST_DATE
+     * @param cmpsec number of seconds since epoch to compare against
+     * @param cmpusec fraction of a second in microseconds to compare against
+     * @return 0 if the node's date is equal to the supplied values,
+     *         1 if the node's date is greater than the supplied values,
+     *         or -1 if the node's date is less than the supplied values.
+     */
+    PLIST_WARN_DEPRECATED("use plist_unix_date_val_compare instead")
+    PLIST_API int plist_date_val_compare(plist_t datenode, int32_t cmpsec, int32_t cmpusec);
+
     /*@}*/
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus