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+//! ...
+
+/// # A monotonic clock / counter definition.
+///
+/// ## Correctness
+///
+/// The trait enforces that proper time-math is implemented between `Instant` and `Duration`. This
+/// is a requirement on the time library that the user chooses to use.
+pub trait Monotonic {
+    /// The time at time zero.
+    const ZERO: Self::Instant;
+
+    /// The type for instant, defining an instant in time.
+    ///
+    /// **Note:** In all APIs in RTIC that use instants from this monotonic, this type will be used.
+    type Instant: Ord
+        + Copy
+        + core::ops::Add<Self::Duration, Output = Self::Instant>
+        + core::ops::Sub<Self::Duration, Output = Self::Instant>
+        + core::ops::Sub<Self::Instant, Output = Self::Duration>;
+
+    /// The type for duration, defining an duration of time.
+    ///
+    /// **Note:** In all APIs in RTIC that use duration from this monotonic, this type will be used.
+    type Duration;
+
+    /// Get the current time.
+    fn now() -> Self::Instant;
+
+    /// Set the compare value of the timer interrupt.
+    ///
+    /// **Note:** This method does not need to handle race conditions of the monotonic, the timer
+    /// queue in RTIC checks this.
+    fn set_compare(instant: Self::Instant);
+
+    /// Clear the compare interrupt flag.
+    fn clear_compare_flag();
+
+    /// Pend the timer's interrupt.
+    fn pend_interrupt();
+
+    /// Optional. Runs on interrupt before any timer queue handling.
+    fn on_interrupt() {}
+
+    /// Optional. This is used to save power, this is called when the timer queue is not empty.
+    ///
+    /// Enabling and disabling the monotonic needs to propagate to `now` so that an instant
+    /// based of `now()` is still valid.
+    ///
+    /// NOTE: This may be called more than once.
+    fn enable_timer() {}
+
+    /// Optional. This is used to save power, this is called when the timer queue is empty.
+    ///
+    /// Enabling and disabling the monotonic needs to propagate to `now` so that an instant
+    /// based of `now()` is still valid.
+    ///
+    /// NOTE: This may be called more than once.
+    fn disable_timer() {}
+}