add initial monotonic timer API

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diff --git a/include/nsutils/time.h b/include/nsutils/time.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 Vincent Sanders <vince@netsurf-browser.org>
+ *
+ * This file is part of libnsutils.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the MIT License,
+ *                http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \file
+ * Base64 encoding and decoding interface.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NSUTILS_TIME_H_
+#define NSUTILS_TIME_H_
+
+#include <nsutils/errors.h>
+
+/**
+ * Get a monotonically incrementing number of milliseconds.
+ *
+ * Obtain a count of elapsed time in milliseconds. Unlike gettimeofday this
+ * will continue linearly across time setting and not go backwards,
+ *
+ * \param current The current value of the counter.
+ * \return NSERROR_OK on success else error code.
+ */
+nserror nsu_nsu_getmonotonic_ms(uint64_t *current);
+ 
+#endif