Need for precise datetime handling?

[ChristopherRabotin]

I have a relatively new (but thoroughly validated) precise date time management library in Rust called hifitime. The point of me writing this is because I need it for high fidelity astrodynamic simulations. It includes leap second support (without the need for the naif leap second files of NASA SPICE) and clock drift handling.

I was wondering whether that would be of use for kubos. If so, I can write up the C bindings to this library.

I would be thrilled to be able to contribute to this project, especially since I work in this industry. Let me know, thanks.

[davesims]

@ChristopherRabotin Thanks for letting us know! :bow: We've actually begun using Rust in some of our KubOS development. @plauche or @CatGarab can tell you whether we have better use for it in C or directly in Rust at the moment. Nice to meet you!

[plauche]

Hey @ChristopherRabotin! Your library looks interesting! Like @davesims said we have started using Rust and hopefully will over time transition most of our code base over away from C :smile:. I don't know that we have an immediate need for high fidelity timers at the moment, but when we do we'll definitely keep your library in mind! Would love to work with others on more Rust libraries for space :rocket:

[ChristopherRabotin]

Thanks for the feedback! If there's any code I can help port from C to Rust, I'll be more than happy to help on my free time. Cheers