1 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/engines/engine.h b/engines/engine.h
index ead1526d72..b4764319b8 100644
--- a/engines/engine.h
+++ b/engines/engine.h
@@ -74,6 +74,17 @@ private:
 	 */
 	int _pauseLevel;
 
+	/**
+	 * The time when the pause was started.
+	 */
+	uint32 _pauseStartTime;
+
+	/**
+	 * The time when the engine was started. This value is used to calculate
+	 * the current play time of the game running.
+	 */
+	int32 _engineStartTime;
+
 public:
 
 
@@ -234,6 +245,24 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void openMainMenuDialog();
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the total play time.
+	 *
+	 * @return How long the player has been playing in ms.
+	 */
+	uint32 getTotalPlayTime() const;
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the game time counter to the specified time.
+	 *
+	 * This can be used to set the play time counter after loading a savegame
+	 * for example. Another use case is in case the engine wants to exclude
+	 * time from the counter the user spent in original engine dialogs.
+	 *
+	 * @param time Play time to set up in ms.
+	 */
+	void setTotalPlayTime(uint32 time = 0);
+
 	inline Common::TimerManager *getTimerManager() { return _timer; }
 	inline Common::EventManager *getEventManager() { return _eventMan; }
 	inline Common::SaveFileManager *getSaveFileManager() { return _saveFileMan; }