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+package at.lockstep.player.util
+
+import java.net.DatagramPacket
+import java.net.DatagramSocket
+import java.net.InetAddress
+import java.net.SocketTimeoutException
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference
+
+object NtpClient {
+
+    private const val NTP_HOST = "pool.ntp.org"
+    private const val NTP_PORT = 123
+    private const val NTP_PACKET_SIZE = 48
+    private const val TIMEOUT_MS = 5000
+    private const val NTP_EPOCH_OFFSET_SECONDS = 2208988800L
+
+    /**
+     * Queries [NTP_HOST] and returns how many seconds the system clock is ahead of the server.
+     * Positive = local clock is fast; negative = local clock is slow.
+     */
+    @Throws(Exception::class)
+    fun clockOffsetSeconds(): Double {
+        val socket = DatagramSocket()
+        try {
+            socket.soTimeout = TIMEOUT_MS
+
+            val requestBuffer = ByteArray(NTP_PACKET_SIZE)
+            requestBuffer[0] = 0x1B // LI=0, VN=3, mode=client
+
+            val t1Millis = System.currentTimeMillis()
+            writeNtpTimestamp(requestBuffer, 40, t1Millis)
+
+            val address = InetAddress.getByName(NTP_HOST)
+            val requestPacket = DatagramPacket(requestBuffer, requestBuffer.size, address, NTP_PORT)
+            socket.send(requestPacket)
+
+            val responseBuffer = ByteArray(NTP_PACKET_SIZE)
+            val responsePacket = DatagramPacket(responseBuffer, responseBuffer.size)
+
+            val errorRef = AtomicReference<Exception?>(null)
+            val receiveTimeRef = AtomicReference<Long?>(null)
+            val latch = CountDownLatch(1)
+
+            Thread {
+                try {
+                    socket.receive(responsePacket)
+                    receiveTimeRef.set(System.currentTimeMillis())
+                } catch (e: Exception) {
+                    errorRef.set(e)
+                } finally {
+                    latch.countDown()
+                }
+            }.start()
+
+            if (!latch.await((TIMEOUT_MS + 1000).toLong(), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)) {
+                throw SocketTimeoutException("NTP request timed out")
+            }
+            errorRef.get()?.let { throw it }
+
+            val t4Millis = receiveTimeRef.get()
+                ?: throw IllegalStateException("NTP response received without timestamp")
+
+            val t1 = t1Millis / 1000.0
+            val t2 = ntpBytesToSeconds(responseBuffer, 32)
+            val t3 = ntpBytesToSeconds(responseBuffer, 40)
+            val t4 = t4Millis / 1000.0
+
+            return ((t1 - t2) + (t4 - t3)) / 2.0
+        } finally {
+            socket.close()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun ntpBytesToSeconds(buffer: ByteArray, offset: Int): Double {
+        val seconds = readUint32(buffer, offset)
+        val fraction = readUint32(buffer, offset + 4)
+        return (seconds - NTP_EPOCH_OFFSET_SECONDS) + fraction / 4294967296.0
+    }
+
+    private fun writeNtpTimestamp(buffer: ByteArray, offset: Int, millis: Long) {
+        val unixSeconds = millis / 1000.0
+        val ntpSeconds = (unixSeconds + NTP_EPOCH_OFFSET_SECONDS).toLong()
+        val fraction = ((unixSeconds - unixSeconds.toLong()) * 4294967296.0).toLong()
+        writeUint32(buffer, offset, ntpSeconds)
+        writeUint32(buffer, offset + 4, fraction)
+    }
+
+    private fun readUint32(buffer: ByteArray, offset: Int): Long =
+        ((buffer[offset].toLong() and 0xFF) shl 24) or
+            ((buffer[offset + 1].toLong() and 0xFF) shl 16) or
+            ((buffer[offset + 2].toLong() and 0xFF) shl 8) or
+            (buffer[offset + 3].toLong() and 0xFF)
+
+    private fun writeUint32(buffer: ByteArray, offset: Int, value: Long) {
+        buffer[offset] = ((value shr 24) and 0xFF).toByte()
+        buffer[offset + 1] = ((value shr 16) and 0xFF).toByte()
+        buffer[offset + 2] = ((value shr 8) and 0xFF).toByte()
+        buffer[offset + 3] = (value and 0xFF).toByte()
+    }
+}