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You should ask the Node for the current time instead of using a TimeProvider directly. You can specify the TimeProvider to use in the NodeConfiguration then use Node.getCurrentTime().

A ClockTopicTimeProvider will be used automatically if the /use_sim_time parameter is true when the Node starts.

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