Draft - WIP - View instance based independent time contexts

Deleted timeline inspector properties for independent time conductor

src/MCT.js

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ define([
          * @memberof module:openmct.MCT#
          * @name conductor
          */
-        this.time = new api.TimeAPI();
+        this.time = new api.TimeAPI(this);
 
         /**
          * An interface for interacting with the composition of domain objects.

src/api/api.js

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ define([
     StatusAPI
 ) {
     return {
-        TimeAPI: TimeAPI,
+        TimeAPI: TimeAPI.default,
         ObjectAPI: ObjectAPI,
         CompositionAPI: CompositionAPI,
         TypeRegistry: TypeRegistry,

src/api/time/GlobalTimeContext.js

@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Open MCT, Copyright (c) 2014-2021, United States Government
+ * as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
+ * Administration. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Open MCT is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * Open MCT includes source code licensed under additional open source
+ * licenses. See the Open Source Licenses file (LICENSES.md) included with
+ * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
+ * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+import TimeContext from "./TimeContext";
+
+class GlobalTimeContext extends TimeContext {
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+
+        //The Time Of Interest
+        this.toi = undefined;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get or set the start and end time of the time conductor. Basic validation
+     * of bounds is performed.
+     *
+     * @param {module:openmct.TimeAPI~TimeConductorBounds} newBounds
+     * @throws {Error} Validation error
+     * @fires module:openmct.TimeAPI~bounds
+     * @returns {module:openmct.TimeAPI~TimeConductorBounds}
+     * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI#
+     * @method bounds
+     */
+    bounds(newBounds) {
+        if (arguments.length > 0) {
+            const validationResult = this.validateBounds(newBounds);
+            if (validationResult.valid !== true) {
+                throw new Error(validationResult.message);
+            }
+
+            //Create a copy to avoid direct mutation of conductor bounds
+            this.boundsVal = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(newBounds));
+            /**
+             * The start time, end time, or both have been updated.
+             * @event bounds
+             * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI~
+             * @property {TimeConductorBounds} bounds The newly updated bounds
+             * @property {boolean} [tick] `true` if the bounds update was due to
+             * a "tick" event (ie. was an automatic update), false otherwise.
+             */
+            this.emit('bounds', this.boundsVal, false);
+
+            // If a bounds change results in a TOI outside of the current
+            // bounds, unset it
+            if (this.toi < newBounds.start || this.toi > newBounds.end) {
+                this.timeOfInterest(undefined);
+            }
+        }
+
+        //Return a copy to prevent direct mutation of time conductor bounds.
+        return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.boundsVal));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the active clock. Tick source will be immediately subscribed to
+     * and ticking will begin. Offsets from 'now' must also be provided. A clock
+     * can be unset by calling {@link stopClock}.
+     *
+     * @param {Clock || string} keyOrClock The clock to activate, or its key
+     * @param {ClockOffsets} offsets on each tick these will be used to calculate
+     * the start and end bounds. This maintains a sliding time window of a fixed
+     * width that automatically updates.
+     * @fires module:openmct.TimeAPI~clock
+     * @return {Clock} the currently active clock;
+     */
+    clock(keyOrClock, offsets) {
+        if (arguments.length === 2) {
+            let clock;
+
+            if (typeof keyOrClock === 'string') {
+                clock = this.clocks.get(keyOrClock);
+                if (clock === undefined) {
+                    throw "Unknown clock '" + keyOrClock + "'. Has it been registered with 'addClock'?";
+                }
+            } else if (typeof keyOrClock === 'object') {
+                clock = keyOrClock;
+                if (!this.clocks.has(clock.key)) {
+                    throw "Unknown clock '" + keyOrClock.key + "'. Has it been registered with 'addClock'?";
+                }
+            }
+
+            const previousClock = this.activeClock;
+            if (previousClock !== undefined) {
+                previousClock.off("tick", this.tick);
+            }
+
+            this.activeClock = clock;
+
+            /**
+             * The active clock has changed. Clock can be unset by calling {@link stopClock}
+             * @event clock
+             * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI~
+             * @property {Clock} clock The newly activated clock, or undefined
+             * if the system is no longer following a clock source
+             */
+            this.emit("clock", this.activeClock);
+
+            if (this.activeClock !== undefined) {
+                this.clockOffsets(offsets);
+                this.activeClock.on("tick", this.tick);
+            }
+
+        } else if (arguments.length === 1) {
+            throw "When setting the clock, clock offsets must also be provided";
+        }
+
+        return this.activeClock;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update bounds based on provided time and current offsets
+     * @private
+     * @param {number} timestamp A time from which bounds will be calculated
+     * using current offsets.
+     */
+    tick(timestamp) {
+        const newBounds = {
+            start: timestamp + this.offsets.start,
+            end: timestamp + this.offsets.end
+        };
+
+        this.boundsVal = newBounds;
+        this.emit('bounds', this.boundsVal, true);
+
+        // If a bounds change results in a TOI outside of the current
+        // bounds, unset it
+        if (this.toi < newBounds.start || this.toi > newBounds.end) {
+            this.timeOfInterest(undefined);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get or set the Time of Interest. The Time of Interest is a single point
+     * in time, and constitutes the temporal focus of application views. It can
+     * be manipulated by the user from the time conductor or from other views.
+     * The time of interest can effectively be unset by assigning a value of
+     * 'undefined'.
+     * @fires module:openmct.TimeAPI~timeOfInterest
+     * @param newTOI
+     * @returns {number} the current time of interest
+     * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI#
+     * @method timeOfInterest
+     */
+    timeOfInterest(newTOI) {
+        if (arguments.length > 0) {
+            this.toi = newTOI;
+            /**
+             * The Time of Interest has moved.
+             * @event timeOfInterest
+             * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI~
+             * @property {number} Current time of interest
+             */
+            this.emit('timeOfInterest', this.toi);
+        }
+
+        return this.toi;
+    }
+}
+
+export default GlobalTimeContext;

src/api/time/IndependentTimeContext.js

@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Open MCT, Copyright (c) 2014-2021, United States Government
+ * as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
+ * Administration. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Open MCT is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * Open MCT includes source code licensed under additional open source
+ * licenses. See the Open Source Licenses file (LICENSES.md) included with
+ * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
+ * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+import TimeContext from "./TimeContext";
+
+class IndependentTimeContext extends TimeContext {
+    constructor(globalTimeContext) {
+        super();
+
+        this.globalTimeContext = globalTimeContext;
+        this.globalTimeContext.on('tick', this.tick);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get or set the start and end time of the time conductor. Basic validation
+     * of bounds is performed.
+     *
+     * @param {module:openmct.TimeAPI~TimeConductorBounds} newBounds
+     * @throws {Error} Validation error
+     * @fires module:openmct.TimeAPI~bounds
+     * @returns {module:openmct.TimeAPI~TimeConductorBounds}
+     * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI#
+     * @method bounds
+     */
+    bounds(newBounds) {
+        if (arguments.length > 0) {
+            if (newBounds === undefined) {
+                //clear the independent time context
+                this.boundsVal = {
+                    start: undefined,
+                    end: undefined
+                };
+            } else {
+                const validationResult = this.validateBounds(newBounds);
+                if (validationResult.valid !== true) {
+                    throw new Error(validationResult.message);
+                }
+
+                //Create a copy to avoid direct mutation of conductor bounds
+                this.boundsVal = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(newBounds));
+                /**
+                 * The start time, end time, or both have been updated.
+                 * @event bounds
+                 * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI~
+                 * @property {TimeConductorBounds} bounds The newly updated bounds
+                 * @property {boolean} [tick] `true` if the bounds update was due to
+                 * a "tick" event (ie. was an automatic update), false otherwise.
+                 */
+                this.emit('bounds', this.boundsVal, false);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (this.boundsVal.start === undefined && this.boundsVal.end === undefined) {
+            return this.globalTimeContext.bounds();
+        } else {
+            //Return a copy to prevent direct mutation of time conductor bounds.
+            return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.boundsVal));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the active clock. Tick source will be immediately subscribed to
+     * and ticking will begin. Offsets from 'now' must also be provided. A clock
+     * can be unset by calling {@link stopClock}.
+     *
+     * @param {Clock || string} keyOrClock The clock to activate, or its key
+     * @param {ClockOffsets} offsets on each tick these will be used to calculate
+     * the start and end bounds. This maintains a sliding time window of a fixed
+     * width that automatically updates.
+     * @fires module:openmct.TimeAPI~clock
+     * @return {Clock} the currently active clock;
+     */
+    clock(keyOrClock, offsets) {
+        if (arguments.length === 2) {
+            let clock;
+
+            if (typeof keyOrClock === 'string') {
+                clock = this.globalTimeContext.clocks.get(keyOrClock);
+                if (clock === undefined) {
+                    throw "Unknown clock '" + keyOrClock + "'. Has it been registered with 'addClock'?";
+                }
+            } else if (typeof keyOrClock === 'object') {
+                clock = keyOrClock;
+                if (!this.globalTimeContext.clocks.has(clock.key)) {
+                    throw "Unknown clock '" + keyOrClock.key + "'. Has it been registered with 'addClock'?";
+                }
+            }
+
+            this.activeClock = clock;
+
+            /**
+             * The active clock has changed. Clock can be unset by calling {@link stopClock}
+             * @event clock
+             * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI~
+             * @property {Clock} clock The newly activated clock, or undefined
+             * if the system is no longer following a clock source
+             */
+            this.emit("clock", this.activeClock);
+
+            if (this.activeClock !== undefined) {
+                this.clockOffsets(offsets);
+            }
+
+        } else if (arguments.length === 1) {
+            throw "When setting the clock, clock offsets must also be provided";
+        }
+
+        if (this.activeClock === undefined) {
+            return this.globalTimeContext.clock();
+        } else {
+            return this.activeClock;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update bounds based on provided time and current offsets
+     * @private
+     * @param {number} timestamp A time from which bounds will be calculated
+     * using current offsets.
+     */
+    tick(timestamp) {
+        if (!this.activeClock) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const newBounds = {
+            start: timestamp + this.offsets.start,
+            end: timestamp + this.offsets.end
+        };
+
+        this.boundsVal = newBounds;
+        this.emit('bounds', this.boundsVal, true);
+    }
+}
+
+export default IndependentTimeContext;

src/api/time/TimeAPI.js

@@ -20,51 +20,36 @@
  * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
  *****************************************************************************/
 
-define(['EventEmitter'], function (EventEmitter) {
-
-    /**
-     * The public API for setting and querying the temporal state of the
-     * application. The concept of time is integral to Open MCT, and at least
-     * one {@link TimeSystem}, as well as some default time bounds must be
-     * registered and enabled via {@link TimeAPI.addTimeSystem} and
-     * {@link TimeAPI.timeSystem} respectively for Open MCT to work.
-     *
-     * Time-sensitive views will typically respond to changes to bounds or other
-     * properties of the time conductor and update the data displayed based on
-     * the temporal state of the application. The current time bounds are also
-     * used in queries for historical data.
-     *
-     * The TimeAPI extends the EventEmitter class. A number of events are
-     * fired when properties of the time conductor change, which are documented
-     * below.
-     *
-     * @interface
-     * @memberof module:openmct
-     */
-    function TimeAPI() {
-        EventEmitter.call(this);
-
-        //The Time System
-        this.system = undefined;
-        //The Time Of Interest
-        this.toi = undefined;
-
-        this.boundsVal = {
-            start: undefined,
-            end: undefined
-        };
-
-        this.timeSystems = new Map();
-        this.clocks = new Map();
-        this.activeClock = undefined;
-        this.offsets = undefined;
-
-        this.tick = this.tick.bind(this);
+import GlobalTimeContext from "./GlobalTimeContext";
+import IndependentTimeContext from "@/api/time/IndependentTimeContext";
 
+/**
+* The public API for setting and querying the temporal state of the
+* application. The concept of time is integral to Open MCT, and at least
+* one {@link TimeSystem}, as well as some default time bounds must be
+* registered and enabled via {@link TimeAPI.addTimeSystem} and
+* {@link TimeAPI.timeSystem} respectively for Open MCT to work.
+*
+* Time-sensitive views will typically respond to changes to bounds or other
+* properties of the time conductor and update the data displayed based on
+* the temporal state of the application. The current time bounds are also
+* used in queries for historical data.
+*
+* The TimeAPI extends the EventEmitter class. A number of events are
+* fired when properties of the time conductor change, which are documented
+* below.
+*
+* @interface
+* @memberof module:openmct
+*/
+class TimeAPI extends GlobalTimeContext {
+    constructor(openmct) {
+        super();
+        this.openmct = openmct;
+        this.independentContexts = new Map();
+        this.viewSpecificContexts = new WeakMap();
     }
 
-    TimeAPI.prototype = Object.create(EventEmitter.prototype);
-
     /**
      * A TimeSystem provides meaning to the values returned by the TimeAPI. Open
      * MCT supports multiple different types of time values, although all are
@@ -94,16 +79,16 @@ define(['EventEmitter'], function (EventEmitter) {
      * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI#
      * @param {TimeSystem} timeSystem A time system object.
      */
-    TimeAPI.prototype.addTimeSystem = function (timeSystem) {
+    addTimeSystem(timeSystem) {
         this.timeSystems.set(timeSystem.key, timeSystem);
-    };
+    }
 
     /**
      * @returns {TimeSystem[]}
      */
-    TimeAPI.prototype.getAllTimeSystems = function () {
+    getAllTimeSystems() {
         return Array.from(this.timeSystems.values());
-    };
+    }
 
     /**
      * Clocks provide a timing source that is used to
@@ -126,340 +111,107 @@ define(['EventEmitter'], function (EventEmitter) {
      * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI#
      * @param {Clock} clock
      */
-    TimeAPI.prototype.addClock = function (clock) {
+    addClock(clock) {
         this.clocks.set(clock.key, clock);
-    };
+    }
 
     /**
      * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI#
      * @returns {Clock[]}
      * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI#
      */
-    TimeAPI.prototype.getAllClocks = function () {
+    getAllClocks() {
         return Array.from(this.clocks.values());
-    };
+    }
 
     /**
-     * Validate the given bounds. This can be used for pre-validation of bounds,
-     * for example by views validating user inputs.
-     * @param {TimeBounds} bounds The start and end time of the conductor.
-     * @returns {string | true} A validation error, or true if valid
+     * Get or set an independent time observer which follows the TimeAPI timeSystem,
+     * but with different offsets for a given domain object
+     * @param {key | string} key The identifier key of the domain object these offsets are set for
+     * @param {ClockOffsets | TimeBounds} value This maintains a sliding time window of a fixed width that automatically updates
+     * @param {key | string} clockKey the real time clock key currently in use
      * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI#
-     * @method validateBounds
+     * @method addIndependentTimeContext
      */
-    TimeAPI.prototype.validateBounds = function (bounds) {
-        if ((bounds.start === undefined)
-            || (bounds.end === undefined)
-            || isNaN(bounds.start)
-            || isNaN(bounds.end)
-        ) {
-            return "Start and end must be specified as integer values";
-        } else if (bounds.start > bounds.end) {
-            return "Specified start date exceeds end bound";
+    addIndependentContext(key, value, clockKey) {
+        let timeContext = this.independentContexts.get(key);
+        if (!timeContext) {
+            timeContext = new IndependentTimeContext(this, key);
+            this.independentContexts.set(key, timeContext);
         }
 
-        return true;
-    };
-
-    /**
-     * Validate the given offsets. This can be used for pre-validation of
-     * offsets, for example by views validating user inputs.
-     * @param {ClockOffsets} offsets The start and end offsets from a 'now' value.
-     * @returns {string | true} A validation error, or true if valid
-     * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI#
-     * @method validateBounds
-     */
-    TimeAPI.prototype.validateOffsets = function (offsets) {
-        if ((offsets.start === undefined)
-            || (offsets.end === undefined)
-            || isNaN(offsets.start)
-            || isNaN(offsets.end)
-        ) {
-            return "Start and end offsets must be specified as integer values";
-        } else if (offsets.start >= offsets.end) {
-            return "Specified start offset must be < end offset";
+        if (clockKey) {
+            timeContext.clock(clockKey, value);
+        } else {
+            timeContext.bounds(value);
         }
 
-        return true;
-    };
+        this.emit('timeContext', key);
 
-    /**
-     * @typedef {Object} TimeBounds
-     * @property {number} start The start time displayed by the time conductor
-     * in ms since epoch. Epoch determined by currently active time system
-     * @property {number} end The end time displayed by the time conductor in ms
-     * since epoch.
-     * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI~
-     */
-
-    /**
-     * Get or set the start and end time of the time conductor. Basic validation
-     * of bounds is performed.
-     *
-     * @param {module:openmct.TimeAPI~TimeConductorBounds} newBounds
-     * @throws {Error} Validation error
-     * @fires module:openmct.TimeAPI~bounds
-     * @returns {module:openmct.TimeAPI~TimeConductorBounds}
-     * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI#
-     * @method bounds
-     */
-    TimeAPI.prototype.bounds = function (newBounds) {
-        if (arguments.length > 0) {
-            const validationResult = this.validateBounds(newBounds);
-            if (validationResult !== true) {
-                throw new Error(validationResult);
-            }
-
-            //Create a copy to avoid direct mutation of conductor bounds
-            this.boundsVal = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(newBounds));
-            /**
-             * The start time, end time, or both have been updated.
-             * @event bounds
-             * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI~
-             * @property {TimeConductorBounds} bounds The newly updated bounds
-             * @property {boolean} [tick] `true` if the bounds update was due to
-             * a "tick" event (ie. was an automatic update), false otherwise.
-             */
-            this.emit('bounds', this.boundsVal, false);
-
-            // If a bounds change results in a TOI outside of the current
-            // bounds, unset it
-            if (this.toi < newBounds.start || this.toi > newBounds.end) {
-                this.timeOfInterest(undefined);
-            }
-        }
-
-        //Return a copy to prevent direct mutation of time conductor bounds.
-        return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.boundsVal));
-    };
-
-    /**
-     * Get or set the time system of the TimeAPI.
-     * @param {TimeSystem | string} timeSystem
-     * @param {module:openmct.TimeAPI~TimeConductorBounds} bounds
-     * @fires module:openmct.TimeAPI~timeSystem
-     * @returns {TimeSystem} The currently applied time system
-     * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI#
-     * @method timeSystem
-     */
-    TimeAPI.prototype.timeSystem = function (timeSystemOrKey, bounds) {
-        if (arguments.length >= 1) {
-            if (arguments.length === 1 && !this.activeClock) {
-                throw new Error(
-                    "Must specify bounds when changing time system without "
-                    + "an active clock."
-                );
-            }
-
-            let timeSystem;
-
-            if (timeSystemOrKey === undefined) {
-                throw "Please provide a time system";
-            }
-
-            if (typeof timeSystemOrKey === 'string') {
-                timeSystem = this.timeSystems.get(timeSystemOrKey);
-
-                if (timeSystem === undefined) {
-                    throw "Unknown time system " + timeSystemOrKey + ". Has it been registered with 'addTimeSystem'?";
-                }
-            } else if (typeof timeSystemOrKey === 'object') {
-                timeSystem = timeSystemOrKey;
-
-                if (!this.timeSystems.has(timeSystem.key)) {
-                    throw "Unknown time system " + timeSystem.key + ". Has it been registered with 'addTimeSystem'?";
-                }
-            } else {
-                throw "Attempt to set invalid time system in Time API. Please provide a previously registered time system object or key";
-            }
-
-            this.system = timeSystem;
-
-            /**
-             * The time system used by the time
-             * conductor has changed. A change in Time System will always be
-             * followed by a bounds event specifying new query bounds.
-             *
-             * @event module:openmct.TimeAPI~timeSystem
-             * @property {TimeSystem} The value of the currently applied
-             * Time System
-             * */
-            this.emit('timeSystem', this.system);
-            if (bounds) {
-                this.bounds(bounds);
-            }
-
-        }
-
-        return this.system;
-    };
-
-    /**
-     * Get or set the Time of Interest. The Time of Interest is a single point
-     * in time, and constitutes the temporal focus of application views. It can
-     * be manipulated by the user from the time conductor or from other views.
-     * The time of interest can effectively be unset by assigning a value of
-     * 'undefined'.
-     * @fires module:openmct.TimeAPI~timeOfInterest
-     * @param newTOI
-     * @returns {number} the current time of interest
-     * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI#
-     * @method timeOfInterest
-     */
-    TimeAPI.prototype.timeOfInterest = function (newTOI) {
-        if (arguments.length > 0) {
-            this.toi = newTOI;
-            /**
-             * The Time of Interest has moved.
-             * @event timeOfInterest
-             * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI~
-             * @property {number} Current time of interest
-             */
-            this.emit('timeOfInterest', this.toi);
-        }
-
-        return this.toi;
-    };
-
-    /**
-     * Update bounds based on provided time and current offsets
-     * @private
-     * @param {number} timestamp A time from which boudns will be calculated
-     * using current offsets.
-     */
-    TimeAPI.prototype.tick = function (timestamp) {
-        const newBounds = {
-            start: timestamp + this.offsets.start,
-            end: timestamp + this.offsets.end
+        return () => {
+            this.independentContexts.delete(key);
+            timeContext.emit('timeContext', key);
         };
-
-        this.boundsVal = newBounds;
-        this.emit('bounds', this.boundsVal, true);
-
-        // If a bounds change results in a TOI outside of the current
-        // bounds, unset it
-        if (this.toi < newBounds.start || this.toi > newBounds.end) {
-            this.timeOfInterest(undefined);
-        }
-    };
+    }
 
     /**
-     * Set the active clock. Tick source will be immediately subscribed to
-     * and ticking will begin. Offsets from 'now' must also be provided. A clock
-     * can be unset by calling {@link stopClock}.
-     *
-     * @param {Clock || string} The clock to activate, or its key
-     * @param {ClockOffsets} offsets on each tick these will be used to calculate
-     * the start and end bounds. This maintains a sliding time window of a fixed
-     * width that automatically updates.
-     * @fires module:openmct.TimeAPI~clock
-     * @return {Clock} the currently active clock;
+     * Get the independent time observer which follows the TimeAPI timeSystem,
+     * but with different offsets.
+     * @param {key | string} key The identifier key of the domain object these offsets
+     * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI#
+     * @method getIndependentTimeContext
      */
-    TimeAPI.prototype.clock = function (keyOrClock, offsets) {
-        if (arguments.length === 2) {
-            let clock;
-
-            if (typeof keyOrClock === 'string') {
-                clock = this.clocks.get(keyOrClock);
-                if (clock === undefined) {
-                    throw "Unknown clock '" + keyOrClock + "'. Has it been registered with 'addClock'?";
-                }
-            } else if (typeof keyOrClock === 'object') {
-                clock = keyOrClock;
-                if (!this.clocks.has(clock.key)) {
-                    throw "Unknown clock '" + keyOrClock.key + "'. Has it been registered with 'addClock'?";
-                }
-            }
-
-            const previousClock = this.activeClock;
-            if (previousClock !== undefined) {
-                previousClock.off("tick", this.tick);
-            }
-
-            this.activeClock = clock;
-
-            /**
-             * The active clock has changed. Clock can be unset by calling {@link stopClock}
-             * @event clock
-             * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI~
-             * @property {Clock} clock The newly activated clock, or undefined
-             * if the system is no longer following a clock source
-             */
-            this.emit("clock", this.activeClock);
-
-            if (this.activeClock !== undefined) {
-                this.clockOffsets(offsets);
-                this.activeClock.on("tick", this.tick);
-            }
-
-        } else if (arguments.length === 1) {
-            throw "When setting the clock, clock offsets must also be provided";
-        }
-
-        return this.activeClock;
-    };
+    getIndependentContext(key) {
+        return this.independentContexts.get(key);
+    }
 
     /**
-     * Clock offsets are used to calculate temporal bounds when the system is
-     * ticking on a clock source.
-     *
-     * @typedef {object} ClockOffsets
-     * @property {number} start A time span relative to the current value of the
-     * ticking clock, from which start bounds will be calculated. This value must
-     * be < 0. When a clock is active, bounds will be calculated automatically
-     * based on the value provided by the clock, and the defined clock offsets.
-     * @property {number} end A time span relative to the current value of the
-     * ticking clock, from which end bounds will be calculated. This value must
-     * be >= 0.
+     * Get the timeContext for a view based on it's objectPath. If there is any object in the objectPath with an independent time context, it will be returned.
+     * Otherwise, the global time context will be returned.
+     * @param { Array } objectPath The view's objectPath
+     * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI#
+     * @method getContextForView
      */
-    /**
-     * Get or set the currently applied clock offsets. If no parameter is provided,
-     * the current value will be returned. If provided, the new value will be
-     * used as the new clock offsets.
-     * @param {ClockOffsets} offsets
-     * @returns {ClockOffsets}
-     */
-    TimeAPI.prototype.clockOffsets = function (offsets) {
-        if (arguments.length > 0) {
+    getContextForView(objectPath) {
+        let timeContext = this;
 
-            const validationResult = this.validateOffsets(offsets);
-            if (validationResult !== true) {
-                throw new Error(validationResult);
+        objectPath.forEach(item => {
+            const key = this.openmct.objects.makeKeyString(item.identifier);
+            if (this.independentContexts.get(key)) {
+                timeContext = this.independentContexts.get(key);
             }
+        });
 
-            this.offsets = offsets;
-
-            const currentValue = this.activeClock.currentValue();
-            const newBounds = {
-                start: currentValue + offsets.start,
-                end: currentValue + offsets.end
-            };
-
-            this.bounds(newBounds);
-
-            /**
-             * Event that is triggered when clock offsets change.
-             * @event clockOffsets
-             * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI~
-             * @property {ClockOffsets} clockOffsets The newly activated clock
-             * offsets.
-             */
-            this.emit("clockOffsets", offsets);
-        }
-
-        return this.offsets;
-    };
+        return timeContext;
+    }
 
     /**
-     * Stop the currently active clock from ticking, and unset it. This will
-     * revert all views to showing a static time frame defined by the current
-     * bounds.
+     * Get the timeContext for a view based on it's objectPath. If there is any object in the objectPath with an independent time context, it will be returned.
+     * Otherwise, the global time context will be returned.
+     * @param { ViewRegistry } view The view
+     * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI#
+     * @method getContextForView
      */
-    TimeAPI.prototype.stopClock = function () {
-        if (this.activeClock) {
-            this.clock(undefined, undefined);
+    getViewContext(view, objectPath) {
+        if (!view) {
+            return (this);
         }
-    };
 
-    return TimeAPI;
-});
+        //How to deal with composition views? We need to traverse up the view chain to get to time contexts
+        if (this.viewSpecificContexts.has(view)) {
+            return this.viewSpecificContexts.get(view);
+        } else {
+            const viewSpecificContext = this.createContext();
+            this.viewSpecificContexts.set(view, viewSpecificContext);
+
+            return viewSpecificContext;
+        }
+    }
+
+    createContext() {
+        return new IndependentTimeContext(this); //Pass in the global time context so it can react to events from it.
+    }
+
+}
+
+export default TimeAPI;

src/api/time/TimeAPISpec.js

@@ -19,241 +19,243 @@
  * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
  * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
  *****************************************************************************/
+import TimeAPI from "./TimeAPI";
+import {createOpenMct} from "utils/testing";
 
-define(['./TimeAPI'], function (TimeAPI) {
-    describe("The Time API", function () {
-        let api;
-        let timeSystemKey;
-        let timeSystem;
-        let clockKey;
-        let clock;
-        let bounds;
-        let eventListener;
-        let toi;
+describe("The Time API", function () {
+    let api;
+    let timeSystemKey;
+    let timeSystem;
+    let clockKey;
+    let clock;
+    let bounds;
+    let eventListener;
+    let toi;
+    let openmct;
+
+    beforeEach(function () {
+        openmct = createOpenMct();
+        api = new TimeAPI(openmct);
+        timeSystemKey = "timeSystemKey";
+        timeSystem = {key: timeSystemKey};
+        clockKey = "someClockKey";
+        clock = jasmine.createSpyObj("clock", [
+            "on",
+            "off",
+            "currentValue"
+        ]);
+        clock.currentValue.and.returnValue(100);
+        clock.key = clockKey;
+        bounds = {
+            start: 0,
+            end: 1
+        };
+        eventListener = jasmine.createSpy("eventListener");
+        toi = 111;
+    });
+
+    it("Supports setting and querying of time of interest", function () {
+        expect(api.timeOfInterest()).not.toBe(toi);
+        api.timeOfInterest(toi);
+        expect(api.timeOfInterest()).toBe(toi);
+    });
+
+    it("Allows setting of valid bounds", function () {
+        bounds = {
+            start: 0,
+            end: 1
+        };
+        expect(api.bounds()).not.toBe(bounds);
+        expect(api.bounds.bind(api, bounds)).not.toThrow();
+        expect(api.bounds()).toEqual(bounds);
+    });
+
+    it("Disallows setting of invalid bounds", function () {
+        bounds = {
+            start: 1,
+            end: 0
+        };
+        expect(api.bounds()).not.toEqual(bounds);
+        expect(api.bounds.bind(api, bounds)).toThrow();
+        expect(api.bounds()).not.toEqual(bounds);
+
+        bounds = {start: 1};
+        expect(api.bounds()).not.toEqual(bounds);
+        expect(api.bounds.bind(api, bounds)).toThrow();
+        expect(api.bounds()).not.toEqual(bounds);
+    });
+
+    it("Allows setting of previously registered time system with bounds", function () {
+        api.addTimeSystem(timeSystem);
+        expect(api.timeSystem()).not.toBe(timeSystem);
+        expect(function () {
+            api.timeSystem(timeSystem, bounds);
+        }).not.toThrow();
+        expect(api.timeSystem()).toBe(timeSystem);
+    });
+
+    it("Disallows setting of time system without bounds", function () {
+        api.addTimeSystem(timeSystem);
+        expect(api.timeSystem()).not.toBe(timeSystem);
+        expect(function () {
+            api.timeSystem(timeSystemKey);
+        }).toThrow();
+        expect(api.timeSystem()).not.toBe(timeSystem);
+    });
+
+    it("allows setting of timesystem without bounds with clock", function () {
+        api.addTimeSystem(timeSystem);
+        api.addClock(clock);
+        api.clock(clockKey, {
+            start: 0,
+            end: 1
+        });
+        expect(api.timeSystem()).not.toBe(timeSystem);
+        expect(function () {
+            api.timeSystem(timeSystemKey);
+        }).not.toThrow();
+        expect(api.timeSystem()).toBe(timeSystem);
+
+    });
+
+    it("Emits an event when time system changes", function () {
+        api.addTimeSystem(timeSystem);
+        expect(eventListener).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        api.on("timeSystem", eventListener);
+        api.timeSystem(timeSystemKey, bounds);
+        expect(eventListener).toHaveBeenCalledWith(timeSystem);
+    });
+
+    it("Emits an event when time of interest changes", function () {
+        expect(eventListener).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        api.on("timeOfInterest", eventListener);
+        api.timeOfInterest(toi);
+        expect(eventListener).toHaveBeenCalledWith(toi);
+    });
+
+    it("Emits an event when bounds change", function () {
+        expect(eventListener).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        api.on("bounds", eventListener);
+        api.bounds(bounds);
+        expect(eventListener).toHaveBeenCalledWith(bounds, false);
+    });
+
+    it("If bounds are set and TOI lies inside them, do not change TOI", function () {
+        api.timeOfInterest(6);
+        api.bounds({
+            start: 1,
+            end: 10
+        });
+        expect(api.timeOfInterest()).toEqual(6);
+    });
+
+    it("If bounds are set and TOI lies outside them, reset TOI", function () {
+        api.timeOfInterest(11);
+        api.bounds({
+            start: 1,
+            end: 10
+        });
+        expect(api.timeOfInterest()).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it("Maintains delta during tick", function () {
+    });
+
+    it("Allows registered time system to be activated", function () {
+    });
+
+    it("Allows a registered tick source to be activated", function () {
+        const mockTickSource = jasmine.createSpyObj("mockTickSource", [
+            "on",
+            "off",
+            "currentValue"
+        ]);
+        mockTickSource.key = 'mockTickSource';
+    });
+
+    describe(" when enabling a tick source", function () {
+        let mockTickSource;
+        let anotherMockTickSource;
+        const mockOffsets = {
+            start: 0,
+            end: 1
+        };
 
         beforeEach(function () {
-            api = new TimeAPI();
-            timeSystemKey = "timeSystemKey";
-            timeSystem = {key: timeSystemKey};
-            clockKey = "someClockKey";
-            clock = jasmine.createSpyObj("clock", [
+            mockTickSource = jasmine.createSpyObj("clock", [
                 "on",
                 "off",
                 "currentValue"
             ]);
-            clock.currentValue.and.returnValue(100);
-            clock.key = clockKey;
-            bounds = {
-                start: 0,
-                end: 1
-            };
-            eventListener = jasmine.createSpy("eventListener");
-            toi = 111;
-        });
-
-        it("Supports setting and querying of time of interest", function () {
-            expect(api.timeOfInterest()).not.toBe(toi);
-            api.timeOfInterest(toi);
-            expect(api.timeOfInterest()).toBe(toi);
-        });
-
-        it("Allows setting of valid bounds", function () {
-            bounds = {
-                start: 0,
-                end: 1
-            };
-            expect(api.bounds()).not.toBe(bounds);
-            expect(api.bounds.bind(api, bounds)).not.toThrow();
-            expect(api.bounds()).toEqual(bounds);
-        });
-
-        it("Disallows setting of invalid bounds", function () {
-            bounds = {
-                start: 1,
-                end: 0
-            };
-            expect(api.bounds()).not.toEqual(bounds);
-            expect(api.bounds.bind(api, bounds)).toThrow();
-            expect(api.bounds()).not.toEqual(bounds);
-
-            bounds = {start: 1};
-            expect(api.bounds()).not.toEqual(bounds);
-            expect(api.bounds.bind(api, bounds)).toThrow();
-            expect(api.bounds()).not.toEqual(bounds);
-        });
-
-        it("Allows setting of previously registered time system with bounds", function () {
-            api.addTimeSystem(timeSystem);
-            expect(api.timeSystem()).not.toBe(timeSystem);
-            expect(function () {
-                api.timeSystem(timeSystem, bounds);
-            }).not.toThrow();
-            expect(api.timeSystem()).toBe(timeSystem);
-        });
-
-        it("Disallows setting of time system without bounds", function () {
-            api.addTimeSystem(timeSystem);
-            expect(api.timeSystem()).not.toBe(timeSystem);
-            expect(function () {
-                api.timeSystem(timeSystemKey);
-            }).toThrow();
-            expect(api.timeSystem()).not.toBe(timeSystem);
-        });
-
-        it("allows setting of timesystem without bounds with clock", function () {
-            api.addTimeSystem(timeSystem);
-            api.addClock(clock);
-            api.clock(clockKey, {
-                start: 0,
-                end: 1
-            });
-            expect(api.timeSystem()).not.toBe(timeSystem);
-            expect(function () {
-                api.timeSystem(timeSystemKey);
-            }).not.toThrow();
-            expect(api.timeSystem()).toBe(timeSystem);
-
-        });
-
-        it("Emits an event when time system changes", function () {
-            api.addTimeSystem(timeSystem);
-            expect(eventListener).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-            api.on("timeSystem", eventListener);
-            api.timeSystem(timeSystemKey, bounds);
-            expect(eventListener).toHaveBeenCalledWith(timeSystem);
-        });
-
-        it("Emits an event when time of interest changes", function () {
-            expect(eventListener).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-            api.on("timeOfInterest", eventListener);
-            api.timeOfInterest(toi);
-            expect(eventListener).toHaveBeenCalledWith(toi);
-        });
-
-        it("Emits an event when bounds change", function () {
-            expect(eventListener).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-            api.on("bounds", eventListener);
-            api.bounds(bounds);
-            expect(eventListener).toHaveBeenCalledWith(bounds, false);
-        });
-
-        it("If bounds are set and TOI lies inside them, do not change TOI", function () {
-            api.timeOfInterest(6);
-            api.bounds({
-                start: 1,
-                end: 10
-            });
-            expect(api.timeOfInterest()).toEqual(6);
-        });
-
-        it("If bounds are set and TOI lies outside them, reset TOI", function () {
-            api.timeOfInterest(11);
-            api.bounds({
-                start: 1,
-                end: 10
-            });
-            expect(api.timeOfInterest()).toBeUndefined();
-        });
-
-        it("Maintains delta during tick", function () {
-        });
-
-        it("Allows registered time system to be activated", function () {
-        });
-
-        it("Allows a registered tick source to be activated", function () {
-            const mockTickSource = jasmine.createSpyObj("mockTickSource", [
-                "on",
-                "off",
-                "currentValue"
-            ]);
-            mockTickSource.key = 'mockTickSource';
-        });
-
-        describe(" when enabling a tick source", function () {
-            let mockTickSource;
-            let anotherMockTickSource;
-            const mockOffsets = {
-                start: 0,
-                end: 1
-            };
-
-            beforeEach(function () {
-                mockTickSource = jasmine.createSpyObj("clock", [
-                    "on",
-                    "off",
-                    "currentValue"
-                ]);
-                mockTickSource.currentValue.and.returnValue(10);
-                mockTickSource.key = "mts";
-
-                anotherMockTickSource = jasmine.createSpyObj("clock", [
-                    "on",
-                    "off",
-                    "currentValue"
-                ]);
-                anotherMockTickSource.key = "amts";
-                anotherMockTickSource.currentValue.and.returnValue(10);
-
-                api.addClock(mockTickSource);
-                api.addClock(anotherMockTickSource);
-            });
-
-            it("sets bounds based on current value", function () {
-                api.clock("mts", mockOffsets);
-                expect(api.bounds()).toEqual({
-                    start: 10,
-                    end: 11
-                });
-            });
-
-            it("a new tick listener is registered", function () {
-                api.clock("mts", mockOffsets);
-                expect(mockTickSource.on).toHaveBeenCalledWith("tick", jasmine.any(Function));
-            });
-
-            it("listener of existing tick source is reregistered", function () {
-                api.clock("mts", mockOffsets);
-                api.clock("amts", mockOffsets);
-                expect(mockTickSource.off).toHaveBeenCalledWith("tick", jasmine.any(Function));
-            });
-
-            it("Allows the active clock to be set and unset", function () {
-                expect(api.clock()).toBeUndefined();
-                api.clock("mts", mockOffsets);
-                expect(api.clock()).toBeDefined();
-                api.stopClock();
-                expect(api.clock()).toBeUndefined();
-            });
-
-        });
-
-        it("on tick, observes offsets, and indicates tick in bounds callback", function () {
-            const mockTickSource = jasmine.createSpyObj("clock", [
-                "on",
-                "off",
-                "currentValue"
-            ]);
-            mockTickSource.currentValue.and.returnValue(100);
-            let tickCallback;
-            const boundsCallback = jasmine.createSpy("boundsCallback");
-            const clockOffsets = {
-                start: -100,
-                end: 100
-            };
+            mockTickSource.currentValue.and.returnValue(10);
             mockTickSource.key = "mts";
 
+            anotherMockTickSource = jasmine.createSpyObj("clock", [
+                "on",
+                "off",
+                "currentValue"
+            ]);
+            anotherMockTickSource.key = "amts";
+            anotherMockTickSource.currentValue.and.returnValue(10);
+
             api.addClock(mockTickSource);
-            api.clock("mts", clockOffsets);
-
-            api.on("bounds", boundsCallback);
-
-            tickCallback = mockTickSource.on.calls.mostRecent().args[1];
-            tickCallback(1000);
-            expect(boundsCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-                start: 900,
-                end: 1100
-            }, true);
+            api.addClock(anotherMockTickSource);
         });
+
+        it("sets bounds based on current value", function () {
+            api.clock("mts", mockOffsets);
+            expect(api.bounds()).toEqual({
+                start: 10,
+                end: 11
+            });
+        });
+
+        it("a new tick listener is registered", function () {
+            api.clock("mts", mockOffsets);
+            expect(mockTickSource.on).toHaveBeenCalledWith("tick", jasmine.any(Function));
+        });
+
+        it("listener of existing tick source is reregistered", function () {
+            api.clock("mts", mockOffsets);
+            api.clock("amts", mockOffsets);
+            expect(mockTickSource.off).toHaveBeenCalledWith("tick", jasmine.any(Function));
+        });
+
+        it("Allows the active clock to be set and unset", function () {
+            expect(api.clock()).toBeUndefined();
+            api.clock("mts", mockOffsets);
+            expect(api.clock()).toBeDefined();
+            api.stopClock();
+            expect(api.clock()).toBeUndefined();
+        });
+
+    });
+
+    it("on tick, observes offsets, and indicates tick in bounds callback", function () {
+        const mockTickSource = jasmine.createSpyObj("clock", [
+            "on",
+            "off",
+            "currentValue"
+        ]);
+        mockTickSource.currentValue.and.returnValue(100);
+        let tickCallback;
+        const boundsCallback = jasmine.createSpy("boundsCallback");
+        const clockOffsets = {
+            start: -100,
+            end: 100
+        };
+        mockTickSource.key = "mts";
+
+        api.addClock(mockTickSource);
+        api.clock("mts", clockOffsets);
+
+        api.on("bounds", boundsCallback);
+
+        tickCallback = mockTickSource.on.calls.mostRecent().args[1];
+        tickCallback(1000);
+        expect(boundsCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+            start: 900,
+            end: 1100
+        }, true);
     });
 });

src/api/time/TimeContext.js

@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Open MCT, Copyright (c) 2014-2021, United States Government
+ * as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
+ * Administration. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Open MCT is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * Open MCT includes source code licensed under additional open source
+ * licenses. See the Open Source Licenses file (LICENSES.md) included with
+ * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
+ * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+import EventEmitter from 'EventEmitter';
+
+class TimeContext extends EventEmitter {
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+
+        //The Time System
+        this.timeSystems = new Map();
+
+        this.system = undefined;
+
+        this.clocks = new Map();
+
+        this.boundsVal = {
+            start: undefined,
+            end: undefined
+        };
+
+        this.activeClock = undefined;
+        this.offsets = undefined;
+
+        this.tick = this.tick.bind(this);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get or set the time system of the TimeAPI.
+     * @param {TimeSystem | string} timeSystem
+     * @param {module:openmct.TimeAPI~TimeConductorBounds} bounds
+     * @fires module:openmct.TimeAPI~timeSystem
+     * @returns {TimeSystem} The currently applied time system
+     * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI#
+     * @method timeSystem
+     */
+    timeSystem(timeSystemOrKey, bounds) {
+        if (arguments.length >= 1) {
+            if (arguments.length === 1 && !this.activeClock) {
+                throw new Error(
+                    "Must specify bounds when changing time system without "
+                    + "an active clock."
+                );
+            }
+
+            let timeSystem;
+
+            if (timeSystemOrKey === undefined) {
+                throw "Please provide a time system";
+            }
+
+            if (typeof timeSystemOrKey === 'string') {
+                timeSystem = this.timeSystems.get(timeSystemOrKey);
+
+                if (timeSystem === undefined) {
+                    throw "Unknown time system " + timeSystemOrKey + ". Has it been registered with 'addTimeSystem'?";
+                }
+            } else if (typeof timeSystemOrKey === 'object') {
+                timeSystem = timeSystemOrKey;
+
+                if (!this.timeSystems.has(timeSystem.key)) {
+                    throw "Unknown time system " + timeSystem.key + ". Has it been registered with 'addTimeSystem'?";
+                }
+            } else {
+                throw "Attempt to set invalid time system in Time API. Please provide a previously registered time system object or key";
+            }
+
+            this.system = timeSystem;
+
+            /**
+             * The time system used by the time
+             * conductor has changed. A change in Time System will always be
+             * followed by a bounds event specifying new query bounds.
+             *
+             * @event module:openmct.TimeAPI~timeSystem
+             * @property {TimeSystem} The value of the currently applied
+             * Time System
+             * */
+            this.emit('timeSystem', this.system);
+            if (bounds) {
+                this.bounds(bounds);
+            }
+
+        }
+
+        return this.system;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Clock offsets are used to calculate temporal bounds when the system is
+     * ticking on a clock source.
+     *
+     * @typedef {object} ValidationResult
+     * @property {boolean} valid Result of the validation - true or false.
+     * @property {string} message An error message if valid is false.
+     */
+    /**
+     * Validate the given bounds. This can be used for pre-validation of bounds,
+     * for example by views validating user inputs.
+     * @param {TimeBounds} bounds The start and end time of the conductor.
+     * @returns {ValidationResult} A validation error, or true if valid
+     * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI#
+     * @method validateBounds
+     */
+    validateBounds(bounds) {
+        if ((bounds.start === undefined)
+            || (bounds.end === undefined)
+            || isNaN(bounds.start)
+            || isNaN(bounds.end)
+        ) {
+            return {
+                valid: false,
+                message: "Start and end must be specified as integer values"
+            };
+        } else if (bounds.start > bounds.end) {
+            return {
+                valid: false,
+                message: "Specified start date exceeds end bound"
+            };
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: true,
+            message: ''
+        };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validate the given offsets. This can be used for pre-validation of
+     * offsets, for example by views validating user inputs.
+     * @param {ClockOffsets} offsets The start and end offsets from a 'now' value.
+     * @returns { ValidationResult } A validation error, and true/false if valid or not
+     * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI#
+     * @method validateOffsets
+     */
+    validateOffsets(offsets) {
+        if ((offsets.start === undefined)
+            || (offsets.end === undefined)
+            || isNaN(offsets.start)
+            || isNaN(offsets.end)
+        ) {
+            return {
+                valid: false,
+                message: "Start and end offsets must be specified as integer values"
+            };
+        } else if (offsets.start >= offsets.end) {
+            return {
+                valid: false,
+                message: "Specified start offset must be < end offset"
+            };
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: true,
+            message: ''
+        };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @typedef {Object} TimeBounds
+     * @property {number} start The start time displayed by the time conductor
+     * in ms since epoch. Epoch determined by currently active time system
+     * @property {number} end The end time displayed by the time conductor in ms
+     * since epoch.
+     * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI~
+     */
+
+    /**
+     * Clock offsets are used to calculate temporal bounds when the system is
+     * ticking on a clock source.
+     *
+     * @typedef {object} ClockOffsets
+     * @property {number} start A time span relative to the current value of the
+     * ticking clock, from which start bounds will be calculated. This value must
+     * be < 0. When a clock is active, bounds will be calculated automatically
+     * based on the value provided by the clock, and the defined clock offsets.
+     * @property {number} end A time span relative to the current value of the
+     * ticking clock, from which end bounds will be calculated. This value must
+     * be >= 0.
+     */
+    /**
+     * Get or set the currently applied clock offsets. If no parameter is provided,
+     * the current value will be returned. If provided, the new value will be
+     * used as the new clock offsets.
+     * @param {ClockOffsets} offsets
+     * @returns {ClockOffsets}
+     */
+    clockOffsets(offsets) {
+        if (arguments.length > 0) {
+
+            const validationResult = this.validateOffsets(offsets);
+            if (validationResult.valid !== true) {
+                throw new Error(validationResult.message);
+            }
+
+            this.offsets = offsets;
+
+            const currentValue = this.activeClock.currentValue();
+            const newBounds = {
+                start: currentValue + offsets.start,
+                end: currentValue + offsets.end
+            };
+
+            this.bounds(newBounds);
+
+            /**
+             * Event that is triggered when clock offsets change.
+             * @event clockOffsets
+             * @memberof module:openmct.TimeAPI~
+             * @property {ClockOffsets} clockOffsets The newly activated clock
+             * offsets.
+             */
+            this.emit("clockOffsets", offsets);
+        }
+
+        return this.offsets;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Stop the currently active clock from ticking, and unset it. This will
+     * revert all views to showing a static time frame defined by the current
+     * bounds.
+     */
+    stopClock() {
+        if (this.activeClock) {
+            this.clock(undefined, undefined);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+export default TimeContext;

src/api/time/independentTimeAPISpec.js

@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Open MCT, Copyright (c) 2014-2021, United States Government
+ * as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
+ * Administration. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Open MCT is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * Open MCT includes source code licensed under additional open source
+ * licenses. See the Open Source Licenses file (LICENSES.md) included with
+ * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
+ * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+import TimeAPI from "./TimeAPI";
+import {createOpenMct} from "utils/testing";
+describe("The Independent Time API", function () {
+    let api;
+    let domainObjectKey;
+    let clockKey;
+    let clock;
+    let bounds;
+    let independentBounds;
+    let eventListener;
+    let openmct;
+
+    beforeEach(function () {
+        openmct = createOpenMct();
+        api = new TimeAPI(openmct);
+        clockKey = "someClockKey";
+        clock = jasmine.createSpyObj("clock", [
+            "on",
+            "off",
+            "currentValue"
+        ]);
+        clock.currentValue.and.returnValue(100);
+        clock.key = clockKey;
+        api.addClock(clock);
+        domainObjectKey = 'test-key';
+        bounds = {
+            start: 0,
+            end: 1
+        };
+        api.bounds(bounds);
+        independentBounds = {
+            start: 10,
+            end: 11
+        };
+        eventListener = jasmine.createSpy("eventListener");
+    });
+
+    it("Creates an independent time context", () => {
+        let destroyTimeContext = api.addIndependentContext(domainObjectKey, independentBounds);
+        let timeContext = api.getIndependentContext(domainObjectKey);
+        expect(timeContext.bounds()).toEqual(independentBounds);
+        destroyTimeContext();
+    });
+
+    it("Gets an independent time context given the objectPath", () => {
+        let destroyTimeContext = api.addIndependentContext(domainObjectKey, independentBounds);
+        let timeContext = api.getContextForView([{
+            identifier: {
+                namespace: '',
+                key: 'blah'
+            }
+        }, { identifier: domainObjectKey }]);
+        expect(timeContext.bounds()).toEqual(independentBounds);
+        destroyTimeContext();
+    });
+
+    it("defaults to the global time context given the objectPath", () => {
+        let destroyTimeContext = api.addIndependentContext(domainObjectKey, independentBounds);
+        let timeContext = api.getContextForView([{
+            identifier: {
+                namespace: '',
+                key: 'blah'
+            }
+        }]);
+        expect(timeContext.bounds()).toEqual(bounds);
+        destroyTimeContext();
+    });
+
+    it("Allows setting of valid bounds", function () {
+        bounds = {
+            start: 0,
+            end: 1
+        };
+        let destroyTimeContext = api.addIndependentContext(domainObjectKey, independentBounds);
+        let timeContext = api.getContextForView([{identifier: domainObjectKey}]);
+        expect(timeContext.bounds()).not.toEqual(bounds);
+        timeContext.bounds(bounds);
+        expect(timeContext.bounds()).toEqual(bounds);
+        destroyTimeContext();
+    });
+
+    it("Disallows setting of invalid bounds", function () {
+        bounds = {
+            start: 1,
+            end: 0
+        };
+
+        let destroyTimeContext = api.addIndependentContext(domainObjectKey, independentBounds);
+        let timeContext = api.getContextForView([{identifier: domainObjectKey}]);
+        expect(timeContext.bounds()).not.toBe(bounds);
+
+        expect(timeContext.bounds.bind(timeContext, bounds)).toThrow();
+        expect(timeContext.bounds()).not.toEqual(bounds);
+
+        bounds = {start: 1};
+        expect(timeContext.bounds()).not.toEqual(bounds);
+        expect(timeContext.bounds.bind(timeContext, bounds)).toThrow();
+        expect(timeContext.bounds()).not.toEqual(bounds);
+        destroyTimeContext();
+    });
+
+    it("Emits an event when bounds change", function () {
+        let destroyTimeContext = api.addIndependentContext(domainObjectKey, independentBounds);
+        let timeContext = api.getContextForView([{identifier: domainObjectKey}]);
+        expect(eventListener).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        timeContext.on('bounds', eventListener);
+        timeContext.bounds(bounds);
+        expect(eventListener).toHaveBeenCalledWith(bounds, false);
+        destroyTimeContext();
+    });
+
+    describe(" when using real time clock", function () {
+        const mockOffsets = {
+            start: 10,
+            end: 11
+        };
+
+        it("Emits an event when bounds change based on current value", function () {
+            let destroyTimeContext = api.addIndependentContext(domainObjectKey, independentBounds);
+            let timeContext = api.getContextForView([{identifier: domainObjectKey}]);
+            expect(eventListener).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+            timeContext.clock('someClockKey', mockOffsets);
+            timeContext.on('bounds', eventListener);
+            timeContext.tick(10);
+            expect(eventListener).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+                start: 20,
+                end: 21
+            }, true);
+            destroyTimeContext();
+        });
+
+    });
+});

src/plugins/plan/Plan.vue

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export default {
         TimelineAxis,
         SwimLane
     },
-    inject: ['openmct', 'domainObject'],
+    inject: ['openmct', 'domainObject', 'path'],
     props: {
         options: {
             type: Object,
@@ -99,21 +99,37 @@ export default {
         this.canvasContext = this.canvas.getContext('2d');
 
         this.setDimensions();
-        this.updateViewBounds();
-        this.openmct.time.on("timeSystem", this.setScaleAndPlotActivities);
-        this.openmct.time.on("bounds", this.updateViewBounds);
+        this.setTimeContext();
         this.resizeTimer = setInterval(this.resize, RESIZE_POLL_INTERVAL);
         this.unlisten = this.openmct.objects.observe(this.domainObject, '*', this.observeForChanges);
     },
     beforeDestroy() {
         clearInterval(this.resizeTimer);
-        this.openmct.time.off("timeSystem", this.setScaleAndPlotActivities);
-        this.openmct.time.off("bounds", this.updateViewBounds);
+        this.stopFollowingTimeContext();
         if (this.unlisten) {
             this.unlisten();
         }
     },
     methods: {
+        setTimeContext() {
+            this.stopFollowingTimeContext();
+            this.timeContext = this.openmct.time.getContextForView(this.path);
+            this.timeContext.on("timeContext", this.setTimeContext);
+            this.followTimeContext();
+        },
+        followTimeContext() {
+            this.updateViewBounds(this.timeContext.bounds());
+
+            this.timeContext.on("timeSystem", this.setScaleAndPlotActivities);
+            this.timeContext.on("bounds", this.updateViewBounds);
+        },
+        stopFollowingTimeContext() {
+            if (this.timeContext) {
+                this.timeContext.off("timeSystem", this.setScaleAndPlotActivities);
+                this.timeContext.off("bounds", this.updateViewBounds);
+                this.timeContext.off("timeContext", this.setTimeContext);
+            }
+        },
         observeForChanges(mutatedObject) {
             this.getPlanData(mutatedObject);
             this.setScaleAndPlotActivities();
@@ -141,12 +157,17 @@ export default {
         getPlanData(domainObject) {
             this.planData = getValidatedPlan(domainObject);
         },
-        updateViewBounds() {
-            this.viewBounds = this.openmct.time.bounds();
-            //Add a 50% padding to the end bounds to look ahead
-            let timespan = (this.viewBounds.end - this.viewBounds.start);
-            let padding = timespan / 2;
-            this.viewBounds.end = this.viewBounds.end + padding;
+        updateViewBounds(bounds) {
+            if (bounds) {
+                this.viewBounds = Object.create(bounds);
+
+                if (!this.options.compact) {
+                    //Add a 50% padding to the end bounds to look ahead
+                    let timespan = (this.viewBounds.end - this.viewBounds.start);
+                    let padding = timespan / 2;
+                    this.viewBounds.end = this.viewBounds.end + padding;
+                }
+            }
 
             if (this.timeSystem === undefined) {
                 this.timeSystem = this.openmct.time.timeSystem();

src/plugins/plan/PlanViewProvider.js

@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ export default function PlanViewProvider(openmct) {
                         },
                         provide: {
                             openmct,
-                            domainObject
+                            domainObject,
+                            path: objectPath
                         },
                         data() {
                             return {

src/plugins/plot/MctPlot.vue

@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export default {
         MctTicks,
         MctChart
     },
-    inject: ['openmct', 'domainObject'],
+    inject: ['openmct', 'domainObject', 'path'],
     props: {
         options: {
             type: Object,
@@ -249,6 +249,9 @@ export default {
     },
     mounted() {
         eventHelpers.extend(this);
+        this.updateRealTime = this.updateRealTime.bind(this);
+        this.updateDisplayBounds = this.updateDisplayBounds.bind(this);
+        this.setTimeContext = this.setTimeContext.bind(this);
 
         this.config = this.getConfig();
 
@@ -265,7 +268,7 @@ export default {
         this.removeStatusListener = this.openmct.status.observe(this.domainObject.identifier, this.updateStatus);
 
         this.openmct.objectViews.on('clearData', this.clearData);
-        this.followTimeConductor();
+        this.setTimeContext();
 
         this.loaded = true;
 
@@ -278,11 +281,27 @@ export default {
         this.destroy();
     },
     methods: {
-        followTimeConductor() {
-            this.openmct.time.on('clock', this.updateRealTime);
-            this.openmct.time.on('bounds', this.updateDisplayBounds);
+        setTimeContext(updatedKey) {
+            this.stopFollowingTimeContext();
+
+            this.timeContext = this.openmct.time.getContextForView(this.path);
+            this.timeContext.on('timeContext', this.setTimeContext);
+            this.followTimeContext();
+
+        },
+        followTimeContext() {
+            this.updateDisplayBounds(this.timeContext.bounds());
+            this.timeContext.on('clock', this.updateRealTime);
+            this.timeContext.on('bounds', this.updateDisplayBounds);
             this.synchronized(true);
         },
+        stopFollowingTimeContext() {
+            if (this.timeContext) {
+                this.timeContext.off("clock", this.updateRealTime);
+                this.timeContext.off("bounds", this.updateDisplayBounds);
+                this.timeContext.off("timeContext", this.setTimeContext);
+            }
+        },
         getConfig() {
             const configId = this.openmct.objects.makeKeyString(this.domainObject.identifier);
             let config = configStore.get(configId);
@@ -467,7 +486,7 @@ export default {
        * displays can update accordingly.
        */
         synchronized(value) {
-            const isLocalClock = this.openmct.time.clock();
+            const isLocalClock = this.timeContext.clock();
 
             if (typeof value !== 'undefined') {
                 this._synchronized = value;
@@ -948,7 +967,7 @@ export default {
         },
 
         showSynchronizeDialog() {
-            const isLocalClock = this.openmct.time.clock();
+            const isLocalClock = this.timeContext.clock();
             if (isLocalClock !== undefined) {
                 const message = `
                 This action will change the Time Conductor to Fixed Timespan mode with this plot view's current time bounds.
@@ -983,9 +1002,9 @@ export default {
         },
 
         synchronizeTimeConductor() {
-            this.openmct.time.stopClock();
+            this.timeContext.stopClock();
             const range = this.config.xAxis.get('displayRange');
-            this.openmct.time.bounds({
+            this.timeContext.bounds({
                 start: range.min,
                 end: range.max
             });
@@ -996,6 +1015,7 @@ export default {
             configStore.deleteStore(this.config.id);
 
             this.stopListening();
+
             if (this.checkForSize) {
                 clearInterval(this.checkForSize);
                 delete this.checkForSize;
@@ -1011,8 +1031,7 @@ export default {
 
             this.plotContainerResizeObserver.disconnect();
 
-            this.openmct.time.off('clock', this.updateRealTime);
-            this.openmct.time.off('bounds', this.updateDisplayBounds);
+            this.stopFollowingTimeContext();
             this.openmct.objectViews.off('clearData', this.clearData);
         },
         updateStatus(status) {

src/plugins/plot/Plot.vue

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export default {
     components: {
         MctPlot
     },
-    inject: ['openmct', 'domainObject'],
+    inject: ['openmct', 'domainObject', 'path'],
     props: {
         options: {
             type: Object,

src/plugins/plot/PlotViewProvider.js

@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ export default function PlotViewProvider(openmct) {
                         },
                         provide: {
                             openmct,
-                            domainObject
+                            domainObject,
+                            path: objectPath
                         },
                         data() {
                             return {

src/plugins/plot/overlayPlot/OverlayPlotViewProvider.js

@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ export default function OverlayPlotViewProvider(openmct) {
                         },
                         provide: {
                             openmct,
-                            domainObject
+                            domainObject,
+                            path: objectPath
                         },
                         data() {
                             return {

src/plugins/plot/pluginSpec.js

@@ -570,7 +570,8 @@ describe("the plugin", function () {
                 provide: {
                     openmct: openmct,
                     domainObject: stackedPlotObject,
-                    composition: openmct.composition.get(stackedPlotObject)
+                    composition: openmct.composition.get(stackedPlotObject),
+                    path: [stackedPlotObject]
                 },
                 template: "<stacked-plot></stacked-plot>"
             });

src/plugins/plot/stackedPlot/StackedPlot.vue

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export default {
     components: {
         StackedPlotItem
     },
-    inject: ['openmct', 'domainObject', 'composition'],
+    inject: ['openmct', 'domainObject', 'composition', 'path'],
     props: {
         options: {
             type: Object,

src/plugins/plot/stackedPlot/StackedPlotItem.vue

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import MctPlot from '../MctPlot.vue';
 import Vue from "vue";
 
 export default {
-    inject: ['openmct', 'domainObject'],
+    inject: ['openmct', 'domainObject', 'path'],
     props: {
         object: {
             type: Object,
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ export default {
 
             const openmct = this.openmct;
             const object = this.object;
+            const path = this.path;
 
             const getProps = this.getProps;
             let viewContainer = document.createElement('div');
@@ -106,7 +107,8 @@ export default {
                 },
                 provide: {
                     openmct,
-                    domainObject: object
+                    domainObject: object,
+                    path
                 },
                 data() {
                     return {

src/plugins/plot/stackedPlot/StackedPlotViewProvider.js

@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ export default function StackedPlotViewProvider(openmct) {
                         provide: {
                             openmct,
                             domainObject,
-                            composition: openmct.composition.get(domainObject)
+                            composition: openmct.composition.get(domainObject),
+                            path: objectPath
                         },
                         data() {
                             return {

src/plugins/timeConductor/Conductor.vue

@@ -29,144 +29,36 @@
         isFixed ? 'is-fixed-mode' : 'is-realtime-mode'
     ]"
 >
-    <form
-        ref="conductorForm"
-        class="u-contents"
-        @submit.prevent="updateTimeFromConductor"
-    >
-        <div class="c-conductor__time-bounds">
-            <button
-                ref="submitButton"
-                class="c-input--submit"
-                type="submit"
-            ></button>
-            <ConductorModeIcon class="c-conductor__mode-icon" />
-
-            <div
-                v-if="isFixed"
-                class="c-ctrl-wrapper c-conductor-input c-conductor__start-fixed"
-            >
-                <!-- Fixed start -->
-                <div class="c-conductor__start-fixed__label">
-                    Start
-                </div>
-                <input
-                    ref="startDate"
-                    v-model="formattedBounds.start"
-                    class="c-input--datetime"
-                    type="text"
-                    autocorrect="off"
-                    spellcheck="false"
-                    @change="validateAllBounds('startDate'); submitForm()"
-                >
-                <date-picker
-                    v-if="isFixed && isUTCBased"
-                    :default-date-time="formattedBounds.start"
-                    :formatter="timeFormatter"
-                    @date-selected="startDateSelected"
-                />
-            </div>
-
-            <div
-                v-if="!isFixed"
-                class="c-ctrl-wrapper c-conductor-input c-conductor__start-delta"
-            >
-                <!-- RT start -->
-                <div class="c-direction-indicator icon-minus"></div>
-                <time-popup
-                    v-if="showTCInputStart"
-                    class="pr-tc-input-menu--start"
-                    :type="'start'"
-                    :offset="offsets.start"
-                    @focus.native="$event.target.select()"
-                    @hide="hideAllTimePopups"
-                    @update="timePopUpdate"
-                />
-                <button
-                    ref="startOffset"
-                    class="c-button c-conductor__delta-button"
-                    @click.prevent="showTimePopupStart"
-                >
-                    {{ offsets.start }}
-                </button>
-            </div>
-
-            <div class="c-ctrl-wrapper c-conductor-input c-conductor__end-fixed">
-                <!-- Fixed end and RT 'last update' display -->
-                <div class="c-conductor__end-fixed__label">
-                    {{ isFixed ? 'End' : 'Updated' }}
-                </div>
-                <input
-                    ref="endDate"
-                    v-model="formattedBounds.end"
-                    class="c-input--datetime"
-                    type="text"
-                    autocorrect="off"
-                    spellcheck="false"
-                    :disabled="!isFixed"
-                    @change="validateAllBounds('endDate'); submitForm()"
-                >
-                <date-picker
-                    v-if="isFixed && isUTCBased"
-                    class="c-ctrl-wrapper--menus-left"
-                    :default-date-time="formattedBounds.end"
-                    :formatter="timeFormatter"
-                    @date-selected="endDateSelected"
-                />
-            </div>
-
-            <div
-                v-if="!isFixed"
-                class="c-ctrl-wrapper c-conductor-input c-conductor__end-delta"
-            >
-                <!-- RT end -->
-                <div class="c-direction-indicator icon-plus"></div>
-                <time-popup
-                    v-if="showTCInputEnd"
-                    class="pr-tc-input-menu--end"
-                    :type="'end'"
-                    :offset="offsets.end"
-                    @focus.native="$event.target.select()"
-                    @hide="hideAllTimePopups"
-                    @update="timePopUpdate"
-                />
-                <button
-                    ref="endOffset"
-                    class="c-button c-conductor__delta-button"
-                    @click.prevent="showTimePopupEnd"
-                >
-                    {{ offsets.end }}
-                </button>
-            </div>
-
-            <conductor-axis
-                class="c-conductor__ticks"
-                :view-bounds="viewBounds"
-                :is-fixed="isFixed"
-                :alt-pressed="altPressed"
-                @endPan="endPan"
-                @endZoom="endZoom"
-                @panAxis="pan"
-                @zoomAxis="zoom"
-            />
-
-        </div>
-        <div class="c-conductor__controls">
-            <ConductorMode class="c-conductor__mode-select" />
-            <ConductorTimeSystem class="c-conductor__time-system-select" />
-            <ConductorHistory
-                class="c-conductor__history-select"
-                :offsets="openmct.time.clockOffsets()"
-                :bounds="bounds"
-                :time-system="timeSystem"
-                :mode="timeMode"
-            />
-        </div>
-        <input
-            type="submit"
-            class="invisible"
-        >
-    </form>
+    <div class="c-conductor__time-bounds">
+        <conductor-inputs-fixed v-if="isFixed"
+                                @updated="saveFixedOffsets"
+        />
+        <conductor-inputs-realtime v-else
+                                   @updated="saveClockOffsets"
+        />
+        <ConductorModeIcon class="c-conductor__mode-icon" />
+        <conductor-axis
+            class="c-conductor__ticks"
+            :view-bounds="viewBounds"
+            :is-fixed="isFixed"
+            :alt-pressed="altPressed"
+            @endPan="endPan"
+            @endZoom="endZoom"
+            @panAxis="pan"
+            @zoomAxis="zoom"
+        />
+    </div>
+    <div class="c-conductor__controls">
+        <ConductorMode class="c-conductor__mode-select" />
+        <ConductorTimeSystem class="c-conductor__time-system-select" />
+        <ConductorHistory
+            class="c-conductor__history-select"
+            :offsets="openmct.time.clockOffsets()"
+            :bounds="bounds"
+            :time-system="timeSystem"
+            :mode="timeMode"
+        />
+    </div>
 </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -174,23 +66,23 @@
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import ConductorMode from './ConductorMode.vue';
 import ConductorTimeSystem from './ConductorTimeSystem.vue';
-import DatePicker from './DatePicker.vue';
 import ConductorAxis from './ConductorAxis.vue';
 import ConductorModeIcon from './ConductorModeIcon.vue';
 import ConductorHistory from './ConductorHistory.vue';
-import TimePopup from './timePopup.vue';
+import ConductorInputsFixed from "./ConductorInputsFixed.vue";
+import ConductorInputsRealtime from "./ConductorInputsRealtime.vue";
 
 const DEFAULT_DURATION_FORMATTER = 'duration';
 
 export default {
     components: {
+        ConductorInputsRealtime,
+        ConductorInputsFixed,
         ConductorMode,
         ConductorTimeSystem,
-        DatePicker,
         ConductorAxis,
         ConductorModeIcon,
-        ConductorHistory,
-        TimePopup
+        ConductorHistory
     },
     inject: ['openmct', 'configuration'],
     data() {
@@ -242,7 +134,6 @@ export default {
         this.openmct.time.on('bounds', _.throttle(this.handleNewBounds, 300));
         this.openmct.time.on('timeSystem', this.setTimeSystem);
         this.openmct.time.on('clock', this.setViewFromClock);
-        this.openmct.time.on('clockOffsets', this.setViewFromOffsets);
     },
     beforeDestroy() {
         document.removeEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeyDown);
@@ -297,42 +188,8 @@ export default {
                 timeSystem.durationFormat || DEFAULT_DURATION_FORMATTER);
             this.isUTCBased = timeSystem.isUTCBased;
         },
-        setOffsetsFromView($event) {
-            if (this.$refs.conductorForm.checkValidity()) {
-                let startOffset = 0 - this.durationFormatter.parse(this.offsets.start);
-                let endOffset = this.durationFormatter.parse(this.offsets.end);
-
-                this.openmct.time.clockOffsets({
-                    start: startOffset,
-                    end: endOffset
-                });
-            }
-
-            if ($event) {
-                $event.preventDefault();
-
-                return false;
-            }
-        },
-        setBoundsFromView($event) {
-            if (this.$refs.conductorForm.checkValidity()) {
-                let start = this.timeFormatter.parse(this.formattedBounds.start);
-                let end = this.timeFormatter.parse(this.formattedBounds.end);
-
-                this.openmct.time.bounds({
-                    start: start,
-                    end: end
-                });
-            }
-
-            if ($event) {
-                $event.preventDefault();
-
-                return false;
-            }
-        },
         setViewFromClock(clock) {
-            this.clearAllValidation();
+            // this.clearAllValidation();
             this.isFixed = clock === undefined;
         },
         setViewFromBounds(bounds) {
@@ -341,158 +198,16 @@ export default {
             this.viewBounds.start = bounds.start;
             this.viewBounds.end = bounds.end;
         },
-        setViewFromOffsets(offsets) {
-            this.offsets.start = this.durationFormatter.format(Math.abs(offsets.start));
-            this.offsets.end = this.durationFormatter.format(Math.abs(offsets.end));
-        },
-        updateTimeFromConductor() {
-            if (this.isFixed) {
-                this.setBoundsFromView();
-            } else {
-                this.setOffsetsFromView();
-            }
-        },
-        getBoundsLimit() {
-            const configuration = this.configuration.menuOptions
-                .filter(option => option.timeSystem === this.timeSystem.key)
-                .find(option => option.limit);
-
-            const limit = configuration ? configuration.limit : undefined;
-
-            return limit;
-        },
-        clearAllValidation() {
-            if (this.isFixed) {
-                [this.$refs.startDate, this.$refs.endDate].forEach(this.clearValidationForInput);
-            } else {
-                [this.$refs.startOffset, this.$refs.endOffset].forEach(this.clearValidationForInput);
-            }
-        },
-        clearValidationForInput(input) {
-            input.setCustomValidity('');
-            input.title = '';
-        },
-        validateAllBounds(ref) {
-            if (!this.areBoundsFormatsValid()) {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            let validationResult = true;
-            const currentInput = this.$refs[ref];
-
-            return [this.$refs.startDate, this.$refs.endDate].every((input) => {
-                let boundsValues = {
-                    start: this.timeFormatter.parse(this.formattedBounds.start),
-                    end: this.timeFormatter.parse(this.formattedBounds.end)
-                };
-                const limit = this.getBoundsLimit();
-
-                if (
-                    this.timeSystem.isUTCBased
-                    && limit
-                    && boundsValues.end - boundsValues.start > limit
-                ) {
-                    if (input === currentInput) {
-                        validationResult = "Start and end difference exceeds allowable limit";
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    if (input === currentInput) {
-                        validationResult = this.openmct.time.validateBounds(boundsValues);
-                    }
-                }
-
-                return this.handleValidationResults(input, validationResult);
-            });
-        },
-        areBoundsFormatsValid() {
-            let validationResult = true;
-
-            return [this.$refs.startDate, this.$refs.endDate].every((input) => {
-                const formattedDate = input === this.$refs.startDate
-                    ? this.formattedBounds.start
-                    : this.formattedBounds.end
-                ;
-
-                if (!this.timeFormatter.validate(formattedDate)) {
-                    validationResult = 'Invalid date';
-                }
-
-                return this.handleValidationResults(input, validationResult);
-            });
-        },
-        validateAllOffsets(event) {
-            return [this.$refs.startOffset, this.$refs.endOffset].every((input) => {
-                let validationResult = true;
-                let formattedOffset;
-
-                if (input === this.$refs.startOffset) {
-                    formattedOffset = this.offsets.start;
-                } else {
-                    formattedOffset = this.offsets.end;
-                }
-
-                if (!this.durationFormatter.validate(formattedOffset)) {
-                    validationResult = 'Offsets must be in the format hh:mm:ss and less than 24 hours in duration';
-                } else {
-                    let offsetValues = {
-                        start: 0 - this.durationFormatter.parse(this.offsets.start),
-                        end: this.durationFormatter.parse(this.offsets.end)
-                    };
-                    validationResult = this.openmct.time.validateOffsets(offsetValues);
-                }
-
-                return this.handleValidationResults(input, validationResult);
-            });
-        },
-        handleValidationResults(input, validationResult) {
-            if (validationResult !== true) {
-                input.setCustomValidity(validationResult);
-                input.title = validationResult;
-
-                return false;
-            } else {
-                input.setCustomValidity('');
-                input.title = '';
-
-                return true;
-            }
-        },
-        submitForm() {
-            // Allow Vue model to catch up to user input.
-            // Submitting form will cause validation messages to display (but only if triggered by button click)
-            this.$nextTick(() => this.$refs.submitButton.click());
-        },
         getFormatter(key) {
             return this.openmct.telemetry.getValueFormatter({
                 format: key
             }).formatter;
         },
-        startDateSelected(date) {
-            this.formattedBounds.start = this.timeFormatter.format(date);
-            this.validateAllBounds('startDate');
-            this.submitForm();
+        saveClockOffsets(offsets) {
+            this.openmct.time.clockOffsets(offsets);
         },
-        endDateSelected(date) {
-            this.formattedBounds.end = this.timeFormatter.format(date);
-            this.validateAllBounds('endDate');
-            this.submitForm();
-        },
-        hideAllTimePopups() {
-            this.showTCInputStart = false;
-            this.showTCInputEnd = false;
-        },
-        showTimePopupStart() {
-            this.hideAllTimePopups();
-            this.showTCInputStart = !this.showTCInputStart;
-        },
-        showTimePopupEnd() {
-            this.hideAllTimePopups();
-            this.showTCInputEnd = !this.showTCInputEnd;
-        },
-        timePopUpdate({ type, hours, minutes, seconds }) {
-            this.offsets[type] = [hours, minutes, seconds].join(':');
-            this.setOffsetsFromView();
-            this.hideAllTimePopups();
+        saveFixedOffsets(bounds) {
+            this.openmct.time.bounds(bounds);
         }
     }
 };

src/plugins/timeConductor/ConductorInputsFixed.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,277 @@
+<template>
+<form ref="fixedDeltaInput"
+      class="c-conductor__inputs"
+      @submit.prevent="updateTimeFromConductor"
+>
+    <button
+        ref="submitButton"
+        class="c-input--submit"
+        type="submit"
+    ></button>
+    <div
+        class="c-ctrl-wrapper c-conductor-input c-conductor__start-fixed"
+    >
+        <!-- Fixed start -->
+        <div class="c-conductor__start-fixed__label">
+            Start
+        </div>
+        <input
+            ref="startDate"
+            v-model="formattedBounds.start"
+            class="c-input--datetime"
+            type="text"
+            autocorrect="off"
+            spellcheck="false"
+            @change="validateAllBounds('startDate'); submitForm()"
+        >
+        <date-picker
+            v-if="isUTCBased"
+            class="c-ctrl-wrapper--menus-left"
+            :bottom="viewObject !== undefined"
+            :default-date-time="formattedBounds.start"
+            :formatter="timeFormatter"
+            @date-selected="startDateSelected"
+        />
+    </div>
+    <div class="c-ctrl-wrapper c-conductor-input c-conductor__end-fixed">
+        <!-- Fixed end and RT 'last update' display -->
+        <div class="c-conductor__end-fixed__label">
+            End
+        </div>
+        <input
+            ref="endDate"
+            v-model="formattedBounds.end"
+            class="c-input--datetime"
+            type="text"
+            autocorrect="off"
+            spellcheck="false"
+            @change="validateAllBounds('endDate'); submitForm()"
+        >
+        <date-picker
+            v-if="isUTCBased"
+            class="c-ctrl-wrapper--menus-left"
+            :bottom="viewObject !== undefined"
+            :default-date-time="formattedBounds.end"
+            :formatter="timeFormatter"
+            @date-selected="endDateSelected"
+        />
+    </div>
+    <input
+        type="submit"
+        class="invisible"
+    >
+</form>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+
+import DatePicker from "./DatePicker.vue";
+import _ from "lodash";
+
+const DEFAULT_DURATION_FORMATTER = 'duration';
+
+export default {
+    components: {
+        DatePicker
+    },
+    inject: ['openmct'],
+    props: {
+        viewObject: {
+            type: Object,
+            default() {
+                return undefined;
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    data() {
+        let timeSystem = this.openmct.time.timeSystem();
+        let durationFormatter = this.getFormatter(timeSystem.durationFormat || DEFAULT_DURATION_FORMATTER);
+        let timeFormatter = this.getFormatter(timeSystem.timeFormat);
+        let bounds = this.bounds || this.openmct.time.bounds();
+
+        return {
+            showTCInputStart: true,
+            showTCInputEnd: true,
+            durationFormatter,
+            timeFormatter,
+            bounds: {
+                start: bounds.start,
+                end: bounds.end
+            },
+            formattedBounds: {
+                start: timeFormatter.format(bounds.start),
+                end: timeFormatter.format(bounds.end)
+            },
+            isUTCBased: timeSystem.isUTCBased
+        };
+    },
+    mounted() {
+        this.handleNewBounds = _.throttle(this.handleNewBounds, 300);
+        this.setTimeSystem(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.openmct.time.timeSystem())));
+        this.openmct.time.on('timeSystem', this.setTimeSystem);
+        this.setTimeContext();
+    },
+    beforeDestroy() {
+        this.openmct.time.off('timeSystem', this.setTimeSystem);
+        this.stopFollowingTimeContext();
+    },
+    methods: {
+        setTimeContext() {
+            this.stopFollowingTimeContext();
+            this.timeContext = this.openmct.time.getViewContext(this.viewObject);
+
+            this.handleNewBounds(this.timeContext.bounds());
+            this.timeContext.on('bounds', this.handleNewBounds);
+            this.timeContext.on('clock', this.clearAllValidation);
+        },
+        stopFollowingTimeContext() {
+            if (this.timeContext) {
+                this.timeContext.off('bounds', this.handleNewBounds);
+                this.timeContext.off('clock', this.clearAllValidation);
+            }
+        },
+        handleNewBounds(bounds) {
+            this.setBounds(bounds);
+            this.setViewFromBounds(bounds);
+        },
+        clearAllValidation() {
+            [this.$refs.startDate, this.$refs.endDate].forEach(this.clearValidationForInput);
+        },
+        clearValidationForInput(input) {
+            input.setCustomValidity('');
+            input.title = '';
+        },
+        setBounds(bounds) {
+            this.bounds = bounds;
+        },
+        setViewFromBounds(bounds) {
+            this.formattedBounds.start = this.timeFormatter.format(bounds.start);
+            this.formattedBounds.end = this.timeFormatter.format(bounds.end);
+        },
+        setTimeSystem(timeSystem) {
+            this.timeSystem = timeSystem;
+            this.timeFormatter = this.getFormatter(timeSystem.timeFormat);
+            this.durationFormatter = this.getFormatter(
+                timeSystem.durationFormat || DEFAULT_DURATION_FORMATTER);
+            this.isUTCBased = timeSystem.isUTCBased;
+        },
+        getFormatter(key) {
+            return this.openmct.telemetry.getValueFormatter({
+                format: key
+            }).formatter;
+        },
+        setBoundsFromView($event) {
+            if (this.$refs.fixedDeltaInput.checkValidity()) {
+                let start = this.timeFormatter.parse(this.formattedBounds.start);
+                let end = this.timeFormatter.parse(this.formattedBounds.end);
+
+                this.$emit('updated', {
+                    start: start,
+                    end: end
+                });
+            }
+
+            if ($event) {
+                $event.preventDefault();
+
+                return false;
+            }
+        },
+        submitForm() {
+        // Allow Vue model to catch up to user input.
+        // Submitting form will cause validation messages to display (but only if triggered by button click)
+            this.$nextTick(() => this.$refs.submitButton.click());
+        },
+        updateTimeFromConductor() {
+            this.setBoundsFromView();
+        },
+        validateAllBounds(ref) {
+            if (!this.areBoundsFormatsValid()) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            let validationResult = {
+                valid: true
+            };
+            const currentInput = this.$refs[ref];
+
+            return [this.$refs.startDate, this.$refs.endDate].every((input) => {
+                let boundsValues = {
+                    start: this.timeFormatter.parse(this.formattedBounds.start),
+                    end: this.timeFormatter.parse(this.formattedBounds.end)
+                };
+                //TODO: Do we need limits here? We have conductor limits disabled right now
+                // const limit = this.getBoundsLimit();
+                const limit = false;
+
+                if (this.timeSystem.isUTCBased && limit
+                    && boundsValues.end - boundsValues.start > limit) {
+                    if (input === currentInput) {
+                        validationResult = {
+                            valid: false,
+                            message: "Start and end difference exceeds allowable limit"
+                        };
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    if (input === currentInput) {
+                        validationResult = this.openmct.time.validateBounds(boundsValues);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return this.handleValidationResults(input, validationResult);
+            });
+        },
+        areBoundsFormatsValid() {
+            let validationResult = {
+                valid: true
+            };
+
+            return [this.$refs.startDate, this.$refs.endDate].every((input) => {
+                const formattedDate = input === this.$refs.startDate
+                    ? this.formattedBounds.start
+                    : this.formattedBounds.end
+          ;
+
+                if (!this.timeFormatter.validate(formattedDate)) {
+                    validationResult = {
+                        valid: false,
+                        message: 'Invalid date'
+                    };
+                }
+
+                return this.handleValidationResults(input, validationResult);
+            });
+        },
+        getBoundsLimit() {
+            const configuration = this.configuration.menuOptions
+                .filter(option => option.timeSystem === this.timeSystem.key)
+                .find(option => option.limit);
+
+            const limit = configuration ? configuration.limit : undefined;
+
+            return limit;
+        },
+        handleValidationResults(input, validationResult) {
+            if (validationResult.valid !== true) {
+                input.setCustomValidity(validationResult.message);
+                input.title = validationResult.message;
+            } else {
+                input.setCustomValidity('');
+                input.title = '';
+            }
+
+            return validationResult.valid;
+        },
+        startDateSelected(date) {
+            this.formattedBounds.start = this.timeFormatter.format(date);
+            this.validateAllBounds('startDate');
+            this.submitForm();
+        },
+        endDateSelected(date) {
+            this.formattedBounds.end = this.timeFormatter.format(date);
+            this.validateAllBounds('endDate');
+            this.submitForm();
+        }
+    }
+};
+</script>

src/plugins/timeConductor/ConductorInputsRealtime.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+<template>
+<form ref="deltaInput"
+      class="c-conductor__inputs"
+>
+    <div
+        class="c-ctrl-wrapper c-conductor-input c-conductor__start-delta"
+    >
+        <!-- RT start -->
+        <div class="c-direction-indicator icon-minus"></div>
+        <time-popup
+            v-if="showTCInputStart"
+            class="pr-tc-input-menu--start"
+            :bottom="viewObject !== undefined"
+            :type="'start'"
+            :offset="offsets.start"
+            @focus.native="$event.target.select()"
+            @hide="hideAllTimePopups"
+            @update="timePopUpdate"
+        />
+        <button
+            ref="startOffset"
+            class="c-button c-conductor__delta-button"
+            title="Set the time offset after now"
+            @click.prevent="showTimePopupStart"
+        >
+            {{ offsets.start }}
+        </button>
+    </div>
+    <div class="c-ctrl-wrapper c-conductor-input c-conductor__end-fixed">
+        <!-- RT 'last update' display -->
+        <div class="c-conductor__end-fixed__label">
+            Current
+        </div>
+        <input
+            ref="endDate"
+            v-model="formattedBounds.end"
+            class="c-input--datetime"
+            type="text"
+            autocorrect="off"
+            spellcheck="false"
+            :disabled="true"
+        >
+    </div>
+    <div
+        class="c-ctrl-wrapper c-conductor-input c-conductor__end-delta"
+    >
+        <!-- RT end -->
+        <div class="c-direction-indicator icon-plus"></div>
+        <time-popup
+            v-if="showTCInputEnd"
+            class="pr-tc-input-menu--end"
+            :bottom="viewObject !== undefined"
+            :type="'end'"
+            :offset="offsets.end"
+            @focus.native="$event.target.select()"
+            @hide="hideAllTimePopups"
+            @update="timePopUpdate"
+        />
+        <button
+            ref="endOffset"
+            class="c-button c-conductor__delta-button"
+            title="Set the time offset preceding now"
+            @click.prevent="showTimePopupEnd"
+        >
+            {{ offsets.end }}
+        </button>
+    </div>
+</form>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+
+import timePopup from "./timePopup.vue";
+import _ from "lodash";
+
+const DEFAULT_DURATION_FORMATTER = 'duration';
+
+export default {
+    components: {
+        timePopup
+    },
+    inject: ['openmct'],
+    props: {
+        viewObject: {
+            type: Object,
+            default() {
+                return undefined;
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    data() {
+        let timeSystem = this.openmct.time.timeSystem();
+        let durationFormatter = this.getFormatter(timeSystem.durationFormat || DEFAULT_DURATION_FORMATTER);
+        let timeFormatter = this.getFormatter(timeSystem.timeFormat);
+        let bounds = this.bounds || this.openmct.time.bounds();
+        let offsets = this.openmct.time.clockOffsets();
+
+        return {
+            showTCInputStart: false,
+            showTCInputEnd: false,
+            durationFormatter,
+            timeFormatter,
+            bounds: {
+                start: bounds.start,
+                end: bounds.end
+            },
+            offsets: {
+                start: offsets && durationFormatter.format(Math.abs(offsets.start)),
+                end: offsets && durationFormatter.format(Math.abs(offsets.end))
+            },
+            formattedBounds: {
+                start: timeFormatter.format(bounds.start),
+                end: timeFormatter.format(bounds.end)
+            },
+            isUTCBased: timeSystem.isUTCBased
+        };
+    },
+    mounted() {
+        this.handleNewBounds = _.throttle(this.handleNewBounds, 300);
+        this.setTimeSystem(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.openmct.time.timeSystem())));
+        this.openmct.time.on('timeSystem', this.setTimeSystem);
+        this.setTimeContext();
+    },
+    beforeDestroy() {
+        this.openmct.time.off('timeSystem', this.setTimeSystem);
+        this.stopFollowingTime();
+    },
+    methods: {
+        followTime() {
+            this.handleNewBounds(this.timeContext.bounds());
+            this.setViewFromOffsets(this.timeContext.clockOffsets());
+            this.timeContext.on('bounds', this.handleNewBounds);
+            this.timeContext.on('clock', this.clearAllValidation);
+            this.timeContext.on('clockOffsets', this.setViewFromOffsets);
+        },
+        stopFollowingTime() {
+            if (this.timeContext) {
+                this.timeContext.off('bounds', this.handleNewBounds);
+                this.timeContext.off('clock', this.clearAllValidation);
+                this.timeContext.off('clockOffsets', this.setViewFromOffsets);
+            }
+        },
+        setTimeContext() {
+            this.stopFollowingTime();
+            this.timeContext = this.openmct.time.getViewContext(this.viewObject);
+            this.followTime();
+        },
+        handleNewBounds(bounds) {
+            this.setBounds(bounds);
+            this.setViewFromBounds(bounds);
+        },
+        clearAllValidation() {
+            [this.$refs.startOffset, this.$refs.endOffset].forEach(this.clearValidationForInput);
+        },
+        clearValidationForInput(input) {
+            input.setCustomValidity('');
+            input.title = '';
+        },
+        setViewFromOffsets(offsets) {
+            if (offsets) {
+                this.offsets.start = this.durationFormatter.format(Math.abs(offsets.start));
+                this.offsets.end = this.durationFormatter.format(Math.abs(offsets.end));
+            }
+        },
+        setBounds(bounds) {
+            this.bounds = bounds;
+        },
+        setViewFromBounds(bounds) {
+            this.formattedBounds.start = this.timeFormatter.format(bounds.start);
+            this.formattedBounds.end = this.timeFormatter.format(bounds.end);
+        },
+        setTimeSystem(timeSystem) {
+            this.timeSystem = timeSystem;
+            this.timeFormatter = this.getFormatter(timeSystem.timeFormat);
+            this.durationFormatter = this.getFormatter(
+                timeSystem.durationFormat || DEFAULT_DURATION_FORMATTER);
+            this.isUTCBased = timeSystem.isUTCBased;
+        },
+        getFormatter(key) {
+            return this.openmct.telemetry.getValueFormatter({
+                format: key
+            }).formatter;
+        },
+        hideAllTimePopups() {
+            this.showTCInputStart = false;
+            this.showTCInputEnd = false;
+        },
+        showTimePopupStart() {
+            this.hideAllTimePopups();
+            this.showTCInputStart = !this.showTCInputStart;
+        },
+        showTimePopupEnd() {
+            this.hideAllTimePopups();
+            this.showTCInputEnd = !this.showTCInputEnd;
+        },
+        timePopUpdate({ type, hours, minutes, seconds }) {
+            this.offsets[type] = [hours, minutes, seconds].join(':');
+            this.setOffsetsFromView();
+            this.hideAllTimePopups();
+        },
+        setOffsetsFromView($event) {
+            if (this.$refs.deltaInput.checkValidity()) {
+                let startOffset = 0 - this.durationFormatter.parse(this.offsets.start);
+                let endOffset = this.durationFormatter.parse(this.offsets.end);
+
+                this.$emit('updated', {
+                    start: startOffset,
+                    end: endOffset
+                });
+            }
+
+            if ($event) {
+                $event.preventDefault();
+
+                return false;
+            }
+        },
+        validateAllBounds(ref) {
+            if (!this.areBoundsFormatsValid()) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            let validationResult = {
+                valid: true
+            };
+            const currentInput = this.$refs[ref];
+
+            return [this.$refs.startDate, this.$refs.endDate].every((input) => {
+                let boundsValues = {
+                    start: this.timeFormatter.parse(this.formattedBounds.start),
+                    end: this.timeFormatter.parse(this.formattedBounds.end)
+                };
+                //TODO: Do we need limits here? We have conductor limits disabled right now
+                // const limit = this.getBoundsLimit();
+                const limit = false;
+
+                if (this.timeSystem.isUTCBased && limit
+                    && boundsValues.end - boundsValues.start > limit) {
+                    if (input === currentInput) {
+                        validationResult = {
+                            valid: false,
+                            message: "Start and end difference exceeds allowable limit"
+                        };
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    if (input === currentInput) {
+                        validationResult = this.openmct.time.validateBounds(boundsValues);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return this.handleValidationResults(input, validationResult);
+            });
+        },
+        handleValidationResults(input, validationResult) {
+            if (validationResult.valid !== true) {
+                input.setCustomValidity(validationResult.message);
+                input.title = validationResult.message;
+            } else {
+                input.setCustomValidity('');
+                input.title = '';
+            }
+
+            return validationResult.valid;
+        }
+    }
+};
+</script>

src/plugins/timeConductor/DatePicker.vue

@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 <template>
 <div
     ref="calendarHolder"
-    class="c-ctrl-wrapper c-ctrl-wrapper--menus-up c-datetime-picker__wrapper"
+    class="c-ctrl-wrapper c-datetime-picker__wrapper"
+    :class="{'c-ctrl-wrapper--menus-up': bottom !== true, 'c-ctrl-wrapper--menus-down': bottom === true}"
 >
     <a
         class="c-icon-button icon-calendar"
@@ -118,6 +119,12 @@ export default {
         formatter: {
             type: Object,
             required: true
+        },
+        bottom: {
+            type: Boolean,
+            default() {
+                return false;
+            }
         }
     },
     data: function () {

src/plugins/timeConductor/conductor.scss

@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 
 /*********************************************** CONDUCTOR LAYOUT */
 .c-conductor {
+    &__inputs {
+        display: contents;
+    }
+
     &__time-bounds {
         display: grid;
         grid-column-gap: $interiorMargin;
@@ -50,13 +54,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    [class*='-delta'] {
-        &:before {
-            content: $glyph-icon-clock;
-            font-family: symbolsfont;
-        }
-    }
-
     &.is-fixed-mode {
         .c-conductor-axis {
             &__zoom-indicator {
@@ -181,6 +178,27 @@
     }
 }
 
+.c-conductor-holder--compact {
+    min-height: 22px;
+
+    .c-conductor {
+        &__inputs,
+        &__time-bounds {
+            display: flex;
+        }
+
+        &__inputs {
+            > * + * {
+                margin-left: $interiorMarginSm;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    .is-realtime-mode .c-conductor__end-fixed {
+        display: none !important;
+    }
+}
+
 .c-conductor-input {
     color: $colorInputFg;
     display: flex;
@@ -250,18 +268,22 @@
     box-shadow: $shdwMenu;
     padding: $interiorMargin;
     position: absolute;
+    left: 8px;
     bottom: 24px;
     z-index: 99;
 
-    &[class*='--start'] {
-        left: -25px;
-    }
-
-    &[class*='--end'] {
-        right: 0;
+    &[class*='--bottom'] {
+        bottom: auto;
+        top: 24px;
     }
 }
 
+.l-shell__time-conductor .pr-tc-input-menu--end {
+    left: auto;
+    right: 0;
+}
+
+
 [class^='pr-time'] {
     &[class*='label'] {
         font-size: 0.8em;

src/plugins/timeConductor/independent/IndependentTimeConductor.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Open MCT Web, Copyright (c) 2014-2021, United States Government
+ * as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
+ * Administration. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Open MCT Web is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * Open MCT Web includes source code licensed under additional open source
+ * licenses. See the Open Source Licenses file (LICENSES.md) included with
+ * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
+ * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+<template>
+<div
+    class="c-conductor"
+    :class="[
+        isFixed ? 'is-fixed-mode' : independentTCEnabled ? 'is-realtime-mode' : 'is-fixed-mode'
+    ]"
+>
+    <div class="c-conductor__time-bounds">
+        <toggle-switch
+            id="independentTCToggle"
+            :checked="independentTCEnabled"
+            :title="`${independentTCEnabled ? 'Disable' : 'Enable'} independent Time Conductor`"
+            @change="toggleIndependentTC"
+        />
+
+        <ConductorModeIcon />
+
+        <div v-if="timeOptions && independentTCEnabled && viewObject"
+             class="c-conductor__controls"
+        >
+            <Mode v-if="mode"
+                  class="c-conductor__mode-select"
+                  :domain-object="domainObject"
+                  :key-string="domainObject.identifier.key"
+                  :mode="timeOptions.mode"
+                  @modeChanged="saveMode"
+            />
+
+            <conductor-inputs-fixed v-if="isFixed"
+                                    :view-object="viewObject"
+                                    @updated="saveFixedOffsets"
+            />
+
+            <conductor-inputs-realtime v-else
+                                       :view-object="viewObject"
+                                       @updated="saveClockOffsets"
+            />
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import ConductorInputsFixed from "../ConductorInputsFixed.vue";
+import ConductorInputsRealtime from "../ConductorInputsRealtime.vue";
+import ConductorModeIcon from "@/plugins/timeConductor/ConductorModeIcon.vue";
+import ToggleSwitch from '../../../ui/components/ToggleSwitch.vue';
+import Mode from "./Mode.vue";
+
+export default {
+    components: {
+        Mode,
+        ConductorModeIcon,
+        ConductorInputsRealtime,
+        ConductorInputsFixed,
+        ToggleSwitch
+    },
+    inject: ['openmct'],
+    props: {
+        domainObject: {
+            type: Object,
+            required: true
+        }
+    },
+    data() {
+        return {
+            timeOptions: this.domainObject.configuration.timeOptions || {
+                clockOffsets: this.openmct.time.clockOffsets(),
+                fixedOffsets: this.openmct.time.bounds()
+            },
+            mode: undefined,
+            independentTCEnabled: this.domainObject.configuration.useIndependentTime === true,
+            viewObject: this.$parent.currentView
+        };
+    },
+    computed: {
+        isFixed() {
+            if (!this.mode || !this.mode.key) {
+                return this.openmct.time.clock() === undefined;
+            } else {
+                return this.mode.key === 'fixed';
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    mounted() {
+        this.setTimeContext();
+
+        if (this.timeOptions.mode) {
+            this.mode = this.timeOptions.mode;
+        } else {
+            this.mode = this.timeContext.clock() === undefined ? { key: 'fixed' } : { key: this.timeContext.clock().key};
+        }
+
+        this.registerIndependentTimeOffsets();
+    },
+    beforeDestroy() {
+        this.timeContext.off('clock', this.setViewFromClock);
+    },
+    methods: {
+        toggleIndependentTC() {
+            this.independentTCEnabled = !this.independentTCEnabled;
+            if (this.independentTCEnabled) {
+                this.saveMode(this.mode);
+            } else {
+                this.clearIndependentTimeOffsets();
+            }
+
+            this.$emit('stateChanged', this.independentTCEnabled);
+        },
+        setTimeContext() {
+            this.timeContext = this.openmct.time.getViewContext(this.viewObject);
+            this.timeContext.on('clock', this.setViewFromClock);
+        },
+        setViewFromClock(clock) {
+            if (!this.timeOptions.mode) {
+                this.setTimeOptions(clock);
+            }
+        },
+        setTimeOptions() {
+            if (!this.timeOptions || !this.timeOptions.mode) {
+                this.mode = this.timeContext.clock() === undefined ? { key: 'fixed' } : { key: this.timeContext.clock().key};
+                this.timeOptions = {
+                    clockOffsets: this.timeContext.clockOffsets(),
+                    fixedOffsets: this.timeContext.bounds()
+                };
+            }
+
+            this.registerIndependentTimeOffsets();
+        },
+        saveFixedOffsets(offsets) {
+            const newOptions = Object.assign({}, this.timeOptions, {
+                fixedOffsets: offsets
+            });
+
+            this.updateTimeOptions(newOptions);
+        },
+        saveClockOffsets(offsets) {
+            const newOptions = Object.assign({}, this.timeOptions, {
+                clockOffsets: offsets
+            });
+
+            this.updateTimeOptions(newOptions);
+        },
+        saveMode(mode) {
+            this.mode = mode;
+            const newOptions = Object.assign({}, this.timeOptions, {
+                mode: this.mode
+            });
+            this.updateTimeOptions(newOptions);
+        },
+        updateTimeOptions(options) {
+            this.timeOptions = options;
+            if (!this.timeOptions.mode) {
+                this.timeOptions.mode = this.mode;
+            }
+
+            this.registerIndependentTimeOffsets();
+            this.$emit('updated', this.timeOptions);
+        },
+        registerIndependentTimeOffsets() {
+            if (!this.timeOptions.mode) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (this.isFixed) {
+                this.timeContext.stopClock();
+                this.timeContext.bounds(this.timeOptions.fixedOffsets);
+            } else {
+                this.timeContext.clock(this.mode.key, this.timeOptions.clockOffsets);
+            }
+        },
+        clearIndependentTimeOffsets() {
+            if (!this.timeOptions.mode) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (this.isFixed) {
+                this.timeContext.stopClock();
+                this.timeContext.bounds(undefined);
+            } else {
+                this.timeContext.stopClock();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+};
+</script>

src/plugins/timeConductor/independent/Mode.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+* Open MCT Web, Copyright (c) 2014-2021, United States Government
+* as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
+* Administration. All rights reserved.
+*
+* Open MCT Web is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+* "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+* You may obtain a copy of the License at
+* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+*
+* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+* WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+* License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+* under the License.
+*
+* Open MCT Web includes source code licensed under additional open source
+* licenses. See the Open Source Licenses file (LICENSES.md) included with
+* this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
+* at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
+*****************************************************************************/
+<template>
+<div ref="modeButton"
+     class="c-ctrl-wrapper c-ctrl-wrapper--menus-up"
+>
+    <div class="c-menu-button c-ctrl-wrapper c-ctrl-wrapper--menus-left">
+        <button v-if="selectedMode"
+                class="c-button--menu c-mode-button"
+                @click.prevent.stop="showModesMenu"
+        >
+            <span class="c-button__label">{{ selectedMode.name }}</span>
+        </button>
+    </div>
+</div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import toggleMixin from '../../../ui/mixins/toggle-mixin';
+
+export default {
+    mixins: [toggleMixin],
+    inject: ['openmct'],
+    props: {
+        domainObject: {
+            type: Object,
+            default() {
+                return undefined;
+            }
+        },
+        mode: {
+            type: Object,
+            default() {
+                return undefined;
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    data: function () {
+        let clock;
+        if (this.mode && this.mode.key === 'fixed') {
+            clock = undefined;
+        } else {
+        //We want the clock from the global time context here
+            clock = this.openmct.time.clock();
+        }
+
+        if (clock !== undefined) {
+        //Create copy of active clock so the time API does not get reactified.
+            clock = Object.create(clock);
+        }
+
+        return {
+            selectedMode: this.getModeOptionForClock(clock),
+            modes: []
+        };
+    },
+    watch: {
+        mode: {
+            deep: true,
+            handler(newMode) {
+                if (newMode) {
+                    this.setViewFromClock(newMode.key === 'fixed' ? undefined : newMode);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    mounted: function () {
+        if (this.mode) {
+            this.setViewFromClock(this.mode.key === 'fixed' ? undefined : this.mode);
+        }
+
+        this.followTimeConductor();
+    },
+    destroyed: function () {
+        this.stopFollowTimeConductor();
+    },
+    methods: {
+        followTimeConductor() {
+            this.openmct.time.on('clock', this.setViewFromClock);
+        },
+        stopFollowTimeConductor() {
+            this.openmct.time.off('clock', this.setViewFromClock);
+        },
+        showModesMenu() {
+            const elementBoundingClientRect = this.$refs.modeButton.getBoundingClientRect();
+            const x = elementBoundingClientRect.x;
+            const y = elementBoundingClientRect.y;
+
+            const menuOptions = {
+                menuClass: 'c-conductor__mode-menu',
+                placement: this.openmct.menus.menuPlacement.TOP_RIGHT
+            };
+            this.openmct.menus.showSuperMenu(x, y, this.modes, menuOptions);
+        },
+
+        getMenuOptions() {
+            let clocks = [{
+                name: 'Fixed Timespan',
+                timeSystem: 'utc'
+            }];
+            let currentGlobalClock = this.openmct.time.clock();
+            if (currentGlobalClock !== undefined) {
+            //Create copy of active clock so the time API does not get reactified.
+                currentGlobalClock = Object.assign({}, {
+                    name: currentGlobalClock.name,
+                    clock: currentGlobalClock.key,
+                    timeSystem: this.openmct.time.timeSystem().key
+                });
+
+                clocks.push(currentGlobalClock);
+            }
+
+            return clocks;
+        },
+        loadClocks() {
+            let clocks = this.getMenuOptions()
+                .map(menuOption => menuOption.clock)
+                .filter(isDefinedAndUnique)
+                .map(this.getClock);
+
+            /*
+         * Populate the modes menu with metadata from the available clocks
+         * "Fixed Mode" is always first, and has no defined clock
+         */
+            this.modes = [undefined]
+                .concat(clocks)
+                .map(this.getModeOptionForClock);
+
+            function isDefinedAndUnique(key, index, array) {
+                return key !== undefined && array.indexOf(key) === index;
+            }
+        },
+
+        getModeOptionForClock(clock) {
+            if (clock === undefined) {
+                const key = 'fixed';
+
+                return {
+                    key,
+                    name: 'Fixed Timespan',
+                    description: 'Query and explore data that falls between two fixed datetimes.',
+                    cssClass: 'icon-tabular',
+                    onItemClicked: () => this.setOption(key)
+                };
+            } else {
+                const key = clock.key;
+
+                return {
+                    key,
+                    name: clock.name,
+                    description: "Monitor streaming data in real-time. The Time "
+              + "Conductor and displays will automatically advance themselves based on this clock. " + clock.description,
+                    cssClass: clock.cssClass || 'icon-clock',
+                    onItemClicked: () => this.setOption(key)
+                };
+            }
+        },
+
+        getClock(key) {
+            return this.openmct.time.getAllClocks().filter(function (clock) {
+                return clock.key === key;
+            })[0];
+        },
+
+        setOption(clockKey) {
+            let key = clockKey;
+            if (clockKey === 'fixed') {
+                key = undefined;
+            }
+
+            const matchingOptions = this.getMenuOptions().filter(option => option.clock === key);
+            const clock = matchingOptions.length && matchingOptions[0].clock ? Object.assign({}, matchingOptions[0], { key: matchingOptions[0].clock }) : undefined;
+            this.selectedMode = this.getModeOptionForClock(clock);
+
+            if (this.mode) {
+                this.$emit('modeChanged', { key: clockKey });
+            }
+        },
+
+        setViewFromClock(clock) {
+            this.loadClocks();
+            //retain the mode chosen by the user
+            if (this.mode) {
+                const found = this.modes.find(mode => mode.key === this.selectedMode.key);
+
+                if (!found) {
+                    this.setOption(this.getModeOptionForClock(clock).key);
+                }
+            } else {
+                this.setOption(this.getModeOptionForClock(clock).key);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+};
+</script>

src/plugins/timeConductor/pluginSpec.js

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Open MCT, Copyright (c) 2014-2021, United States Government
+ * as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
+ * Administration. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Open MCT is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * Open MCT includes source code licensed under additional open source
+ * licenses. See the Open Source Licenses file (LICENSES.md) included with
+ * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
+ * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+import {createMouseEvent, createOpenMct, resetApplicationState} from "utils/testing";
+import ConductorPlugin from "./plugin";
+import Vue from 'vue';
+
+const THIRTY_SECONDS = 30 * 1000;
+const ONE_MINUTE = THIRTY_SECONDS * 2;
+const FIVE_MINUTES = ONE_MINUTE * 5;
+const FIFTEEN_MINUTES = FIVE_MINUTES * 3;
+const THIRTY_MINUTES = FIFTEEN_MINUTES * 2;
+const date = new Date(Date.UTC(78, 0, 20, 0, 0, 0)).getTime();
+
+describe('time conductor', () => {
+    let element;
+    let child;
+    let appHolder;
+    let openmct;
+    let config = {
+        menuOptions: [
+            {
+                name: "FixedTimeRange",
+                timeSystem: 'utc',
+                bounds: {
+                    start: date - THIRTY_MINUTES,
+                    end: date
+                },
+                presets: [],
+                records: 2
+            },
+            {
+                name: "LocalClock",
+                timeSystem: 'utc',
+                clock: 'local',
+                clockOffsets: {
+                    start: -THIRTY_MINUTES,
+                    end: THIRTY_SECONDS
+                },
+                presets: []
+            }
+        ]
+    };
+
+    beforeEach((done) => {
+        openmct = createOpenMct();
+        openmct.install(new ConductorPlugin(config));
+
+        element = document.createElement('div');
+        element.style.width = '640px';
+        element.style.height = '480px';
+        child = document.createElement('div');
+        child.style.width = '640px';
+        child.style.height = '480px';
+        element.appendChild(child);
+
+        openmct.on('start', () => {
+            openmct.time.bounds({
+                start: config.menuOptions[0].bounds.start,
+                end: config.menuOptions[0].bounds.end
+            });
+            Vue.nextTick(() => {
+                done();
+            });
+        });
+        appHolder = document.createElement("div");
+        openmct.start(appHolder);
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+        appHolder = undefined;
+        openmct = undefined;
+
+        return resetApplicationState(openmct);
+    });
+
+    it('shows delta inputs in fixed mode', () => {
+        const fixedModeEl = appHolder.querySelector('.is-fixed-mode');
+        const dateTimeInputs = fixedModeEl.querySelectorAll('.c-input--datetime');
+        expect(dateTimeInputs[0].value).toEqual('1978-01-19 23:30:00.000Z');
+        expect(dateTimeInputs[1].value).toEqual('1978-01-20 00:00:00.000Z');
+        expect(fixedModeEl.querySelector('.c-mode-button .c-button__label').innerHTML).toEqual('Fixed Timespan');
+    });
+
+    describe('shows delta inputs in realtime mode', () => {
+        beforeEach((done) => {
+            const switcher = appHolder.querySelector('.c-mode-button');
+            const clickEvent = createMouseEvent("click");
+
+            switcher.dispatchEvent(clickEvent);
+            Vue.nextTick(() => {
+                const clockItem = document.querySelectorAll('.c-conductor__mode-menu li')[1];
+                clockItem.dispatchEvent(clickEvent);
+                Vue.nextTick(() => {
+                    done();
+                });
+            });
+        });
+
+        it('shows clock options', () => {
+            const realtimeModeEl = appHolder.querySelector('.is-realtime-mode');
+            const dateTimeInputs = realtimeModeEl.querySelectorAll('.c-conductor__delta-button');
+            expect(dateTimeInputs[0].innerHTML.replace(/[^(\d|:)]/g, '')).toEqual('00:30:00');
+            expect(dateTimeInputs[1].innerHTML.replace(/[^(\d|:)]/g, '')).toEqual('00:00:30');
+            expect(realtimeModeEl.querySelector('.c-mode-button .c-button__label').innerHTML).toEqual('Local Clock');
+        });
+    });
+
+});

src/plugins/timeConductor/timePopup.vue

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <template>
 <div
     class="pr-tc-input-menu"
+    :class="{'pr-tc-input-menu--bottom' : bottom === true}"
     @keydown.enter.prevent
     @keyup.enter.prevent="submit"
     @keydown.esc.prevent
@@ -88,6 +89,12 @@ export default {
         offset: {
             type: String,
             required: true
+        },
+        bottom: {
+            type: Boolean,
+            default() {
+                return false;
+            }
         }
     },
     data() {

src/plugins/timeline/TimelineViewLayout.vue

@@ -86,15 +86,16 @@ export default {
         return {
             items: [],
             timeSystems: [],
-            height: 0
+            height: 0,
+            useIndependentTime: this.domainObject.configuration.useIndependentTime === true,
+            timeOptions: this.domainObject.configuration.timeOptions
         };
     },
     beforeDestroy() {
         this.composition.off('add', this.addItem);
         this.composition.off('remove', this.removeItem);
         this.composition.off('reorder', this.reorder);
-        this.openmct.time.off("bounds", this.updateViewBounds);
-
+        this.stopFollowingTimeContext();
     },
     mounted() {
         if (this.composition) {
@@ -104,8 +105,8 @@ export default {
             this.composition.load();
         }
 
+        this.setTimeContext();
         this.getTimeSystems();
-        this.openmct.time.on("bounds", this.updateViewBounds);
     },
     methods: {
         addItem(domainObject) {
@@ -132,8 +133,8 @@ export default {
         },
         removeItem(identifier) {
             let index = this.items.findIndex(item => this.openmct.objects.areIdsEqual(identifier, item.domainObject.identifier));
-            this.removeSelectable(this.items[index]);
             this.items.splice(index, 1);
+            this.updateContentHeight();
         },
         reorder(reorderPlan) {
             let oldItems = this.items.slice();
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ export default {
             });
         },
         getBoundsForTimeSystem(timeSystem) {
-            const currentBounds = this.openmct.time.bounds();
+            const currentBounds = this.timeContext.bounds();
 
             //TODO: Some kind of translation via an offset? of current bounds to target timeSystem
             return currentBounds;
@@ -164,6 +165,20 @@ export default {
             if (currentTimeSystem) {
                 currentTimeSystem.bounds = bounds;
             }
+        },
+        setTimeContext() {
+            this.stopFollowingTimeContext();
+
+            this.timeContext = this.openmct.time.getContextForView(this.objectPath);
+            this.timeContext.on('timeContext', this.setTimeContext);
+            this.updateViewBounds(this.timeContext.bounds());
+            this.timeContext.on('bounds', this.updateViewBounds);
+        },
+        stopFollowingTimeContext() {
+            if (this.timeContext) {
+                this.timeContext.off('bounds', this.updateViewBounds);
+                this.timeContext.off('timeContext', this.setTimeContext);
+            }
         }
     }
 };

src/plugins/timeline/plugin.js

@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
  * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
  *****************************************************************************/
 
-import TimelineViewProvider from '../timeline/TimelineViewProvider';
+import TimelineViewProvider from './TimelineViewProvider';
+import timelineInterceptor from "./timelineInterceptor";
 
 export default function () {
     return function install(openmct) {
@@ -32,8 +33,12 @@ export default function () {
             cssClass: 'icon-timeline',
             initialize: function (domainObject) {
                 domainObject.composition = [];
+                domainObject.configuration = {
+                    useIndependentTime: false
+                };
             }
         });
+        timelineInterceptor(openmct);
         openmct.objectViews.addProvider(new TimelineViewProvider(openmct));
     };
 }

src/plugins/timeline/pluginSpec.js

@@ -96,10 +96,15 @@ describe('the plugin', function () {
 
     describe('the view', () => {
         let timelineView;
+        let testViewObject;
 
         beforeEach(() => {
-            const testViewObject = {
+            testViewObject = {
                 id: "test-object",
+                identifier: {
+                    key: "test-object",
+                    namespace: ''
+                },
                 type: "time-strip"
             };
 
@@ -119,6 +124,106 @@ describe('the plugin', function () {
             const el = element.querySelector('.c-timesystem-axis');
             expect(el).toBeDefined();
         });
+
+        it('does not show the independent time conductor based on configuration', () => {
+            const independentTimeConductorEl = element.querySelector('.c-timeline-holder > .c-conductor__controls');
+            expect(independentTimeConductorEl).toBeNull();
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('the independent time conductor', () => {
+        let timelineView;
+        let testViewObject = {
+            id: "test-object",
+            identifier: {
+                key: "test-object",
+                namespace: ''
+            },
+            type: "time-strip",
+            configuration: {
+                useIndependentTime: true,
+                timeOptions: {
+                    mode: {
+                        key: 'local'
+                    },
+                    fixedOffsets: {
+                        start: 10,
+                        end: 11
+                    },
+                    clockOffsets: {
+                        start: -(30 * 60 * 1000),
+                        end: (30 * 60 * 1000)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        beforeEach(done => {
+            const applicableViews = openmct.objectViews.get(testViewObject, mockObjectPath);
+            timelineView = applicableViews.find((viewProvider) => viewProvider.key === 'time-strip.view');
+            let view = timelineView.view(testViewObject, element);
+            view.show(child, true);
+
+            Vue.nextTick(done);
+        });
+
+        it('displays an independent time conductor with saved options - local clock', () => {
+
+            return Vue.nextTick(() => {
+                const independentTimeConductorEl = element.querySelector('.c-timeline-holder > .c-conductor__controls');
+                expect(independentTimeConductorEl).toBeDefined();
+
+                const independentTimeContext = openmct.time.getIndependentContext(testViewObject.identifier.key);
+                expect(independentTimeContext.clockOffsets()).toEqual(testViewObject.configuration.timeOptions.clockOffsets);
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('the independent time conductor', () => {
+        let timelineView;
+        let testViewObject2 = {
+            id: "test-object2",
+            identifier: {
+                key: "test-object2",
+                namespace: ''
+            },
+            type: "time-strip",
+            configuration: {
+                useIndependentTime: true,
+                timeOptions: {
+                    mode: {
+                        key: 'fixed'
+                    },
+                    fixedOffsets: {
+                        start: 10,
+                        end: 11
+                    },
+                    clockOffsets: {
+                        start: -(30 * 60 * 1000),
+                        end: (30 * 60 * 1000)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        beforeEach((done) => {
+            const applicableViews = openmct.objectViews.get(testViewObject2, mockObjectPath);
+            timelineView = applicableViews.find((viewProvider) => viewProvider.key === 'time-strip.view');
+            let view = timelineView.view(testViewObject2, element);
+            view.show(child, true);
+
+            Vue.nextTick(done);
+        });
+
+        it('displays an independent time conductor with saved options - fixed timespan', () => {
+            return Vue.nextTick(() => {
+                const independentTimeConductorEl = element.querySelector('.c-timeline-holder > .c-conductor__controls');
+                expect(independentTimeConductorEl).toBeDefined();
+
+                const independentTimeContext = openmct.time.getIndependentContext(testViewObject2.identifier.key);
+                expect(independentTimeContext.bounds()).toEqual(testViewObject2.configuration.timeOptions.fixedOffsets);
+            });
+        });
     });
 
 });

src/plugins/timeline/timeline.scss

@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 .c-timeline-holder {
     @include abs();
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
     overflow-x: hidden;
-}
+
+    > * + * {
+        margin-top: $interiorMargin;
+    }
+}

src/plugins/timeline/timelineInterceptor.js

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Open MCT, Copyright (c) 2014-2021, United States Government
+ * as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
+ * Administration. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Open MCT is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * Open MCT includes source code licensed under additional open source
+ * licenses. See the Open Source Licenses file (LICENSES.md) included with
+ * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
+ * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+export default function timelineInterceptor(openmct) {
+
+    openmct.objects.addGetInterceptor({
+        appliesTo: (identifier, domainObject) => {
+            return domainObject && domainObject.type === 'time-strip';
+        },
+        invoke: (identifier, object) => {
+
+            if (object && object.configuration === undefined) {
+                object.configuration = {
+                    useIndependentTime: true
+                };
+            }
+
+            return object;
+        }
+    });
+}

src/styles/_mixins.scss

@@ -582,6 +582,12 @@
         }
     }
 
+    &[class*='--menus-bottom'] {
+        .c-menu {
+            top: auto; bottom: 100%;
+        }
+    }
+
     &[class*='--menus-left'],
     &[class*='menus-to-left'] {
         .c-menu {

src/ui/components/ObjectView.vue

@@ -1,13 +1,29 @@
 <template>
-<div></div>
+<div>
+    <div v-if="domainObject && domainObject.type === 'time-strip' && currentView"
+         class="c-conductor-holder--compact l-shell__main-independent-time-conductor"
+    >
+        <independent-time-conductor :domain-object="domainObject"
+                                    @stateChanged="updateIndependentTimeState"
+                                    @updated="saveTimeOptions"
+        />
+    </div>
+    <div ref="objectViewWrapper"
+         class="l-shell__main-object-view"
+    ></div>
+</div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
 import _ from "lodash";
 import StyleRuleManager from "@/plugins/condition/StyleRuleManager";
 import {STYLE_CONSTANTS} from "@/plugins/condition/utils/constants";
+import IndependentTimeConductor from '@/plugins/timeConductor/independent/IndependentTimeConductor.vue';
 
 export default {
+    components: {
+        IndependentTimeConductor
+    },
     inject: ["openmct"],
     props: {
         showEditView: Boolean,
@@ -36,7 +52,8 @@ export default {
     },
     data() {
         return {
-            domainObject: this.defaultObject
+            domainObject: this.defaultObject,
+            currentView: undefined
         };
     },
     computed: {
@@ -79,13 +96,13 @@ export default {
     },
     mounted() {
         this.updateView();
-        this.$el.addEventListener('dragover', this.onDragOver, {
+        this.$refs.objectViewWrapper.addEventListener('dragover', this.onDragOver, {
             capture: true
         });
-        this.$el.addEventListener('drop', this.editIfEditable, {
+        this.$refs.objectViewWrapper.addEventListener('drop', this.editIfEditable, {
             capture: true
         });
-        this.$el.addEventListener('drop', this.addObjectToParent);
+        this.$refs.objectViewWrapper.addEventListener('drop', this.addObjectToParent);
         if (this.domainObject) {
             //This is to apply styles to subobjects in a layout
             this.initObjectStyles();
@@ -95,7 +112,9 @@ export default {
         clear() {
             if (this.currentView) {
                 this.currentView.destroy();
-                this.$el.innerHTML = '';
+                if (this.$refs.objectViewWrapper) {
+                    this.$refs.objectViewWrapper.innerHTML = '';
+                }
 
                 if (this.releaseEditModeHandler) {
                     this.releaseEditModeHandler();
@@ -118,8 +137,8 @@ export default {
             this.openmct.objectViews.off('clearData', this.clearData);
         },
         getStyleReceiver() {
-            let styleReceiver = this.$el.querySelector('.js-style-receiver')
-                || this.$el.querySelector(':first-child');
+            let styleReceiver = this.$refs.objectViewWrapper.querySelector('.js-style-receiver')
+                || this.$refs.objectViewWrapper.querySelector(':first-child');
 
             if (styleReceiver === null) {
                 styleReceiver = undefined;
@@ -183,7 +202,7 @@ export default {
 
             this.viewContainer = document.createElement('div');
             this.viewContainer.classList.add('l-angular-ov-wrapper');
-            this.$el.append(this.viewContainer);
+            this.$refs.objectViewWrapper.append(this.viewContainer);
             let provider = this.getViewProvider();
             if (!provider) {
                 return;
@@ -213,7 +232,7 @@ export default {
 
             if (immediatelySelect) {
                 this.removeSelectable = this.openmct.selection.selectable(
-                    this.$el, this.getSelectionContext(), true);
+                    this.$refs.objectViewWrapper, this.getSelectionContext(), true);
             }
 
             this.openmct.objectViews.on('clearData', this.clearData);
@@ -388,6 +407,14 @@ export default {
             if (elemToStyle !== undefined) {
                 elemToStyle.dataset.font = newFont;
             }
+        },
+        updateIndependentTimeState(useIndependentTime) {
+            this.useIndependentTime = useIndependentTime;
+            this.openmct.objects.mutate(this.domainObject, 'configuration.useIndependentTime', this.useIndependentTime);
+        },
+        saveTimeOptions(options) {
+            this.timeOptions = options;
+            this.openmct.objects.mutate(this.domainObject, 'configuration.timeOptions', this.timeOptions);
         }
     }
 };

src/ui/layout/layout.scss

@@ -240,6 +240,14 @@
         overflow: auto;
     }
 
+    &__main-object-view {
+        height: 100%;
+    }
+
+    &__main-independent-time-conductor {
+        margin-bottom: 5px;
+    }
+
     &__tree {
         // Tree component within __pane-tree
         flex: 1 1 auto !important;
@@ -247,7 +255,13 @@
 
     &__time-conductor {
         border-top: 1px solid $colorInteriorBorder;
+        display: flex;
+        flex-direction: column;
         padding-top: $interiorMargin;
+
+        > * + * {
+            margin-top: $interiorMargin;
+        }
     }
 
     &__main {