# getStartTime method

1. @override

DateTime getStartTime()
override

Returns the startup time of this context as a DateTime.

The startup time represents when the context transitioned to active state after successful refresh. This is useful for:

### Use Cases:

- Uptime Monitoring: Calculate how long the context has been running
- Performance Analysis: Measure initialization time and track over restarts
- Logging and Auditing: Correlate events with context lifetime
- Scheduling: Schedule tasks relative to context startup

### Example:

    final startTime = context.getStartTime();
    final uptime = DateTime.now().difference(startTime);

    print('Context started: ${DateFormat('yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss').format(startTime)}');
    print('Uptime: ${uptime.inHours}h ${uptime.inMinutes.remainder(60)}m');

    // Use in monitoring
    if (uptime.inDays > 30) {
      logger.warn('Context has been running for over 30 days');
    }

## Implementation

    @override
    DateTime getStartTime() => _startupDate ?? DateTime.now();