Package tsl2.nano.cursus

Class Timer

java.lang.Object

tsl2.nano.cursus.Timer

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ETimer

public class Timer
extends Object
implements Serializable

Holds a start-end period and is able to walk through this period on given time-steps (see runThrough(Date, Date) - then it is a generator.

Author:

Tom

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected Date	from
protected ArrayList<Integer>	stepExceptions	explizit step exceptions on given stepType to be ignored.
protected int	stepLength	number of stepType for each step.
protected int	stepType	a value given by the Calendar.
protected Set<Timer>	subTimers
protected Date	until

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Timer()
Timer(Date from, Date until)
Timer(Date from, Date until, int stepType, int stepLength, Integer... stepExceptions)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	isGenerator()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

from

protected Date from

until

protected Date until

stepType

protected int stepType

a value given by the Calendar. E.g. Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH.

stepLength

protected int stepLength

number of stepType for each step. If 0, the timer is only a period, not a generator

stepExceptions

protected ArrayList<Integer> stepExceptions

explizit step exceptions on given stepType to be ignored. It is defined as ArrayList, as List or Set is not Serializable and cannot be handled by JPA!

subTimers

protected Set<Timer> subTimers

Constructor Details

Timer

public Timer()

Timer

public Timer(Date from,
 Date until)

Timer

public Timer(Date from,
 Date until,
 int stepType,
 int stepLength,
 Integer... stepExceptions)

Method Details

isGenerator

public boolean isGenerator()

Returns:

true, if a step-length was defined, to it can runThrough(Date, Date)

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object