Class FuzzyTimePoint

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.social.history.time.FuzzyTimePoint

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<TimeCoordinate>, Temporal<TimeCoordinate>, TimeCoordinate

public final class FuzzyTimePoint
extends Object
implements TimeCoordinate, Serializable

Represents a historical or cosmic date with varying degrees of precision and uncertainty.

Since:

2.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static FuzzyTimePoint	bce(long year)
static FuzzyTimePoint	circa(long year)
static FuzzyTimePoint	circaBce(long year)
int	compareTo(TimeCoordinate other)
boolean	equals(Object o)
Era	getEra()
TimePrecision	getPrecision()	Returns the precision of this coordinate.
Natural	getYear()
int	hashCode()
boolean	isFuzzy()	Returns whether this coordinate represents a range or has uncertainty.
static FuzzyTimePoint	of(long year)
static FuzzyTimePoint	of(long year, int month)
static FuzzyTimePoint	of(long year, int month, int day)
Instant	toInstant()	Returns the exact instant this coordinate represents.
String	toString()
static FuzzyTimePoint	unknown()

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface TimeCoordinate

getWhen

Method Details

of

public static FuzzyTimePoint of(long year,
 int month,
 int day)

of

public static FuzzyTimePoint of(long year,
 int month)

of

public static FuzzyTimePoint of(long year)

circa

public static FuzzyTimePoint circa(long year)

bce

public static FuzzyTimePoint bce(long year)

circaBce

public static FuzzyTimePoint circaBce(long year)

unknown

public static FuzzyTimePoint unknown()

getPrecision

public TimePrecision getPrecision()

Description copied from interface: TimeCoordinate

Returns the precision of this coordinate.

Specified by:

getPrecision in interface TimeCoordinate

Returns:

the precision level

getYear

public Natural getYear()

getEra

public Era getEra()

isFuzzy

public boolean isFuzzy()

Description copied from interface: TimeCoordinate

Returns whether this coordinate represents a range or has uncertainty.

Specified by:

isFuzzy in interface TimeCoordinate

Returns:

true if fuzzy or interval-based

toInstant

public Instant toInstant()

Description copied from interface: TimeCoordinate

Returns the exact instant this coordinate represents. If the coordinate is fuzzy or an interval, this returns a representative point.

Specified by:

toInstant in interface TimeCoordinate

Returns:

the instant

compareTo

public int compareTo(TimeCoordinate other)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<TimeCoordinate>

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object