Class TimeInterval

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.social.history.time.TimeInterval

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class TimeInterval
extends Object
implements TimeCoordinate, Serializable

A continuous interval in time. Defined by a start and an end instant.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
TimeInterval(Instant start, Instant end)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	compareTo(TimeCoordinate o)
boolean	contains(Instant instant)
boolean	equals(Object o)
Instant	getEnd()
TimePrecision	getPrecision()	Returns the precision of this coordinate.
Instant	getStart()
int	hashCode()
boolean	isFuzzy()	Returns whether this coordinate represents a range or has uncertainty.
boolean	overlaps(TimeInterval other)
Instant	toInstant()	Returns the exact instant this coordinate represents.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Methods inherited from interface TimeCoordinate

getWhen

Constructor Details

TimeInterval

public TimeInterval(Instant start,
 Instant end)

Method Details

getStart

public Instant getStart()

getEnd

public Instant getEnd()

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

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

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

contains

public boolean contains(Instant instant)

overlaps

public boolean overlaps(TimeInterval other)

compareTo

public int compareTo(TimeCoordinate o)

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