Class TimePoint

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.social.history.time.TimePoint

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public final class TimePoint
extends Object
implements TimeCoordinate, Serializable

A precise point in time.

Since:

2.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
TimePoint(Instant instant)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	compareTo(TimeCoordinate o)
boolean	equals(Object o)
TimePrecision	getPrecision()	Returns the precision of this coordinate.
int	hashCode()
boolean	isFuzzy()	Returns whether this coordinate represents a range or has uncertainty.
static TimePoint	now()
static TimePoint	of(Instant instant)
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

TimePoint

public TimePoint(Instant instant)

Method Details

of

public static TimePoint of(Instant instant)

now

public static TimePoint now()

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

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