/*
* Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
* Jonathan Schleifer <js@webkeks.org>
*
* All rights reserved.
*
* This file is part of ObjFW. It may be distributed under the terms of the
* Q Public License 1.0, which can be found in the file LICENSE.QPL included in
* the packaging of this file.
*
* Alternatively, it may be distributed under the terms of the GNU General
* Public License, either version 2 or 3, which can be found in the file
* LICENSE.GPLv2 or LICENSE.GPLv3 respectively included in the packaging of this
* file.
*/
#import "OFObject.h"
#import "OFSerialization.h"
@class OFString;
@class OFConstantString;
/**
* \brief A class for storing, accessing and comparing dates.
*/
@interface OFDate: OFObject <OFCopying, OFComparing, OFSerialization>
{
double seconds;
}
/**
* \brief Creates a new OFDate with the current date and time.
*
* \return A new, autoreleased OFDate with the current date and time
*/
+ date;
/**
* \brief Creates a new OFDate with the specified date and time since
* 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z.
*
* \param seconds The seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
* \return A new, autoreleased OFDate with the specified date and time
*/
+ dateWithTimeIntervalSince1970: (double)seconds;
/**
* \brief Creates a new OFDate with the specified date and time since now.
*
* \param seconds The seconds since now
* \return A new, autoreleased OFDate with the specified date and time
*/
+ dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow: (double)seconds;
/**
* \brief Creates a new OFDate with the specified string in the specified
* format.
*
* The time zone used is UTC. See +[dateWithLocalDateString:format:] if you
* want local time.
*
* See the manpage for strftime for information on the format.
*
* \warning The format is currently limited to the following format specifiers:
* %%d, %%e, %%H, %%m, %%M, %%S, %%y, %%Y, %%, %%n and %%t.
*
* \param string The string describing the date
* \param format The format of the string describing the date
* \return A new, autoreleased OFDate with the specified date and time
*/
+ dateWithDateString: (OFString*)string
format: (OFString*)format;
/**
* \brief Creates a new OFDate with the specified string in the specified
* format.
*
* See the manpage for strftime for information on the format.
*
* \warning The format is currently limited to the following format specifiers:
* %%d, %%e, %%H, %%m, %%M, %%S, %%y, %%Y, %%, %%n and %%t.
*
* \param string The string describing the date
* \param format The format of the string describing the date
* \return A new, autoreleased OFDate with the specified date and time
*/
+ dateWithLocalDateString: (OFString*)string
format: (OFString*)format;
/**
* \brief Returns a date in the distant future.
*
* The date is system-dependant.
*
* \return A date in the distant future
*/
+ distantFuture;
/**
* \brief Returns a date in the distant past.
*
* The date is system-dependant.
*
* \return A date in the distant past
*/
+ distantPast;
/**
* \brief Initializes an already allocated OFDate with the specified date and
* time since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z.
*
* \param seconds The seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
* \return An initialized OFDate with the specified date and time
*/
- initWithTimeIntervalSince1970: (double)seconds;
/**
* \brief Initializes an already allocated OFDate with the specified date and
* time since now.
*
* \param seconds The seconds since now
* \return An initialized OFDate with the specified date and time
*/
- initWithTimeIntervalSinceNow: (double)seconds;
/**
* \brief Initializes an already allocated OFDate with the specified string in
* the specified format.
*
* The time zone used is UTC. If a time zone is specified anyway, an
* OFInvalidFormatException is thrown. See -[initWithLocalDateString:format:]
* if you want to specify a time zone.
*
* See the manpage for strftime for information on the format.
*
* \warning The format is currently limited to the following format specifiers:
* %%d, %%e, %%H, %%m, %%M, %%S, %%y, %%Y, %%, %%n and %%t.
*
* \param string The string describing the date
* \param format The format of the string describing the date
* \return An initialized OFDate with the specified date and time
*/
- initWithDateString: (OFString*)string
format: (OFString*)format;
/**
* \brief Initializes an already allocated OFDate with the specified string in
* the specified format.
*
* If no time zone is specified, local time is assumed.
*
* See the manpage for strftime for information on the format.
*
* \warning The format is currently limited to the following format specifiers:
* %%d, %%e, %%H, %%m, %%M, %%S, %%y, %%Y, %%, %%n and %%t.
*
* \param string The string describing the date
* \param format The format of the string describing the date
* \return An initialized OFDate with the specified date and time
*/
- initWithLocalDateString: (OFString*)string
format: (OFString*)format;
/**
* \brief Returns the microsecond of the date.
*
* \return The microsecond of the date
*/
- (uint32_t)microsecond;
/**
* \brief Returns the second of the date.
*
* \return The second of the date
*/
- (uint8_t)second;
/**
* \brief Returns the minute of the date.
*
* \return The minute of the date
*/
- (uint8_t)minute;
/**
* \brief Returns the hour of the date.
*
* \return The hour of the date
*/
- (uint8_t)hour;
/**
* \brief Returns the hour of the date in local time.
*
* \return The hour of the date in local time
*/
- (uint8_t)localHour;
/**
* \brief Returns the day of the month.
*
* \return The day of the month of the date
*/
- (uint8_t)dayOfMonth;
/**
* \brief Returns the day of the month of the date in local time.
*
* \return The day of the month of the date in local time
*/
- (uint8_t)localDayOfMonth;
/**
* \brief Returns the month of the year of the date.
*
* \return The month of the year of the date
*/
- (uint8_t)monthOfYear;
/**
* \brief Returns the month of the year of the date in local time.
*
* \return The month of the year of the date in local time
*/
- (uint8_t)localMonthOfYear;
/**
* \brief Returns the year of the date.
*
* \return The year of the date
*/
- (uint16_t)year;
/**
* \brief Returns the year of the date in local time.
*
* \return The year of the date in local time
*/
- (uint16_t)localYear;
/**
* \brief Returns the day of the week of the date.
*
* \return The day of the week of the date
*/
- (uint8_t)dayOfWeek;
/**
* \brief Returns the day of the week of the date in local time.
*
* \return The day of the week of the date in local time
*/
- (uint8_t)localDayOfWeek;
/**
* \brief Returns the day of the year of the date.
*
* \return The day of the year of the date
*/
- (uint16_t)dayOfYear;
/**
* \brief Returns the day of the year of the date in local time.
*
* \return The day of the year of the date in local time
*/
- (uint16_t)localDayOfYear;
/**
* \brief Creates a string of the date with the specified format.
*
* See the manpage for strftime for information on the format.
*
* \param format The format for the date string
* \return A new, autoreleased OFString
*/
- (OFString*)dateStringWithFormat: (OFConstantString*)format;
/**
* \brief Creates a string of the local date with the specified format.
*
* See the manpage for strftime for information on the format.
*
* \param format The format for the date string
* \return A new, autoreleased OFString
*/
- (OFString*)localDateStringWithFormat: (OFConstantString*)format;
/**
* \brief Returns the earlier of the two dates.
*
* \param date Another date
* \return The earlier date of the two dates
*/
- (OFDate*)earlierDate: (OFDate*)otherDate;
/**
* \brief Returns the later of the two dates.
*
* \param date Another date
* \return The later date of the two dates
*/
- (OFDate*)laterDate: (OFDate*)otherDate;
/**
* \brief Returns the seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z.
*
* \return The seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
*/
- (double)timeIntervalSince1970;
/**
* \brief Returns the seconds the receiver is after the date.
*
* \param date Date date to generate the difference with receiver
* \return The seconds the receiver is after the date.
*/
- (double)timeIntervalSinceDate: (OFDate*)otherDate;
/**
* \brief Returns the seconds the receiver is in the future.
*
* \return The seconds the receiver is in the future
*/
- (double)timeIntervalSinceNow;
/**
* \brief Creates a new date with the specified time interval added.
*
* \param seconds The seconds after the date
* \return A new, autoreleased OFDate
*/
- (OFDate*)dateByAddingTimeInterval: (double)seconds;
@end