AbstractTime.st
author Stefan Vogel <sv@exept.de>
Wed, 29 Jan 1997 19:01:17 +0100
changeset 2310 2cb1366e0eb3
parent 1500 d42e61e53cee
child 3476 f2ebb76a952d
permissions -rw-r--r--
Correct name: #secondDay --> #secondInDay.

"
 COPYRIGHT (c) 1995 by Claus Gittinger
	      All Rights Reserved

 This software is furnished under a license and may be used
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"

Magnitude subclass:#AbstractTime
	instanceVariableNames:''
	classVariableNames:''
	poolDictionaries:''
	category:'Magnitude-General'
!

!AbstractTime class methodsFor:'documentation'!

copyright
"
 COPYRIGHT (c) 1995 by Claus Gittinger
	      All Rights Reserved

 This software is furnished under a license and may be used
 only in accordance with the terms of that license and with the
 inclusion of the above copyright notice.   This software may not
 be provided or otherwise made available to, or used by, any
 other person.  No title to or ownership of the software is
 hereby transferred.
"
!

documentation
"
    This is an abstract class providing common protocol for Time (time in day)
    and AbsoluteTime (time plus day).
    There are no instances of this class in the system.
    It is meant as a home for methods common to time handling classes.

    [author:]
        Claus Gittinger

    [See also:]
        Time Date AbsoluteTime
        Delay ProcessorScheduler
"
! !

!AbstractTime class methodsFor:'instance creation'!

dateAndTimeNow
    "return an array filled with the current date and time.
     See also: Date today / Time now / AbsoluteTime now."

    ^ Array with:(Date today) with:(Time now)

    "
     Time dateAndTimeNow
    "

    "Modified: 19.4.1996 / 15:23:37 / cg"
!

now
    "return an instance of myself representing this moment."

    ^ self basicNew fromOSTime:(OperatingSystem getOSTime)

    "
     AbsoluteTime now   
     Time now   
    "

    "Modified: 1.7.1996 / 15:20:10 / cg"
! !

!AbstractTime class methodsFor:'ST-80 compatibility'!

totalSeconds
    "returns an internal second clock. Dont interpret the returned
     value - if at all, use it to compute time deltas, by subtracting
     returned values."

    ^ self secondClock
! !

!AbstractTime class methodsFor:'private instance creation'!

fromOSTime:osTime
    "return a time, representing the time given by the operatingSystem time.
     Not meant for public use."

    ^ self basicNew fromOSTime:osTime.

    "Modified: 1.7.1996 / 15:09:54 / cg"
!

fromSeconds:seconds
    "return an instance that is constructed from seconds.
     This method is only allowed for second values as returned by
     getSeconds, possibly adding/subtracting to that. 
     Never depend on any specific interpretation of the seconds,
     since it depends on how the OperatingSystem counts time
     (some start at 1900, others with 1970 ...)"

   ^ self basicNew setSeconds:seconds

    "
     Time fromSeconds:0             should return midnight
     AbsoluteTime fromSeconds:0     on UNIX: returns 1st. Jan 1970
                                    on others: dont know
     (AbsoluteTime day:1 month:1 year:1970 hour:1 minutes:0 seconds:0)
        getSeconds                  on UNIX: returns 0
                                    on others: dont know
    "

    "Modified: 1.7.1996 / 13:39:30 / cg"
! !

!AbstractTime class methodsFor:'queries'!

millisecondClockValue
    "return the millisecond clock - since this one overruns
     regularly, use the value only for short timing deltas.
     Also remember that it wraps when compares these values."

    ^ OperatingSystem getMillisecondTime.

    "
     Time millisecondClockValue 
    "
!

secondClock
    "return seconds of now - for GNU-ST compatibility"

    ^ OperatingSystem getOSTime // 1000

    "
     AbstractTime secondClock    
    "

    "Modified: 1.7.1996 / 15:20:14 / cg"
! !

!AbstractTime class methodsFor:'timing evaluations'!

millisecondsToRun:aBlock
    "evaluate the argument, aBlock; return the number of milliseconds it took"

    |startTime endTime|

    startTime := OperatingSystem getMillisecondTime.
    aBlock value.
    endTime := OperatingSystem getMillisecondTime.
    ^ endTime - startTime

    "
     Time millisecondsToRun:[100 factorial]  
    "

    "Modified: 17.6.1996 / 16:57:37 / cg"
!

secondsToRun:aBlock
    "evaluate the argument, aBlock; return the number of seconds it took"

    |startTime endTime|

    startTime := self secondClock.
    aBlock value.
    endTime := self secondClock.
    ^ endTime - startTime

    "
     Time secondsToRun:[1000 factorial]  
    "
! !

!AbstractTime methodsFor:'accessing'!

hourInDay
    "return the hours (0..23)"

    ^ self hours

    "
     AbsoluteTime now hourInDay 
     Time now hourInDay 
    "
!

minuteInDay
    "return the minutes (0..59)"

    ^ self minutes.

    "
     AbsoluteTime now minuteInDay 
     Time now minuteInDay 
    "
!

secondInDay
    "return the seconds (0..59)"

    ^ self seconds

    "
     AbsoluteTime now secondInDay 
     Time now seconds 
    "

    "Created: 22.10.1996 / 09:27:47 / stefan"
! !

!AbstractTime methodsFor:'arithmetic'!

- aTime
    "return the delta in seconds between 2 times."

    ^ self getSeconds - (aTime getSeconds)

    "
     |t1 t2|

     t1 := AbsoluteTime now.
     (Delay forSeconds:5) wait.
     t2 := AbsoluteTime now.
     'seconds passed: ' print. (t2 - t1) printNL.
    "
!

addHours:numberOfHours
    "return a new instance of myself, numberOfHours afterwards."

    ^ self addSeconds:(numberOfHours * (60 * 60))

    "
     |t|

     t := AbsoluteTime now.
     t printNL.
     (t addHours:50) printNL
    "
!

addMinutes:numberOfMinutes
    "return a new instance of myself, numberOfMinutes afterwards."

    ^ self addSeconds:(numberOfMinutes * 60)

    "
     |t|

     t := AbsoluteTime now. t printNL. (t addMinutes:50) printNL

     t := Time now. t printNL. (t addMinutes:50) printNL
    "
!

addSeconds:numberOfSeconds
    "return a new instance of myself, numberOfSeconds afterwards."

    ^ self species basicNew setSeconds:(self getSeconds + numberOfSeconds)

    "
     |t|

     t := AbsoluteTime now. t printNL. (t addSeconds:50) printNL.

     t := Time now. t printNL. (t addSeconds:50) printNL
    "
!

addTime:timeAmount
    "return a new instance of myself, timeAmount seconds afterwards.
     AddTime is a bad name - it does not add a time, but expects
     a number. Use any of addSeconds/addHours etc."

    ^ self species basicNew setSeconds:(self getSeconds + timeAmount)
!

subtractHours:numberOfHours
    "return a new instance of myself, numberOfHours before."

    ^ self subtractSeconds:(numberOfHours * (60 * 60))

    "
     |t|

     t := AbsoluteTime now.
     t printNL.
     (t subtractHours:50) printNL
    "
!

subtractMinutes:numberOfMinutes
    "return a new instance of myself, numberOfMinutes before."

    ^ self subtractSeconds:(numberOfMinutes * 60)

    "
     |t|

     t := AbsoluteTime now.
     t printNL.
     (t subtractMinutes:50) printNL
    "
!

subtractSeconds:numberOfSeconds
    "return a new instance of myself, numberOfSeconds before."

    ^ self species basicNew setSeconds:(self getSeconds - numberOfSeconds)

    "
     |t|

     t := AbsoluteTime now.
     t printNL.
     (t subtractSeconds:50) printNL
    "
!

subtractTime:timeAmount
    "return a new instance opf myself, timeAmount seconds before myself.
     SubtractTime is a bad name - it does not subtract a time, but expects
     a number. Use any of subtractSeconds/subtractHours etc."

    ^ self species basicNew setSeconds:(self getSeconds - timeAmount)
! !

!AbstractTime methodsFor:'private'!

fromOSTime:osTime
    "set my time, from operatingSystems time parts"

    ^ self subclassResponsibility

    "Modified: 1.7.1996 / 15:09:44 / cg"
!

getMilliseconds
    "get the milliseconds.
     Since I am abstract (not knowing how the time is actually
     represented), this must be done by a concrete class."

    ^ self subclassResponsibility

    "Created: 1.7.1996 / 14:16:49 / cg"
!

getSeconds
    "get the seconds.
     Since I am abstract (not knowing how the time is actually
     represented), this must be done by a concrete class."

    ^ self subclassResponsibility
!

setMilliseconds:millis
    "set the milliseconds.
     Since I am abstract (not knowing how the time is actually
     represented), this must be done by a concrete class."

    ^ self subclassResponsibility

    "Created: 1.7.1996 / 14:17:00 / cg"
!

setSeconds:secs
    "set the seconds.
     Since I am abstract (not knowing how the time is actually
     represented), this must be done by a concrete class."

    ^ self subclassResponsibility
! !

!AbstractTime class methodsFor:'documentation'!

version
    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/AbstractTime.st,v 1.14 1997-01-29 18:01:17 stefan Exp $'
! !