ThingTimeProvider

java.lang.Object

dev.enola.thing.metadata.ThingTimeProvider

public class ThingTimeProvider extends Object

Provider of _"temporal"_ Time related metadata about Things.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

ThingTimeProvider()
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

Iterable<Interval>

existance(Thing thing)

Provides the (non-overlapping) Intervals (plural!) during which the Thing at this IRI "exists".

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details
- ThingTimeProvider
  
  public ThingTimeProvider()
Method Details
- existance
  
  public Iterable<Interval> existance(Thing thing)
  
  Provides the (non-overlapping) Intervals (plural!) during which the Thing at this IRI "exists".
  This always returns at least 1 Interval, never none (or null) - but it may well be the Interval.ALL if the Thing has no temporal metadata.