Package dk.netarkivet.harvester.datamodel

Class Schedule

java.lang.Object

dk.netarkivet.harvester.datamodel.Schedule

All Implemented Interfaces:

Named, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

RepeatingSchedule, TimedSchedule

public abstract class Schedule
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable, Named

This class implements a schedule that can be either repeating or timed, depending on the subclass.

A schedule is a combination of a frequency, defining how often this schedule and at which points in time will trigger an event , plus information about when to start and when to stop triggering events.

Methods are provided to check when the first event should happen, and to calculate the next events from the previous event time.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected java.lang.String	comments	Any comments added by the user.
protected Frequency	frequency	Frequency of runs, possibly with a time it should happen at.
protected java.lang.String	name	Human readable name for the schedule.
protected java.util.Date	startDate	first run of job: date, time (hour:min:sec).

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	Schedule(java.util.Date startDate, Frequency frequency, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String comments)	Create a new schedule starting at a specific time and going on for an undefined time.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o)	Autogenerated equals.
java.lang.String	getComments()	Returns any user-entered comments about this schedule.
long	getEdition()	Get the edition number.
java.util.Date	getFirstEvent(java.util.Date now)	Return the date at which the first event will happen.
Frequency	getFrequency()	Get the frequency defining how often and when this schedule should be run.
static Schedule	getInstance(java.util.Date startDate, int repeats, Frequency freq, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String comments)	Get a new Schedule instance for a schedule that runs a certain number of times.
static Schedule	getInstance(java.util.Date startDate, java.util.Date endDate, Frequency freq, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String comments)	Get a new Schedule instance for a schedule that runs over a certain period.
java.lang.String	getName()	Get the name of this schedule.
abstract java.util.Date	getNextEvent(java.util.Date lastEvent, int numPreviousEvents)	Return the date at which the next event will happen.
java.util.Date	getStartDate()	Get the first possible date this schedule is allowed to run.
int	hashCode()	Autogenerated hashcode method.
void	setComments(java.lang.String comments)	Set the comments for the schedule.
void	setEdition(long theEdition)	Set the edition number.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

name

protected java.lang.String name

Human readable name for the schedule.

comments

protected java.lang.String comments

Any comments added by the user.

startDate

protected java.util.Date startDate

first run of job: date, time (hour:min:sec). May be null, meaning at any time

frequency

protected Frequency frequency

Frequency of runs, possibly with a time it should happen at.

Constructor Detail

Schedule

protected Schedule(java.util.Date startDate,
                   Frequency frequency,
                   java.lang.String name,
                   java.lang.String comments)

Create a new schedule starting at a specific time and going on for an undefined time.

Parameters:

startDate - Time at which the schedule starts happening (though not necessarily the time of the first event). May be null, meaning at any time.

frequency - How frequently the events should happen

name - The unique name of this schedule.

comments - Comments entered by the user

Throws:

ArgumentNotValid - if frequency, name or comments is null, or name is ""

Method Detail

getInstance

public static Schedule getInstance(java.util.Date startDate,
                                   java.util.Date endDate,
                                   Frequency freq,
                                   java.lang.String name,
                                   java.lang.String comments)

Get a new Schedule instance for a schedule that runs over a certain period.

Parameters:

startDate - The first date an event is allowed to happen. May be null, meaning at any time.

endDate - The last date an event is allowed to happen. May be null meaning continue forever.

freq - How frequently the events should happen.

name - The name of this schedule.

comments - Comments entered by the user

Returns:

A new Schedule.

Throws:

ArgumentNotValid - if frequency, name or comments is null, or name is ""

getInstance

public static Schedule getInstance(java.util.Date startDate,
                                   int repeats,
                                   Frequency freq,
                                   java.lang.String name,
                                   java.lang.String comments)

Get a new Schedule instance for a schedule that runs a certain number of times.

Parameters:

startDate - The first date an event is allowed to happen. May be null, meaning at any time.

repeats - How many events should happen on this schedule.

freq - How frequently the events should happen.

name - The name of this schedule.

comments - Comments entered by the user

Returns:

A new Schedule.

Throws:

ArgumentNotValid - if frequency, name or comments is null, or name is "" or repeats is 0 or negative

getFirstEvent

public java.util.Date getFirstEvent(java.util.Date now)

Return the date at which the first event will happen.

Parameters:

now - The first time it can happen. Will be normalized to only second precision, milliseconds are set to 0.

Returns:

The date of the first event to happen after startDate.

Throws:

ArgumentNotValid - if now is null

getNextEvent

public abstract java.util.Date getNextEvent(java.util.Date lastEvent,
                                            int numPreviousEvents)

Return the date at which the next event will happen.

Parameters:

lastEvent - The time at which the previous event happened.

numPreviousEvents - How many events have previously happened.

Returns:

The date of the next event to happen or null for no more events.

Throws:

ArgumentNotValid - if numPreviousEvents is negative

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Get the name of this schedule.

Specified by:

getName in interface Named

Returns:

The name

getStartDate

public java.util.Date getStartDate()

Get the first possible date this schedule is allowed to run.

Returns:

The first possible date or null for any time

getFrequency

public Frequency getFrequency()

Get the frequency defining how often and when this schedule should be run.

Returns:

The frequency

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Autogenerated equals.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

o - The object to compare with

Returns:

Whether objects are equal

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Autogenerated hashcode method.

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

the hashcode

getComments

public java.lang.String getComments()

Returns any user-entered comments about this schedule.

Specified by:

getComments in interface Named

Returns:

A string of free-form comments.

setComments

public void setComments(java.lang.String comments)

Set the comments for the schedule.

Parameters:

comments - The new comments

getEdition

public long getEdition()

Get the edition number.

Returns:

The edition number

setEdition

public void setEdition(long theEdition)

Set the edition number.

Parameters:

theEdition - The new edition