    indexing
    	description: "Absolute times"
    	legal: "See notice at end of class."
    	status: "See notice at end of class."
    	date: "$Date: 2006-01-22 18:25:44 -0800 (Sun, 22 Jan 2006) $"
    	revision: "$Revision: 56675 $"
    	access: time

    class interface
    	TIME

    create
    	make (h, m, s: INTEGER_32)
    			-- Set `hour, minute and second to `h', `m', `s' respectively.
    		require
    			correct_time: is_correct_time (h, m, s, False)
    		ensure
    			hour_set: hour = h
    			minute_set: minute = m
    			second_set: second = s
    			fractional_second_set: fractional_second = 0

    	make_fine (h, m: INTEGER_32; s: REAL_64)
    			-- Set `hour, minute and second to `h', `m' and truncated to
    			-- integer part of `s' respectively.
    			-- Set fractional_second to the fractional part of `s'.
    		require
    			correct_time: is_correct_time (h, m, s, False)
    		ensure
    			hour_set: hour = h
    			minute_set: minute = m
    			fine_second_set: fine_second = s

    	make_now
    			-- Set current time according to timezone.

    	make_now_utc
    			-- Set the current object to today's date in utc format.

    	make_by_seconds (sec: INTEGER_32)
    			-- Set the object by the number of seconds `sec' from midnight.
    		require
    			s_large_enough: sec >= 0
    			s_small_enough: sec < seconds_in_day
    		ensure
    			seconds_set: seconds = sec

    	make_by_fine_seconds (sec: REAL_64)
    			-- Set the object by the number of seconds `sec'.
    		require
    			s_large_enough: sec >= 0
    			s_small_enough: sec < seconds_in_day

    	make_from_string (s: STRING_8; code: STRING_8)
    			-- Initialize from a "standard" string of form
    			-- `code'.
    		require
    			s_exists: s /= Void
    			c_exists: code /= Void
    			time_valid: time_valid (s, code)

    	make_from_string_default (s: STRING_8)
    			-- Initialize from a "standard" string of form
    			-- default_format_string.
    		require
    			s_exists: s /= Void
    			time_valid: time_valid (s, default_format_string)

    	make_by_compact_time (c_t: INTEGER_32)
    			-- Initialize from compact_time.
    		require
    			c_t_valid: compact_time_valid (c_t)
    		ensure
    			compact_time_set: compact_time = c_t

    feature -- Initialization

    	make (h, m, s: INTEGER_32)
    			-- Set `hour, minute and second to `h', `m', `s' respectively.
    		require
    			correct_time: is_correct_time (h, m, s, False)
    		ensure
    			hour_set: hour = h
    			minute_set: minute = m
    			second_set: second = s
    			fractional_second_set: fractional_second = 0

    	make_by_compact_time (c_t: INTEGER_32)
    			-- Initialize from compact_time.
    		require
    			c_t_valid: compact_time_valid (c_t)
    		ensure
    			compact_time_set: compact_time = c_t

    	make_by_fine_seconds (sec: REAL_64)
    			-- Set the object by the number of seconds `sec'.
    		require
    			s_large_enough: sec >= 0
    			s_small_enough: sec < seconds_in_day

    	make_by_seconds (sec: INTEGER_32)
    			-- Set the object by the number of seconds `sec' from midnight.
    		require
    			s_large_enough: sec >= 0
    			s_small_enough: sec < seconds_in_day
    		ensure
    			seconds_set: seconds = sec

    	make_fine (h, m: INTEGER_32; s: REAL_64)
    			-- Set `hour, minute and second to `h', `m' and truncated to
    			-- integer part of `s' respectively.
    			-- Set fractional_second to the fractional part of `s'.
    		require
    			correct_time: is_correct_time (h, m, s, False)
    		ensure
    			hour_set: hour = h
    			minute_set: minute = m
    			fine_second_set: fine_second = s

    	make_from_string (s: STRING_8; code: STRING_8)
    			-- Initialize from a "standard" string of form
    			-- `code'.
    		require
    			s_exists: s /= Void
    			c_exists: code /= Void
    			time_valid: time_valid (s, code)

    	make_from_string_default (s: STRING_8)
    			-- Initialize from a "standard" string of form
    			-- default_format_string.
    		require
    			s_exists: s /= Void
    			time_valid: time_valid (s, default_format_string)

    	make_now
    			-- Set current time according to timezone.

    	make_now_utc
    			-- Set the current object to today's date in utc format.

    feature -- Access

    	date_time_tools: DATE_TIME_TOOLS
    			-- Tools for outputting dates and times in different formats
    			-- (from TIME_UTILITY)

    	default_format_string: STRING_8
    			-- Default output format string
    			-- (from TIME_UTILITY)

    	generating_type: STRING_8
    			-- Name of current object's generating type
    			-- (type of which it is a direct instance)
    			-- (from ANY)

    	generator: STRING_8
    			-- Name of current object's generating class
    			-- (base class of the type of which it is a direct instance)
    			-- (from ANY)

    	hours_in_day: INTEGER_32 is 24
    			-- Number of hours in a day
    			-- (from TIME_CONSTANTS)

    	minutes_in_hour: INTEGER_32 is 60
    			-- Number of minutes in an hour
    			-- (from TIME_CONSTANTS)

    	origin: TIME
    			-- Origin time
    		ensure -- from ABSOLUTE
    			result_exists: Result /= Void

    	seconds_in_day: INTEGER_32 is 86400
    			-- Number of seconds in an hour
    			-- (from TIME_CONSTANTS)

    	seconds_in_hour: INTEGER_32 is 3600
    			-- Number of seconds in an hour
    			-- (from TIME_CONSTANTS)

    	seconds_in_minute: INTEGER_32 is 60
    			-- Number of seconds in a minute
    			-- (from TIME_CONSTANTS)

    	time_default_format_string: STRING_8
    			-- Default output format for times
    			-- (from TIME_CONSTANTS)

    feature -- Measurement

    	duration: TIME_DURATION
    			-- Duration elapsed from midnight
    		require -- from  ABSOLUTE
    			True
    		ensure then
    			seconds_large_enough: duration.seconds_count >= 0
    			seconds_small_enough: duration.seconds_count < seconds_in_day

    	fine_seconds: REAL_64
    			-- Number of seconds and fractions of seconds elapsed from midnight

    	seconds: INTEGER_32
    			-- Number of seconds elapsed from midnight
    		ensure
    			result_definition: Result = duration.seconds_count

    feature -- Comparison

    	frozen deep_equal (some: ANY; other: like arg #1): BOOLEAN
    			-- Are `some' and `other' either both void
    			-- or attached to isomorphic object structures?
    			-- (from ANY)
    		ensure -- from ANY
    			shallow_implies_deep: standard_equal (some, other) implies Result
    			both_or_none_void: (some = Void) implies (Result = (other = Void))
    			same_type: (Result and (some /= Void)) implies some.same_type (other)
    			symmetric: Result implies deep_equal (other, some)

    	frozen equal (some: ANY; other: like arg #1): BOOLEAN
    			-- Are `some' and `other' either both void or attached
    			-- to objects considered equal?
    			-- (from ANY)
    		ensure -- from ANY
    			definition: Result = (some = Void and other = Void) or else ((some /= Void and other /= Void) and then some.is_equal (other))

    	is_equal (other: like Current): BOOLEAN
    			-- Is `other' attached to an object of the same type
    			-- as current object and identical to it?
    			-- (from COMPARABLE)
    		require -- from ANY
    			other_not_void: other /= Void
    		ensure -- from ANY
    			symmetric: Result implies other.is_equal (Current)
    			consistent: standard_is_equal (other) implies Result
    		ensure then -- from COMPARABLE
    			trichotomy: Result = (not (Current < other) and not (other < Current))

    	max (other: like Current): like Current
    			-- The greater of current object and `other'
    			-- (from COMPARABLE)
    		require -- from COMPARABLE
    			other_exists: other /= Void
    		ensure -- from COMPARABLE
    			current_if_not_smaller: Current >= other implies Result = Current
    			other_if_smaller: Current < other implies Result = other

    	min (other: like Current): like Current
    			-- The smaller of current object and `other'
    			-- (from COMPARABLE)
    		require -- from COMPARABLE
    			other_exists: other /= Void
    		ensure -- from COMPARABLE
    			current_if_not_greater: Current <= other implies Result = Current
    			other_if_greater: Current > other implies Result = other

    	frozen standard_equal (some: ANY; other: like arg #1): BOOLEAN
    			-- Are `some' and `other' either both void or attached to
    			-- field-by-field identical objects of the same type?
    			-- Always uses default object comparison criterion.
    			-- (from ANY)
    		ensure -- from ANY
    			definition: Result = (some = Void and other = Void) or else ((some /= Void and other /= Void) and then some.standard_is_equal (other))

    	frozen standard_is_equal (other: like Current): BOOLEAN
    			-- Is `other' attached to an object of the same type
    			-- as current object, and field-by-field identical to it?
    			-- (from ANY)
    		require -- from ANY
    			other_not_void: other /= Void
    		ensure -- from ANY
    			same_type: Result implies same_type (other)
    			symmetric: Result implies other.standard_is_equal (Current)

    	three_way_comparison (other: like Current): INTEGER_32
    			-- If current object equal to `other', 0;
    			-- if smaller, -1; if greater, 1
    			-- (from COMPARABLE)
    		require -- from COMPARABLE
    			other_exists: other /= Void
    		ensure -- from COMPARABLE
    			equal_zero: (Result = 0) = is_equal (other)
    			smaller_negative: (Result = -1) = (Current < other)
    			greater_positive: (Result = 1) = (Current > other)

    	infix "<" (other: like Current): BOOLEAN
    			-- Is the current time before `other'?
    		require -- from PART_COMPARABLE
    			other_exists: other /= Void
    		ensure then -- from COMPARABLE
    			asymmetric: Result implies not (other < Current)

    	infix "<=" (other: like Current): BOOLEAN
    			-- Is current object less than or equal to `other'?
    			-- (from COMPARABLE)
    		require -- from PART_COMPARABLE
    			other_exists: other /= Void
    		ensure then -- from COMPARABLE
    			definition: Result = ((Current < other) or is_equal (other))

    	infix ">" (other: like Current): BOOLEAN
    			-- Is current object greater than `other'?
    			-- (from COMPARABLE)
    		require -- from PART_COMPARABLE
    			other_exists: other /= Void
    		ensure then -- from COMPARABLE
    			definition: Result = (other < Current)

    	infix ">=" (other: like Current): BOOLEAN
    			-- Is current object greater than or equal to `other'?
    			-- (from COMPARABLE)
    		require -- from PART_COMPARABLE
    			other_exists: other /= Void
    		ensure then -- from COMPARABLE
    			definition: Result = (other <= Current)

    feature -- Status report

    	conforms_to (other: ANY): BOOLEAN
    			-- Does type of current object conform to type
    			-- of `other' (as per Eiffel: The Language, chapter 13)?
    			-- (from ANY)
    		require -- from ANY
    			other_not_void: other /= Void

    	same_type (other: ANY): BOOLEAN
    			-- Is type of current object identical to type of `other'?
    			-- (from ANY)
    		require -- from ANY
    			other_not_void: other /= Void
    		ensure -- from ANY
    			definition: Result = (conforms_to (other) and other.conforms_to (Current))

    feature -- Duplication

    	copy (other: like Current)
    			-- Update current object using fields of object attached
    			-- to `other', so as to yield equal objects.
    			-- (from ANY)
    		require -- from ANY
    			other_not_void: other /= Void
    			type_identity: same_type (other)
    		ensure -- from ANY
    			is_equal: is_equal (other)

    	frozen deep_copy (other: like Current)
    			-- Effect equivalent to that of:
    			--		copy (`other' . deep_twin)
    			-- (from ANY)
    		require -- from ANY
    			other_not_void: other /= Void
    		ensure -- from ANY
    			deep_equal: deep_equal (Current, other)

    	frozen deep_twin: like Current
    			-- New object structure recursively duplicated from Current.
    			-- (from ANY)
    		ensure -- from ANY
    			deep_equal: deep_equal (Current, Result)

    	frozen standard_copy (other: like Current)
    			-- Copy every field of `other' onto corresponding field
    			-- of current object.
    			-- (from ANY)
    		require -- from ANY
    			other_not_void: other /= Void
    			type_identity: same_type (other)
    		ensure -- from ANY
    			is_standard_equal: standard_is_equal (other)

    	frozen standard_twin: like Current
    			-- New object field-by-field identical to `other'.
    			-- Always uses default copying semantics.
    			-- (from ANY)
    		ensure -- from ANY
    			standard_twin_not_void: Result /= Void
    			equal: standard_equal (Result, Current)

    	frozen twin: like Current
    			-- New object equal to `Current'
    			-- twin calls copy; to change copying/twining semantics, redefine copy.
    			-- (from ANY)
    		ensure -- from ANY
    			twin_not_void: Result /= Void
    			is_equal: Result.is_equal (Current)

    feature -- Basic operations

    	frozen default: like Current
    			-- Default value of object's type
    			-- (from ANY)

    	frozen default_pointer: POINTER
    			-- Default value of type `POINTER'
    			-- (Avoid the need to write `p'.default for
    			-- some `p' of type `POINTER'.)
    			-- (from ANY)

    	default_rescue
    			-- Process exception for routines with no Rescue clause.
    			-- (Default: do nothing.)
    			-- (from ANY)

    	frozen do_nothing
    			-- Execute a null action.
    			-- (from ANY)

    	fine_second_add (f: REAL_64)
    			-- Add `f' seconds to the current time.
    			-- if `f' has decimals, fractional_second is modified.

    	hour_add (h: INTEGER_32)
    			-- Add `h' hours to the current object.

    	hour_back
    			-- Move to evious hour.

    	hour_forth
    			-- Move to next hour.

    	minute_add (m: INTEGER_32)
    			-- Add `m' minutes to the current object.

    	minute_back
    			-- Move to evious minute.

    	minute_forth
    			-- Move to next minute.

    	relative_duration (other: like Current): TIME_DURATION
    			-- Duration elapsed from `other' to `Current'
    		require -- from ABSOLUTE
    			other_exists: other /= Void
    		ensure -- from ABSOLUTE
    			result_exists: Result /= Void

    	second_add (s: INTEGER_32)
    			-- Add `s' seconds to the current time.

    	second_back
    			-- Move to previous second.

    	second_forth
    			-- Move to next second.

    	infix "+" (t: TIME_DURATION): TIME
    			-- Sum of the current time and duration `t'
    		require
    			t_exists: t /= Void
    		ensure
    			result_exists: Result /= Void

    	infix "-" (other: like Current): INTERVAL [TIME]
    			-- Interval between current object and `other'
    			-- (from ABSOLUTE)
    		require -- from ABSOLUTE
    			other_exists: other /= Void
    			other_smaller_than_current: other <= Current
    		ensure -- from ABSOLUTE
    			result_exists: Result /= Void
    			result_set: Result.start_bound.is_equal (other) and then Result.end_bound.is_equal (Current)

    feature -- Access

    	compact_time: INTEGER_32
    			-- Hour, minute, second coded.
    			-- (from TIME_VALUE)

    	fine_second: REAL_64
    			-- Representation of second with decimals
    			-- (from TIME_VALUE)

    	fractional_second: REAL_64
    			-- Fractional part of fine_second
    			-- (from TIME_VALUE)

    	hour: INTEGER_32
    			-- Hour of the current time
    			-- (from TIME_VALUE)

    	micro_second: INTEGER_32
    			-- Microsecond of the current time
    			-- (from TIME_VALUE)

    	milli_second: INTEGER_32
    			-- Millisecond of the current time
    			-- (from TIME_VALUE)

    	minute: INTEGER_32
    			-- Minute of the current time
    			-- (from TIME_VALUE)

    	nano_second: INTEGER_32
    			-- Nanosecond of the current time
    			-- (from TIME_VALUE)

    	second: INTEGER_32
    			-- Second of the current time
    			-- (from TIME_VALUE)

    feature -- Element change

    	set_fine_second (s: REAL_64)
    			-- Set fine_second to `s'
    			-- (from TIME_VALUE)
    		require -- from TIME_MEASUREMENT
    			s_large_enough: s >= 0
    			s_small_enough: s < seconds_in_minute
    		ensure -- from TIME_MEASUREMENT
    			fine_second_set: fine_second = s

    	set_fractionals (f: REAL_64)
    			-- Set fractional_second to `f'.
    			-- (from TIME_VALUE)
    		require -- from TIME_MEASUREMENT
    			f_large_enough: f >= 0
    			f_small_enough: f < 1
    		ensure -- from TIME_MEASUREMENT
    			second_same: second = old second

    	set_hour (h: INTEGER_32)
    			-- Set hour to `h'.
    			-- (from TIME_VALUE)
    		require -- from TIME_MEASUREMENT
    			h_large_enough: h >= 0
    			h_small_enough: h < hours_in_day
    		ensure -- from TIME_MEASUREMENT
    			hour_set: hour = h

    	set_minute (m: INTEGER_32)
    			-- Set minute to `m'.
    			-- (from TIME_VALUE)
    		require -- from TIME_MEASUREMENT
    			m_large_enough: m >= 0
    			m_small_enough: m < minutes_in_hour
    		ensure -- from TIME_MEASUREMENT
    			minute_set: minute = m

    	set_second (s: INTEGER_32)
    			-- Set second to `s'.
    			-- (from TIME_VALUE)
    		require -- from TIME_MEASUREMENT
    			s_large_enough: s >= 0
    			s_small_enough: s < seconds_in_minute
    		ensure -- from TIME_MEASUREMENT
    			second_set: second = s

    feature -- Output

    	formatted_out (s: STRING_8): STRING_8
    			-- Printable representation of time with "standard"
    			-- Form: `s'
    		require
    			s_exists: s /= Void

    	io: STD_FILES
    			-- Handle to standard file setup
    			-- (from ANY)

    	out: STRING_8
    			-- Printable representation of time with "standard"
    			-- Form: time_default_format_string

    	print (some: ANY)
    			-- Write terse external representation of `some'
    			-- on standard output.
    			-- (from ANY)

    	frozen tagged_out: STRING_8
    			-- New string containing terse printable representation
    			-- of current object
    			-- Was declared in ANY as synonym of out.
    			-- (from ANY)

    feature -- Platform

    	operating_environment: OPERATING_ENVIRONMENT
    			-- Objects available from the operating system
    			-- (from ANY)

    feature -- Preconditions

    	compact_time_valid (c_t: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
    			-- Is compact time `c_t' valid?
    			-- (from TIME_VALIDITY_CHECKER)

    	is_correct_time (h, m: INTEGER_32; s: REAL_64; twelve_hour_scale: BOOLEAN): BOOLEAN
    			-- Is time represented by `h', `m', `code', and `s' correct?
    			-- `twelve_hour_scale' specifies if the hour range is 1 - 12
    			-- (if True) or 0 - 23 (if False).
    			-- (from TIME_VALIDITY_CHECKER)

    	time_valid (s: STRING_8; code_string: STRING_8): BOOLEAN
    			-- Is the code_string enough precise
    			-- to create an instance of type TIME?
    			-- And does the string `s' correspond to `code_string'?
    			-- (from TIME_VALIDITY_CHECKER)
    		require -- from TIME_VALIDITY_CHECKER
    			s_exists: s /= Void
    			code_exists: code_string /= Void

    invariant
    	second_large_enough: second >= 0
    	second_small_enough: second < seconds_in_minute
    	fractionals_large_enough: fractional_second >= 0
    	fractionals_small_enough: fractional_second < 1
    	minute_large_enough: minute >= 0
    	minute_small_enough: minute < minutes_in_hour
    	hour_large_enough: hour >= 0
    	hour_small_enough: hour < hours_in_day

    		-- from COMPARABLE
    	irreflexive_comparison: not (Current < Current)

    		-- from ANY
    	reflexive_equality: standard_is_equal (Current)
    	reflexive_conformance: conforms_to (Current)

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    end -- class TIME