// TimePred.hh --- Time Predicate
//
// Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007 Rob Caelers <robc@krandor.nl>
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#ifndef TIMEPRED_HH
#define TIMEPRED_HH

#if TIME_WITH_SYS_TIME
# include <sys/time.h>
# include <time.h>
#else
# if HAVE_SYS_TIME_H
#  include <sys/time.h>
# else
#  include <time.h>
# endif
#endif


//! A time predicate.
/*! Given a previous time that matched, it computes the next time that matches
 *  a certain time-predicate. This is used for, for example, daily limits.
 *  Given the last daily limit (or the current time if there was no previous
 *  daily limit), a time predicate computes the time of the next daily limit.
 *
 *  This is base class for all time predicates (e.g. daily, weekly,...)
 */
class TimePred
{
public:
  virtual ~TimePred() {}

  //! Set the last time the predicate matched.
  virtual void set_last(time_t lastTime)
  {
    last_time = lastTime;
  }

  //! Computes the next time the predicate matches given the time of the previous match.
  virtual time_t get_next() = 0;

  //! Returns the string representation of this predicate.
  virtual std::string to_string() const = 0;

protected:
  //! Last time the predicate matched.
  time_t last_time;
};

#endif // TIMEPRED_HH
