class TaskJuggler::TimeInterval

The TimeInterval class provides objects that model a time interval. The start end end time are represented as seconds after Jan 1, 1970. The start is part of the interval, the end is not.

Attributes

end[RW]

start[RW]

Public Class Methods

new(*args) click to toggle source

Create a new TimeInterval. args can be three different kind of arguments.

a and b should be TjTime objects.

TimeInterval.new(a, b) | -> Interval(a, b) TimeInterval.new(a) | -> Interval(a, a) TimeInterval.new(iv) | -> Interval(iv.start, iv.end)

Calls superclass method TaskJuggler::Interval::new

# File lib/taskjuggler/Interval.rb, line 118
def initialize(*args)
  if args.length == 1
    if args[0].is_a?(TjTime)
      # Just one argument, a date
      super(args[0], args[0])
    elsif args[0].is_a?(TimeInterval)
      # Just one argument, a TimeInterval
      super(args[0].start, args[0].end)
    else
      raise ArgumentError, "Illegal argument 1: #{args[0].class}"
    end
  elsif args.length == 2
    # Two arguments, a start and end date
    unless args[0].is_a?(TjTime)
      raise ArgumentError, "Interval start must be a date, not a " +
            "#{args[0].class}"
    end
    unless args[1].is_a?(TjTime)
      raise ArgumentError, "Interval end must be a date, not a" +
            "#{args[1].class}"
    end
    super(args[0], args[1])
  else
    raise ArgumentError, "Too many arguments: #{args.length}"
  end
end

Public Instance Methods

duration() click to toggle source

Return the duration of the TimeInterval.

# File lib/taskjuggler/Interval.rb, line 146
def duration
  @end - @start
end

to_s() click to toggle source

Turn the TimeInterval into a human readable form.

# File lib/taskjuggler/Interval.rb, line 151
def to_s
  @start.to_s + ' - ' + @end.to_s
end