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/*
 *  Copyright 2001-2005 Stephen Colebourne
 *
 *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
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 *
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 *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */
package org.joda.time;

/**
 * Defines an instant in the datetime continuum that can be queried and modified.
 * This interface expresses the datetime as milliseconds from 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z.
 * 
 * The implementation of this interface will be mutable.
 * It may provide more advanced methods than those in the interface.
 *
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 * @since 1.0
 */
public interface ReadWritableInstant extends ReadableInstant {

    /**
     * Sets the value as the number of milliseconds since
     * the epoch, 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z.
     * 
     * @param instant  the milliseconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z to set the
     * instant to
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the value is invalid
     */
    void setMillis(long instant);

    /**
     * Sets the millisecond instant of this instant from another.
     * 

     * This method does not change the chronology of this instant, just the
     * millisecond instant.
     * 
     * @param instant  the instant to use, null means now
     */
    void setMillis(ReadableInstant instant);

    /**
     * Sets the chronology of the datetime, which has no effect if not applicable.
     * 
     * @param chronology  the chronology to use, null means ISOChronology in default zone
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the value is invalid
     */
    void setChronology(Chronology chronology);

    /**
     * Sets the time zone of the datetime, changing the chronology and field values.
     * 

     * Changing the zone using this method retains the millisecond instant.
     * The millisecond instant is adjusted in the new zone to compensate.
     * 
     * chronology. Setting the time zone does not affect the millisecond value
     * of this instant.
     * 

     * If the chronology already has this time zone, no change occurs.
     *
     * @param zone  the time zone to use, null means default zone
     * @see #setZoneRetainFields
     */
    void setZone(DateTimeZone zone);

    /**
     * Sets the time zone of the datetime, changing the chronology and millisecond.
     * 

     * Changing the zone using this method retains the field values.
     * The millisecond instant is adjusted in the new zone to compensate.
     * 

     * If the chronology already has this time zone, no change occurs.
     *
     * @param zone  the time zone to use, null means default zone
     * @see #setZone
     */
    void setZoneRetainFields(DateTimeZone zone);

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /**
     * Adds a millisecond duration to this instant.
     * 

     * This will typically change the value of ost fields.
     *
     * @param duration  the millis to add
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the value is invalid
     */
    void add(long duration);

    /**
     * Adds a duration to this instant.
     * 

     * This will typically change the value of most fields.
     *
     * @param duration  the duration to add, null means add zero
     * @throws ArithmeticException if the result exceeds the capacity of the instant
     */
    void add(ReadableDuration duration);

    /**
     * Adds a duration to this instant specifying how many times to add.
     * 

     * This will typically change the value of most fields.
     *
     * @param duration  the duration to add, null means add zero
     * @param scalar  direction and amount to add, which may be negative
     * @throws ArithmeticException if the result exceeds the capacity of the instant
     */
    void add(ReadableDuration duration, int scalar);

    /**
     * Adds a period to this instant.
     * 

     * This will typically change the value of most fields.
     *
     * @param period  the period to add, null means add zero
     * @throws ArithmeticException if the result exceeds the capacity of the instant
     */
    void add(ReadablePeriod period);

    /**
     * Adds a period to this instant specifying how many times to add.
     * 
     * This will typically change the value of most fields.
     *
     * @param period  the period to add, null means add zero
     * @param scalar  direction and amount to add, which may be negative
     * @throws ArithmeticException if the result exceeds the capacity of the instant
     */
    void add(ReadablePeriod period, int scalar);

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /**
     * Sets the value of one of the fields of the instant, such as hourOfDay.
     *
     * @param type  a field type, usually obtained from DateTimeFieldType, null ignored
     * @param value  the value to set the field to
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the value is invalid
     */
    void set(DateTimeFieldType type, int value);

    /**
     * Adds to the instant specifying the duration and multiple to add.
     *
     * @param type  a field type, usually obtained from DateTimeFieldType, null ignored
     * @param amount  the amount to add of this duration
     * @throws ArithmeticException if the result exceeds the capacity of the instant
     */
    void add(DurationFieldType type, int amount);

}