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/*
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* Copyright (C) 2007-2009, International Business Machines Corporation and   *
* others. All Rights Reserved.                                               *
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*/

package com.ibm.icu.impl.duration;

import java.util.TimeZone;

/**
 */
public interface PeriodBuilderFactory {

  /**
   * Sets the time units available for use.  Default is all units.
   * @param minUnit the smallest time unit available for use
   * @param maxUnit the largest time unit available for use
   * @return this factory
   */
  PeriodBuilderFactory setAvailableUnitRange(TimeUnit minUnit,
                         TimeUnit maxUnit);

  /**
   * Sets whether the time unit is available for use.
   * @param unit the time unit
   * @param available true if the unit is available for use
   * @return this factory
   */
  PeriodBuilderFactory setUnitIsAvailable(TimeUnit unit, boolean available);

  /**
   * Sets the maximum value for the largest available time unit (as
   * set in setUnits).  Periods that represent a longer duration than
   * this will be pinned to this value of that time unit and return
   * true for 'isMoreThan'.  Default is no limit.  Setting a value of
   * zero restores the default.
   */
  PeriodBuilderFactory setMaxLimit(float maxLimit);

  /**
   * Sets the minimum value for the smallest available time unit (as
   * set in setUnits).  Periods that represent a shorter duration than
   * this will be pinned to this value of that time unit and return
   * true for 'isLessThan'.  Default is no limit.  Setting a value of
   * zero restores the default.
   */
  PeriodBuilderFactory setMinLimit(float minLimit);

  /**
   * Sets whether units with a value of zero are represented in a
   * period when 'gaps' appear between time units, e.g. 
   * '2 hours, 0 minutes, and 33 seconds'.  Default is to
   * not represent these explicitly ('2 hours and 33 seconds').
   */
  PeriodBuilderFactory setAllowZero(boolean allow);

  /**
   * Sets whether weeks are used with other units, or only when
   * weeks are the only unit.  For example '3 weeks and 2 days'
   * versus '23 days'.  Default is to use them alone only.
   */
  PeriodBuilderFactory setWeeksAloneOnly(boolean aloneOnly);

  /**
   * Sets whether milliseconds are allowed.  This is only examined
   * when milliseconds are an available field. The default is to allow 
   * milliseconds to display normally.
   * 

* This is intended to be used to set locale-specific behavior. Typically clients will * not call this API and instead call {@link #setLocale}. * * @param allow whether milliseconds should be allowed. * @return a builder */ PeriodBuilderFactory setAllowMilliseconds(boolean allow); /** * Sets the locale for the factory. Setting the locale can adjust * the values for some or all of the other properties to reflect * language or cultural conventions. Default is to use * the default locale. */ PeriodBuilderFactory setLocale(String localeName); /** * Sets the time zone for the factory. This can affect the timezone * used for date computations. * @param timeZone the timeZone * @return a builder */ PeriodBuilderFactory setTimeZone(TimeZone timeZone); /** * Returns a builder that represents durations in terms of the single * given TimeUnit. If the factory settings don't make the given unit * available, this will return null. * * @param unit the single TimeUnit with which to represent times * @return a builder */ PeriodBuilder getFixedUnitBuilder(TimeUnit unit); /** * Returns a builder that represents durations in terms of the * single largest period less than or equal to the duration. * * @return a builder */ PeriodBuilder getSingleUnitBuilder(); /** * Returns a builder that formats the largest one or two time units, * starting with the largest period less than or equal to the duration. * It formats two periods if the first period has a count < 2 * and the next period has a count >= 1. * * @return a builder */ PeriodBuilder getOneOrTwoUnitBuilder(); /** * Returns a builder that formats up to the given number of time units, * starting with the largest unit less than or equal to the * duration. * * @return a builder */ PeriodBuilder getMultiUnitBuilder(int unitCount); }





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