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/*
 * Copyright 2013 Martin Smock 
 * 
 * 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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package li.strolch.utils.iso8601;

/**
 * Interface for duration formatting
 * 
 * @author Martin Smock <[email protected]>
 */
public interface DurationFormat {

	/**
	 * format a long to string
	 * 
	 * @param l
	 *            the long duration to format
	 * 
	 * @return formatted string if the long argument
	 */
	public String format(long l);

	/**
	 * parse a string to long
	 * 
	 * @param s
	 *            the string to parse
	 * 
	 * @return the long value parsed
	 */
	public long parse(String s);

}