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/**
 * This file is part of veraPDF Library core, a module of the veraPDF project.
 * Copyright (c) 2015, veraPDF Consortium 
 * All rights reserved.
 *
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 *
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package org.verapdf.component;

import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlJavaTypeAdapter;

/**
 * Simple class that encapsulates the duration of an action in milliseconds.
 * Used for recording durations for process auditing.
 * 
 * @author Carl Wilson
 *         carlwilson AT github
 * @version 0.1
 */
@XmlJavaTypeAdapter(AuditDurationImpl.Adapter.class)
public interface AuditDuration {
	/**
	 * @return the start time in millisecs
	 */
	long getStart();

	/**
	 * @return the finish time in millisecs
	 */
	long getFinish();

	/**
	 * @return the differece between the start and finish time in millisecs
	 */
	long getDifference();

	/**
	 * @return a string representation of the duration.
	 */
	String getDuration();
}