OSID - osid.locale.TimeInfo Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.locale.TimeInfo
Description	This interface defines methods to examine a time. Time is organized intro "hours," "minutes," and "seconds." A time system may offer a different designation for these divisions which may or may not vary in duration.
Method	getTimeType
Description	Gets the time type.
Return	`osid.type.Type`		the time type
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getDisplayName
Description	Gets the display name for this time system.
Return	`osid.locale.DisplayText`		the display name
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getDisplayLabel
Description	Gets a short label for this time system.
Return	`osid.locale.DisplayText`		the label
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getDescription
Description	Gets a description of this time system.
Return	`osid.locale.DisplayText`		the description
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getHourName
Description	Gets the display name for "hours."
Return	`osid.locale.DisplayText`		the name
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getHourAbbrev
Description	Gets the abbreviation for "hours."
Return	`osid.locale.DisplayText`		the abbreviation
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getHourInitial
Description	Gets the initial for "hours."
Return	`osid.locale.DisplayText`		the initial
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	hasVariableHours
Description	Tests if this time system has a variable number of hours in a day.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if the number of hours per day varies, `false` if the number of hours per day is constant
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getNumHours
Description	Gets the number of hours in a day. For a variable hour time system, the number of hours defined is returned. If there are no "hours" in this time system then this value may be zero.
Return	`cardinal`		the number of hours
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getNumHoursForDay
Description	Gets the number of hours for a given day.
Parameters	`integer`	`year`	a year
	`cardinal`	`month`	a `DateTime` month code
	`cardinal`	`day`	a `DateTime` day code
Return	`cardinal`		the number of hours
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`year` is greater than `CalendarInfo.getLastYearBeforeCommonEra()` and less then `CalendarInfo.getFirstYearInCommonEra()` , or `month` is greater than or equal to `CalendarInfo.getNumMonthsForYear(year)` , or `day` is greater than or equal to `CalendarInfo.getDaysInMonth(year, month)`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getMinuteName
Description	Gets the display name for "minutes."
Return	`osid.locale.DisplayText`		the name
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getMinuteAbbrev
Description	Gets the abbreviation for "minutes."
Return	`osid.locale.DisplayText`		the abbreviation
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getMinuteInitial
Description	Gets the initial for "minutes."
Return	`osid.locale.DisplayText`		the initial
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	hasVariableMinutes
Description	Tests if this time system has a variable number of minutes in an hour.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if the number of minutes per hour varies, `false` if the number of minutes per hour is constant
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getNumMinutes
Description	Gets the number of minutes in an hour. For a variable minute time system, the number of minutes defined is returned. If there are no "minutes" in this time system then this value may be zero. If there are no "hours" defined then the number of minutes is the number of minutes in a day.
Return	`cardinal`		the number of minutes
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getNumMinutesForHour
Description	Gets the minutes for a given hour.
Parameters	`integer`	`year`	a year
	`cardinal`	`month`	a `DateTime` month code
	`cardinal`	`day`	a `DateTime` day code
	`cardinal`	`hour`	an hour
Return	`cardinal`		the number of minutes
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`year` is greater than `CalendarInfo.getLastYearBeforeCommonEra()` and less then `CalendarInfo.getFirstYearInCommonEra(),` or `month` is greater than or equal to `CalendarInfo.getNumMonthsForYear(year)` , or `day` is greater than or equal to `CalendarInfo.getDaysInMonth(year, month)` , or `hour` is greater than or equal to `getNumHoursInDay(year, month, day)`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getSecondName
Description	Gets the display name for "seconds."
Return	`osid.locale.DisplayText`		the name
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getSecondAbbrev
Description	Gets the abbreviation for "seconds."
Return	`osid.locale.DisplayText`		the abbreviation
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getSecondInitial
Description	Gets the initial for "seconds."
Return	`osid.locale.DisplayText`		the initial
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	hasVariableSeconds
Description	Tests if this time system has a variable number of seconds in a minute.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if the number of seconds per minute varies, `false` if the number of seconds per minute is constant
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getNumSeconds
Description	Gets the number of seconds in a minute. For a variable second time system, the number of seconds defined is returned. If there are no "seconds" in this time system then this value may be zero. If there are no "minutes" defined then the number of seconds is the number of seconds in an hour.
Return	`cardinal`		the number of seconds
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getNumSecondsForMinute
Description	Gets the seconds for a given minute.
Parameters	`integer`	`year`	a year
	`cardinal`	`month`	a `DateTime` month code
	`cardinal`	`day`	a `DateTime` day code
	`cardinal`	`hour`	an hour
	`cardinal`	`minute`	a minute
Return	`cardinal`		the number of seconds
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`year` is greater than `getLastYearBeforeCommonEra()` and less then `getFirstYearInCommonEra()` , or `month` is greater than or equal to `CalendarInfo.getNumMonthsForYear(year)` , or `day` is greater than or equal to `CalendarInfo.getDaysInMonth(year, month)` , or `hour` is greater than or equal to `getNumHoursInDay(year, month, day)` , or `minute` is greater than or equal to `getNumMinutesInhour(year, month, day, hour)`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.