Event/eformat/include/eformat/DateAndTime.h

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// Dear emacs, this is -*- c++ -*-
 
/**
 * @file eformat/DateAndTime.h
 * @author <a href="mailto:Andre.dos.Anjos@cern.ch">Andre DOS ANJOS</a>
 * $Author: zhangy $
 * $Revision: 1.1.1.1 $
 * $Date: 2009/06/19 07:35:41 $
 *
 * @brief Describes how to create and interpret a date and time field.
 */
 
#ifndef EFORMAT_HELPER_DATEANDTIME_H
#define EFORMAT_HELPER_DATEANDTIME_H
 
#include <stdint.h>
#include <string>
 
namespace eformat {
 
  namespace helper {
 
    /**
     * Interprets and composes a date and time field (32-bit unsigned integer)
     */
    class DateAndTime {
 
    public: // interface
      /**
       * Default constructor, it means, now
       */
      DateAndTime();
 
      /**
       * Build from an existing date in time
       *
       * @param val The value of the compiled date and time field
       */
      DateAndTime( uint32_t val );
 
      /**
       * Get the current representation
       */
      inline uint32_t code( void ) const { return m_val; }
 
      /**
       * Returns a string that represents the time in ISO8601
       */
      std::string iso8601( void ) const;
 
      /**
       * Returns a string that represents the time in a human readable format
       */
      std::string human( void ) const;
 
    private:          // implementation
      uint32_t m_val; ///< my current value
    };
 
  } // namespace helper
 
} // namespace eformat
 
#endif /* EFORMAT_HELPER_DATEANDTIME_H */