com.helger.datetime.expiration

Interface IExpirable

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

IExpirableWithReplacement<DATATYPE>, IMutableExpirable, IMutableExpirableWithReplacement<DATATYPE>

All Known Implementing Classes:

Expirable, ExpirableWithReplacement

public interface IExpirable
extends Serializable

Read-only interface for objects that can expire.

Author:

Philip Helger

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
LocalDateTime	getExpirationDateTime()
default boolean	isExpirationDefined() Check if the object has an expiration date defined.
default boolean	isExpiredAt(LocalDateTime aDT) Check if this object is expired at the provided date time.
default boolean	isExpiredNow() Check if this object is already expired.

Method Detail

getExpirationDateTime

@Nullable
LocalDateTime getExpirationDateTime()

Returns:

The date time when the object will expire/expired. May be null if no expiration is defined.

isExpirationDefined

default boolean isExpirationDefined()

Check if the object has an expiration date defined. To check if the object is already expired, use isExpiredNow() instead.

Returns:

true if an expiration date is defined, false otherwise.

isExpiredNow

default boolean isExpiredNow()

Check if this object is already expired. This is only possible if an expiration date is defined.

Returns:

true if an expiration date is defined and the expiration date is in the past, false otherwise.

See Also:

isExpirationDefined()

isExpiredAt

default boolean isExpiredAt(@Nonnull
                            LocalDateTime aDT)

Check if this object is expired at the provided date time. This is only possible if an expiration date is defined.

Parameters:

aDT - The date time to check against. May not be null.

Returns:

true if an expiration date is defined and the expiration date is in the past, false otherwise.

See Also:

isExpirationDefined()