org.oddjob.schedules
Interface Schedule

All Known Subinterfaces:

RefineableSchedule

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractSchedule, AfterSchedule, BrokenSchedule, ConstrainedSchedule, CountSchedule, DailySchedule, DateSchedule, DayAfterSchedule, DayBeforeSchedule, IntervalSchedule, LastSchedule, MonthlySchedule, NowSchedule, OccurrenceSchedule, ParentChildSchedule, ScheduleList, TimeSchedule, WeeklySchedule, YearlySchedule

public interface Schedule

The interface that defines a schedule.

Author:

Rob Gordon

Method Summary

ScheduleResult

nextDue(ScheduleContext context) For a given date a schedule will provide the interval this schedule should next be scheduled in.

Method Detail

nextDue

ScheduleResult nextDue(ScheduleContext context)

For a given date a schedule will provide the interval this schedule should next be scheduled in.

If the schedule is never due again for the given date, null is returned.

Parameters:

now - The date now.

Returns:

The next due interval for the schedule.