DateTimePeriodData.java

package com.cloudhopper.commons.util.time;

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/**
 * Utility class for modeling datasets keyed on a DateTimePeriod.  Classes
 * that extend this class can then use the methods in DateTimePeriodDataUtil
 * such as fill() which will populate a dataset to ensure that every period
 * has at least a default value.
 *
 * @author joelauer (twitter: @jjlauer or <a href="http://twitter.com/jjlauer" target=window>http://twitter.com/jjlauer</a>)
 */
public abstract class DateTimePeriodData {

    private final DateTimePeriod period;

    public DateTimePeriodData(DateTimePeriod period) {
        this.period = period;
    }

    public DateTimePeriod getPeriod() {
        return this.period;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object object) {
        if (!(object instanceof DateTimePeriodData)) {
            throw new ClassCastException("Can only compare equality with other DateTimePeriodData objects");
        }
        return this.period.equals(((DateTimePeriodData)object).period);
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        int hash = 5;
        hash = 79 * hash + (this.period != null ? this.period.hashCode() : 0);
        return hash;
    }

}