/*
 *    GeoTools - The Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
 *    http://geotools.org
 *
 *    (C) 2011, Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
 *    (C) 2005, Open Geospatial Consortium Inc.
 *    
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 */
package org.opengis.temporal;

import org.opengis.annotation.UML;

import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;


/**
 * A one-dimensional geometric primitive that represent extent in time.
 *
 * @author Stephane Fellah (Image Matters)
 * @author Alexander Petkov
 *
 * @source $URL: http://svn.osgeo.org/geotools/trunk/modules/library/opengis/src/main/java/org/opengis/temporal/Period.java $
 */
@UML(identifier="TM_Period", specification=ISO_19108)
public interface Period extends TemporalGeometricPrimitive {
    /**
     * Links this period to the instant at which it starts.
     */
    @UML(identifier="Beginning", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19108)
    Instant getBeginning();

    /**
     * Links this period to the instant at which it ends.
     */
    @UML(identifier="Ending", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19108)
    Instant getEnding();
}