package org.marketcetera.event;
import org.marketcetera.util.misc.ClassVersion;
/* $License$ */
/**
* Represents a Bid or an Ask for an instrument on an exchange at a particular time.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:colin@marketcetera.com">Colin DuPlantis</a>
* @version $Id: QuoteEvent.java 16154 2012-07-14 16:34:05Z colin $
* @since 0.5.0
*/
@ClassVersion("$Id: QuoteEvent.java 16154 2012-07-14 16:34:05Z colin $")
public interface QuoteEvent
extends MarketDataEvent
{
/**
* Gets the time the event occurred.
*
* <p>The format of the returned value is dependent on the
* originating market data provider.
*
* <p>This is the same as {@link #getExchangeTimestamp()}.
*
* @return a <code>String</code> value
*/
public String getQuoteDate();
/**
* Gets the action value indicating how this quote should be processed.
*
* @return a <code>QuoteAction</code> value
*/
public QuoteAction getAction();
}