ResultURIConverter.java

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package org.archive.wayback;

/**
 * Interface for implementations that convert a string datespec and URL into
 * an absolute URL that will replay the specified URL at the specified date.
 * 
 * @author brad
 * @version $Date$, $Revision$
 */
public interface ResultURIConverter {
	/**
	 * return an absolute URL that will replay URL url at time datespec.
	 * 
	 * @param datespec 14-digit timestamp for the desired Resource
	 * @param url for the desired Resource
	 * @return absolute replay URL
	 */
	public String makeReplayURI(final String datespec, final String url);
}