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package org.springmodules.validation.util.condition.date;

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;

import org.springframework.util.Assert;

/**
 * An {@link org.springmodules.validation.util.condition.date.AbstractDateCondition} implementation that checks
 * whether the checked calendar is chronologically before a specific calendar.
 *
 * @author Uri Boness
 */
public class IsBeforeDateCondition extends AbstractDateCondition {

    private Calendar later;

    /**
     * Constructs a new IsBeforeDateCondition with a given date to be compared with the checked calendar.
     *
     * @param later The date to be compared with the checked calendar.
     */
    public IsBeforeDateCondition(Date later) {
        Assert.notNull(later, "IsBeforeDateCondition cannot be initialized with a null date");
        this.later = Calendar.getInstance();
        this.later.setTime(later);
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a new IsBeforeDateCondition with a given calendar to be compared with the checked calendar.
     *
     * @param later The calendar to be compared with the checked calendar.
     */
    public IsBeforeDateCondition(Calendar later) {
        Assert.notNull(later, "IsBeforeDateCondition cannot be initialized with a null calendar");
        this.later = later;
    }

    /**
     * Checks whether the given calendar is chornologically before the calendar associated with this condition.
     *
     * @param calendar The calendar to be checked.
     * @return <code>true</code> if the given calender comes before the calendar associated with this condition,
     *         <code>false</code> otherwise.
     */
    protected boolean checkCalendar(Calendar calendar) {
        return later.getTimeInMillis() > calendar.getTimeInMillis();
    }

    //=============================================== Setter/Getter ====================================================

    /**
     * Returns the calendar associated with this condition.
     *
     * @return The calendar associated with this condition.
     */
    public Calendar getLater() {
        return later;
    }

}