/* -*- c-basic-offset: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*- */
/*
* FreeDots -- MusicXML to braille music transcription
*
* Copyright 2008-2010 Mario Lang All Rights Reserved.
*
* This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3, as
* published by the Free Software Foundation.
*
* This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
* ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
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* accompanied this code).
*
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*
* This file is maintained by Mario Lang <mlang@delysid.org>.
*/
package freedots.music;
import freedots.math.Fraction;
/** An Event is something that occurs at a particular time.
*/
public interface Event {
/** Returns the musical time position of this event.
*/
Fraction getMoment();
/** Compares equality without considering {@link #getMoment}.
* <p>
* This method is intended for repetition detection algorithms, but it is not
* fully clear if it is the proper way to go.
*/
// TODO: Fix classes which implement this, in many cases the current
// implementation is faulty.
boolean equalsIgnoreOffset(Event other);
}