Package org.orekit.time

Interface TimeScale

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

BDTScale, GalileoScale, GLONASSScale, GMSTScale, GPSScale, IRNSSScale, QZSSScale, SatelliteClockScale, TAIScale, TCBScale, TCGScale, TDBScale, TTScale, UT1Scale, UTCScale

public interface TimeScale
extends Serializable

Interface for time scales.

This is the interface representing all time scales. Time scales are related to each other by some offsets that may be discontinuous (for example the UTC scale with respect to the TAI scale).

Author:

Luc Maisonobe

See Also:

AbsoluteDate

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
default double	getLeap(AbsoluteDate date)	Get the value of the previous leap.
default <T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> T	getLeap(FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date)	Get the value of the previous leap.
String	getName()	Get the name time scale.
default boolean	insideLeap(AbsoluteDate date)	Check if date is within a leap second introduction in this time scale.
default <T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> boolean	insideLeap(FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date)	Check if date is within a leap second introduction in this time scale.
default int	minuteDuration(AbsoluteDate date)	Check length of the current minute in this time scale.
default <T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> int	minuteDuration(FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date)	Check length of the current minute in this time scale.
double	offsetFromTAI(AbsoluteDate date)	Get the offset to convert locations from TAIScale to instance.
<T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> T	offsetFromTAI(FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date)	Get the offset to convert locations from TAIScale to instance.
default double	offsetToTAI(DateComponents date, TimeComponents time)	Get the offset to convert locations from instance to TAIScale.

Method Detail

offsetFromTAI

double offsetFromTAI(AbsoluteDate date)

Get the offset to convert locations from TAIScale to instance.

Parameters:

date - conversion date

Returns:

offset in seconds to add to a location in TAIScale time scale to get a location in instance time scale

See Also:

offsetToTAI(DateComponents, TimeComponents)

offsetFromTAI

<T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> T offsetFromTAI(FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date)

Get the offset to convert locations from TAIScale to instance.

Type Parameters:

T - type of the filed elements

Parameters:

date - conversion date

Returns:

offset in seconds to add to a location in TAIScale time scale to get a location in instance time scale

Since:

9.0

See Also:

offsetToTAI(DateComponents, TimeComponents)

offsetToTAI

default double offsetToTAI(DateComponents date,
                           TimeComponents time)

Get the offset to convert locations from instance to TAIScale.

Parameters:

date - date location in the time scale

time - time location in the time scale

Returns:

offset in seconds to add to a location in instance time scale to get a location in TAIScale time scale

See Also:

offsetFromTAI(AbsoluteDate)

insideLeap

default boolean insideLeap(AbsoluteDate date)

Check if date is within a leap second introduction in this time scale.

This method will return false for all time scales that do not implement leap seconds, even if the date corresponds to a leap second in UTC scale.

Parameters:

date - date to check

Returns:

true if time is within a leap second introduction

insideLeap

default <T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> boolean insideLeap(FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date)

Check if date is within a leap second introduction in this time scale.

This method will return false for all time scales that do not implement leap seconds, even if the date corresponds to a leap second in UTC scale.

Type Parameters:

T - type of the filed elements

Parameters:

date - date to check

Returns:

true if time is within a leap second introduction

Since:

9.0

minuteDuration

default int minuteDuration(AbsoluteDate date)

Check length of the current minute in this time scale.

This method will return 60 for all time scales that do not implement leap seconds, even if the date corresponds to a leap second in UTC scale, and 61 for time scales that do implement leap second when the current date is within the last minute before the leap, or during the leap itself.

Parameters:

date - date to check

Returns:

60 or 61 depending on leap seconds introduction

minuteDuration

default <T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> int minuteDuration(FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date)

Check length of the current minute in this time scale.

This method will return 60 for all time scales that do not implement leap seconds, even if the date corresponds to a leap second in UTC scale, and 61 for time scales that do implement leap second when the current date is within the last minute before the leap, or during the leap itself.

Type Parameters:

T - type of the filed elements

Parameters:

date - date to check

Returns:

60 or 61 depending on leap seconds introduction

Since:

9.0

getLeap

default double getLeap(AbsoluteDate date)

Get the value of the previous leap.

This method will return 0.0 for all time scales that do not implement leap seconds.

Parameters:

date - date to check

Returns:

value of the previous leap

getLeap

default <T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> T getLeap(FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date)

Get the value of the previous leap.

This method will return 0.0 for all time scales that do not implement leap seconds.

Type Parameters:

T - type of the filed elements

Parameters:

date - date to check

Returns:

value of the previous leap

Since:

9.0

getName

String getName()

Get the name time scale.

Returns:

name of the time scale