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1   /*
2    *  File: ITickProvider.java 
3    *  Copyright (c) 2004-2008  Peter Kliem (Peter.Kliem@jaret.de)
4    *  A commercial license is available, see http://www.jaret.de.
5    *
6    *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
7    *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
8    *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
9    *  (at your option) any later version.
10   *
11   *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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13   *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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19   */
20  package de.jaret.util.ui.timebars.strategy;
21  
22  import java.util.List;
23  
24  import de.jaret.util.date.JaretDate;
25  import de.jaret.util.ui.timebars.TimeBarViewerDelegate;
26  
27  /**
28   * Interface describing a provider for ticks/times for marking. This can be used to link a grid renderer to a time scale
29   * renderer.
30   * 
31   * @author kliem
32   * @version $Id: ITickProvider.java 822 2009-02-04 21:20:32Z kliem $
33   */
34  public interface ITickProvider {
35      /**
36       * Provide a list of dates used as major ticks.
37       * 
38       * @param delegate the delegate the ticks are used with
39       * @return list of dates
40       */
41      List<JaretDate> getMajorTicks(TimeBarViewerDelegate delegate);
42  
43      /**
44       * Provide a list of dates used as minor ticks.
45       * 
46       * @param delegate the delegate the ticks are used with
47       * @return list of dates
48       */
49      List<JaretDate> getMinorTicks(TimeBarViewerDelegate delegate);
50  
51  }