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,
12 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
13 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
14 * GNU General Public License for more details.
15 *
16 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
17 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
18 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
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 }