/**
 * Logback: the generic, reliable, fast and flexible logging framework.
 * 
 * Copyright (C) 2000-2009, QOS.ch
 * 
 * This library is free software, you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
 * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
 * Software Foundation.
 */

package ch.qos.logback.core.rolling;

import java.util.Date;

import ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.helper.ArchiveRemover;
import ch.qos.logback.core.spi.ContextAware;

/**
 * This interface lists the set of methods that need to be implemented by
 * triggering policies which are nested within a {@link TimeBasedRollingPolicy}.
 * 
 * @author Ceki G&uuml;lc&uuml;
 * 
 * @param <E>
 */
public interface TimeBasedFileNamingAndTriggeringPolicy<E> extends
    TriggeringPolicy<E>, ContextAware {

  /**
   * Set the host/parent {@link TimeBasedRollingPolicy}.
   * 
   * @param the
   *                parent TimeBasedRollingPolicy
   */
  void setTimeBasedRollingPolicy(TimeBasedRollingPolicy<E> tbrp);

  /**
   * Return the file name for the elapsed periods file name.
   * 
   * @return
   */
  String getElapsedPeriodsFileName();

  /**
   * Return the current periods file name without the compression suffix. This
   * value is equivalent to the active file name.
   * 
   * @return current period's file name (without compression suffix)
   */
  String getCurrentPeriodsFileNameWithoutCompressionSuffix();

  /**
   * Return the archive remover appropriate for this instance.
   */
  public ArchiveRemover getArchiveRemover();
  
  /**
   * Return the current time which is usually the value returned by
   * System.currentMillis(). However, for <b>testing</b> purposed this value
   * may be different than the real time.
   * 
   * @return current time value
   */
  long getCurrentTime();

  /**
   * Set the current time. Only unit tests should invoke this method.
   * 
   * @param now
   */
  void setCurrentTime(long now);

  /**
   * Set some date in the current period. Only unit tests should invoke this
   * method.
   * 
   * @param date
   */
  void setDateInCurrentPeriod(Date date);
}
