/**
* Compares this program event to the provided date.
*
* @param compareDate the <code>Date</code> to be compared.
* @return the number of milliseconds until the program event starts, if program event is after
* the current date; the negative number of milliseconds since the program event ended (should
* not occur); or 0 if the program event is within the current date;
*/
public long compareTo(Date current) {
long startTime = getStartTime().getTime();
long endTime = getEndTime().getTime() - 1000;
long curTime = current.getTime();
long dxTime = startTime - curTime;
if (dxTime > 0) {
return dxTime;
}
dxTime = endTime - curTime;
if (dxTime < 0) {
return dxTime;
}
return 0;
}
/**
* Returns the duration of this program event in seconds.
*
* @return This program's duration in seconds.
*/
public long getDuration() {
return (endTime.getTime() - startTime.getTime()) / 1000;
}
public boolean isIncluded(Date current) {
// return true if current is equal/after the startTime and
// before the endTime
return ((current.getTime() >= getStartTime().getTime())
&& (current.getTime() < getEndTime().getTime()));
}