org.prevayler.implementation.clock
Class BrokenClock

java.lang.Object
  org.prevayler.implementation.clock.BrokenClock

All Implemented Interfaces:

Clock

Direct Known Subclasses:

MachineClock

public class BrokenClock
extends Object
implements Clock

A deterministic Clock that always returns the same time until it is forced to advance. This class is useful as a Clock mock in order to run automated tests involving date/time related rules. A new BrokenClock's time() starts off at new Date(0);

Field Summary

protected long

_millis

Constructor Summary

BrokenClock()

BrokenClock(Date time)

Method Summary

void	advanceTo(Date newTime)
Date	time() Tells the time.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

_millis

protected long _millis

Constructor Detail

BrokenClock

public BrokenClock()

BrokenClock

public BrokenClock(Date time)

Method Detail

time

public Date time()

Description copied from interface: Clock

Tells the time.

Specified by:

time in interface Clock

Returns:

A Date greater or equal to the one returned by the last call to this method. If the time is the same as the last call, the SAME Date object is returned rather than a new, equal one.

advanceTo

public void advanceTo(Date newTime)