-- This file is part of a Liberty Eiffel library.
-- See the full copyright at the end.
--
deferred class TIME_FORMATTER
   --
   -- The polymorphic format class for TIME.
   --

insert
   TIME_HANDLER
      redefine out_in_tagged_out_memory
      end

feature {ANY}
   time: TIME
         -- The corresponding information to display.

   set_time (t: TIME)
      do
         time := t
      ensure
         time = t
      end

   short_mode: BOOLEAN
         -- Is the formatting mode set to the short (abbreviated) mode ?

   set_short_mode (value: BOOLEAN)
      do
         short_mode := value
      ensure
         short_mode = value
      end

   day_in (buffer: STRING)
         -- According to the current `short_mode', append in the `buffer'
         -- the name of the day.
      deferred
      end

   month_in (buffer: STRING)
         -- According to the current `short_mode', append in the `buffer'
         -- the name of the month.
      deferred
      end

   frozen to_string: STRING
      do
         to_string_buffer.clear_count
         append_in(to_string_buffer)
         Result := to_string_buffer.twin
      end

   append_in (buffer: STRING)
      deferred
      end

   frozen out_in_tagged_out_memory
      do
         append_in(tagged_out_memory)
      end

feature {}
   to_string_buffer: STRING
      once
         create Result.make(128)
      end

end -- class TIME_FORMATTER
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