ss: Implement ISegment#getLength() as a default method

[deliverable/tracecompass.git] / statesystem / org.eclipse.tracecompass.segmentstore.core / src / org / eclipse / tracecompass / segmentstore / core / ISegment.java

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 * Copyright (c) 2015 EfficiOS Inc., Alexandre Montplaisir
 *
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 * Contributors:
 *    Alexandre Montplaisir - Initial API and implementation
 *******************************************************************************/

package org.eclipse.tracecompass.segmentstore.core;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Generic interface for any segment (like a time range) that can be used in the
 * segment store.
 *
 * @author Alexandre Montplaisir
 */
public interface ISegment extends Serializable, Comparable<ISegment> {

    /**
     * The start position/time of the segment.
     *
     * @return The start position
     */
    long getStart();

    /**
     * The end position/time of the segment
     *
     * @return The end position
     */
    long getEnd();

    /**
     * The length/duration of the segment.
     *
     * @return The duration
     */
    default long getLength() {
        return getEnd() - getStart();
    }
}