//
// $Id$
//
// Narya library - tools for developing networked games
// Copyright (C) 2002-2009 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
// http://www.threerings.net/code/narya/
//
// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
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//
// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
// Lesser General Public License for more details.
//
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package com.threerings.presents.client;

/**
 * Provides a means by which to obtain access to a time base object which can be used to convert
 * delta times into absolute times.
 */
public interface TimeBaseService extends InvocationService
{
    /**
     * Used to communicated the result of a {@link TimeBaseService#getTimeOid} request.
     */
    public static interface GotTimeBaseListener extends InvocationListener
    {
        /**
         * Communicates the result of a successful {@link TimeBaseService#getTimeOid} request.
         */
        void gotTimeOid (int timeOid);
    }

    /**
     * Requests the oid of the specified time base object be fetched.
     */
    void getTimeOid (Client client, String timeBase, GotTimeBaseListener listener);
}