1 /**
   2  * AUTOHIT 2003
   3  * Copyright Erich P Gatejen (c) 1989,1997,2003,2004
   4  * 
   5  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify 
   6  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by 
   7  * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
   8  * your option) any later version.
   9  * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
  10  * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
  11  * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
  12  * more details.
  13  * 
  14  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
  15  * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
  16  * 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
  17  *
  18  * Additional license information can be found in the documentation.
  19  * @author Erich P Gatejen
  20  */
  21 package autohit.call;
  22 
  23 import java.util.Date;
  24 
  25 import autohit.universe.Universe;
  26 
  27 /**
  28  * DATE call.  Returns a formatted date string.
  29  * <pre>
  30  * REQURIES: logger
  31  * IGNORES: uni, core
  32  * </pre>
  33  *
  34  * @author Erich P. Gatejen
  35  * @version 1.0
  36  * <i>Version History</i>
  37  * <code>EPG - Initial - 25Apr03</code>
  38  * 
  39  */
  40 public class Call_DATE extends Call {
  41 
  42 	/**
  43 	 * Implement this to handle load time initialization.  The 
  44 	 * four main fields will already be set--vmc, sc, log, and u.
  45 	 * You must implement this, but you don't have to do anything.
  46 	 * Remember that calls are cached per VM and reused as often
  47 	 * as possible.  There will be no thread-safety issues with the
  48 	 * VMCore or log, but the SystemContecxt and Universe may be shared.
  49 	 * @throws CallException
  50 	 */
  51 	public void load_chain() throws CallException {
  52 		// Nothing to do.
  53 	}
  54 
  55 	/**
  56 	 * Implement this to return the name of the CALL
  57 	 * @return name of the CALL
  58 	 */
  59 	public String name() {
  60 		return "DATE";
  61 	}
  62 
  63 	/**
  64 	 * Execute it.
  65 	 * @return the result or null if there is no result
  66 	 */
  67 	public String call() throws CallException {
  68 		Date d = new Date();
  69 		this.debug("returned=" + d.toString());
  70 		return d.toString();
  71 	}
  72 
  73 	/**
  74 	 * Execute using the passed universe, rather than the loaded.
  75 	 * @param uni a universe
  76 	 * @return the result or null if there is no result
  77 	 * @see autohit.universe.Universe
  78 	 */
  79 	public String call(Universe uni) throws CallException {
  80 		return this.call();
  81 	}
  82 }