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package org.joda.time.format;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Locale;

import org.joda.time.Chronology;
import org.joda.time.DateTimeZone;
import org.joda.time.ReadablePartial;

Internal interface for creating textual representations of datetimes.
 This has been separated from DateTimePrinter to avoid code duplication. 
Author:
Stephen Colebourne
Since:
2.4/**
 * Internal interface for creating textual representations of datetimes.
 * <p>
 * This has been separated from {@link DateTimePrinter} to avoid code duplication.
 *
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 * @since 2.4
 */
interface InternalPrinter {

    
Returns the expected maximum number of characters produced.
The actual amount should rarely exceed this estimate.
Returns:
the estimated length/**
     * Returns the expected maximum number of characters produced.
     * The actual amount should rarely exceed this estimate.
     * 
     * @return the estimated length
     */
    int estimatePrintedLength();

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    
Prints an instant from milliseconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z,
using the given Chronology.
Params:
appendable –  formatted instant is appended to, not null
instant –  millis since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
chrono –  the chronology to use, not null
displayOffset –  if a time zone offset is printed, force it to use
this millisecond value
displayZone –  the time zone to use, null means local time
locale –  the locale to use, null means default locale/**
     * Prints an instant from milliseconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z,
     * using the given Chronology.
     *
     * @param appendable  formatted instant is appended to, not null
     * @param instant  millis since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
     * @param chrono  the chronology to use, not null
     * @param displayOffset  if a time zone offset is printed, force it to use
     * this millisecond value
     * @param displayZone  the time zone to use, null means local time
     * @param locale  the locale to use, null means default locale
     */
    void printTo(Appendable appendable, long instant, Chronology chrono,
                 int displayOffset, DateTimeZone displayZone, Locale locale) throws IOException;

    
Prints a ReadablePartial.
Params:
appendable –  formatted instant is appended to, not null
partial –  partial to format, not null
locale –  the locale to use, null means default locale/**
     * Prints a ReadablePartial.
     *
     * @param appendable  formatted instant is appended to, not null
     * @param partial  partial to format, not null
     * @param locale  the locale to use, null means default locale
     */
    void printTo(Appendable appendable, ReadablePartial partial, Locale locale) throws IOException;

}