com.astroshare.astroonline.core
Class Lib

java.lang.Object
  com.astroshare.astroonline.core.Lib

public class Lib
extends java.lang.Object

Class lib contains several static functions used throughout Astro-Online as library functions.

Library class which contains only static methods. The methods in this class implement commonly used functions throughout the project.

Constructor Summary

Lib()

Method Summary

static boolean	aspectIsHarmonic(int a) Function checks if an aspect is harmonic.
static boolean	checkDate(int year, int month, int day, int hour, int min, int sec) Check if a datetime is valid.
static boolean	checkUScity(int pYear, int pMonth, int pDay, int pHour, int pMin) Check US city.
static java.lang.String	EscapeURLParam(java.lang.String pText) Rewrite URL string.
static int	findAspect(double p_grad1, double p_grad2) Check whether there is an aspect between two objects with default orb.
static int	findAspect(double p_grad1, double p_grad2, int pOrb) Check whether there is an aspect between two objects.
static int	firstSunday(int pYear, int pMonth) Calculates first Sunday of the month.
static boolean	isSummer(int day, int month) Check if date is during the summer.
static java.lang.String	toDir(java.lang.String location) Grab dir part from geographical position.
static int	toGrad(java.lang.String location) Grab grad part from geographical position.
static int	toMin(java.lang.String location) Grab min part from geographical position.
static int	toSec(java.lang.String location) Grab sec part from geographical position.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Lib

public Lib()

Method Detail

findAspect

public static int findAspect(double p_grad1,
                             double p_grad2)

Check whether there is an aspect between two objects with default orb.

Parameters:

p_grad1 - Position of the first object

p_grad2 - Position of the second object

Returns:

Aspec or -1 if no aspect found

See Also:

findAspect(double, double, int)

findAspect

public static int findAspect(double p_grad1,
                             double p_grad2,
                             int pOrb)

Check whether there is an aspect between two objects.

Parameters:

p_grad1 - Position of the first object

p_grad2 - Position of the second object

pOrb - Orb used when searching for aspects, -1 = use default

Returns:

-1=no aspect found, (returnvalue>=0)=aspect found

toGrad

public static int toGrad(java.lang.String location)
                  throws java.lang.Exception

Grab grad part from geographical position.

Parameters:

location - Geographical position as a string

Returns:

Grad Location converted to grad

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - An Exception is thrown if the location specified is invalid

toMin

public static int toMin(java.lang.String location)
                 throws java.lang.Exception

Grab min part from geographical position.

Parameters:

location - Geographical position as a string

Returns:

Min Location converted to min

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - An Exception is thrown if the location specified is invalid

toSec

public static int toSec(java.lang.String location)
                 throws java.lang.Exception

Grab sec part from geographical position.

Parameters:

location - Geographical position as a string

Returns:

Sec Location converted to sec

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - An Exception is thrown if the location specified is invalid

toDir

public static java.lang.String toDir(java.lang.String location)
                              throws java.lang.Exception

Grab dir part from geographical position.

Parameters:

location - Geographical position as a string

Returns:

Dir Location converted to dir

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - An Exception is thrown if the location specified is invalid

checkDate

public static boolean checkDate(int year,
                                int month,
                                int day,
                                int hour,
                                int min,
                                int sec)

Check if a datetime is valid.

Parameters:

year - Year

month - Month of the year

day - Day of the month

hour - Hour of the day

min - Minute of the day

sec - Second of the day

Returns:

TRUE = datetime is valid, FALSE = datetime is invalid

EscapeURLParam

public static java.lang.String EscapeURLParam(java.lang.String pText)

Rewrite URL string.

Parameters:

pText - URL input

Returns:

URL output

checkUScity

public static boolean checkUScity(int pYear,
                                  int pMonth,
                                  int pDay,
                                  int pHour,
                                  int pMin)

Check US city.

Parameters:

pYear - Year

pMonth - Month

pDay - Day

pHour - Hour

pMin - Min

Returns:

TRUE = set type to 0; FALSE = set type to 1

firstSunday

public static int firstSunday(int pYear,
                              int pMonth)

Calculates first Sunday of the month.

Parameters:

pYear - Year

pMonth - Month

Returns:

First Sunday of the month

isSummer

public static boolean isSummer(int day,
                               int month)

Check if date is during the summer.

Parameters:

day - Day

month - Month

Returns:

IF Summer: true; ELSE false

aspectIsHarmonic

public static boolean aspectIsHarmonic(int a)

Function checks if an aspect is harmonic.

Parameters:

a - Aspect

Returns:

TRUE: Aspect is harmonic; FALSE: Aspect is disharmonic