package Bric::Util::Alerted::Parts::Sent;

=head1 NAME

Bric::Util::Alerted::Parts::Sent - Interface to objects describing how and when
alerts were sent.

=head1 VERSION

$LastChangedRevision$

=cut

# Grab the Version Number.
INIT {
    require Bric; our $VERSION = Bric->VERSION
}

=head1 DATE

$LastChangedDate: 2004-06-04 12:21:12 -0700 (Fri, 04 Jun 2004) $

=head1 SYNOPSIS

  use Bric::Util::Alerted::Parts::Sent;
  my $sent = Bric::Util::Alerted::Parts::Sent->new($init);

  print "Method:  ", $meth->get_type, "\n";
  print "Contact: ", $meth->get_value, "\n";
  print "Time:    ", $meth->get_sent_time("%D %T"), "\n\n";

=head1 DESCRIPTION

Used internally by Bric::Util::Alerted. Do not use.

=cut

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# Dependencies
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# Standard Dependencies
use strict;

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# Programmatic Dependences
use Bric::Util::Time qw(:all);

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# Inheritance
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use base qw(Bric);

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# Function and Closure Prototypes
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# Constants
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use constant DEBUG => 0;

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# Fields
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# Public Class Fields

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# Private Class Fields

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# Instance Fields
BEGIN {
    Bric::register_fields({
			 # Public Fields
			 type =>  Bric::FIELD_READ,
			 value => Bric::FIELD_READ,
			 sent_time => Bric::FIELD_READ

			 # Private Fields
			});
}

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# Class Methods
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=head1 INTERFACE

=head2 Constructors

=over 4

=item my $sent = Bric::Util::Alerted::Parts::Sent->new($init)

Creates a new Bric::Util::Alerted::Parts::Sent object. Pass in the following
keys as arguments:

=over 4

=item *

type

=item *

value

=item *

sent_time

=back

B<Throws:>

=over 4

=item *

Incorrect number of args to Bric::_set().

=item *

Bric::set() - Problems setting fields.

=back

B<Side Effects:> NONE.

B<Notes:> NONE.

=cut

sub new {
    my ($pkg, $init) = @_;
    my $self = bless {}, ref $pkg || $pkg;
    $self->SUPER::new($init);
}

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=back

=head2 Destructors

=over 4

=item $p->DESTROY

Dummy method to prevent wasting time trying to AUTOLOAD DESTROY.

B<Throws:> NONE.

B<Side Effects:> NONE.

B<Notes:> NONE.

=back

=cut

sub DESTROY {}

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=head2 Public Class Methods

NONE.

=head2 Public Instance Methods

=over 4

=item my $id = $sent->get_type

Returns the Contact type string identifying how the alert was sent.

B<Throws:>

=over 4

=item *

Bad AUTOLOAD method format.

=item *

Cannot AUTOLOAD private methods.

=item *

Access denied: READ access for field 'type' required.

=item *

No AUTOLOAD method.

=back

B<Side Effects:> NONE.

B<Notes:> NONE.

=item my $value = $sent->get_value

Returns the value of the contact (the address, number, or ID) to which the alert
was sent.

B<Throws:>

=over 4

=item *

Bad AUTOLOAD method format.

=item *

Cannot AUTOLOAD private methods.

=item *

Access denied: READ access for field 'value' required.

=item *

No AUTOLOAD method.

=back

B<Side Effects:> NONE.

B<Notes:> NONE.

=item my $uid = $alerted->get_sent_time($format)

Returns the time at which the alert was sent to this contact value. Pass in a
strftime format string to get the time back in that format. If no format is
passed, it will default to ISO 8601 format.

B<Throws:>

=over 4

=item *

Bric::_get() - Problems retrieving fields.

=item *

Unable to unpack date.

=item *

Unable to format date.

=back

B<Side Effects:> NONE.

B<Notes:> NONE.

=cut

sub get_sent_time { local_date($_[0]->_get('sent_time'), $_[1]) }

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=back

=head1 PRIVATE

=head2 Private Class Methods

NONE.

=head2 Private Instance Methods

NONE.

=head2 Private Functions

NONE.

=cut

1;
__END__

=head1 NOTES

NONE.

=head1 AUTHOR

David Wheeler <david@wheeler.net>

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<Bric|Bric>, 
L<Bric::Util::Alert|Bric::Util::Alert>, 
L<Bric::Util::Alerted|Bric::Util::Alerted>

=cut

