package username.dates;

/**
 * A simple representation of dates.
 *
 * @author Samuel A. Rebelsky
 * @version 1.0 of September 2005
 */
public interface SimpleDate
{
  // +---------+-----------------------------------------------------------
  // | Methods |
  // +---------+

  /**
   * Determine this date's position in the year.  January 1 is the
   * 1st day of the year, December 31st is the 365th day of the year.
   */
  public int dayOfYear();

  /**
   * Determine the month.  Returns a value between 1 and 12.
   */
  public int month();

  /**
   * Determine the day within the month.
   */
  public int day();

  /**
   * Convert to a string of the form MONTH DAY, such as January 10
   * or June 17.
   */
  public String toString();

} // interface SimpleDate