note
	description: "Absolute dates"
	legal: "See notice at end of class."
	status: "See notice at end of class."
	date: "$Date: 2017-03-29 12:26:46 +0000 (Wed, 29 Mar 2017) $"
	revision: "$Revision: 100065 $"
	access: date
	eis: "name=DATE / TIME to STRING Conversion", "src=$(ISE_DOC_UUID)/88972ba4-694b-8558-b0c8-87b1fc40afc4", "tag=EiffelTime"
	eis: "name=Obtaining a DATE from a DATE_TIME and vice versa", "src=$(ISE_DOC_UUID)/195849fc-1a9c-d734-2d2b-acae78133886#Obtaining_a_DATE_from_a_DATE_TIME_and_vice_versa", "tag=EiffelTime"

class interface
	DATE

create 
	make (y, m, d: INTEGER_32)
			-- Set year, month and day to y, m, d respectively.
		require
			correct_date: is_correct_date (y, m, d)
		ensure
			year_set: year = y
			month_set: month = m
			day_set: day = d

	make_month_day_year (m, d, y: INTEGER_32)
			-- Set month, day and year to m, d and y respectively.
		require
			correct_date: is_correct_date (y, m, d)
		ensure
			year_set: year = y
			month_set: month = m
			day_set: day = d

	make_day_month_year (d, m, y: INTEGER_32)
			-- Set day, month and year to d, m and y respectively.
		require
			correct_date: is_correct_date (y, m, d)
		ensure
			year_set: year = y
			month_set: month = m
			day_set: day = d

	make_now
			-- Set the current object to today's date.

	make_now_utc
			-- Set the current object to today's date in utc format.

	make_by_days (n: INTEGER_32)
			-- Set the current date with the number of days n since Origin.
		ensure
			days_set: days = n

	make_from_string_default (s: STRING_8)
			-- Initialize from a "standard" string of form
			-- date_default_format_string.
			-- (For 2-digit year specifications, the current century is used as
			-- base century.)
		require
			s_exists: s /= Void
			date_valid: date_valid (s, date_default_format_string)

	make_from_string_default_with_base (s: STRING_8; base: INTEGER_32)
			-- Initialize from a "standard" string of form
			-- date_default_format_string with base century base.
		require
			s_exists: s /= Void
			base_valid: base > 0 and (base \\ 100 = 0)
			date_valid: date_valid_with_base (s, date_default_format_string, base)

	make_from_string (s: STRING_8; code: STRING_8)
			-- Initialize from a "standard" string of form
			-- code.
			-- (For 2-digit year specifications, the current century is used as
			-- base century.)
		require
			s_exists: s /= Void
			c_exists: code /= Void
			date_valid: date_valid (s, code)

	make_from_string_with_base (s: STRING_8; code: STRING_8; base: INTEGER_32)
			-- Initialize from a "standard" string of form
			-- code with base century base.
		require
			s_exists: s /= Void
			c_exists: code /= Void
			base_valid: base > 0 and (base \\ 100 = 0)
			date_valid: date_valid_with_base (s, code, base)

	make_by_compact_date (c_d: INTEGER_32)
			-- Initialize from a compact_date.
		require
			c_d_valid: compact_date_valid (c_d)
		ensure
			compact_date_set: year | (month |<< 16) | (day |<< 24) = c_d

	make_by_ordered_compact_date (c_d: INTEGER_32)
			-- Initialize from a ordered_compact_date.
		require
			c_d_valid: ordered_compact_date_valid (c_d)
		ensure
			ordered_compact_date_set: ordered_compact_date = c_d

feature -- Initialization

	make (y, m, d: INTEGER_32)
			-- Set year, month and day to y, m, d respectively.
		require
			correct_date: is_correct_date (y, m, d)
		ensure
			year_set: year = y
			month_set: month = m
			day_set: day = d

	make_by_days (n: INTEGER_32)
			-- Set the current date with the number of days n since Origin.
		ensure
			days_set: days = n

	make_by_ordered_compact_date (c_d: INTEGER_32)
			-- Initialize from a ordered_compact_date.
		require
			c_d_valid: ordered_compact_date_valid (c_d)
		ensure
			ordered_compact_date_set: ordered_compact_date = c_d

	make_day_month_year (d, m, y: INTEGER_32)
			-- Set day, month and year to d, m and y respectively.
		require
			correct_date: is_correct_date (y, m, d)
		ensure
			year_set: year = y
			month_set: month = m
			day_set: day = d

	make_from_string (s: STRING_8; code: STRING_8)
			-- Initialize from a "standard" string of form
			-- code.
			-- (For 2-digit year specifications, the current century is used as
			-- base century.)
		require
			s_exists: s /= Void
			c_exists: code /= Void
			date_valid: date_valid (s, code)

	make_from_string_default (s: STRING_8)
			-- Initialize from a "standard" string of form
			-- date_default_format_string.
			-- (For 2-digit year specifications, the current century is used as
			-- base century.)
		require
			s_exists: s /= Void
			date_valid: date_valid (s, date_default_format_string)

	make_from_string_default_with_base (s: STRING_8; base: INTEGER_32)
			-- Initialize from a "standard" string of form
			-- date_default_format_string with base century base.
		require
			s_exists: s /= Void
			base_valid: base > 0 and (base \\ 100 = 0)
			date_valid: date_valid_with_base (s, date_default_format_string, base)

	make_from_string_with_base (s: STRING_8; code: STRING_8; base: INTEGER_32)
			-- Initialize from a "standard" string of form
			-- code with base century base.
		require
			s_exists: s /= Void
			c_exists: code /= Void
			base_valid: base > 0 and (base \\ 100 = 0)
			date_valid: date_valid_with_base (s, code, base)

	make_month_day_year (m, d, y: INTEGER_32)
			-- Set month, day and year to m, d and y respectively.
		require
			correct_date: is_correct_date (y, m, d)
		ensure
			year_set: year = y
			month_set: month = m
			day_set: day = d

	make_now
			-- Set the current object to today's date.

	make_now_utc
			-- Set the current object to today's date in utc format.
	
feature -- Access

	date_default_format_string: STRING_8
			-- Default output format for dates
			-- (from DATE_CONSTANTS)

	Date_time_tools: DATE_TIME_TOOLS
			-- Tools for outputting dates and times in different formats
			-- (from TIME_UTILITY)

	day: INTEGER_32
			-- Day of the current object
			-- (from DATE_VALUE)

	days_in_i_th_month (i, y: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_32
			-- Number of days in the i th month at year y
			-- (from DATE_CONSTANTS)
		require -- from DATE_CONSTANTS
			i_large_enough: i >= 1
			i_small_enough: i <= Months_in_year

	Days_in_leap_year: INTEGER_32 = 366
			-- Number of days in a leap year
			-- (from DATE_CONSTANTS)

	Days_in_non_leap_year: INTEGER_32 = 365
			-- Number of days in a non-leap year
			-- (from DATE_CONSTANTS)

	Days_in_week: INTEGER_32 = 7
			-- Number of days in a week
			-- (from DATE_CONSTANTS)

	days_text: ARRAY [STRING_8]
			-- Short text representation of days
			-- (from DATE_CONSTANTS)

	default_format_string: STRING_8
			-- Default output format string
			-- (from TIME_UTILITY)

	generating_type: TYPE [detachable DATE]
			-- Type of current object
			-- (type of which it is a direct instance)
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			generating_type_not_void: Result /= Void

	generator: STRING_8
			-- Name of current object's generating class
			-- (base class of the type of which it is a direct instance)
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			generator_not_void: Result /= Void
			generator_not_empty: not Result.is_empty

	long_days_text: ARRAY [STRING_8]
			-- Long text representation of days
			-- (from DATE_CONSTANTS)

	long_months_text: ARRAY [STRING_8]
			-- Long text representation of months
			-- (from DATE_CONSTANTS)

	Max_weeks_in_year: INTEGER_32 = 53
			-- Maximun number of weeks in a year
			-- (from DATE_CONSTANTS)

	month: INTEGER_32
			-- Month of the current object
			-- (from DATE_VALUE)

	Months_in_year: INTEGER_32 = 12
			-- Number of months in year
			-- (from DATE_CONSTANTS)

	months_text: ARRAY [STRING_8]
			-- Short text representation of months
			-- (from DATE_CONSTANTS)

	ordered_compact_date: INTEGER_32
			-- Year, month, day coded for fast comparison between dates.
			-- (from DATE_VALUE)

	Origin: DATE
			-- Origin date
		ensure -- from ABSOLUTE
			result_exists: Result /= Void

	year: INTEGER_32
			-- Year of the current object
			-- (from DATE_VALUE)
	
feature -- Measurement

	days: INTEGER_32
			-- Number of days elapsed since Origin
		ensure
			same_duration: Result = duration.day

	duration: DATE_DURATION
			-- Definite duration elapsed since Origin
		require -- from  ABSOLUTE
			True
		ensure then
			definite_result: Result.definite
			duration_set: ((Current - Origin).duration).is_equal (Result)
	
feature -- Comparison

	frozen deep_equal (a: detachable ANY; b: like arg #1): BOOLEAN
			-- Are a and b either both void
			-- or attached to isomorphic object structures?
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			instance_free: class
			shallow_implies_deep: standard_equal (a, b) implies Result
			both_or_none_void: (a = Void) implies (Result = (b = Void))
			same_type: (Result and (a /= Void)) implies (b /= Void and then a.same_type (b))
			symmetric: Result implies deep_equal (b, a)

	frozen equal (a: detachable ANY; b: like arg #1): BOOLEAN
			-- Are a and b either both void or attached
			-- to objects considered equal?
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			instance_free: class
			definition: Result = (a = Void and b = Void) or else ((a /= Void and b /= Void) and then a.is_equal (b))

	frozen is_deep_equal (other: DATE): BOOLEAN
			-- Are Current and other attached to isomorphic object structures?
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
		ensure -- from ANY
			shallow_implies_deep: standard_is_equal (other) implies Result
			same_type: Result implies same_type (other)
			symmetric: Result implies other.is_deep_equal (Current)

	is_equal (other: DATE): BOOLEAN
			-- Is other attached to an object of the same type
			-- as current object and identical to it?
			-- (from COMPARABLE)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
		ensure -- from ANY
			symmetric: Result implies other ~ Current
			consistent: standard_is_equal (other) implies Result
		ensure then -- from COMPARABLE
			trichotomy: Result = (not (Current < other) and not (other < Current))

	is_greater alias ">" (other: DATE): BOOLEAN
			-- Is current object greater than other?
			-- (from COMPARABLE)
		require -- from PART_COMPARABLE
			other_exists: other /= Void
		ensure then -- from COMPARABLE
			definition: Result = (other < Current)

	is_greater_equal alias ">=" (other: DATE): BOOLEAN
			-- Is current object greater than or equal to other?
			-- (from COMPARABLE)
		require -- from PART_COMPARABLE
			other_exists: other /= Void
		ensure then -- from COMPARABLE
			definition: Result = (other <= Current)

	is_less alias "<" (other: like Current): BOOLEAN
			-- Is the current date before other?
		require -- from PART_COMPARABLE
			other_exists: other /= Void
		ensure then -- from COMPARABLE
			asymmetric: Result implies not (other < Current)

	is_less_equal alias "<=" (other: DATE): BOOLEAN
			-- Is current object less than or equal to other?
			-- (from COMPARABLE)
		require -- from PART_COMPARABLE
			other_exists: other /= Void
		ensure then -- from COMPARABLE
			definition: Result = ((Current < other) or (Current ~ other))

	max (other: DATE): DATE
			-- The greater of current object and other
			-- (from COMPARABLE)
		require -- from COMPARABLE
			other_exists: other /= Void
		ensure -- from COMPARABLE
			current_if_not_smaller: Current >= other implies Result = Current
			other_if_smaller: Current < other implies Result = other

	min (other: DATE): DATE
			-- The smaller of current object and other
			-- (from COMPARABLE)
		require -- from COMPARABLE
			other_exists: other /= Void
		ensure -- from COMPARABLE
			current_if_not_greater: Current <= other implies Result = Current
			other_if_greater: Current > other implies Result = other

	frozen standard_equal (a: detachable ANY; b: like arg #1): BOOLEAN
			-- Are a and b either both void or attached to
			-- field-by-field identical objects of the same type?
			-- Always uses default object comparison criterion.
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			instance_free: class
			definition: Result = (a = Void and b = Void) or else ((a /= Void and b /= Void) and then a.standard_is_equal (b))

	frozen standard_is_equal (other: DATE): BOOLEAN
			-- Is other attached to an object of the same type
			-- as current object, and field-by-field identical to it?
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
		ensure -- from ANY
			same_type: Result implies same_type (other)
			symmetric: Result implies other.standard_is_equal (Current)

	three_way_comparison (other: DATE): INTEGER_32
			-- If current object equal to other, 0;
			-- if smaller, -1; if greater, 1
			-- (from COMPARABLE)
		require -- from COMPARABLE
			other_exists: other /= Void
		ensure -- from COMPARABLE
			equal_zero: (Result = 0) = (Current ~ other)
			smaller_negative: (Result = -1) = (Current < other)
			greater_positive: (Result = 1) = (Current > other)
	
feature -- Status report

	conforms_to (other: ANY): BOOLEAN
			-- Does type of current object conform to type
			-- of other (as per Eiffel: The Language, chapter 13)?
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void

	day_of_january_1st: INTEGER_32
			-- Day of the week of january 1st of the current year
		ensure
			day_of_the_week_definition: Result > 0 and then Result < 8

	day_of_the_week: INTEGER_32
			-- Number of day from the beginning of the week
			-- sunday is 1, etc.., saturday is 7
		ensure
			day_of_the_week_range: Result > 0 and then Result < 8

	days_at_month: INTEGER_32
			-- Number of days from the beginning of the year
			-- until the beginning of the current month
		ensure
			positive_result: Result >= 0

	days_from (y: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_32
			-- Days between the current year and year y

	days_in_year: INTEGER_32
			-- Number of days in the current year
		ensure
			valid_result: (leap_year implies Result = Days_in_leap_year) and then (not leap_year implies Result = Days_in_non_leap_year)

	is_leap_year (y: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Is year y a leap year?
			-- (from DATE_CONSTANTS)

	leap_year: BOOLEAN
			-- Is the current year a leap year?

	same_type (other: ANY): BOOLEAN
			-- Is type of current object identical to type of other?
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
		ensure -- from ANY
			definition: Result = (conforms_to (other) and other.conforms_to (Current))

	week_of_year: INTEGER_32
			-- Number of weeks from the beginning of the year
			-- The first week of the year begins on the first sunday of the year
			-- The week number before the first sunday of the year is 0
		ensure
			positive_result: Result >= 0
			result_small_enough: Result < Max_weeks_in_year

	year_day: INTEGER_32
			-- Number of days from the beginning of the year
		ensure
			result_large_enough: Result >= 1
			result_small_enough: Result <= days_in_year
	
feature -- Element change

	set_date (y, m, d: INTEGER_32)
			-- Set year with y, month with m and day with d.
			-- (from DATE_VALUE)
		require -- from DATE_MEASUREMENT
			d_large_enough: d >= 1
			m_large_enough: m >= 1
			m_small_enough: m <= Months_in_year
			d_small_enough: d <= days_in_i_th_month (m, y)
		ensure -- from DATE_MEASUREMENT
			day_set: day = d
			month_set: month = m
			year_set: year = y

	set_day (d: INTEGER_32)
			-- Set day to d.
			-- (from DATE_VALUE)
		require -- from DATE_MEASUREMENT
			d_large_enough: d >= 1
			d_small_enough: d <= days_in_month
		ensure -- from DATE_MEASUREMENT
			day_set: day = d

	set_internal_ordered_compact_date (a_ordered_compact_date: like ordered_compact_date)
			-- Set a_ordered_compact_date to ordered_compact_date.
			-- (from DATE_VALUE)
		ensure -- from DATE_VALUE
			ordered_compact_date_set: ordered_compact_date = a_ordered_compact_date

	set_month (m: INTEGER_32)
			-- Set month to m.
			-- (from DATE_VALUE)
		require -- from DATE_MEASUREMENT
			m_large_enough: m >= 1
			m_small_enough: m <= Months_in_year
			d_small_enough: day <= days_in_i_th_month (m, year)
		ensure -- from DATE_MEASUREMENT
			month_set: month = m

	set_year (y: INTEGER_32)
			-- Set year to y.
			-- (from DATE_VALUE)
		require -- from DATE_MEASUREMENT
			can_not_cut_29th_feb: day <= days_in_i_th_month (month, y)
		ensure -- from DATE_MEASUREMENT
			year_set: year = y
	
feature -- Conversion

	to_date_time: DATE_TIME
			-- Date-time version, with a zero time component
	
feature -- Duplication

	copy (other: DATE)
			-- Update current object using fields of object attached
			-- to other, so as to yield equal objects.
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
			type_identity: same_type (other)
		ensure -- from ANY
			is_equal: Current ~ other

	frozen deep_copy (other: DATE)
			-- Effect equivalent to that of:
			--		copy (other . deep_twin)
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
		ensure -- from ANY
			deep_equal: deep_equal (Current, other)

	frozen deep_twin: DATE
			-- New object structure recursively duplicated from Current.
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			deep_twin_not_void: Result /= Void
			deep_equal: deep_equal (Current, Result)

	frozen standard_copy (other: DATE)
			-- Copy every field of other onto corresponding field
			-- of current object.
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
			type_identity: same_type (other)
		ensure -- from ANY
			is_standard_equal: standard_is_equal (other)

	frozen standard_twin: DATE
			-- New object field-by-field identical to other.
			-- Always uses default copying semantics.
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			standard_twin_not_void: Result /= Void
			equal: standard_equal (Result, Current)

	frozen twin: DATE
			-- New object equal to Current
			-- twin calls copy; to change copying/twinning semantics, redefine copy.
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			twin_not_void: Result /= Void
			is_equal: Result ~ Current
	
feature -- Basic operations

	add (d: DATE_DURATION)
			-- Adds d to the current date.
			-- if d is not definite, add years and months and then days.
		require
			d_not_void: d /= Void

	day_add (d: INTEGER_32)
			-- Add d days to the current date.
		ensure
			days_set: days = old days + d

	day_back
			-- Move to previous day.
		ensure
			days_set: days = old days - 1

	day_forth
			-- Move to next day.
			-- days is from the origin, day is current.
		ensure
			days_set: days = old days + 1

	frozen default: detachable DATE
			-- Default value of object's type
			-- (from ANY)

	frozen default_pointer: POINTER
			-- Default value of type POINTER
			-- (Avoid the need to write p.default for
			-- some p of type POINTER.)
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			instance_free: class

	default_rescue
			-- Process exception for routines with no Rescue clause.
			-- (Default: do nothing.)
			-- (from ANY)

	frozen do_nothing
			-- Execute a null action.
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			instance_free: class

	minus alias "-" (other: DATE): INTERVAL [DATE]
			-- Interval between current object and other.
			-- (from ABSOLUTE)
		require -- from ABSOLUTE
			other_exists: other /= Void
			other_smaller_than_current: other <= Current
		ensure -- from ABSOLUTE
			result_exists: Result /= Void
			result_set: Result.start_bound.is_equal (other) and then Result.end_bound.is_equal (Current)

	month_add (m: INTEGER_32)
			-- Add m months to the current date.
			-- Can move days backward.

	month_back
			-- Move to previous month.
			-- Can move days backward if previous month has less days than the
			-- current month.

	month_forth
			-- Move to next month.
			-- Can move days backward if next month has less days than the
			-- current month.

	plus alias "+" (d: DATE_DURATION): DATE
			-- Sum to current date the duration d
			-- if duration not define, add years and then months and then days.
		require
			d_not_void: d /= Void
		ensure
			result_exists: Result /= Void
			definite_set: d.definite implies (Result - Current).duration.is_equal (d)

	relative_duration (other: like Current): DATE_DURATION
			-- Duration from other to the current date
		require -- from ABSOLUTE
			other_exists: other /= Void
		ensure -- from ABSOLUTE
			result_exists: Result /= Void
		ensure then
			exact_duration: (other + Result).is_equal (Current)
			canonical_duration: Result.canonical (other)
			origin_date_set: equal (Result.origin_date, other)

	year_add (y: INTEGER_32)
			-- Add y years to the current date.
			-- May cut the 29th february.
		ensure
			year_set: year = old year + y

	year_back
			-- Move to previous year.
			-- May cut the 29th february.
		ensure
			year_decreased: year = old year - 1

	year_forth
			-- Move to next year.
			-- May cut the 29th february.
		ensure
			year_increased: year = old year + 1

	year_month_add (y, m: INTEGER_32)
			-- Add y years and m months to the current date.
			-- Check the number of days after.
	
feature -- Correction

	correct_mismatch
			-- Attempt to correct object mismatch using Mismatch_information.
			-- (from DATE_VALUE)

	Mismatch_information: MISMATCH_INFORMATION
			-- Original attribute values of mismatched object
			-- (from MISMATCH_CORRECTOR)
	
feature -- Output

	debug_output: STRING_8
			-- Printable representation of Current with "standard"
			-- Form: date_default_format_string
			-- Was declared in DATE as synonym of out.
		ensure -- from DEBUG_OUTPUT
			result_not_void: Result /= Void

	formatted_out (s: STRING_8): STRING_8
			-- Printable representation of Current with "standard"
			-- Form: s
		require
			s_exists: s /= Void

	Io: STD_FILES
			-- Handle to standard file setup
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			instance_free: class
			io_not_void: Result /= Void

	out: STRING_8
			-- Printable representation of Current with "standard"
			-- Form: date_default_format_string
			-- Was declared in DATE as synonym of debug_output.
		ensure -- from ANY
			out_not_void: Result /= Void

	print (o: detachable ANY)
			-- Write terse external representation of o
			-- on standard output.
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			instance_free: class

	frozen tagged_out: STRING_8
			-- New string containing terse printable representation
			-- of current object
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			tagged_out_not_void: Result /= Void
	
feature -- Platform

	Operating_environment: OPERATING_ENVIRONMENT
			-- Objects available from the operating system
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			instance_free: class
			operating_environment_not_void: Result /= Void
	
feature -- Preconditions

	compact_date_valid (c_d: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Is compact date c_d valid?
			-- (from DATE_VALIDITY_CHECKER)

	date_valid (s: STRING_8; code_string: STRING_8): BOOLEAN
			-- Is the code_string enough precise
			-- To create an instance of type DATE
			-- And does the string s correspond to code_string?
			-- (from DATE_VALIDITY_CHECKER)
		require -- from DATE_VALIDITY_CHECKER
			s_exists: s /= Void
			code_exists: code_string /= Void

	date_valid_default (s: STRING_8): BOOLEAN
			-- Is the code_string enough precise
			-- To create an instance of type DATE
			-- And does the string s correspond to
			-- date_default_format_string?
			-- (from DATE_VALIDITY_CHECKER)
		require -- from DATE_VALIDITY_CHECKER
			s_exists: s /= Void

	date_valid_default_with_base (s: STRING_8; base: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Is the code_string enough precise
			-- To create an instance of type DATE
			-- And does the string s correspond to
			-- date_default_format_string?
			-- Use base century base.
			-- (from DATE_VALIDITY_CHECKER)
		require -- from DATE_VALIDITY_CHECKER
			s_exists: s /= Void
			base_valid: base > 0 and (base \\ 100 = 0)

	date_valid_with_base (s: STRING_8; code_string: STRING_8; base: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Is the code_string enough precise
			-- To create an instance of type DATE
			-- And does the string s correspond to code_string?
			-- Use base century base.
			-- (from DATE_VALIDITY_CHECKER)
		require -- from DATE_VALIDITY_CHECKER
			s_exists: s /= Void
			code_exists: code_string /= Void
			base_valid: base > 0 and (base \\ 100 = 0)

	is_correct_date (y, m, d: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Is date specified by y, m, and d a correct date?
			-- (from DATE_VALIDITY_CHECKER)

	ordered_compact_date_valid (c_d: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Is compact date c_d valid?
			-- (from DATE_VALIDITY_CHECKER)
	
feature -- Status Report

	days_in_month: INTEGER_32
			-- Number of days in month 'month'.
			-- (from DATE_MEASUREMENT)
		ensure -- from DATE_MEASUREMENT
			positive_result: Result > 0
	
invariant
	day_large_enough: day >= 1
	day_small_enough: day <= days_in_month
	month_large_enough: month >= 1
	month_small_enough: month <= Months_in_year
	year_small_enough: year <= 65535
	year_non_negative: year >= 0

		-- from COMPARABLE
	irreflexive_comparison: not (Current < Current)

		-- from ANY
	reflexive_equality: standard_is_equal (Current)
	reflexive_conformance: conforms_to (Current)

note
	copyright: "Copyright (c) 1984-2017, Eiffel Software and others"
	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
	source: "[
		Eiffel Software
		5949 Hollister Ave., Goleta, CA 93117 USA
		Telephone 805-685-1006, Fax 805-685-6869
		Website http://www.eiffel.com
		Customer support http://support.eiffel.com
	]"

end -- class DATE

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