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package org.apache.vysper.xmpp.modules.extension.xep0313_mam.spi;

import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
import java.util.Optional;

/**
 * <a href="https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0313.html#filter-time">Filtering by
 * time received</a>
 * 
 * @author Réda Housni Alaoui
 */
public interface DateTimeFilter {

    /**
     * The 'start' field is used to filter out messages before a certain date/time.
     * If specified, a server MUST only return messages whose timestamp is equal to
     * or later than the given timestamp.
     */
    Optional<ZonedDateTime> start();

    /**
     * The 'end' field is used to exclude from the results messages
     * after a certain point in time. If specified, a server MUST only return
     * messages whose timestamp is equal to or earlier than the timestamp given in
     * the 'end' field.
     */
    Optional<ZonedDateTime> end();

}