Timegroup(3pm)						  LogReport's Lire Documentation					    Timegroup(3pm)

NAME

       Lire::Timegroup - Base class for implementation of the timegroup aggregator

SYNOPSIS

	   use Lire::Timegroup;

DESCRIPTION

       This module is the base class for implementation of the timegroup aggregator. This aggregator will split the DLF records based on a time
       period controlled throught the period attribute. For example, using 1d as the period value, this aggregator will group all records in the
       same day period together.

CONSTRUCTOR

   new( %params )
       Creates a new instance of a timegroup aggregator. In addition to the normal report operator parameters, the timegroup aggregator can take
       several parameters:

       field
	   This optional parameter contains the DLF field which contains the time value used to group the DLF records together. See the field()
	   method for more information.

       period
	   This mandatory parameter should contains the period's length that will be used to group the records. See the period() method for more
	   information.

METHODS

   field( [$new_field] )
       Returns the DLF field's name that is used to group the DLF records.  This should be a valid timestamp DLF field in the current schema. By
       default, the default timestamp field of the DLF schema is used.

       You can change the field by passing a $new_field parameter.

   period( [$new_period])
       Returns the period's length in which the records are grouped. This can either be a duration value or the name of a report specification's
       parameter containing a duration value.

       The period's length can be changed by using the $new_period parameter.

SEE ALSO

	Lire::ReportSpec(3pm), Lire::Group(3pm), Lire::ReportOperator(3pm),
	Lire::Timeslot(3pm)

AUTHORS

	 Francis J. Lacoste <flacoste@logreport.org>
	 Wolfgang Sourdeau <Wolfgang.Sourdeau@Contre.COM>

VERSION

       $Id: Timegroup.pm,v 1.33 2006/07/23 13:16:30 vanbaal Exp $

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2001-2004 Stichting LogReport Foundation LogReport@LogReport.org

       This file is part of Lire.

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Lire 2.1.1							    2006-07-23							    Timegroup(3pm)