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

NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

	   use Lire::Timeslot;

DESCRIPTION

       This module is the base class for implementation of the timeslot aggregator. This aggregator will split the DLF records based on a unit of
       time. For example, if the unit is 1h, all DLF records occuring on the same hour of day (independant of the day on which it occurs) are
       grouped 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.

       unit
	   This mandatory parameter should contains the time unit that will be used to group the records. See the unit() 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.

   unit( [$new_unit])
       Returns the time unit that will be used to group the DLF records. The unit is expressed as a duration value (for example 1s), but it should
       be noted that this will group the records based on the second unit of the DLF record's timestamp value. It could also be the name of a
       report specification's parameter containing a duration value.

       The time unit can be changed by using the $new_unit parameter.

SEE ALSO

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

AUTHORS

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

VERSION

       $Id: Timeslot.pm,v 1.27 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.

       Lire is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
       Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

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       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

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