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19  package org.apache.myfaces.commons.validator.model;
20  
21  import java.util.List;
22  import java.util.Calendar;
23  import java.util.Date;
24  
25  import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
26  
27  
28  /**
29   * Defines the interface for providing a list of individual dates within a
30   * given range. This interface is used in date picker components
31   * (e.g. chooseDate, selectInputDate).
32   */
33  public interface DateListProvider
34  {
35    /**
36     * This method will generate a {@link java.util.List List} of individual
37     * {@link java.util.Date Date} objects. This is often used to list the dates
38     * which will be rendered as disabled in a datePicker component. The {@link
39     * java.util.Date Date}s must be in the context of the given base {@link
40     * java.util.Calendar Calendar}.
41     *
42     * @param context The Faces context
43     * @param base The base {@link java.util.Calendar Calendar} object from which
44     *             the start and end dates are taken. All returned
45     *             {@link java.util.Date Date} objects should be gotten from this
46     *             base by a series of {@link java.util.Calendar#set set} and
47     *             {@link java.util.Calendar#getTime getTime} calls.
48     * @param rangeStart The start of the range for which dates are being
49     *                   requested.
50     * @param rangeEnd The end of the range for which dates are being requested.
51     */
52    List<Date> getDateList(FacesContext context,
53                                   Calendar base,
54                                   Date rangeStart,
55                                   Date rangeEnd);
56  }