This class can be used to describe a list of times in an efficient textual way.
Unless otherwise mentioned, i.e. with bounds a value v(time) describes the time at exactly that instance. All times are UTC.
- TIMESTAMP format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
- TIMESTAMPS: comma-separated list of values with possible ... extension, ... meaning continuation of the difference of the previous two values
- UNIT: see udunit, default: second
- VALUE: float-number
- VALUES: comma-separated list of values with possible ... extension, ... meaning continuation of the difference of the previous two values 0 is the first time in the original time-axis, x is the last time-value in the original time-axis
A TimeSpec consists of at least of timestamps or values:
- timespec := (TIMESTAMPS | VALUES[;relativeUnit=UNIT])[;unit=UNIT]
relativeUnit will reset the relative value 0 to the first value larger than t0 (original start time) with t0 = i * (v1-v0)* unit with i being a integer.
timespec = 2000-01-01 00:00:00,2000-01-01 00:04:00,...,2010-01-01 00:00:00
All times outside the original time-axis will be discarded.
timespec = -3,0,3,...,x,x+3;relativeUnit=hours since 2000-01-01 00:00:00;unit=hours since 2000-01-01 00:00:00;
