JTimepiece, release 0.9.0 beta (December 2004)
http://jtimepiece.sourceforge.net
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1. INTRODUCTION

JTimepiece is the advanced library for working with dates and times in Java. Many easy-to-use methods in this 
API make it easy for any developer, from beginner to expert, to use JTimepiece. 

JTimePiece features:

* Easy-to-use API. Developers will save time and improve program quality.
* RReduces number of objects created when working with multiple date/times.
* Methods for computing difference between two date/times.
* Support for time zones, leap year and daylight savings.
* Methods for converting between string and date/times.
* Methods for adding and subtracting to and from date/times.
* Methods for easily retrieving individual parts of date/times.
* Makes Java code more readable.
* No dependencies to other non-standard Java libraries.
* JUnit tests.

2. RELEASE INFO

JTimepiece requires J2SE 1.2 and above.  This release was tested using J2SE 1.5.0_02.

Release contents:
* "src" contains the Java source files for the project
* "test" contains the Java source files for the project's test suite
* "dist" contains the project distribution jar files
* "lib" contains all third-party libraries needed for running the samples and/or building the framework
* "docs" contains general documentation and API Javadocs
* "samples" contains demo applications

Ant build scripts for the project and the samples are provided. The standard samples can be built with
the included Ant runtime by invoking the corresponding "build.bat" files (see samples subdirectories).

Latest info is available at the public Web site: http://jtimepiece.sourceforge.net
Project info at the SourceForge site: http://sourceforge.net/projects/jtimepiece/

The JTimepiece project is released under the terms of the Apache Software License (see license.txt).
All libraries included in the "lib" directory are subject to their respective licenses.

3. DISTRIBUTION JAR FILES

The "dist" directory contains the following distinct jar files for use in applications.

* "JTimepiece" (~5 KB)
- Contents: JTimepiece API

4. WHERE TO START?

Documentation can be found in the "docs" directory:
* JTimepiece Javadoc

Documented sample applications can be found in "samples":
* accessor
* addition
* conversion
* daylight savings rules
* difference
* mutator
