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+/*
+ * Jexer - Java Text User Interface
+ *
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Kevin Lamonte
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * @author Kevin Lamonte [kevin.lamonte@gmail.com]
+ * @version 1
+ */
+package jexer.event;
+
+import java.util.Date;
+
+/**
+ * This is the parent class of all events dispatched to the UI.
+ */
+public abstract class TInputEvent {
+
+ // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ // Variables --------------------------------------------------------------
+ // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ /**
+ * Time at which event was generated.
+ */
+ private Date time;
+
+ // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ // Constructors -----------------------------------------------------------
+ // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ /**
+ * Protected contructor.
+ */
+ protected TInputEvent() {
+ // Save the current time
+ time = new Date();
+ }
+
+ // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ // TInputEvent ------------------------------------------------------------
+ // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ /**
+ * Get time.
+ *
+ * @return the time that this event was generated
+ */
+ public final Date getTime() {
+ return time;
+ }
+
+}