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Time splitting method that generates predictions periodically.

Copyright: 2019 David Monllao {@link http://www.davidmonllao.com}
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Defines 1 class

upcoming_periodic:: (4 methods):
  get_next_range()
  cache_indicator_calculations()
  valid_for_evaluation()
  get_first_start()


Class: upcoming_periodic  - X-Ref

Time splitting method that generates predictions periodically.

get_next_range(\DateTimeImmutable $time)   X-Ref
Gets the next range with start on the provided time.

The next range is based on the upcoming period so we add this
range's periodicity to $time.

param: \DateTimeImmutable $time
return: array

cache_indicator_calculations()   X-Ref
Whether to cache or not the indicator calculations.

return: bool

valid_for_evaluation()   X-Ref
Overriden as these time-splitting methods are based on future dates.

return: bool

get_first_start()   X-Ref
Get the start of the first time range.

Overwriten to start generating predictions about upcoming stuff from time().

return: int A timestamp.