Here you can find the source of shouldSend(Optional
private static boolean shouldSend(Optional<LocalDateTime> emailSentOpt, int timeToWait)
//package com.java2s; /*//from w w w .j a va2 s .co m * Copyright (c) 2015 Shervin Asgari * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import java.time.LocalDateTime; import java.time.ZoneId; import java.util.Optional; public class Main { private static boolean shouldSend(Optional<LocalDateTime> emailSentOpt, int timeToWait) { if (emailSentOpt.isPresent()) { long lastEmailSent = emailSentOpt.get() .atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toInstant() .getEpochSecond(); long now = LocalDateTime.now().atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()) .toInstant().getEpochSecond(); return timeToWait < Math.abs(lastEmailSent - now); } return true; } }