Compare right-unbounded time intervals with joda-lib

Question

Is it possible to determine wether two rigth-unbounded intervals (intervals with one boundary at infinity) overlap or not?

I've tried this (and other similar variations):

Instant now = new Instant(new Date().getTime());
Interval i2 = new Interval(now, (ReadableInstant) null);
Interval i1 = new Interval(now, (ReadableInstant) null);
boolean overlapping = i2.overlaps(i1);

But according to the docs, using null as a second parameter means "now" instead of "infinity".

EDIT: I've found this answer in the mailing list, so it seems to be impossible with Joda. I am now looking for alternative implementations.

Answer 1

If both intervals start at t = -∞ , or if both intervals end at t = +∞, they will always overlap, regardless of the start date.

If interval A starts at t = -∞ and interval B ends at t = +∞, they overlap iff
A.start > B.start.