/**
  *  Return a set of status items for a list of instruments over a given
  *  range of times.
  *
  *  @param array  $instrument_list The list of instruments to use in this query this query
  *                                       this query
  *  @param string $time_period     a strtotime() parseable relative datetime object specifier datetime object specifier
  *                                       datetime object specifier
  *
  *  @return array
  *
  *  @author Ken Auberry <*****@*****.**>
  */
 public function get_status_for_instrument_over_range($instrument_list, $time_period = '1 day')
 {
     $current_time_obj = new DateTime();
     if (strtotime($time_period)) {
         $current_time_obj->setTime($current_time_obj->getHours(), 0, 0);
         $start_time = date_modify($current_time_obj, "-{$time_period}");
     } else {
         $start_time = $current_time_obj;
     }
     return $this->get_status_for_instrument_before_date($instrument_list, $start_time);
 }