trunk/util/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/api/util/DateUtils.java

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package org.apache.directory.api.util;


import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;


/**
 * Gets the generalized time using the "Z" form of the g-time-zone.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 */
public final class DateUtils
{

    /**
     * Private constructor.
     */
    private DateUtils()
    {
    }


    public static Date getDate( String zuluTime )
    {
        try
        {
            return GeneralizedTime.getDate( zuluTime );
        }
        catch ( Exception e )
        {
            throw new RuntimeException( e );
        }
    }


    /**
     * Gets the generalized time right now. {@link GeneralizedTime}
     * 
     * @return the generalizedTime right now
     */
    public static String getGeneralizedTime()
    {
        return new GeneralizedTime( Calendar.getInstance() ).toGeneralizedTime();
    }


    /**
     * 
     * @see #getGeneralizedTime()
     *
     * @param date the date to be converted to generalized time string
     * @return given date in the generalized time string format
     */
    public static String getGeneralizedTime( Date date )
    {
        Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
        calendar.setTime( date );
        return new GeneralizedTime( calendar ).toGeneralizedTime();
    }


    /**
     * 
     * @see #getGeneralizedTime()
     *
     * @param time the time value to be converted to generalized time string
     * @return given time in generalized time string format
     */
    public static String getGeneralizedTime( long time )
    {
        return getGeneralizedTime( new Date( time ) );
    }

}