trunk/src/java/org/apache/lenya/cms/cocoon/components/modules/input/DateConverterModule.java

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package org.apache.lenya.cms.cocoon.components.modules.input;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configuration;
import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.ConfigurationException;
import org.apache.avalon.framework.thread.ThreadSafe;
import org.apache.cocoon.components.modules.input.AbstractInputModule;

/**
 * The DateConverterModule converts a date string from one format into 
 * another format. 
 * The conversion is defined by the nested elements <src-pattern/> and 
 * <pattern/> of the module declaration.
 *
 */
public class DateConverterModule extends AbstractInputModule implements ThreadSafe {

    public Object getAttribute(String name, Configuration modeConf, Map objectModel) throws ConfigurationException {
        
        String srcPattern = (String) this.settings.get("src-pattern");
        String pattern = (String) this.settings.get("pattern");
        
        if (modeConf != null) {
            srcPattern = modeConf.getChild("src-pattern").getValue(srcPattern);
            pattern = modeConf.getChild("pattern").getValue(pattern);
        }

        if (srcPattern==null) {
            throw new ConfigurationException("Source date pattern not specified.");
        }
        if (pattern==null) {
            throw new ConfigurationException("Date pattern not specified.");
        }
        
        try {
            SimpleDateFormat srcFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(srcPattern); 
            SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern);
            Date date = srcFormat.parse(name);
            return format.format(date);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new ConfigurationException("Could not convert date: "+name, e);
        }
    }
}