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/*
 * This file is part of the AusStage Utilities Package
 *
 * The AusStage Utilities Package is free software: you can redistribute
 * it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License 
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
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 *
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 * be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty 
 * of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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 *
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 * along with the AusStage Utilities Package.  
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*/

//package au.edu.ausstage.utils;

// import additional libraries
import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.text.DateFormat;

/**
 * A class of methods useful when processing dates in AusStage Services
 */
public class DateUtils {

    /**
     * A method to get the current date as an array of components
     * 0 = year, 1 = month, 2 = day
     *
     * @return an array of strings representing the current date
     */
    public static String[] getCurrentDateAsArray() {

        GregorianCalendar calendar = new GregorianCalendar();
        String[] fields = new String[3];

        fields[0] = Integer.toString(calendar.get(Calendar.YEAR));
        fields[1] = String.format("%02d", calendar.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1);
        fields[2] = String.format("%02d", calendar.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH));

        return fields;
    }

}