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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
 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * The AusStage Utilities Package is distributed in the hope that it will 
 * be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty 
 * of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
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 * along with the AusStage Utilities Package.  
 * If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/

//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 to use in a timestamp
     *
     * @return  a string containing the timestamp
     */
    public static String getCurrentDate() {

        GregorianCalendar calendar = new GregorianCalendar();
        DateFormat formatter = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.FULL);

        return formatter.format(calendar.getTime());

    } // end getCurrentDate method

}