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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 used to build a date for use Marker XML and KML data
        *
        * @param year  the year component of the date
        * @param month the month component of the date
        * @param day   the day component of the month
        *
        * @return      a string containing the finalised date
        */
    public static String buildDate(String year, String month, String day) {

        // check for at least a year
        if (year != null) {

            String date = year + "-" + month + "-" + day;
            date = date.replace("-null", "");
            date = date.replace("null", "");

            return date;
        } else {
            return "";
        }

    } // end buildDate method
}