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/** * Copyright (C) 2010 - 2014 VREM Software Development <VREMSoftwareDevelopment@gmail.com> * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package ca.travelagency.utils; import java.io.Serializable; import java.util.Date; import org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormat; public abstract class DateUtils extends org.apache.commons.lang3.time.DateUtils implements Serializable { private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L; public static final String DATE_STYLE = "L-"; public static final String DATE_TIME_STYLE = "LL"; public static final String DATE_STYLE_SHORT = "S-"; public static final String DATE_STYLE_FULL = "F-"; public static final String YEAR_MONTH_PATTERN = "yyyy MMM"; public static final String DATE_CUSTOM = "MMM dd, yyyy"; public static String formatDate(Date date) { if (date == null) { return StringUtils.EMPTY; } return DateTimeFormat.forStyle(DATE_STYLE).print(date.getTime()); } public static String formatDateTime(Date date) { if (date == null) { return StringUtils.EMPTY; } return DateTimeFormat.forStyle(DATE_TIME_STYLE).print(date.getTime()); } public static String formatDateCustom(Date date) { if (date == null) { return StringUtils.EMPTY; } return DateTimeFormat.forPattern(DATE_CUSTOM).print(date.getTime()); } public static Date parseDateCustom(String date) { if (StringUtils.isBlank(date)) { return null; } return DateTimeFormat.forPattern(DATE_CUSTOM).parseLocalDate(date).toDate(); } public static String formatDateShort(Date date) { if (date == null) { return StringUtils.EMPTY; } return DateTimeFormat.forStyle(DATE_STYLE_SHORT).print(date.getTime()); } public static String formatDateAsMonth(Date date) { if (date == null) { return StringUtils.EMPTY; } return DateTimeFormat.forPattern(YEAR_MONTH_PATTERN).print(date.getTime()); } }