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/* Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Computer Sciences Corporation * * 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 ezbake.services.search.utils; import com.google.gson.JsonDeserializationContext; import com.google.gson.JsonDeserializer; import com.google.gson.JsonElement; import com.google.gson.JsonParseException; import java.lang.reflect.Type; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.Date; import java.util.Locale; /** * Created by jpercivall on 11/3/14. */ public class DateSerializer implements JsonDeserializer<Date> { @Override public Date deserialize(JsonElement jsonElement, Type typeOF, JsonDeserializationContext context) throws JsonParseException { for (String format : SSRUtils.DATE_FORMATS) { try { return new SimpleDateFormat(format, Locale.US).parse(jsonElement.getAsString()); } catch (ParseException e) { } } throw new JsonParseException("Unparseable date: \"" + jsonElement.getAsString() + "\". Supported formats: " + Arrays.toString(SSRUtils.DATE_FORMATS)); } }