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/** * This file is part of lavagna. * * lavagna 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. * * lavagna 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. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with lavagna. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */ package io.lavagna.common; import com.google.gson.*; import org.apache.commons.lang3.time.DateFormatUtils; import java.lang.reflect.Type; import java.util.Date; import java.util.TimeZone; public final class Json { private Json() { } public static class CustomDateSerializer implements JsonSerializer<Date> { @Override public JsonElement serialize(Date date, Type type, JsonSerializationContext jsonSerializationContext) { return date == null ? JsonNull.INSTANCE : new JsonPrimitive(formatDate(date)); } } public static String formatDate(Date date) { return DateFormatUtils.format(date, Constants.DATE_FORMAT, TimeZone.getTimeZone("Z")); } public static final Gson GSON = new GsonBuilder().serializeNulls().setDateFormat(Constants.DATE_FORMAT) .registerTypeHierarchyAdapter(Date.class, new Json.CustomDateSerializer()).create(); }