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package org.alfresco.util;

import org.joda.time.DateTime;
import org.joda.time.Interval;
import org.joda.time.Period;
import org.joda.time.PeriodType;

/**
 * A utility class for working with dates.
 *
 * @author Jamal Kaabi-Mofrad
 */
public class DateUtil {
    private DateUtil() {
        //Private constructor to suppress default constructor for non-instantiability
    }

    /**
     * Calculate the number of days between start and end dates based on the <b>default</b> timezone.
     * If the end date is before the start date, the returned value is negative.
     *
     * @param startMs start date in milliseconds
     * @param endMs   end date in milliseconds
     * @return number days between
     */
    public static int calculateDays(long startMs, long endMs) {
        DateTime startDateTime = new DateTime(startMs).withTimeAtStartOfDay();
        DateTime endDateTime = new DateTime(endMs).withTimeAtStartOfDay();

        int days;
        if (endDateTime.isBefore(startDateTime)) {
            Interval interval = new Interval(endDateTime, startDateTime);
            Period period = interval.toPeriod(PeriodType.days());
            days = 0 - period.getDays();
        } else {
            Interval interval = new Interval(startDateTime, endDateTime);
            Period period = interval.toPeriod(PeriodType.days());
            days = period.getDays();
        }
        return days;
    }
}