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/** * Copyright (c) 2009 - 2012 Red Hat, Inc. * * This software is licensed to you under the GNU General Public License, * version 2 (GPLv2). There is NO WARRANTY for this software, express or * implied, including the implied warranties of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. You should have received a copy of GPLv2 * along with this software; if not, see * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt. * * Red Hat trademarks are not licensed under GPLv2. No permission is * granted to use or replicate Red Hat trademarks that are incorporated * in this software or its documentation. */ package org.candlepin.resource.util; import org.candlepin.common.exceptions.BadRequestException; import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils; import java.util.Date; import javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverter; /** * ResourceDate */ public class ResourceDateParser { private ResourceDateParser() { } public static Date getFromDate(String from, String to, String days) { if (days != null && !days.trim().equals("") && (to != null && !to.trim().equals("") || from != null && !from.trim().equals(""))) { throw new BadRequestException("You can use either the to/from " + "date parameters or the number of " + "days parameter, but not both"); } Date daysDate = null; if (days != null && !days.trim().equals("")) { long mills = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24; int number = Integer.parseInt(days); daysDate = new Date(new Date().getTime() - (number * mills)); } Date fromDate = null; if (daysDate != null) { fromDate = daysDate; } else { fromDate = parseDateString(from); } return fromDate; } public static Date parseDateString(String activeOn) { Date d; if (StringUtils.isBlank(activeOn)) { return null; } try { d = DatatypeConverter.parseDateTime(activeOn).getTime(); } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) { throw new BadRequestException("Invalid date, must use ISO 8601 format"); } return d; } }