org.filteredpush.client.util
Class DateParser

java.lang.Object
  org.filteredpush.rdf.handler.RdfBeanValidator
      org.filteredpush.client.util.DateParser

public class DateParser
extends RdfBeanValidator

Date parser for use by the annotation generation. Adds support for roman numeral months and conversion from other formats to ISO.

Author:

lowery

Field Summary

static java.text.DateFormat[]

dateFormats

Constructor Summary

DateParser()

Method Summary

java.lang.String	formatAsRomanNumeralMonth(java.util.Date date) Format a date with a roman numeral month as a string.
java.lang.String	formatAsSimpleDate(java.util.Date date) Format a date as a simple date string.
java.util.Date	parse(java.lang.String dateStr) Parse a string into a date by trying multiple supported formats.
java.lang.String	validate(java.lang.String value) This method is invoked by the rdf handler when a descriptor config contains a references to a class in the validator attribute.

Methods inherited from class org.filteredpush.rdf.handler.RdfBeanValidator

getType, setType

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

dateFormats

public static java.text.DateFormat[] dateFormats

Constructor Detail

DateParser

public DateParser()

Method Detail

parse

public java.util.Date parse(java.lang.String dateStr)
                     throws java.lang.Exception

Parse a string into a date by trying multiple supported formats.

Parameters:

dateStr -

Returns:

Date

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

formatAsSimpleDate

public java.lang.String formatAsSimpleDate(java.util.Date date)

Format a date as a simple date string.

Parameters:

date -

Returns:

formatAsRomanNumeralMonth

public java.lang.String formatAsRomanNumeralMonth(java.util.Date date)

Format a date with a roman numeral month as a string.

Parameters:

date -

Returns:

validate

public java.lang.String validate(java.lang.String value)
                          throws java.lang.Exception

This method is invoked by the rdf handler when a descriptor config contains a references to a class in the validator attribute.

Specified by:

validate in class RdfBeanValidator

Throws:

java.lang.Exception