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package org.apache.http.protocol;

import org.apache.http.annotation.ThreadingBehavior;
import org.apache.http.annotation.Contract;

import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.TimeZone;

Generates a date in the format required by the HTTP protocol.
Since:
4.0/**
 * Generates a date in the format required by the HTTP protocol.
 *
 * @since 4.0
 */
@Contract(threading = ThreadingBehavior.SAFE)
public class HttpDateGenerator {

    
Date format pattern used to generate the header in RFC 1123 format. /** Date format pattern used to generate the header in RFC 1123 format. */
    public static final
        String PATTERN_RFC1123 = "EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss zzz";

    
The time zone to use in the date header. /** The time zone to use in the date header. */
    public static final TimeZone GMT = TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT");

    private final DateFormat dateformat;
    private long dateAsLong = 0L;
    private String dateAsText = null;

    public HttpDateGenerator() {
        super();
        this.dateformat = new SimpleDateFormat(PATTERN_RFC1123, Locale.US);
        this.dateformat.setTimeZone(GMT);
    }

    public synchronized String getCurrentDate() {
        final long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
        if (now - this.dateAsLong > 1000) {
            // Generate new date string
            this.dateAsText = this.dateformat.format(new Date(now));
            this.dateAsLong = now;
        }
        return this.dateAsText;
    }

}