package org.jboss.resteasy.util;

import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.TimeZone;

import org.jboss.resteasy.resteasy_jaxrs.i18n.Messages;

A utility class for parsing and formatting HTTP dates as used in cookies and other headers. This class handles dates as defined by RFC 2616 section 3.3.1 as well as some other common non-standard formats.
Author:Christopher Brown, Michael Becke
/** * A utility class for parsing and formatting HTTP dates as used in cookies and * other headers. This class handles dates as defined by RFC 2616 section * 3.3.1 as well as some other common non-standard formats. * * @author Christopher Brown * @author Michael Becke */
public class DateUtil { public static class DateParseException extends RuntimeException { public DateParseException() { } public DateParseException(final String s) { super(s); } public DateParseException(final String s, final Throwable throwable) { super(s, throwable); } public DateParseException(final Throwable throwable) { super(throwable); } }
Date format pattern used to parse HTTP date headers in RFC 1123 format.
/** * Date format pattern used to parse HTTP date headers in RFC 1123 format. */
public static final String PATTERN_RFC1123 = "EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss zzz";
Date format pattern used to parse HTTP date headers in RFC 1036 format.
/** * Date format pattern used to parse HTTP date headers in RFC 1036 format. */
public static final String PATTERN_RFC1036 = "EEEE, dd-MMM-yy HH:mm:ss zzz";
Date format pattern used to parse HTTP date headers in ANSI C asctime() format.
/** * Date format pattern used to parse HTTP date headers in ANSI C * <code>asctime()</code> format. */
public static final String PATTERN_ASCTIME = "EEE MMM d HH:mm:ss yyyy"; private static final Collection<String> DEFAULT_PATTERNS = Arrays.asList( new String[]{PATTERN_ASCTIME, PATTERN_RFC1036, PATTERN_RFC1123}); private static final Date DEFAULT_TWO_DIGIT_YEAR_START; static { Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance(); calendar.set(2000, Calendar.JANUARY, 1, 0, 0); DEFAULT_TWO_DIGIT_YEAR_START = calendar.getTime(); } private static final TimeZone GMT = TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT");
Parses a date value. The formats used for parsing the date value are retrieved from the default http params.
Params:
  • dateValue – the date value to parse
Throws:
  • DateParseException – if the value could not be parsed using any of the supported date formats
Returns:the parsed date
/** * Parses a date value. The formats used for parsing the date value are retrieved from * the default http params. * * @param dateValue the date value to parse * @return the parsed date * @throws DateParseException if the value could not be parsed using any of the * supported date formats */
public static Date parseDate(String dateValue) throws DateParseException { return parseDate(dateValue, null, null); }
Parses the date value using the given date formats.
Params:
  • dateValue – the date value to parse
  • dateFormats – the date formats to use
Throws:
Returns:the parsed date
/** * Parses the date value using the given date formats. * * @param dateValue the date value to parse * @param dateFormats the date formats to use * @return the parsed date * @throws DateParseException if none of the dataFormats could parse the dateValue */
public static Date parseDate(String dateValue, Collection<String> dateFormats) throws DateParseException { return parseDate(dateValue, dateFormats, null); }
Parses the date value using the given date formats.
Params:
  • dateValue – the date value to parse
  • dateFormats – the date formats to use
  • startDate – During parsing, two digit years will be placed in the range startDate to startDate + 100 years. This value may be null. When null is given as a parameter, year 2000 will be used.
Throws:
Returns:the parsed date
/** * Parses the date value using the given date formats. * * @param dateValue the date value to parse * @param dateFormats the date formats to use * @param startDate During parsing, two digit years will be placed in the range * <code>startDate</code> to <code>startDate + 100 years</code>. This value may * be <code>null</code>. When <code>null</code> is given as a parameter, year * <code>2000</code> will be used. * @return the parsed date * @throws DateParseException if none of the dataFormats could parse the dateValue */
public static Date parseDate( String dateValue, Collection<String> dateFormats, Date startDate ) throws DateParseException { if (dateValue == null) { throw new IllegalArgumentException(Messages.MESSAGES.dateValueNull()); } if (dateFormats == null) { dateFormats = DEFAULT_PATTERNS; } if (startDate == null) { startDate = DEFAULT_TWO_DIGIT_YEAR_START; } // trim single quotes around date if present // see issue #5279 if (dateValue.length() > 1 && dateValue.startsWith("'") && dateValue.endsWith("'") ) { dateValue = dateValue.substring(1, dateValue.length() - 1); } SimpleDateFormat dateParser = null; Iterator<String> formatIter = dateFormats.iterator(); while (formatIter.hasNext()) { String format = formatIter.next(); if (dateParser == null) { dateParser = new SimpleDateFormat(format, Locale.US); dateParser.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT")); dateParser.set2DigitYearStart(startDate); } else { dateParser.applyPattern(format); } try { return dateParser.parse(dateValue); } catch (ParseException pe) { // ignore this exception, we will try the next format } } // we were unable to parse the date throw new DateParseException(Messages.MESSAGES.unableToParseDate(dateValue)); }
Formats the given date according to the RFC 1123 pattern.
Params:
  • date – The date to format.
See Also:
Returns:An RFC 1123 formatted date string.
/** * Formats the given date according to the RFC 1123 pattern. * * @param date The date to format. * @return An RFC 1123 formatted date string. * @see #PATTERN_RFC1123 */
public static String formatDate(Date date) { return formatDate(date, PATTERN_RFC1123); }
Formats the given date according to the specified pattern. The pattern must conform to that used by the simple date format class.
Params:
  • date – The date to format.
  • pattern – The pattern to use for formatting the date.
Throws:
See Also:
Returns:A formatted date string.
/** * Formats the given date according to the specified pattern. The pattern * must conform to that used by the {@link SimpleDateFormat simple date * format} class. * * @param date The date to format. * @param pattern The pattern to use for formatting the date. * @return A formatted date string. * @throws IllegalArgumentException If the given date pattern is invalid. * @see SimpleDateFormat */
public static String formatDate(Date date, String pattern) { if (date == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException(Messages.MESSAGES.dateNull()); if (pattern == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException(Messages.MESSAGES.patternNull()); SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern, Locale.US); formatter.setTimeZone(GMT); return formatter.format(date); }
This class should not be instantiated.
/** * This class should not be instantiated. */
private DateUtil() { } }