src/main/java/com/beust/jcommander/converters/ISO8601DateConverter.java

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package com.beust.jcommander.converters;

import com.beust.jcommander.ParameterException;

import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

/**
 * Converts a String to a Date.
 * TODO Modify to work with all valid ISO 8601 date formats (currently only works with yyyy-MM-dd).
 *
 * @author Angus Smithson
 */
public class ISO8601DateConverter extends BaseConverter<Date> {

  private final static SimpleDateFormat DATE_FORMAT = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");

  public ISO8601DateConverter(String optionName) {
    super(optionName);
  }

  public Date convert(String value) {
    try {
      return DATE_FORMAT.parse(value);
    } catch (ParseException pe) {
      throw new ParameterException(getErrorString(value, String.format("an ISO-8601 formatted date (%s)", DATE_FORMAT.toPattern())));
    }
  }
}