DateHelper.java

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package archimulator.util.dateTime;

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

/**
 * Date helper.
 *
 * @author Min Cai
 */
public class DateHelper {
    /**
     * Get the ticks of the current time.
     *
     * @return the ticks of the current time
     */
    public static long toTick() {
        return toTick(new Date());
    }

    /**
     * Get the ticks of the specified time.
     *
     * @param time the time
     * @return the ticks of the specified time
     */
    public static long toTick(Date time) {
        return time.getTime();
    }

    /**
     * Get the date time object from the specified ticks.
     *
     * @param tick the ticks
     * @return the date time object converted from the specified ticks
     */
    public static Date fromTick(long tick) {
        return new Date(tick);
    }

    /**
     * Get the string representation of the specified ticks.
     *
     * @param tick the ticks
     * @return the string representation of the specified ticks
     */
    public static String toString(long tick) {
        return toString(fromTick(tick));
    }

    /**
     * Get the string representation of the specified date time object.
     *
     * @param date the date time object
     * @return the string representation of the specified date time object
     */
    public static String toString(Date date) {
        return new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss").format(date);
    }

    /**
     * Get the string representation of the specified date time object, which is suitable for use in file names.
     *
     * @param date the date time object
     * @return the string representation of the specified date time object, which is suitable for use in file names
     */
    public static String toFileNameString(Date date) {
        return new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy_MM_dd-HH_mm_ss").format(date);
    }
}