Dates.java

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 * Copyright (C) 2010 A. Horn
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package org.mcsoxford.rss;

import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

/**
 * Internal helper class for date conversions.
 * 
 * @author Mr Horn
 */
final class Dates {

  /**
   * @see <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc0822.txt">RFC 822</a>
   */
  private static final SimpleDateFormat RFC822 = new SimpleDateFormat(
      "EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z", java.util.Locale.ENGLISH);

  private static final SimpleDateFormat sxCSDN = new SimpleDateFormat(
	      "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss", java.util.Locale.ENGLISH);
  /* Hide constructor */
  private Dates() {}
  
  /**
   * Parses string as an RFC 822 date/time.
   * 
   * @throws RSSFault if the string is not a valid RFC 822 date/time
   */
  static java.util.Date parseRfc822(String date) {
    try {
      return RFC822.parse(date);
    } catch (ParseException e) {
    	try {
    		return sxCSDN.parse(date);
		} catch (ParseException e2) {
			throw new RSSFault(e);
		}
    }
  }

}