DateUtils.java

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package org.jboss.aerogear.unifiedpush.utils;

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;

public final class DateUtils {

    private DateUtils() {
        // no-op
    }

    /**
     * Returns date in history: Today - the given number of days
     *
     * @param days number of days
     *
     * @return date object that lives n days in the past
     */
    public static Date calculatePastDate(int days) {
        final Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
        cal.add(Calendar.DATE, -days);

        return cal.getTime();
    }
}