ElasticSearchDateConverter.java

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package org.apache.metamodel.elasticsearch.common;

import org.apache.metamodel.util.TimeComparator;

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

/**
 * Util class to convert date strings from ElasticSearch to
 * proper java Dates.
 */
public final class ElasticSearchDateConverter {

    public static Date tryToConvert(String dateAsString) {
        try {
            SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSX");
            return dateFormat.parse(dateAsString);
        } catch (ParseException e) {
            return TimeComparator.toDate(dateAsString);
        }
    }
}