SamlDateUtils.java

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package org.jasig.cas.util;

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

/**
 * SAML date utilities.
 *
 * @author Scott Battaglia
 * @since 3.1
 */
public final class SamlDateUtils {

    private SamlDateUtils() {
        // nothing to do
    }

    public static String getCurrentDateAndTime() {
        return getFormattedDateAndTime(new Date());
    }

    public static String getFormattedDateAndTime(final Date date) {
        final DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(
            "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'");
        // Google Does not set this.
        // dateFormat.setTimeZone(UTC_TIME_ZONE);
        return dateFormat.format(date);
    }
}