DateTime.java

package com.rectang.xsm.widget;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.io.Serializable;

import org.jdom.Element;

public class DateTime
        extends Date
        implements Serializable
{

    private static SimpleDateFormat store = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm" );
    private static SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat( "EEE, d MMMM yyyy 'at' hh:mm aaa" );

    public DateTime( java.lang.String name )
    {
        super( name );
    }

    public static synchronized java.util.Date parseDateTime( Element node )
    {
        if ( node == null || node.getValue() == null || node.getValue().equals( "" ) )
        {
            return new java.util.Date();
        }
        try
        {
            return store.parse( node.getValue() );
        }
        catch ( Exception e )
        {
            return new java.util.Date();
        }
    }

    public static synchronized java.lang.String formatDateTime( java.util.Date date )
    {
        return store.format( date );
    }

    private synchronized java.lang.String renderDateTime( java.util.Date date )
    {
        return format.format( date );
    }

    public void view( Element node, StringBuffer s )
    {
        s.append( renderDateTime( parseDateTime( node ) ) );
    }

    public void publish( Element node, StringBuffer s )
    {
        s.append( renderDateTime( parseDateTime( node ) ) );
    }

    protected SimpleDateFormat getStoreFormat()
    {
        return store;
    }

    public void create( Element node )
    {
        node.setText( formatDateTime( new java.util.Date() ) );
    }
}