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1   /*
2    * This file is a part of CAST project.
3    * (c) Copyright 2007, AGH University of Science & Technology
4    * https://caribou.iisg.agh.edu.pl/trac/cast
5    *
6    * Licensed under the Eclipse Public License, Version 1.0 (the "License").
7    * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
8    * You may obtain a copy of the License at
9    * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
10   */
11  /*
12   * File: ReadableDateFactory.java
13   * Created: 2007-00-00
14   * Author: klewandowski
15   * $Id: ReadableDateFactory.java 2306 2009-01-12 21:38:39Z tmilos $
16   */
17  
18  package pl.edu.agh.cast.util;
19  
20  import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
21  import java.util.Date;
22  
23  /**
24   * Class working as a factory providing nicely formated dates.
25   *
26   * @author AGH CAST Team
27   */
28  public final class ReadableDateFactory {
29  
30  	private static SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(Messages.ReadableDateFactory_Format);
31  
32  	private ReadableDateFactory() {
33  	}
34  
35  	/**
36  	 * Get current date in a nice, internationalized format.
37  	 *
38  	 * @return Date as string.
39  	 */
40  	public static String getReadableDate() {
41  		return simpleDateFormat.format(new Date());
42  	}
43  
44  	/**
45  	 * Get a date in a nice, internationalized format.
46  	 *
47  	 * @param d
48  	 *            date to return
49  	 * @return internationalized string representation of the date
50  	 */
51  	public static String getReadableDate(Date d) {
52  		return simpleDateFormat.format(d);
53  	}
54  
55  }