CacheDateUtils (JSON Pipeline API 0.7.1-SNAPSHOT API)

java.lang.Object
- io.wcm.caravan.pipeline.cache.CacheDateUtils

```
@ProviderType
public final class CacheDateUtils
extends Object
```
some formatting/parsing functions for the date-format to be used in HTTP headers (see http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616#section-3.3.1)

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static String`	`formatCurrentTime()`
`static String`	`formatRelativeTime(int secondsRelativeToNow)`
`static int`	`getSecondsSince(String rfc1123Date)`
`static int`	`getSecondsUntil(String rfc1123Date)`
`static Date`	`parse(String rfc1123Date)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - formatCurrentTime
```
public static String formatCurrentTime()
```
    Returns:
    
    the current date and time in RFC-1123 format (e.g. "Sun, 06 Nov 1994 08:49:37 GMT")
  - formatRelativeTime
```
public static String formatRelativeTime(int secondsRelativeToNow)
```
    Parameters:
    
    secondsRelativeToNow - offset to the current time (positive or negative!)
    
    Returns:
    
    that time in RFC-1123 format (e.g. "Sun, 06 Nov 1994 08:49:37 GMT")
  - parse
```
public static Date parse(String rfc1123Date)
```
    Parameters:
    
    rfc1123Date - date and time in RFC-1123 format (e.g. "Sun, 06 Nov 1994 08:49:37 GMT")
    
    Returns:
    
    the parsed date
  - getSecondsSince
```
public static int getSecondsSince(String rfc1123Date)
```
    Parameters:
    
    rfc1123Date - date and time in RFC-1123 format (e.g. "Sun, 06 Nov 1994 08:49:37 GMT")
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of seconds that have passed since the given date
  - getSecondsUntil
```
public static int getSecondsUntil(String rfc1123Date)
```
    Parameters:
    
    rfc1123Date - date and time in RFC-1123 format (e.g. "Sun, 06 Nov 1994 08:49:37 GMT")
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of seconds until the given date