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17  package org.apache.commons.lang3.time;
18  
19  import java.text.ParseException;
20  import java.text.ParsePosition;
21  import java.util.Calendar;
22  import java.util.Date;
23  import java.util.Locale;
24  import java.util.TimeZone;
25  
26  /**
27   * DateParser is the "missing" interface for the parsing methods of
28   * {@link java.text.DateFormat}. You can obtain an object implementing this
29   * interface by using one of the FastDateFormat factory methods.
30   * <p>
31   * Warning: Since binary compatible methods may be added to this interface in any
32   * release, developers are not expected to implement this interface.
33   *
34   * @since 3.2
35   */
36  public interface DateParser {
37  
38      /**
39       * Gets the locale used by this parser.
40       *
41       * @return the locale
42       */
43      Locale getLocale();
44  
45      // Accessors
46      /**
47       * Gets the pattern used by this parser.
48       *
49       * @return the pattern, {@link java.text.SimpleDateFormat} compatible
50       */
51      String getPattern();
52  
53      /**
54       * Gets the time zone used by this parser.
55       *
56       * <p>
57       * The default {@link TimeZone} used to create a {@link Date} when the {@link TimeZone} is not specified by
58       * the format pattern.
59       * </p>
60       *
61       * @return the time zone
62       */
63      TimeZone getTimeZone();
64  
65      /**
66       * Equivalent to DateFormat.parse(String).
67       *
68       * See {@link java.text.DateFormat#parse(String)} for more information.
69       * @param source A {@link String} whose beginning should be parsed.
70       * @return A {@link Date} parsed from the string
71       * @throws ParseException if the beginning of the specified string cannot be parsed.
72       */
73      Date parse(String source) throws ParseException;
74  
75      /**
76       * Equivalent to DateFormat.parse(String, ParsePosition).
77       *
78       * See {@link java.text.DateFormat#parse(String, ParsePosition)} for more information.
79       *
80       * @param source A {@link String}, part of which should be parsed.
81       * @param pos A {@link ParsePosition} object with index and error index information
82       * as described above.
83       * @return A {@link Date} parsed from the string. In case of error, returns null.
84       * @throws NullPointerException if text or pos is null.
85       */
86      Date parse(String source, ParsePosition pos);
87  
88      /**
89       * Parses a formatted date string according to the format.  Updates the Calendar with parsed fields.
90       * Upon success, the ParsePosition index is updated to indicate how much of the source text was consumed.
91       * Not all source text needs to be consumed.  Upon parse failure, ParsePosition error index is updated to
92       * the offset of the source text which does not match the supplied format.
93       *
94       * @param source The text to parse.
95       * @param pos On input, the position in the source to start parsing, on output, updated position.
96       * @param calendar The calendar into which to set parsed fields.
97       * @return true, if source has been parsed (pos parsePosition is updated); otherwise false (and pos errorIndex is updated)
98       * @throws IllegalArgumentException when Calendar has been set to be not lenient, and a parsed field is
99       * out of range.
100      *
101      * @since 3.5
102      */
103     boolean parse(String source, ParsePosition pos, Calendar calendar);
104 
105     /**
106      * Parses text from a string to produce a Date.
107      *
108      * @param source A {@link String} whose beginning should be parsed.
109      * @return a {@link java.util.Date} object
110      * @throws ParseException if the beginning of the specified string cannot be parsed.
111      * @see java.text.DateFormat#parseObject(String)
112      */
113     Object parseObject(String source) throws ParseException;
114 
115     /**
116      * Parses a date/time string according to the given parse position.
117      *
118      * @param source A {@link String} whose beginning should be parsed.
119      * @param pos the parse position
120      * @return a {@link java.util.Date} object
121      * @see java.text.DateFormat#parseObject(String, ParsePosition)
122      */
123     Object parseObject(String source, ParsePosition pos);
124 }