final Date date = toDate(str, format);
            if (date != null) {
                return date;
            }
        }
        final Date date = toDate(str, locale);
        if (date != null) {
            return date;
        }
        final java.sql.Date sqlDate = toSqlDateJdbcEscape(str);
        if (sqlDate != null) {

     *
     * @param value the date string to parse
     * @return parsed Date object, or null if parsing fails
     */
    public static Date parseDate(final String value) {
        return parseDate(value, Constants.DATE_OPTIONAL_TIME);
    }

    /**
     * Parses a date string using the specified format.
     *
     * @param value the date string to parse

            final Date date = toDate(str, format);
            if (date != null) {
                return new Timestamp(date.getTime());
            }
        }
        final Date date = toDate(str, locale);
        if (date != null) {
            return new Timestamp(date.getTime());
        }
        final Timestamp timestamp = toSqlTimestampJdbcEscape(str);

            final SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern, locale);
            final Date date = toDate(str, format);
            if (date != null) {
                return new Time(date.getTime());
            }
        }
        final Date date = toDate(str, locale);
        if (date != null) {
            return new Time(date.getTime());
        }
        final Time time = toSqlTimeJdbcEscape(str);

        Metadata source = createMetadataFromArtifact(artifact);
        Date date = new Date();
        addSnapshotVersion(target.getVersioning(), date, artifact);
        SnapshotVersion sv1 = addSnapshotVersion(source.getVersioning(), date, artifact);
        // although nothing has changed merge returns true, as the last modified date is equal
        // TODO: improve merge here?
        assertTrue(target.merge(source));

		// (6) Should error if the request is not ready yet, ie X-Amz-Date is in the future.
		{
			queryParams: map[string]string{
				"X-Amz-Algorithm":      signV4Algorithm,
				"X-Amz-Date":           now.Add(1 * time.Hour).Format(iso8601Format),
				"X-Amz-Expires":        "60",
				"X-Amz-Signature":      "badsignature",
				"X-Amz-SignedHeaders":  "host;x-amz-content-sha256;x-amz-date",

			}
			// validating presign date field.
			if testCase.expectedPreSignValues.Date.UTC().Format(iso8601Format) != parsedPreSign.Date.UTC().Format(iso8601Format) {
				t.Errorf("Test %d: Expected date to be %v, but got %v", i+1, testCase.expectedPreSignValues.Date.UTC().Format(iso8601Format), parsedPreSign.Date.UTC().Format(iso8601Format))
			}
		}
	}

        PacDataInputStream pacStream = new PacDataInputStream(bais);

        Date date = pacStream.readFiletime();
        assertNotNull(date);
        // The date should be around 1970 (allowing for some conversion differences)
        assertTrue(date.getYear() + 1900 >= 1969 && date.getYear() + 1900 <= 1971);
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("Test invalid FILETIME handling")

    public void testToDate_ShortStyle() throws Exception {
        final Date date = toDate("10/9/7 11:49", Locale.JAPAN);
        assertThat(new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss").format(date), is("2010/09/07 11:49:00"));
    }

    /**
     * @throws Exception
     */
    @Test
    public void testToDate_MediumStyle() throws Exception {
        final Date date = toDate("2010/9/7 11:49:10", Locale.JAPAN);

      .isEqualTo(date("1950-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000").time)
    assertThat(Adapters.parseUtcTime("500101010000Z"))
      .isEqualTo(date("1950-01-01T01:00:00.000+0000").time)

    assertThat(Adapters.parseUtcTime("491231225959Z"))
      .isEqualTo(date("2049-12-31T22:59:59.000+0000").time)
    assertThat(Adapters.parseUtcTime("491231235959Z"))
      .isEqualTo(date("2049-12-31T23:59:59.000+0000").time)
  }