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

            putValue(data, "Message-ID", message.getMessageID());
            putValue(data, "Message-Number", message.getMessageNumber());
            putValue(data, "Received-Date", getReceivedDate(message));
            putValue(data, "Reply-To", message.getReplyTo());
            putValue(data, "Sender", message.getSender());
            putValue(data, "Sent-Date", message.getSentDate());

            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);

        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")

        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));

     * Constructs a PAC logon information object from raw PAC data.
     * @param data the raw PAC logon info buffer data
     * @throws PACDecodingException if the data is malformed or invalid
     */
    public PacLogonInfo(final byte[] data) throws PACDecodingException {
        try {
            final PacDataInputStream pacStream = new PacDataInputStream(new DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(data)));

            // Skip firsts

     */
    public static int enc_time(final Date date, final byte[] dst, final int di, final int enc) {
        long t;

        return switch (enc) {
        case TIME_1970_SEC_32BE -> enc_uint32be((int) (date.getTime() / 1000L), dst, di);
        case TIME_1970_SEC_32LE -> enc_uint32le((int) (date.getTime() / 1000L), dst, di);

    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);