}

    /*-- START helper methods to populate metadata objects ---*/
    private static final String SNAPSHOT = "SNAPSHOT";

    private static final String DEFAULT_SNAPSHOT_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT = "yyyyMMdd.HHmmss";

    private static final String DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT = "yyyyMMddHHmmss";

    private static String formatDate(Date date, boolean forSnapshotTimestamp) {
        // logic from metadata.mdo, class "Versioning"

        <field>
          <name>timestamp</name>
          <version>1.0.0+</version>
          <description>The timestamp when this version was deployed. The timestamp is expressed using UTC in the format yyyyMMdd.HHmmss.</description>
          <type>String</type>
        </field>
        <field>
          <name>buildNumber</name>
          <version>1.0.0+</version>
          <description>The incremental build number</description>

    }

    /**
     * @throws Exception
     */
    @Test
    public void testToPlainPattern() throws Exception {
        assertThat(toPlainPattern("y/M/d H:m:s"), is("yyMMdd HHmmss"));
    }