}
        if (obj instanceof Number) {
            return new Date(((Number) obj).longValue());
        }
        if (obj instanceof String) {
            final SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS'Z'");
            sdf.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
            try {
                return sdf.parse(obj.toString());
            } catch (final ParseException e) {