final Calendar cal = DateConverter.toCalendar(value);
                return cal != null ? cal.getTime() : null;
            }

            final long time = Joda.forPattern(format).parseMillis(value);
            return new Date(time);
        } catch (final Exception e) {
            return null;
        }
    }

    /**

			<plugin>
				<groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
				<artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
				<version>2.26.0</version>
				<executions>
					<execution>
						<goals>
							<goal>format</goal>
						</goals>
					</execution>
				</executions>
				<configuration>
					<configFile>https://www.codelibs.org/assets/formatter/eclipse-formatter-1.1.xml</configFile>
				</configuration>

   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>{@code padStart("7", 3, '0')} returns {@code "007"}
   *   <li>{@code padStart("2010", 3, '0')} returns {@code "2010"}
   * </ul>
   *
   * <p>See {@link java.util.Formatter} for a richer set of formatting capabilities.
   *
   * @param string the string which should appear at the end of the result
   * @param minLength the minimum length the resulting string must have. Can be zero or negative, in

				</configuration>
			</plugin>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>com.mycila</groupId>
				<artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
			</plugin>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
				<artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
			</plugin>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>com.github.hazendaz.maven</groupId>
				<artifactId>yuicompressor-maven-plugin</artifactId>
				<executions>
					<execution>

6. **Push** to the branch: `git push origin feature/amazing-feature`
7. **Submit** a Pull Request with detailed description

### Code Standards
- Follow the project's Eclipse formatter configuration
- Add Apache License 2.0 headers to new files: `mvn license:format`
- Maintain comprehensive JavaDoc documentation
- Write thorough unit tests with good coverage