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) {

        final Date date = toDate("10/9/7");
        assertThat(new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd").format(date), is("2010/09/07"));
    }

    /**
     * @throws Exception
     */
    @Test
    public void testToDate_MediumStyle() throws Exception {
        final Date date = toDate("2010/9/7");
        assertThat(new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd").format(date), is("2010/09/07"));
    }

    /**

     *
     * @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));

		},
		{ // Expiration with invalid date
			inputXML: ` <Expiration>
                                    <Date>invalid date</Date>
                                    </Expiration>`,
			expectedErr: errLifecycleInvalidDate,
		},
		{ // Expiration with both number of days nor a date
			inputXML: `<Expiration>
		                    <Date>2019-04-20T00:01:00Z</Date>
		                    </Expiration>`,

                    date = date.clone().hour(hour).minute(minute).second(second);
                }
                this.endDate = null;
                this.setStartDate(date.clone());
            } else if (!this.endDate && date.isBefore(this.startDate)) {
                //special case: clicking the same date for start/end,
                //but the time of the end date is before the start date

    }

    /**
     * @throws Exception
     */
    @Test
    public void testToCalendar() throws Exception {
        final Date date = new Date();
        final Calendar cal = CalendarConversionUtil.toCalendar(date);
        assertEquals(date, cal.getTime());
    }

    /**
     *
     * @throws Exception
     */
    @Test
    public void testLocalize() throws Exception {

		// (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",