*
     * @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

    }

    @Test
    public void test_parseDate() {
        Date date;

        date = FessFunctions.parseDate("");
        assertNull(date);

        date = FessFunctions.parseDate("2004-04-01T12:34:56.123Z");
        assertEquals("2004-04-01T12:34:56.123Z", FessFunctions.formatDate(date));

        date = FessFunctions.parseDate("2004-04-01T12:34:56Z");

    }

    ReleasedVersion releasedVersion(String version, long date = System.currentTimeMillis()) {
        new ReleasedVersion(version, format.format(new Date(date)))
    }

    ReleasedVersion snapshot(String baseVersion, long date = System.currentTimeMillis()) {
        releasedVersion("${baseVersion}-${format.format(new Date(date))}", date)
    }

    }

    /**
     * Gets the cookie expiry date.
     *
     * @return the expiry date
     */
    public Date getExpiryDate() {
        return expiryDate;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the cookie expiry date.
     *
     * @param expiryDate the expiry date
     */
    public void setExpiryDate(final Date expiryDate) {
        this.expiryDate = expiryDate;
    }

    /**

   * either the field is absent or cannot be parsed as a date.
   */
  fun getDate(name: String): Date? = get(name)?.toHttpDateOrNull()

  /**
   * Returns the last value corresponding to the specified field parsed as an HTTP date, or null if
   * either the field is absent or cannot be parsed as a date.
   */
  @Suppress("NewApi")

    }

    ReleasedVersion releasedVersion(String version, long date = System.currentTimeMillis()) {
        new ReleasedVersion(version, format.format(new Date(date)))
    }

    ReleasedVersion snapshot(String baseVersion, long date = System.currentTimeMillis()) {
        releasedVersion("${baseVersion}-${format.format(new Date(date))}", date)
    }

        date_part = match.group(2)

        if date_part:
            print(f"Latest release {version} already has a date: {date_part}")
            sys.exit(0)

        today = date.today().isoformat()
        lines[i] = f"## {version} ({today})\n"
        print(f"Added date: {version} ({today})")

        with open(RELEASE_NOTES_FILE, "w") as f:
            f.writelines(lines)
        sys.exit(0)

        assertEquals("Unicode characters should be preserved", original, deserialized);
    }

    /**
     * Test serialization of Date objects
     */
    @Test
    public void test_serializeDeserialize_date() {
        Date original = new Date();

        byte[] serialized = serializer.fromObjectToBinary(original);
        assertNotNull(serialized, "Serialized data should not be null");

        }

        return processFieldConfigs(dataMap, fieldConfigs);
    }

    /**
     * Get the last modified date.
     * @param dataMap The data map.
     * @param responseData The response data.
     * @return The last modified date.
     */
    protected Date getLastModified(final Map<String, Object> dataMap, final ResponseData responseData) {

        }

        if (file == null) {
            // TODO throw something instead?
            return true;
        }

        Date lastCheckDate;

        if (file.exists()) {
            lastCheckDate = new Date(file.lastModified());
        } else {
            File touchfile = getTouchfile(artifact);
            lastCheckDate = readLastUpdated(touchfile, getRepositoryKey(repository));