*
     * @return The current time.
     */
    public Date getCurrentTime() {
        return new Date(getCurrentTimeAsLong());
    }

    /**
     * Gets the current time in milliseconds.
     *
     * @return The current time in milliseconds.
     */
    public long getCurrentTimeAsLong() {
        return System.currentTimeMillis();
    }

    /**

            final OptionalThing<FessUserBean> userBean) {
        final SystemHelper systemHelper = ComponentUtil.getSystemHelper();
        final long startTime = systemHelper.getCurrentTimeAsLong();
        final long requestedTime = startTime;

        final SearchRequestParams params = rewrite(searchRequestParams);

        LaRequestUtil.getOptionalRequest().ifPresent(request -> {

            stateMap = new HashMap<>();
            session.setAttribute(STATES, stateMap);
        }
        final StateData stateData = new StateData(nonce, ComponentUtil.getSystemHelper().getCurrentTimeAsLong());
        if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
            logger.debug("Storing state in session: {}", stateData);
        }
        stateMap.put(state, stateData);
    }

    /**