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;
        }
    }

    /**

    private long[] dates;
    private Supplier<Rounding.Prepared> rounderBuilder;

    @Setup
    public void buildDates() {
        String[] r = range.split(" to ");
        min = FORMATTER.parseMillis(r[0]);
        max = FORMATTER.parseMillis(r[1]);
        dates = new long[count];
        long date = min;
        long diff = (max - min) / dates.length;
        for (int i = 0; i < dates.length; i++) {
            if (date >= max) {

        @Override
        public Object getAsObject(final String value) {
            if (StringUtil.isEmpty(value)) {
                return null;
            }
            return new Timestamp(DEFAULT_DATE_PRINTER.parseMillis(value));
        }

        /**
         * Determines if this converter can handle the specified class.
         *
         * @param clazz The class to check.