tests/org.eclipse.wst.xml.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/wst/xml/core/tests/util/TimestampUtil.java

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package org.eclipse.wst.xml.core.tests.util;

import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;

/**
 * @author davidw
 *
 * This class provides one timestamp per VM run.
 * (Technically, per class loading.)
 */
public class TimestampUtil {

	private static Date timestamp = null;
	private static DateFormat shortFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy'-'MM'-'dd");
	//	private static DateFormat longFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'-'kk'-'mm'-'ss");

	private static String nowShort = null;

	public static String timestamp() {

		if (TimestampUtil.nowShort == null) {
			TimestampUtil.nowShort = shortFormat.format(ensureTimestamp());
		}
		return TimestampUtil.nowShort;
	}

	protected static Date ensureTimestamp() {
		// just calculate 'timestamp' once per class loading, 
		// so this 'timestamp' remains the same during 
		// entire run. 
		if (TimestampUtil.timestamp == null) {
			Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
			TimestampUtil.timestamp = calendar.getTime();
		}
		return TimestampUtil.timestamp;
	}

}