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package org.apache.james.imap.encode;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.TimeZone;
import org.apache.commons.lang.time.FastDateFormat;
/**
* Utility methods for IMAP encoding.
*/
public class EncoderUtils {
/**
* Encodes a date in IMAP <code>date-time</code> format.
*
* @param date
* <code>Date</code>, not null
* @return encoded IMAP <code>date-time</code>, not null
*/
public static String encodeDateTime(final Date date) {
final FastDateFormat format = FastDateFormat.getInstance("dd-MMM-yyyy HH:mm:ss Z", TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"), Locale.US);
final String result = format.format(date);
return result;
}
}