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The IllegalInstantException.java Java example source code

/*
 *  Copyright 2001-2013 Stephen Colebourne
 *
 *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package org.joda.time;

import org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormat;

/**
 * Exception thrown when attempting to create an instant or date-time that cannot exist.
 * <p>
 * Classes like {@code DateTime} only store valid date-times.
 * One of the cases where validity is important is handling daylight savings time (DST).
 * In many places DST is used, where the local clock moves forward by an hour in spring and back by an hour in autumn/fall.
 * This means that in spring, there is a "gap" where a local time does not exist.
 * <p>
 * This exception refers to this gap, and it means that your application tried to create
 * a date-time inside the gap - a time that did not exist.
 * Since Joda-Time objects must be valid, this is not allowed.
 * <p>
 * Possible solutions may be as follows:<br />
 * Use <code>LocalDateTime, as all local date-times are valid.

 * When converting a <code>LocalDate to a DateTime, then use toDateTimeAsStartOfDay()
 * as this handles and manages any gaps.<br />
 * When parsing, use <code>parseLocalDateTime() if the string being parsed has no time-zone.
 *
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 * @since 2.2
 */
public class IllegalInstantException extends IllegalArgumentException {
    
    /** Serialization lock. */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 2858712538216L;


    /**
     * Constructor.
     * 
     * @param message  the message
     */
    public IllegalInstantException(String message) {
        super(message);
    }

    /**
     * Constructor.
     * 
     * @param instantLocal  the local instant
     * @param zoneId  the time-zone ID, may be null
     */
    public IllegalInstantException(long instantLocal, String zoneId) {
        super(createMessage(instantLocal, zoneId));
    }

    private static String createMessage(long instantLocal, String zoneId) {
        String localDateTime = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS").print(new Instant(instantLocal));
        String zone = (zoneId != null ? " (" + zoneId + ")" : "");
        return "Illegal instant due to time zone offset transition (daylight savings time 'gap'): " + localDateTime + zone;
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /**
     * Checks if the exception is, or has a cause, of {@code IllegalInstantException}.
     * 
     * @param ex  the exception to check
     * @return true if an {@code IllegalInstantException}
     */
    public static boolean isIllegalInstant(Throwable ex) {
        if (ex instanceof IllegalInstantException) {
            return true;
        }
        while (ex.getCause() != null && ex.getCause() != ex) {
            return isIllegalInstant(ex.getCause());
        }
        return false;
    }

}