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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;
    }
}
