How to use

parsePeriod

method

in

org.geoserver.ows.kvp.TimeParser

private static Number parseValue(String s, Class dataType) throws ParseException {
  if (Date.class.isAssignableFrom(dataType)) {
    return TimeParser.parsePeriod(s);
  }
  // TODO: add support for Number, e.g., elevation
  throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported value type " + dataType);
}

  durationOffset = parsePeriod(period[0]);
} else {
  begin = beginning(getFuzzyDate(period[0]));
    durationOffset = parsePeriod(period[1]);
    final Calendar calendar = new GregorianCalendar();
    calendar.setTimeInMillis(begin.getTime() + durationOffset);

/**
 * Tests only the increment part of the time parameter.
 *
 * @throws ParseException if the string can't be parsed.
 */
public void testPeriod() throws ParseException {
  final long millisInDay = TimeParser.MILLIS_IN_DAY;
  assertEquals(millisInDay, TimeParser.parsePeriod("P1D"));
  assertEquals(3 * millisInDay, TimeParser.parsePeriod("P3D"));
  assertEquals(14 * millisInDay, TimeParser.parsePeriod("P2W"));
  assertEquals(8 * millisInDay, TimeParser.parsePeriod("P1W1D"));
  assertEquals(millisInDay, TimeParser.parsePeriod("PT24H"));
  assertEquals(Math.round(1.5 * millisInDay), TimeParser.parsePeriod("P1.5D"));
}

Date[] range = parseTimeDuration(period);
final long millisIncrement = parsePeriod(period[2]);
final long startTime = range[0].getTime();
final long endTime = range[1].getTime();