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/*
 * GWTEventService
 * Copyright (c) 2011 and beyond, strawbill UG (haftungsbeschr?nkt)
 *
 * This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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 *
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 */
package de.novanic.eventservice.util;

/**
 * Utility class to ensure the platform independency.
 *
 * @author sstrohschein
 *         
Date: 11.01.2009
 *         
Time: 15:27:04
 */
public final class PlatformUtil
{
    private static final String NEW_LINE_CHAR;

    static {
        NEW_LINE_CHAR = createNewLineChar();
    }

    private PlatformUtil() {}

    /**
     * Returns the new line character for the corresponding platform.
     * @return new line character
     */
    public static String getNewLine() {
        return NEW_LINE_CHAR;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the current time in milliseconds.
     * @return current time in milliseconds
     */
    public static long getCurrentTime() {
        return System.currentTimeMillis();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the new line character for the corresponding platform.
     * @return new line character
     */
    private static String createNewLineChar() {
        String theNewLineChar = System.getProperty("line.separator");
        if(theNewLineChar == null) {
            theNewLineChar = "\n";
        }
        return theNewLineChar;
    }
}