[New] Now all date parsing and formatting is done using ISO8601

src/main/java/li/strolch/model/Order.java

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import li.strolch.model.Locator.LocatorBuilder;
 import org.w3c.dom.Document;
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
 
+import ch.eitchnet.utils.iso8601.ISO8601FormatFactory;
+
 /**
  * The Order is an object used in the EDF to transfer data from one range to another. Orders are not to be thought of as
  * Resources. Resources are supposed to be thought of as things i.e. a table, a machine and so forth, where a order is
@@ -92,11 +94,10 @@ public class Order extends GroupedParameterizedElement {
 		String date = element.getAttribute(Tags.DATE);
 		String state = element.getAttribute(Tags.STATE);
 
-		// TODO the format should be globally configured
 		if (date == null || date.isEmpty()) {
 			setDate(0);
 		} else {
-			setDate(Long.parseLong(date));
+			setDate(ISO8601FormatFactory.getInstance().getDateFormat().parse(date));
 		}
 
 		if (state == null || state.isEmpty()) {
@@ -142,8 +143,7 @@ public class Order extends GroupedParameterizedElement {
 		Element orderElement = doc.createElement(Tags.ORDER);
 		fillElement(orderElement);
 
-		// TODO the format should be globally configured
+		orderElement.setAttribute(Tags.DATE, ISO8601FormatFactory.getInstance().formatDate(this.date));
-		orderElement.setAttribute(Tags.DATE, Long.toString(this.date));
 		orderElement.setAttribute(Tags.STATE, this.state.toString());
 
 		return orderElement;
@@ -187,9 +187,8 @@ public class Order extends GroupedParameterizedElement {
 		builder.append(this.type);
 		builder.append(", state=");
 		builder.append(this.state);
-		// TODO the format should be globally configured
 		builder.append(", date=");
-		builder.append(this.date);
+		builder.append(ISO8601FormatFactory.getInstance().formatDate(this.date));
 		builder.append("]");
 
 		return builder.toString();

src/main/java/li/strolch/model/ParameterizedElement.java

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import li.strolch.model.parameter.FloatParameter;
 import li.strolch.model.parameter.IntegerParameter;
 import li.strolch.model.parameter.LongParameter;
 import li.strolch.model.parameter.Parameter;
+import li.strolch.model.parameter.StringListParameter;
 import li.strolch.model.parameter.StringParameter;
 
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
@@ -239,6 +240,9 @@ public abstract class ParameterizedElement extends AbstractStrolchElement {
 			} else if (paramtype.equals(BooleanParameter.TYPE)) {
 				BooleanParameter param = new BooleanParameter(paramElement);
 				addParameter(param);
+			} else if (paramtype.equals(StringListParameter.TYPE)) {
+				StringListParameter param = new StringListParameter(paramElement);
+				addParameter(param);
 			} else {
 				String msg = "What kind of parameter is this: {0}"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 				msg = MessageFormat.format(msg, paramtype);

src/main/java/li/strolch/model/parameter/AbstractParameter.java

@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractParameter<T> extends AbstractStrolchElement implem
 
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 0L;
 
-	protected boolean hidden;
+	protected boolean hidden = false;
-	protected String interpretation;
+	protected String interpretation = INTERPRETATION_NONE;
-	protected String uom;
+	protected String uom = UOM_NONE;
 
 	protected ParameterizedElement parent;
 
@@ -149,18 +149,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractParameter<T> extends AbstractStrolchElement implem
 		}
 
 		String interpretation = element.getAttribute(Tags.INTERPRETATION);
-		String isHidden = element.getAttribute(Tags.HIDDEN);
+		String hidden = element.getAttribute(Tags.HIDDEN);
 		String uom = element.getAttribute(Tags.UOM);
 
 		setInterpretation(interpretation);
 		setUom(uom);
 
-		if (isHidden == null) {
+		if (StringHelper.isEmpty(hidden)) {
 			setHidden(false);
 		} else {
-			if (isHidden.equalsIgnoreCase(Boolean.TRUE.toString())) {
+			if (hidden.equalsIgnoreCase(Boolean.TRUE.toString())) {
 				setHidden(true);
-			} else if (isHidden.equalsIgnoreCase(Boolean.FALSE.toString())) {
+			} else if (hidden.equalsIgnoreCase(Boolean.FALSE.toString())) {
 				setHidden(false);
 			} else {
 				String msg = "Boolean string must be either {0} or {1}"; //$NON-NLS-1$

src/main/java/li/strolch/model/parameter/DateParameter.java

@@ -21,14 +21,15 @@
  */
 package li.strolch.model.parameter;
 
-import java.text.DateFormat;
 import java.text.MessageFormat;
 
-import org.w3c.dom.Element;
-
 import li.strolch.exception.StrolchException;
 import li.strolch.model.Tags;
+
+import org.w3c.dom.Element;
+
 import ch.eitchnet.utils.helper.StringHelper;
+import ch.eitchnet.utils.iso8601.ISO8601FormatFactory;
 
 /**
  * @author Robert von Burg <eitch@eitchnet.ch>
@@ -73,14 +74,12 @@ public class DateParameter extends AbstractParameter<Long> {
 			throw new StrolchException(msg);
 		}
 
-		setValue(Long.valueOf(valueS));
+		setValue(ISO8601FormatFactory.getInstance().getDateFormat().parse(valueS));
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public String getValueAsString() {
-		// TODO the format should be globally configured
+		return ISO8601FormatFactory.getInstance().formatDate(this.value);
-		DateFormat dateFormat = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.SHORT);
-		return dateFormat.format(this.value);
 	}
 
 	@Override

src/main/java/li/strolch/model/parameter/Parameter.java

@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ public interface Parameter<T> extends StrolchElement {
 	/**
 	 * the value of the parameter
 	 * 
-	 * @param obj
+	 * @param value
 	 */
-	public void setValue(T obj);
+	public void setValue(T value);
 
 	/**
 	 * get the hidden attribute