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NAME
    Plucene::Document::DateSerializer - Utility functions for dealing with dates

SYNOPSIS
            use Plucene::Document::DateSerializer
            my $field = Plucene::Document::Field->Text(
                    date => freeze_date(Time::Piece $t)
            );
            $doc->add($field);

DESCRIPTION
    Dates and times in Plucene should be serialized using the "freeze_date" function so that the
    Plucene::Search::DateFilter can filter on them during future searches.

SUBROUTINES
  freeze_date
            my $string = freeze_date(Time::Piece $t)

    This routine, exported by default, turns a "Time::Piece" object into a string in a format
    expected by both Plucene and Lucene.

  thaw_date
            my Time::Piece $t = Plucene::Document::DateSerializer::thaw_date($string)

    This routine is not exported, and is not used by the Plucene core. It is useful for debugging
    dates, and simply reverses the "freeze_date" operation.