using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace Nuclex.Networking.Gallery3 {

  /// <summary>
  ///   Contains helper methods for dealing with the DateTime structure
  /// </summary>
  internal static class DateTimeHelper {

    /// <summary>A DateTime instance pointing to Jan, 1 in 1970</summary>
    public static readonly DateTime JanFirst1970 = new DateTime(1970, 1, 1);

    /// <summary>Converts a gallery time into the System.DateTime type</summary>
    /// <param name="galleryTime">Gallery time that will be converted</param>
    /// <returns>The equivalent System.DateTime for the specified gallery time</returns>
    public static DateTime DateTimeFromGalleryTime(int galleryTime) {
      return JanFirst1970.AddSeconds(galleryTime);
    }

  }

} // namespace Nuclex.Networking.Gallery3