import java.time.LocalDateTime;

import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;

import java.time.format.DateTimeParseException;

import java.util.ArrayList;

import java.util.List;

public class TimestampParser {

/**

* Parses timestamp arguments and returns a list of LocalDateTime objects.

*

* @param timestampStrings A list of strings representing timestamps.

* @return A list of LocalDateTime objects parsed from the input strings.

* Returns an empty list if input is null or empty, or if parsing fails.

*/

public static List<LocalDateTime> parseTimestamps(List<String> timestampStrings) {

List<LocalDateTime> parsedDates = new ArrayList<>();

if (timestampStrings == null || timestampStrings.isEmpty()) {

return parsedDates;

}

for (String timestampString : timestampStrings) {

try {

// Define the expected timestamp format. Adjust as needed.

DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");

// Parse the timestamp string into a LocalDateTime object

LocalDateTime dateTime = LocalDateTime.parse(timestampString, formatter);

parsedDates.add(dateTime);

} catch (DateTimeParseException e) {

// Handle parsing errors (e.g., invalid timestamp format)

System.err.println("Error parsing timestamp: " + timestampString + ". Skipping.");

// Optionally, you could log the error or take other actions.

}

}

return parsedDates;

}

public static void main(String[] args) {

// Example usage

List<String> timestamps = List.of("2024-10-26 10:00:00", "2024-10-27 14:30:00", "invalid-date");

List<LocalDateTime> parsedTimestamps = parseTimestamps(timestamps);

for (LocalDateTime dateTime : parsedTimestamps) {

System.out.println(dateTime);

}

}

}