package de.mv.test

import java.util.Date
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat
import java.text.ParseException

class Test
{
	String name
	Date date
}

// From the xcore tutorial
type Date wraps Date
create
{
	try
	{
		if( it != null ) new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd").parse(it);
	}
	catch( ParseException exception )
	{
		throw new RuntimeException( exception );
	}
}
convert
{
	if( it != null )
	{
		new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy-MM-dd" ).format( it );
	}
}

package de.mv.test;

import de.mv.test.impl.TestFactoryImpl;

public class Main
{
	public static void main( String[] args )
	{
                // Which one is the 'correct' one to use?
		TestFactory factory = TestFactoryImpl.init();
		TestFactoryImpl factoryImpl = new TestFactoryImpl( );
	
                // Works with factory too as the TestFactory interface knows createTest
		Test test = factoryImpl.createTest();
		test.setName( "Test" );
		
                // Now here I need the TestFactoryImpl, why is createDate only to be found in the implementation?
                test.setDate( factoryImpl.createDate( "2013-12-13" ) );
		
		System.out.println( test.getName( ) );

                // Same here, convertDate only to be found in TestFactoryImpl
		System.out.println( factoryImpl.convertDate( test.getDate( ) ) );
		System.out.println( test );
	}
}