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+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package httputil
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// ParseTSParam takes a req (typically from an application service) and parses a Time object
+// from the req if it exists in the query parameters. If it doesn't exist, the
+// current time is returned.
+func ParseTSParam(req *http.Request) (time.Time, error) {
+	// Use the ts parameter's value for event time if present
+	tsStr := req.URL.Query().Get("ts")
+	if tsStr == "" {
+		return time.Now(), nil
+	}
+
+	// The parameter exists, parse into a Time object
+	ts, err := strconv.ParseInt(tsStr, 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf("Param 'ts' is no valid int (%s)", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	return time.Unix(ts/1000, 0), nil
+}