LANG-1769 - FastDateFormat

[trungpnt-byte]

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A proposed fix for https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LANG-1769

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[ppkarwasz]

@trungpnt-byte,

Thank you for your contribution!

• Write a pull request description that is detailed enough to understand what the pull request does, how, and why.

Could you please expand the pull request description to clearly explain the changes you're proposing in FastDateFormat? Currently, it only references LANG-1769], but it doesn’t provide much detail on what the fix is or how it addresses the issue. A clearer summary would help reviewers understand the context and purpose of the change more easily.

• Each commit in the pull request should have a meaningful subject line and body. Note that commits might be squashed by a maintainer on merge.

Could you also amend the commit message to include a short, descriptive title summarizing the change? Right now, it only refers to the JIRA issue number, which doesn't give much insight into the nature of the fix. A more informative commit title will improve readability and traceability in the project commit history.

Note: In the current form I am unwilling to accept this PR, since it breaks compatibility between SimpleDateParser and FastDateParser. See the comment I left in LANG-1769 for a way to maintain backward compatibility and enhance FastDateParser to support strict validation of dates.

[garydgregory]

Closing: No reply in the last 2 weeks.