private long getStartTime(Query request, String context) throws BeanValidationException {
if (request.getStartAbsolute() != null) {
return request.getStartAbsolute();
} else if (request.getStartRelative() != null) {
return request.getStartRelative().getTimeRelativeTo(System.currentTimeMillis());
} else {
throw new BeanValidationException(
new SimpleConstraintViolation("start_time", "relative or absolute time must be set"),
context);
}
}
