public static long getTimestamp(final String date) {
    final Date d = Format.parseDate(date);

    if (d == null) return 0;

    return d.getTime();
  }
  public static synchronized int getVersion(final String version, final long timestamp) {
    final DB db = new DB();

    final int time = (int) (timestamp / 1000);

    db.query(
        "SELECT vernumber FROM buildsystem_versions WHERE version='"
            + Format.escSQL(version)
            + "' AND lastchange="
            + time
            + ";");

    if (db.moveNext()) {
      return db.geti(1);
    }

    db.query(
        "SELECT vernumber FROM buildsystem_versions WHERE version='"
            + Format.escSQL(version)
            + "' AND lastchange<"
            + time
            + " ORDER BY lastchange DESC LIMIT 1;");

    int iPrevVersion = -1;

    if (db.moveNext()) {
      iPrevVersion = db.geti(1);
    }

    db.query(
        "SELECT vernumber FROM buildsystem_versions WHERE version='"
            + Format.escSQL(version)
            + "' AND lastchange>"
            + time
            + " ORDER BY lastchange ASC LIMIT 1;");

    if (db.moveNext()) {
      // there is something newer
      final int iNextVersion = db.geti(1);

      if (iPrevVersion < 0) return iNextVersion - 1;
      else return iPrevVersion;
    }

    // we have to insert the new version

    final int iNewVersion = (iPrevVersion < 0 ? 1 : iPrevVersion + 1);

    if (db.syncUpdateQuery(
        "INSERT INTO buildsystem_versions(version, lastchange, vernumber) VALUES ('"
            + Format.escSQL(version)
            + "', "
            + time
            + ", "
            + iNewVersion
            + ");")) {
      return iNewVersion;
    }

    // hmm, it failed, maybe it got inserted in the mean time? (shouldn't but ... let's be very
    // sure)
    db.query(
        "SELECT vernumber FROM buildsystem_versions WHERE version='"
            + Format.escSQL(version)
            + "' AND lastchange="
            + time
            + ";");

    if (db.moveNext()) return db.geti(1);

    return 0;
  }