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src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/command/ScriptCommand.java

@@ -573,11 +573,11 @@ public void setRemainingMilliseconds(UUID uuid, Event event, long milliseconds)
 
 	public long getElapsedMilliseconds(UUID uuid, Event event) {
 		Date lastUsage = getLastUsage(uuid, event);
-		return lastUsage == null ? 0 : new Date().getTimestamp() - lastUsage.getTimestamp();
+		return lastUsage == null ? 0 : Date.now().getTime() - lastUsage.getTime();
 	}
 
 	public void setElapsedMilliSeconds(UUID uuid, Event event, long milliseconds) {
-		Date date = new Date();
+		Date date = Date.now();
 		date.subtract(new Timespan(milliseconds));
 		setLastUsage(uuid, event, date);
 	}

src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/conditions/CondDate.java

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public boolean check(final Event e) {
 		final long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
 		return date.check(e,
 				date -> delta.check(e,
-						timespan -> now - date.getTimestamp() >= timespan.getMilliSeconds()
+						timespan -> now - date.getTime() >= timespan.getAs(Timespan.TimePeriod.MILLISECOND)
 				), isNegated());
 	}
 

src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/expressions/ExprFormatDate.java

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ protected String[] get(Event e, Date[] source) {
 		return get(source, new Getter<String, Date>() {
 			@Override
 			public String get(Date date) {
-				return format.format(new java.util.Date(date.getTimestamp()));
+				return format.format(date);
 			}
 		});
 	}

src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/expressions/ExprUnixTicks.java

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class ExprUnixTicks extends SimplePropertyExpression<Date, Number> {
 	@Override
 	@Nullable
 	public Number convert(Date f) {
-		return f.getTimestamp() / 1000.0;
+		return f.getTime() / 1000.0;
 	}
 
 	@Override

src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/util/Date.java

@@ -1,142 +1,142 @@
-/**
- *   This file is part of Skript.
- *
- *  Skript is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- *  (at your option) any later version.
- *
- *  Skript is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- *  GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with Skript.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- * Copyright Peter Güttinger, SkriptLang team and contributors
- */
 package ch.njol.skript.util;
 
+import ch.njol.skript.SkriptConfig;
+import ch.njol.yggdrasil.YggdrasilSerializable;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
 import java.util.TimeZone;
 
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+public class Date extends java.util.Date implements YggdrasilSerializable {
 
-import ch.njol.skript.SkriptConfig;
-import ch.njol.yggdrasil.YggdrasilSerializable;
+	/**
+	 * Get a new Date with the current time
+	 *
+	 * @return New date with the current time
+	 */
+	public static Date now() {
+		return new Date();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Converts a {@link java.util.Date} to a {@link Date}.
+	 *
+	 * @param date The {@link java.util.Date} to convert.
+	 * @return The converted date.
+	 */
+	public static Date fromJavaDate(java.util.Date date) {
+		if (date instanceof Date ours)
+			return ours;
+		return new Date(date.getTime());
+	}
 
-/**
- * @author Peter Güttinger
- */
-public class Date implements Comparable<Date>, YggdrasilSerializable {
-
 	/**
 	 * Timestamp. Should always be in computer time/UTC/GMT+0.
 	 */
 	private long timestamp;
-
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new Date with the current time.
+	 */
 	public Date() {
-		this(System.currentTimeMillis());
-	}
-
-	public Date(final long timestamp) {
-		this.timestamp = timestamp;
-	}
-
-	public Date(final long timestamp, final TimeZone zone) {
-		final long offset = zone.getOffset(timestamp);
-		this.timestamp = timestamp - offset;
+		super(System.currentTimeMillis());
 	}
-	
+
 	/**
-	 * Get a new Date with the current time
+	 * Creates a new Date with the provided timestamp.
 	 *
-	 * @return New date with the current time
+	 * @param timestamp The timestamp in milliseconds.
 	 */
-	public static Date now() {
-		return new Date(System.currentTimeMillis());
-	}
-
-	public Timespan difference(final Date other) {
-		return new Timespan(Math.abs(timestamp - other.timestamp));
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public int compareTo(final @Nullable Date other) {
-		final long d = other == null ? timestamp : timestamp - other.timestamp;
-		return d < 0 ? -1 : d > 0 ? 1 : 0;
+	public Date(long timestamp) {
+		super(timestamp);
 	}
-
-	@Override
-	public String toString() {
-		return SkriptConfig.formatDate(timestamp);
-	}
-
+
 	/**
-	 * Get the timestamp of this date
+	 * Creates a new Date with the provided timestamp and timezone.
 	 *
-	 * @return The timestamp in milliseconds
+	 * @param timestamp The timestamp in milliseconds.
+	 * @param zone The timezone to use.
 	 */
-	public long getTimestamp() {
-		return timestamp;
+	public Date(long timestamp, TimeZone zone) {
+		super(timestamp - zone.getOffset(timestamp));
 	}
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * Add a {@link Timespan} to this date
 	 *
-	 * @param span Timespan to add
+	 * @param other Timespan to add
 	 */
-	public void add(final Timespan span) {
-		timestamp += span.getMilliSeconds();
+	public void add(Timespan other) {
+		timestamp += other.getAs(Timespan.TimePeriod.MILLISECOND);
+		setTime(timestamp);
 	}
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * Subtract a {@link Timespan} from this date
 	 *
-	 * @param span Timespan to subtract
+	 * @param other Timespan to subtract
 	 */
-	public void subtract(final Timespan span) {
-		timestamp -= span.getMilliSeconds();
+	public void subtract(Timespan other) {
+		timestamp -= other.getAs(Timespan.TimePeriod.MILLISECOND);
+		setTime(timestamp);
 	}
-
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the difference between this date and another date as a {@link Timespan}.
+	 *
+	 * @param other The other date.
+	 * @return The difference between the provided dates as a {@link Timespan}.
+	 */
+	public Timespan difference(Date other) {
+		return new Timespan(Math.abs(timestamp - other.timestamp));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Get a new instance of this Date with the added timespan
 	 *
-	 * @param span Timespan to add to this Date
+	 * @param other Timespan to add to this Date
 	 * @return New Date with the added timespan
 	 */
-	public Date plus(Timespan span) {
-		return new Date(timestamp + span.getMilliSeconds());
+	public Date plus(Timespan other) {
+		return new Date(timestamp + other.getAs(Timespan.TimePeriod.MILLISECOND));
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Get a new instance of this Date with the subtracted timespan
 	 *
-	 * @param span Timespan to subtract from this Date
+	 * @param other Timespan to subtract from this Date
 	 * @return New Date with the subtracted timespan
 	 */
-	public Date minus(Timespan span) {
-		return new Date(timestamp - span.getMilliSeconds());
+	public Date minus(Timespan other) {
+		return new Date(timestamp - other.getAs(Timespan.TimePeriod.MILLISECOND));
 	}
-
+
+	/**
+	 * @deprecated Use {@link #getTime()} instead.
+	 */
+	@Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+	public long getTimestamp() {
+		return timestamp;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public int hashCode() {
-		final int prime = 31;
-		int result = 1;
-		result = prime * result + (int) (timestamp ^ (timestamp >>> 32));
-		return result;
+		return 31 + Long.hashCode(timestamp);
 	}
-	
+
 	@Override
-	public boolean equals(final @Nullable Object obj) {
+	public boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj) {
 		if (this == obj)
 			return true;
 		if (obj == null)
 			return false;
-		if (!(obj instanceof Date))
+		if (!(obj instanceof java.util.Date other))
 			return false;
-		final Date other = (Date) obj;
-		return timestamp == other.timestamp;
+		return getTime() == other.getTime();
 	}
-
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return SkriptConfig.formatDate(timestamp);
+	}
+
 }

src/test/java/org/skriptlang/skript/test/tests/utils/DateTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package org.skriptlang.skript.test.tests.utils;
+
+import ch.njol.skript.util.Date;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+public class DateTest {
+
+	@Test
+	public void testNow() {
+		assertEquals(System.currentTimeMillis(), Date.now().getTime());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testFromJavaDate() {
+		java.util.Date javaDate = new java.util.Date();
+		Date date = Date.fromJavaDate(javaDate);
+		assertEquals(javaDate.getTime(), date.getTime());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testEquals() {
+		Date date1 = new Date(1000);
+		java.util.Date date2 = new java.util.Date(1000);
+		assertEquals(date1, date2);
+	}
+
+}