docs: public static Date parseDate(final String input) {
          try {
              return df.get().parse(input);
          } catch (final ParseException e) {
              try {
                  // FIXME: Workaround to make the tests run with non-English locales
                  return new SimpleDateFormat(DATE_FORMAT_MASK, Locale.UK).parse(input);
              } catch (ParseException e1) {
                  throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid date input format: ["
                          + input + "] it should follow: [" + DATE_FORMAT_MASK + "]");
              }
          }
      }