code: public static boolean isNowOrTodayFormat(String value) {
          boolean ret = false;
          if (value != null) {
              String lowerValue = value.toLowerCase();
              if (lowerValue.length() >= NOW_LENGTH && lowerValue.startsWith(NOW)) {
                  ret = true;
              } else if (lowerValue.length() >= TODAY_LENGTH && lowerValue.startsWith(TODAY)) {
                  ret = true;
              }
          }
          return ret;
      }
docs: Checks if date starts with "NOW" or "TODAY".
  
  @param value value to test
  @return true if value starts with "NOW" or "TODAY" (case insensitive), false otherwise.