code: @Override
      public void encode(final BsonWriter writer, final LocalDate value, final EncoderContext encoderContext) {
          try {
              writer.writeDateTime(value.atStartOfDay(ZoneOffset.UTC).toInstant().toEpochMilli());
          } catch (ArithmeticException e) {
              throw new CodecConfigurationException(format("Unsupported LocalDate '%s' could not be converted to milliseconds: %s",
                      value, e.getMessage()), e);
          }
      }
docs: {@inheritDoc}
  <p>Converts the {@code LocalDate} to {@link ZoneOffset#UTC} via {@link LocalDate#atStartOfDay(ZoneId)}.</p>
  @throws CodecConfigurationException if the LocalDate cannot be converted to a valid Bson DateTime.