code: def parse(self, input_str, reference_date=""):
          
          if not jpype.isThreadAttachedToJVM():
              jpype.attachThreadToJVM()
          if reference_date:
              return json.loads(self._sutime.annotate(input_str, reference_date))
          return json.loads(self._sutime.annotate(input_str))
docs: Parses datetime information out of string input.
  
          It invokes the SUTimeWrapper.annotate() function in Java.
  
          Args:
              input_str: The input as string that has to be parsed.
              reference_date: Optional reference data for SUTime.
  
          Returns:
              A list of dicts with the result from the SUTimeWrapper.annotate()
                  call.