code: function translateDateTimestamp(timestamp) {
      if (!timestamp) {
          LOG.warn("Received an invalid timestamp: {}", timestamp);
          return Date.now();
      }
  
      return new Date(timestamp);
  }
docs: Translates a date string from Dubtrack into a Javascript date.
  
  @param {integer} timestamp - A timestamp from DubAPI
  @returns {integer} The UNIX timestamp represented by the string,
  or the current time if string is null/empty