/**
* Parse dates in a variety of formats and create a Date object.
*
* @param string|int The date to parse
* @param string|int The time to parse (ignored, use the DateTime class for time parsing)
*
* @return Date
*/
public static function parse($date, $time = null)
{
$parser = new DateParser();
$parser->addDefaultParsers();
return $parser->parse($date);
}
