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+describe :date_parse, shared: true do
+  it "can parse a mmm-YYYY string into a Date object" do
+    d = Date.parse("feb#{@sep}2008")
+    d.year.should == 2008
+    d.month.should == 2
+    d.day.should == 1
+  end
+
+  it "can parse a 'DD mmm YYYY' string into a Date object" do
+    d = Date.parse("23#{@sep}feb#{@sep}2008")
+    d.year.should == 2008
+    d.month.should == 2
+    d.day.should == 23
+  end
+
+  it "can parse a 'mmm DD YYYY' string into a Date object" do
+    d = Date.parse("23#{@sep}feb#{@sep}2008")
+    d.year.should == 2008
+    d.month.should == 2
+    d.day.should == 23
+  end
+
+  it "can parse a 'YYYY mmm DD' string into a Date object" do
+    d = Date.parse("2008#{@sep}feb#{@sep}23")
+    d.year.should == 2008
+    d.month.should == 2
+    d.day.should == 23
+  end
+
+  it "can parse a month name and day into a Date object" do
+    d = Date.parse("november#{@sep}5th")
+    d.should == Date.civil(Date.today.year, 11, 5)
+  end
+
+  it "can parse a month name, day and year into a Date object" do
+    d = Date.parse("november#{@sep}5th#{@sep}2005")
+    d.should == Date.civil(2005, 11, 5)
+  end
+
+  it "can parse a year, month name and day into a Date object" do
+    d = Date.parse("2005#{@sep}november#{@sep}5th")
+    d.should == Date.civil(2005, 11, 5)
+  end
+
+  it "can parse a year, day and month name into a Date object" do
+    d = Date.parse("5th#{@sep}november#{@sep}2005")
+    d.should == Date.civil(2005, 11, 5)
+  end
+
+  it "can handle negative year numbers" do
+    d = Date.parse("5th#{@sep}november#{@sep}-2005")
+    d.should == Date.civil(-2005, 11, 5)
+  end
+end