gistfile1.m

// Modified version of an Apple Docs example that accomodates for the extra milliseconds used in NodeJS/JS dates
// https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/DataFormatting/Articles/dfDateFormatting10_4.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40002369-SW1
- (NSDate *)dateForRFC3339DateTimeString:(NSString *)rfc3339DateTimeString {

	NSDateFormatter *rfc3339DateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];

	[rfc3339DateFormatter setDateFormat:@"yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss'.'SSS'Z'"];
	[rfc3339DateFormatter setTimeZone:[NSTimeZone timeZoneForSecondsFromGMT:0]];

	// Convert the RFC 3339 date time string to an NSDate.
	NSDate *result = [rfc3339DateFormatter dateFromString:rfc3339DateTimeString];
	return result;
}