JSF converter for joda-time DateMidnight

DateMidnightConverter

import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
import org.joda.time.DateMidnight;
import org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormat;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
import javax.faces.convert.Converter;

@Component
public class DateMidnightConverter implements Converter {
    @Override
    public Object getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String value) {
        return DateTimeFormat.forPattern("dd/MMM/yyyy").parseDateTime(value).toDateMidnight();
    }

    @Override
    public String getAsString(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value) {
        if (value == null || (value instanceof String && StringUtils.isEmpty((String) value))) return "";
        return DateTimeFormat.forPattern("dd/MMM/yyyy").print((DateMidnight)value);
    }
}