server/util/DateUtil.cs

@@ -50,6 +50,22 @@ namespace Sockeye.Util
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// An internally consistent empty or not relevant date marker:
+        /// January 1st 5555 plus one day in UTC because RAVEN checks if less than EmptyDateValue above but didn't code it with timezone or UTC in mind originally
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static DateTime EmptyDateValueForLicenseGeneration
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return new DateTime(5555, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Utc);
+                //Was going to use MaxValue but apparently that varies depending on culture
+                // and PostgreSQL has issues with year 1 as it interprets as year 2001        
+                // so to be on safe side just defining one for all usage
+            }
+        }
+
 
         /// <summary>
         /// returns a UTC short date, short time formatted date for local display to end user in logs, errors etc at the server level