StockQuoteRequest Helper Methods

StockQuoteRequest.java

   public byte[] toProtocolBufferAsBytes() {
        return StockQuoteRequestBuffer.newBuilder()
                .setSymbol(symbol)
                .setStart(startDate.getTime())
                .setEnd(endDate.getTime()).build().toByteArray();
    }

  public static StockQuoteRequest fromProtocolBuffer(StockQuoteRequestBuffer buffer) {

        StockQuoteRequest request = new StockQuoteRequest();
        request.setSymbol(buffer.getSymbol());
        request.setStartDate(new Date(buffer.getStart()));
        request.setEndDate(new Date(buffer.getEnd()));

        return request;
    }