# File lib/validates_timeliness/conversion.rb, line 60
    def parse(value)
      return nil if value.nil?
      if ValidatesTimeliness.use_plugin_parser
        Timeliness::Parser.parse(value, @type, :zone => (:current if @timezone_aware), :format => options[:format], :strict => false)
      else
        @timezone_aware ? Time.zone.parse(value) : value.to_time(ValidatesTimeliness.default_timezone)
      end
    rescue ArgumentError, TypeError
      nil
    end