the json4s date-time formatter used by emblem.emblematic.traversors.sync.JsonToEmblematicTranslator and emblem.emblematic.traversors.sync.EmblematicToJsonTranslator.
the json4s date-time formatter used by emblem.emblematic.traversors.sync.JsonToEmblematicTranslator and emblem.emblematic.traversors.sync.EmblematicToJsonTranslator. this format is entirely lossless AFAIK, including with respect to time zones, and conforms to ISO 8061.
general purpose functions for working with JSON