class Git::Author

def self.from_parts(name, email, date = Time.now)
  a = Author.new
  a.name = name
  a.email = email
  a.date = date
  return a
end

def initialize(author_string = nil)
  if m = /(.*?) <(.*?)> (\d+) (.*)/.match(author_string)
    @name = m[1]
    @email = m[2]
    @date = Time.at(m[3].to_i)
  end
end