* @param dateProvider the date provider to use, not null
* @return a CopticDate object, never null
*/
public static CopticDate copticDate(DateProvider dateProvider) {
LocalDate date = LocalDate.date(dateProvider);
long epochDays = date.toModifiedJulianDays() + MJD_TO_COPTIC;
return copticDateFromEopchDays((int) epochDays);
}
/**
* Obtains an instance of <code>CopticDate</code> from a number of epoch days.