Added static method wrappers

src/main/scala/com/github/nscala_time/time/StaticDateTime.scala

@@ -18,13 +18,18 @@ package com.github.nscala_time.time
 
 import org.joda.time._
 import com.github.nscala_time.time.Implicits._
+import org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
 
 object StaticDateTime extends StaticDateTime
 
 trait StaticDateTime {
   type Property = DateTime.Property
 
   def now        = new DateTime
+  def now(zone: DateTimeZone) = DateTime.now(zone)
+  def now(chronology: Chronology) = DateTime.now(chronology)
+  def parse(str: String) = DateTime.parse(str)
+  def parse(str: String, formatter: DateTimeFormatter) = DateTime.parse(str, formatter)
 
   def nextSecond = now + 1.second
   def nextMinute = now + 1.minute

src/main/scala/com/github/nscala_time/time/StaticDuration.scala

@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ import org.joda.time._
 object StaticDuration extends StaticDuration
 
 trait StaticDuration {
+  def parse(str: String) = Duration.parse(str)
   def standardDays(days: Long) = Duration.standardDays(days)
   def standardHours(hours: Long) = Duration.standardHours(hours)
   def standardMinutes(minutes: Long) = Duration.standardMinutes(minutes)
   def standardSeconds(seconds: Long) = Duration.standardSeconds(seconds)
+  def millis(millis: Long) = Duration.millis(millis)
 }

src/main/scala/com/github/nscala_time/time/StaticInterval.scala

@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@
 package com.github.nscala_time.time
 
 import com.github.nscala_time.time.Implicits._
+import org.joda.time.Interval
 
 object StaticInterval extends StaticInterval
 
 trait StaticInterval {
+  def parse(str: String) = Interval.parse(str)
+
   def thisSecond = StaticDateTime.now.second.interval
   def thisMinute = StaticDateTime.now.minute.interval
   def thisHour   = StaticDateTime.now.hour.interval

src/main/scala/com/github/nscala_time/time/StaticLocalDate.scala

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package com.github.nscala_time.time
 import java.util.{Calendar, Date}
 import org.joda.time._
 import com.github.nscala_time.time.Implicits._
+import org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
 
 object StaticLocalDate extends StaticLocalDate 
 
@@ -32,7 +33,11 @@ trait StaticLocalDate {
     LocalDate.fromDateFields(date)
 
   def now        = new LocalDate
+  def now(zone: DateTimeZone) = LocalDate.now(zone)
+  def now(chronology: Chronology) = LocalDate.now(chronology)
   def today      = new LocalDate
+  def parse(str: String) = LocalDate.parse(str)
+  def parse(str: String, formatter: DateTimeFormatter) = LocalDate.parse(str, formatter)
 
   def nextDay    = now + 1.day
   def tomorrow   = now + 1.day

src/main/scala/com/github/nscala_time/time/StaticLocalDateTime.scala

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package com.github.nscala_time.time
 import java.util.{Calendar, Date}
 import org.joda.time._
 import com.github.nscala_time.time.Implicits._
+import org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
 
 object StaticLocalDateTime extends StaticLocalDateTime
 
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@ trait StaticLocalDateTime {
     LocalDateTime.fromDateFields(date)
 
   def now        = new LocalDateTime
+  def now(zone: DateTimeZone) = LocalDateTime.now(zone)
+  def now(chronology: Chronology) = LocalDateTime.now(chronology)
+  def parse(str: String) = LocalDateTime.parse(str)
+  def parse(str: String, formatter: DateTimeFormatter) = LocalDateTime.parse(str, formatter)
 
   def nextSecond = now + 1.second
   def nextMinute = now + 1.minute

src/main/scala/com/github/nscala_time/time/StaticLocalTime.scala

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package com.github.nscala_time.time
 import java.util.{Calendar, Date}
 import org.joda.time._
 import com.github.nscala_time.time.Implicits._
+import org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
 
 object StaticLocalTime extends StaticLocalTime
 
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ trait StaticLocalTime {
     LocalTime.fromMillisOfDay(millis, chrono)
 
   def now        = new LocalTime
+  def now(zone: DateTimeZone) = LocalTime.now(zone)
+  def now(chronology: Chronology) = LocalTime.now(chronology)
+  def parse(str: String) = LocalTime.parse(str)
+  def parse(str: String, formatter: DateTimeFormatter) = LocalTime.parse(str, formatter)
 
   def nextSecond = now + 1.second
   def nextMinute = now + 1.minute

src/main/scala/com/github/nscala_time/time/StaticPeriod.scala

@@ -17,10 +17,14 @@
 package com.github.nscala_time.time
 
 import org.joda.time._
+import org.joda.time.format.PeriodFormatter
 
 object StaticPeriod extends StaticPeriod
 
 trait StaticPeriod {
+  def parse(str: String) = Period.parse(str)
+  def parse(str: String, formatter: PeriodFormatter) = Period.parse(str, formatter)
+
   def days(days: Int) = Period.days(days)
   def fieldDifference(start: ReadablePartial, end: ReadablePartial) =
     Period.fieldDifference(start, end)