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+class Forever
+  POSTGRESQL_DATE = DateTime.new(3000, 1, 1)
+  MYSQL_DATE = DateTime.new(2038, 01, 19)
+
+  # MySQL timestamp has a range of '1970-01-01 00:00:01' UTC to '2038-01-19 03:14:07' UTC
+  def self.date
+    if Gitlab::Database.postgresql?
+      POSTGRESQL_DATE
+    else
+      MYSQL_DATE
+    end
+  end
+end