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+/*
+ MIT License
+
+ Copyright (c) 2017 MessageKit
+
+ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+ The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+import UIKit
+
+open class MessageDateHeader: MessageHeaderView {
+
+    // MARK: - Properties
+
+    open let dateLabel = UILabel()
+
+    // MARK: - Initializer
+
+    override init(frame: CGRect) {
+        super.init(frame: frame)
+        addSubview(dateLabel)
+        dateLabel.fillSuperview()
+        dateLabel.textAlignment = .center
+        dateLabel.font = .boldSystemFont(ofSize: 10)
+        dateLabel.textColor = .darkGray
+    }
+    
+    required public init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
+        fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented")
+    }
+
+}