# Transform a groovy code to painless

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transform-a-groovy-code-to-painless/137962>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 29, 2018, 12:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transform-a-groovy-code-to-painless/137962 "2018-06-29T12:34:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![lutundula\_jeanchris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/919ad9/32.png) [@lutundula\_jeanchris](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lutundula_jeanchris)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 12:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transform-a-groovy-code-to-painless/137962/1 "2018-06-29T12:34:34Z")

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I wanna translate this groovy code to a painless one :

use (groovy.time.TimeCategory) {  
println new Date()  
println 20.days.from.now  
}

I tried this :

def date = new Date()  
date = date-20.days.from.now  
return date

but it didn't work

Thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 12:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transform-a-groovy-code-to-painless/137962/2 "2018-07-27T12:34:37Z")

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