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+component extends = "org.lucee.cfml.test.LuceeTestCase" skip="true" {
+	function run( testResults, testBox ){
+		describe( "Test for LDEV-5173", function() {
+			beforeEach( function(){
+				variables.startingTZ=getTimeZone();
+				setTimeZone("IST");
+            });
+			afterEach( function(){
+                setTimeZone(variables.startingTZ?:"UTC");
+            });
+			it( title="parseDateTime with format 'epoch'", body=function( currentSpec ) {
+                date = DateTimeFormat( datetime="2024/12/11 16:19:54", mask="epoch" );
+				expect(toString(parseDateTime(date=date, format="epoch"))).toBe("{ts '2024-12-11 16:19:54'}");
+			});
+            it( title="parseDateTime with format 'epochms'", body=function( currentSpec ) {
+                date = DateTimeFormat( datetime="2024/12/11 16:19:54", mask="epochms" );
+				expect(toString(parseDateTime(date=date, format="epochms"))).toBe("{ts '2024-12-11 16:19:54'}");
+			});
+		} );
+	}
+}