diff --git a/Search/AbstractSearch.php b/Search/AbstractSearch.php
index b39b20dc8..6a26ac494 100644
--- a/Search/AbstractSearch.php
+++ b/Search/AbstractSearch.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 namespace Chill\MainBundle\Search;
 
 use Chill\MainBundle\Search\SearchInterface;
+use Chill\MainBundle\Search\ParsingException;
 
 /**
  * This class implements abstract search with most common responses.
@@ -34,5 +35,21 @@ use Chill\MainBundle\Search\SearchInterface;
  */
 abstract class AbstractSearch implements SearchInterface
 {
-    
+    /**
+     * 
+     * @param type $string
+     * @return \DateTime
+     * @throws ParsingException if the  date is not parseable
+     */
+    public function parseDate($string)
+    {
+        try {
+            return new \DateTime($string);
+        } catch (ParsingException $ex) {
+            $exception = new ParsingException('The date is '
+                      . 'not parsable', 0, $ex);
+            throw $exception;
+        }
+        
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Tests/Search/AbstractSearchTest.php b/Tests/Search/AbstractSearchTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e4c4e2bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Search/AbstractSearchTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * Chill is a suite of a modules, Chill is a software for social workers
+ * Copyright (C) 2014, Champs Libres Cooperative SCRLFS, <http://www.champs-libres.coop>
+ * 
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ *  License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+namespace Chill\MainBundle\Tests\Search;
+
+/**
+ * Description of AbstractSearch
+ *
+ * @author Julien Fastré <julien.fastre@champs-libres.coop>
+ */
+class AbstractSearchTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @var Ab
+     * @var type
+     * @var typestractS
+     */
+    private $stub;
+    
+    public function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->stub = $this->getMockForAbstractClass('Chill\MainBundle\Search\AbstractSearch',
+                array(),
+                '',
+                true,
+                true,
+                true,
+                array('parseDate'));
+    }
+    
+    public function testParseDateRegular()
+    {
+        $this->markTestSkipped('We have to learn how to mock concret methods for abstract class');
+
+        $date = $this->stub->parseDate('2014-05-01');
+        
+        $this->assertEquals('2014', $date->format('Y'));
+        $this->assertEquals('05', $date->format('m'));
+        $this->assertEquals('01', $date->format('d'));
+    }
+}