var count = 0;
                                        
 /* Node Generation Functions */
 function getCount() {
    /* To reference variables as static, prepend "global." */
   return ++global.count;
 }

 function getSystemDate(parameters) {
          var now = new Date();
          var format = parameters.get("format");
                                        
         if (format != null) {
             return formatDate(now, format);
         }
                                        
         return now;
 }