Comparing dates from PocketQuery - velocity

Question

I'm trying to create a simple program that takes a date and marks it as red, green or yellow depending how far from say "today()" it is.
I'm using PocketQuery http://www.scandio.de/en/atlassian-en/plugins/pocketquery
That I use to get a log time from an Oracle database, the query loads fine and I have a nice little $result list.
This date
Below I used the example template I found in the PocketQuery Doc that I use as a first step in getting my script to work. Just to do a simple datetime compare. The variable LOG_TIME is in datetime format.
This script loops through the result and does X for each row.
I've tested the $dateFormatter.getCurrentDateTime() and it outputs the correct time.
So it must be something with the reading of the result I think.
The next step would be to get the compare even more finegrained, say check if the LOG_TIME is say...30 min from a set date and color that yellow but first step would be to get the compare working.
<style>
.high { background: red; }
.low { background: yellow; }
</style>
<table class="pocketquery-table confluenceTable">
<tr>
#foreach ($column in $columns)
<th>$!column</th>
#end
</tr>
#foreach ($row in $result)
<tr class="#if($row.LOG_TIME < $dateFormatter.getCurrentDate())high#{elseif} ($row.LOG_TIME > $dateFormatter.getCurrentDateTime())low#end">
#foreach ($column in $row)
<td>$!column</td>
#end
</tr>
</table>
TLDR:
How do I compare a date I got from pocket query to a date I get from Velocity (dateFormat, date, whatever)?

Answer 1

I would like to update you guys on my progress.
I've got a code working somewhat closely to what I want.
<style>
.high { background: red; font-weight: bold;}
.low { background: greenyellow; font-weight: bold; }
</style>
##create instance of calender
#set($todayAtEight = $calendar.getInstance())
##set time, todo..check if there is a better way of doing this...
$todayAtEight.set(15, 10)
$todayAtEight.set(12, 46)
$todayAtEight.set(13, 5)
$todayAtEight.getTime()
<br/>
<table>
##loop result
#foreach ($row in $result)
##save parameter rowdate
#set($rowDate = $calendar.getInstance())
$rowDate.setTime($row.LOGG_TID)
#if($todayAtEight.before($rowDate))
<tr class="low">
#else
<tr class="high">
#end
<td>
$dateFormatter.formatGivenString("YYYY-MM-dd hh:mm:ss", $row.LOGG_TID)
</td>
<td>
$row.DVH_AREA
</td>
</tr>
#end
</table>