LMongo\Eloquent\Model::asDateTime PHP Method

    protected function asDateTime($value)
    {
        // If this value is an MongoDate, format a Carbon object from this instance.
        if ($value instanceof MongoDate) {
            return Carbon::createFromTimestamp($value->sec);
        } elseif (is_numeric($value)) {
            return Carbon::createFromTimestamp($value);
        } elseif (preg_match('/^(\\d{4})-(\\d{2})-(\\d{2})$/', $value)) {
            return Carbon::createFromFormat('Y-m-d', $value);
        } elseif (!$value instanceof DateTime) {
            $format = $this->getDateFormat();
            return Carbon::createFromFormat($format, $value);
        }
        return Carbon::instance($value);
    }