package testfixtures
import (
"errors"
"time"
)
var timeFormats = []string{
"2006-01-02",
"2006-01-02 15:04",
"2006-01-02 15:04:05",
"20060102",
"20060102 15:04",
"20060102 15:04:05",
"02/01/2006",
"02/01/2006 15:04",
"02/01/2006 15:04:05",
"2006-01-02T15:04-07:00",
"2006-01-02T15:04:05-07:00",
}
// ErrCouldNotConvertToTime is returns when a string is not a reconizable time format
var ErrCouldNotConvertToTime = errors.New("Could not convert string to time")
func tryStrToDate(s string) (time.Time, error) {
for _, f := range timeFormats {
t, err := time.ParseInLocation(f, s, time.Local)
if err != nil {
continue
return t, nil
return time.Time{}, ErrCouldNotConvertToTime