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August 3, 2020 18:37
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go: generate a random date based on a range
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| n := time.Now() | |
| rand.Seed(n.UnixNano()) | |
| // Keep track of the minimum and maximum age | |
| e := n.AddDate(-minAge, 0, 0).Unix() | |
| s := n.AddDate(-maxAge, 0, 0).Unix() | |
| // Take the delta of the date and print it out, return it, whatever | |
| sec := rand.Int63n(e-s) + s | |
| fmt.Sprintf("%v", time.Unix(sec, 0)) |
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