Time Validation Examples [golang]

main.go

package main

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"time"
)

var examples = []string{
	"May 8, 2009 5:57:51 PM",
	"Mon Jan  2 15:04:05 2006",
	"Mon Jan  2 15:04:05 MST 2006",
	"Mon Jan 02 15:04:05 -0700 2006",
	"Monday, 02-Jan-06 15:04:05 MST",
	"Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 MST",
	"Tue, 11 Jul 2017 16:28:13 +0200 (CEST)",
	"Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700",
	"Thu, 4 Jan 2018 17:53:36 +0000",
	"Mon Aug 10 15:44:11 UTC+0100 2015",
	"Fri Jul 03 2015 18:04:07 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time)",
	"12 Feb 2006, 19:17",
	"12 Feb 2006 19:17",
	"03 February 2013",
	"2013-Feb-03",
	//   mm/dd/yy
	"3/31/2014",
	"03/31/2014",
	"08/21/71",
	"8/1/71",
	"4/8/2014 22:05",
	"04/08/2014 22:05",
	"4/8/14 22:05",
	"04/2/2014 03:00:51",
	"8/8/1965 12:00:00 AM",
	"8/8/1965 01:00:01 PM",
	"8/8/1965 01:00 PM",
	"8/8/1965 1:00 PM",
	"8/8/1965 12:00 AM",
	"4/02/2014 03:00:51",
	"03/19/2012 10:11:59",
	"03/19/2012 10:11:59.3186369",
	// yyyy/mm/dd
	"2014/3/31",
	"2014/03/31",
	"2014/4/8 22:05",
	"2014/04/08 22:05",
	"2014/04/2 03:00:51",
	"2014/4/02 03:00:51",
	"2012/03/19 10:11:59",
	"2012/03/19 10:11:59.3186369",
	// Chinese
	"2014年04月08日",
	//   yyyy-mm-ddThh
	"2006-01-02T15:04:05+0000",
	"2009-08-12T22:15:09-07:00",
	"2009-08-12T22:15:09",
	"2009-08-12T22:15:09Z",
	//   yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss
	"2014-04-26 17:24:37.3186369",
	"2012-08-03 18:31:59.257000000",
	"2014-04-26 17:24:37.123",
	"2013-04-01 22:43",
	"2013-04-01 22:43:22",
	"2014-12-16 06:20:00 UTC",
	"2014-12-16 06:20:00 GMT",
	"2014-04-26 05:24:37 PM",
	"2014-04-26 13:13:43 +0800",
	"2014-04-26 13:13:44 +09:00",
	"2012-08-03 18:31:59.257000000 +0000 UTC",
	"2015-09-30 18:48:56.35272715 +0000 UTC",
	"2015-02-18 00:12:00 +0000 GMT",
	"2015-02-18 00:12:00 +0000 UTC",
	"2017-07-19 03:21:51+00:00",
	"2014-04-26",
	"2014-04",
	"2014",
	"2014-05-11 08:20:13,787",
	// mm.dd.yy
	"3.31.2014",
	"03.31.2014",
	"08.21.71",
	//  yyyymmdd and similar
	"20140601",
	// unix seconds, ms
	"1332151919",
	"1384216367189",
}

type TimeRange struct {
	Start time.Time
}

func main() {
	tr := TimeRange{}

	for _, v := range examples {
		s := fmt.Sprintf(`{"start":%q}`, v)
		fmt.Printf("JSON: %s\n", s)
		b := []byte(s)
		if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &tr); err != nil {
			//fmt.Printf("invalid 'timeRange' %q: %v\n", v, err)
			continue
		}
		fmt.Printf("==> VALID: %q\n", v)
	}

}