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Get a random date between two values. Swift 4.2+ uses Random(in:).
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import Foundation | |
extension Date { | |
static func randomBetween(start: String, end: String, format: String = "yyyy-MM-dd") -> String { | |
let date1 = Date.parse(start, format: format) | |
let date2 = Date.parse(end, format: format) | |
return Date.randomBetween(start: date1, end: date2).dateString(format) | |
} | |
static func randomBetween(start: Date, end: Date) -> Date { | |
var date1 = start | |
var date2 = end | |
if date2 < date1 { | |
let temp = date1 | |
date1 = date2 | |
date2 = temp | |
} | |
let span = TimeInterval.random(in: date1.timeIntervalSinceNow...date2.timeIntervalSinceNow) | |
return Date(timeIntervalSinceNow: span) | |
} | |
func dateString(_ format: String = "yyyy-MM-dd") -> String { | |
let dateFormatter = DateFormatter() | |
dateFormatter.dateFormat = format | |
return dateFormatter.string(from: self) | |
} | |
static func parse(_ string: String, format: String = "yyyy-MM-dd") -> Date { | |
let dateFormatter = DateFormatter() | |
dateFormatter.timeZone = NSTimeZone.default | |
dateFormatter.dateFormat = format | |
let date = dateFormatter.date(from: string)! | |
return date | |
} | |
} |
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