atom/date.go

package atom

import (
	"errors"
	"time"
)

type Date struct {
	*CommonAttributes
	DateTime string `xml:",chardata"`
}

// DateTime formats the time.Time t to a string as defined by RFC3339. It
// returns a string.
func DateTime(t time.Time) string {
	return t.Format(time.RFC3339)
}

// NewDate creates a new Date. It takes in a time.Time t and returns a *Date.
func NewDate(t time.Time) *Date {
	return &Date{
		CommonAttributes: NewCommonAttributes(),
		DateTime:         DateTime(t),
	}
}

// Check checks the Date for incompatibilities with RFC4287. It returns an
// error.
func (d *Date) Check() error {
	if d.DateTime == "" {
		return errors.New("date time element of date is empty")
	}

	return nil
}