Improved date handling

pkg/utils/date.go

@@ -1,9 +1,47 @@
 package utils
 
-import "time"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+)
+
+const railsTimeLayout = "2006-01-02 15:04:05 MST"
 
 func GetYMDFromDatabaseDate(dateString string) string {
-	t, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, dateString)
-	// https://stackoverflow.com/a/20234207 WTF?
-	return t.Format("2006-01-02")
+	result, _ := ParseDateStringAsFormat(dateString, "2006-01-02")
+	return result
+}
+
+func ParseDateStringAsFormat(dateString string, format string) (string, error) {
+	t, e := ParseDateStringAsTime(dateString)
+	if t != nil {
+		return t.Format(format), e
+	}
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("ParseDateStringAsFormat failed: dateString <%s>, format <%s>", dateString, format)
+}
+
+func ParseDateStringAsTime(dateString string) (*time.Time, error) {
+	// https://stackoverflow.com/a/20234207 WTF?
+
+	t, e := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, dateString)
+	if e == nil {
+		return &t, nil
+	}
+
+	t, e = time.Parse("2006-01-02", dateString)
+	if e == nil {
+		return &t, nil
+	}
+
+	t, e = time.Parse("2006-01-02 15:04:05", dateString)
+	if e == nil {
+		return &t, nil
+	}
+
+	t, e = time.Parse(railsTimeLayout, dateString)
+	if e == nil {
+		return &t, nil
+	}
+
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("ParseDateStringAsTime failed: dateString <%s>", dateString)
 }