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Go time.Time type with custom format for UnmarshalJSON and MarshalJSON
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| // JsonDate reflects the date format "yyyy-mm-dd" used in the API and the calendar component in the frontend. | |
| type JsonDate time.Time | |
| // UnmarshalJSON parses json dates | |
| func (j *JsonDate) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error { | |
| s := strings.Trim(string(b), "\"") | |
| t, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02", s) | |
| if err != nil { | |
| return err | |
| } | |
| *j = JsonDate(t) | |
| return nil | |
| } | |
| // MarshalJSON outputs json dates | |
| func (j *JsonDate) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) { | |
| return []byte("\"" + j.Format("2006-01-02") + "\""), nil | |
| } | |
| // Format json dates | |
| func (j JsonDate) Format(s string) string { | |
| t := time.Time(j) | |
| return t.Format(s) | |
| } | |
| // String returns json dates in printable form | |
| func (j JsonDate) String() string { | |
| return j.Format("2006-01-02") | |
| } |
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