date.go

package govalidator

import (
	"time"
)

const (
	// Date represents rule name which will be used to find the default error message.
	Date = "date"
	// DateMsg is the default error message format for fields with Date validation rule.
	DateMsg = "%s has wrong date format"
)

// Date checks the value under validation to be a valid, non-relative date with give layout.
//
// Example:
//
//	v := validator.New()
//	v.Date("2006-01-02", "2024-03-09","birthdate", "birthdate must be a valid date in the format YYYY-MM-DD.")
//	if v.IsFailed() {
//		 fmt.Printf("validation errors: %#v\n", v.Errors())
//	}
func (v Validator) Date(layout, d, field, msg string) Validator {
	_, err := time.Parse(layout, d)
	if err != nil {
		v.check(false, field, v.msg(Date, msg, field))
	}

	return v
}