Scrub inline dates?

[glen-84]

Is it possible to scrub inline date-times in a JSON string (VerifyJson(string)), similar to ScrubInlineGuids, or would you have to use ScrubLines along with a regex?

The incrementing DateTimeOffset_x values are causing issues, so we just want a fixed {Scrubbed} value.

Ideally it would reuse existing date matching logic.

[SimonCropp]

i have considered this a few times, but always decided no to due to the complexity of defining what a date is in any string. especially when you consider the wacky date format in the US.

but you should be able to write your own with ScrubLinesWithReplace https://github.com/VerifyTests/Verify/blob/main/docs/serializer-settings.md

[glen-84]

I'm only using UTC, so DST shouldn't be an issue.

What was happening is that when I register a User, I also create a RoleAssignment, and both the user and the role assignment have a CreatedAt date/time. Sometimes the role assignment would be created at exactly the same time as the user, and sometimes not.

I've updated the code to set the CreatedAt date/time of the role assignment equal to the CreatedAt date/time of the user, and the user's CreatedAt date/time is also set to a static date/time from the FakeTimeProvider. I'm not sure if it's ideal (since having slightly different times seems more accurate), but it's probably okay for now.

So basically, any time that you create more than one entity with a date/time, the times may match (or differ slightly) if you don't force the same time with a FakeTimeProvider or set the dates equal to one another. I still think that it's more realistic for these dates to vary, and therefore the DateTimeOffset_x naming is not always appropriate.

[SimonCropp]

can u try 22.11.0 and https://github.com/VerifyTests/Verify/blob/main/docs/dates.md#disabledatecounting

[glen-84]

It doesn't seem to be working: https://github.com/glen-84/verify-959.

[SimonCropp]

can u try 22.11.1

[glen-84]

It works. 🎉

Thanks Simon.