Add WithinTimeRange method

assert/assertion_format.go

@@ -736,6 +736,16 @@ func WithinDurationf(t TestingT, expected time.Time, actual time.Time, delta tim
 	return WithinDuration(t, expected, actual, delta, append([]interface{}{msg}, args...)...)
 }
 
+// WithinRangef asserts that a time is within a time range (inclusive).
+//
+//   assert.WithinRangef(t, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(-time.Second), time.Now().Add(time.Second), "error message %s", "formatted")
+func WithinRangef(t TestingT, actual time.Time, start time.Time, end time.Time, msg string, args ...interface{}) bool {
+	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
+	return WithinRange(t, actual, start, end, append([]interface{}{msg}, args...)...)
+}
+
 // YAMLEqf asserts that two YAML strings are equivalent.
 func YAMLEqf(t TestingT, expected string, actual string, msg string, args ...interface{}) bool {
 	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {

assert/assertion_forward.go

@@ -1461,6 +1461,26 @@ func (a *Assertions) WithinDurationf(expected time.Time, actual time.Time, delta
 	return WithinDurationf(a.t, expected, actual, delta, msg, args...)
 }
 
+// WithinRange asserts that a time is within a time range (inclusive).
+//
+//   a.WithinRange(time.Now(), time.Now().Add(-time.Second), time.Now().Add(time.Second))
+func (a *Assertions) WithinRange(actual time.Time, start time.Time, end time.Time, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	if h, ok := a.t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
+	return WithinRange(a.t, actual, start, end, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// WithinRangef asserts that a time is within a time range (inclusive).
+//
+//   a.WithinRangef(time.Now(), time.Now().Add(-time.Second), time.Now().Add(time.Second), "error message %s", "formatted")
+func (a *Assertions) WithinRangef(actual time.Time, start time.Time, end time.Time, msg string, args ...interface{}) bool {
+	if h, ok := a.t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
+	return WithinRangef(a.t, actual, start, end, msg, args...)
+}
+
 // YAMLEq asserts that two YAML strings are equivalent.
 func (a *Assertions) YAMLEq(expected string, actual string, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
 	if h, ok := a.t.(tHelper); ok {

assert/assertions.go

@@ -1109,6 +1109,27 @@ func WithinDuration(t TestingT, expected, actual time.Time, delta time.Duration,
 	return true
 }
 
+// WithinRange asserts that a time is within a time range (inclusive).
+//
+//   assert.WithinRange(t, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(-time.Second), time.Now().Add(time.Second))
+func WithinRange(t TestingT, actual, start, end time.Time, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
+
+	if end.Before(start) {
+		return Fail(t, "Start should be before end", msgAndArgs...)
+	}
+
+	if actual.Before(start) {
+		return Fail(t, fmt.Sprintf("Time %v expected to be in time range %v to %v, but is before the range", actual, start, end), msgAndArgs...)
+	} else if actual.After(end) {
+		return Fail(t, fmt.Sprintf("Time %v expected to be in time range %v to %v, but is after the range", actual, start, end), msgAndArgs...)
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
 func toFloat(x interface{}) (float64, bool) {
 	var xf float64
 	xok := true

assert/assertions_test.go

@@ -1345,6 +1345,25 @@ func TestWithinDuration(t *testing.T) {
 	False(t, WithinDuration(mockT, b, a, -11*time.Second), "A 10s difference is not within a 9s time difference")
 }
 
+func TestWithinRange(t *testing.T) {
+
+	mockT := new(testing.T)
+	n := time.Now()
+	s := n.Add(-time.Second)
+	e := n.Add(time.Second)
+
+	True(t, WithinRange(mockT, n, n, n), "Exact same actual, start, and end values return true")
+
+	True(t, WithinRange(mockT, n, s, e), "Time in range is within the time range")
+	True(t, WithinRange(mockT, s, s, e), "The start time is within the time range")
+	True(t, WithinRange(mockT, e, s, e), "The end time is within the time range")
+
+	False(t, WithinRange(mockT, s.Add(-time.Nanosecond), s, e, "Just before the start time is not within the time range"))
+	False(t, WithinRange(mockT, e.Add(time.Nanosecond), s, e, "Just after the end time is not within the time range"))
+
+	False(t, WithinRange(mockT, n, e, s, "Just after the end time is not within the time range"))
+}
+
 func TestInDelta(t *testing.T) {
 	mockT := new(testing.T)
 

require/require.go

@@ -1864,6 +1864,32 @@ func WithinDurationf(t TestingT, expected time.Time, actual time.Time, delta tim
 	t.FailNow()
 }
 
+// WithinRange asserts that a time is within a time range (inclusive).
+//
+//   assert.WithinRange(t, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(-time.Second), time.Now().Add(time.Second))
+func WithinRange(t TestingT, actual time.Time, start time.Time, end time.Time, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) {
+	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
+	if assert.WithinRange(t, actual, start, end, msgAndArgs...) {
+		return
+	}
+	t.FailNow()
+}
+
+// WithinRangef asserts that a time is within a time range (inclusive).
+//
+//   assert.WithinRangef(t, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(-time.Second), time.Now().Add(time.Second), "error message %s", "formatted")
+func WithinRangef(t TestingT, actual time.Time, start time.Time, end time.Time, msg string, args ...interface{}) {
+	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
+	if assert.WithinRangef(t, actual, start, end, msg, args...) {
+		return
+	}
+	t.FailNow()
+}
+
 // YAMLEq asserts that two YAML strings are equivalent.
 func YAMLEq(t TestingT, expected string, actual string, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) {
 	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {

require/require_forward.go

@@ -1462,6 +1462,26 @@ func (a *Assertions) WithinDurationf(expected time.Time, actual time.Time, delta
 	WithinDurationf(a.t, expected, actual, delta, msg, args...)
 }
 
+// WithinRange asserts that a time is within a time range (inclusive).
+//
+//   a.WithinRange(time.Now(), time.Now().Add(-time.Second), time.Now().Add(time.Second))
+func (a *Assertions) WithinRange(actual time.Time, start time.Time, end time.Time, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) {
+	if h, ok := a.t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
+	WithinRange(a.t, actual, start, end, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// WithinRangef asserts that a time is within a time range (inclusive).
+//
+//   a.WithinRangef(time.Now(), time.Now().Add(-time.Second), time.Now().Add(time.Second), "error message %s", "formatted")
+func (a *Assertions) WithinRangef(actual time.Time, start time.Time, end time.Time, msg string, args ...interface{}) {
+	if h, ok := a.t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
+	WithinRangef(a.t, actual, start, end, msg, args...)
+}
+
 // YAMLEq asserts that two YAML strings are equivalent.
 func (a *Assertions) YAMLEq(expected string, actual string, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) {
 	if h, ok := a.t.(tHelper); ok {