Function ParseTimeOrDuration

flags/flags.go:568–582

ParseTimeOrDuration is a helper that returns the time or the current time with an extra duration. It's used in flags like --not-before, --not-after.

(s string)

// ParseTimeOrDuration is a helper that returns the time or the current time
// with an extra duration. It's used in flags like --not-before, --not-after.
func ParseTimeOrDuration(s string) (time.Time, bool) {
	if s == "" {
		return time.Time{}, true
	}

	var t time.Time
	if err := t.UnmarshalText([]byte(s)); err != nil {
		d, err := time.ParseDuration(s)
		if err != nil {
			return time.Time{}, false
		}
		t = time.Now().Add(d)
	}
	return t, true
}

// ParseTimeDuration parses the not-before and not-after flags as a timeDuration
func ParseTimeDuration(ctx *cli.Context) (notBefore, notAfter api.TimeDuration, err error) {