replace fmt.Print with t.Fatal, and improve date generator

qa/simulacraData/simulacra_data.go

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -349,28 +350,13 @@ func countryField() error {
 }
 
 func generateDate() string {
-	// generates a random date in format YYYY-MM-DDT00:00
-	// does not include leap days or populate the hour/minute time
-	year := strconv.Itoa(rand.Intn(20) + 2002) // year range 2002-2021
-	month := rand.Intn(12) + 1
-	day := rand.Intn(30) + 1
+	// Nov 22, 2021 = 1637616960
+	// twenty years =  631138520
+	// date min 	= 1006478440
+	date := rand.Int63n(631138520) + 1006478440
 
-	if month == 2 && day >= 29 {
-		day = 28
-	}
-	if month == 4 && day == 31 {
-		day = 30
-	}
-	if month == 6 && day == 31 {
-		day = 30
-	}
-	if month == 11 && day == 31 {
-		day = 30
-	}
-
-	monthFix := fmt.Sprintf("%02d", month)
-	dayFix := fmt.Sprintf("%02d", day)
-	YMDstring := year + "-" + monthFix + "-" + dayFix + "T00:00"
+	t := time.Unix(date, 0)
+	YMDstring := t.Format("2006-01-02T15:04")
 
 	return YMDstring
 }

qa/simulacraData/simulacra_data_test.go

@@ -14,55 +14,54 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 )
 
 func TestAge(t *testing.T) {
 	err := ageField()
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("%v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("%v", err)
 	}
 }
 
 func TestIP(t *testing.T) {
 	err := ipField()
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("%v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("%v", err)
 	}
 }
 
 func TestIndentifer(t *testing.T) {
 	err := arbIdField()
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("%v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("%v", err)
 	}
 }
 
 func TestOptIn(t *testing.T) {
 	err := optInField()
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("%v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("%v", err)
 	}
 }
 
 func TestCountry(t *testing.T) {
 	err := countryField()
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("%v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("%v", err)
 	}
 }
 
 func TestTime(t *testing.T) {
 	err := timeField()
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("%v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("%v", err)
 	}
 }
 
 func TestGenerateDate(t *testing.T) {
 	testDate := generateDate()
 	if testDate == "" {
-		fmt.Printf("error generating date")
+		t.Fatalf("error generating date")
 	}
 }