def convert_type(string, field_type, close_period=True):
if string == '':
raise ValidationError({
"message":
"Attempting to convert an empty string to a date format"
})
if field_type in ('DateTimeField', 'DateField'):
if field_type == 'DateTimeField':
# Expected format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM[:ss[.uuuuuu]][TZ]
dt = ensure_pendulum(string)
if close_period:
dt.end_of('day')
else:
dt.start_of('day')
return format_datetime(dt)
if field_type == 'DateField':
# Expected YYYY-MM-DD
dt = ensure_pendulum(string)
# Deactivated by lco, a date is a date, no time in it
# if close_period:
# dt.end_of('day')
return dt.to_date_string()
elif field_type in ('DecimalField', 'FloatField'):
return float(string)
else:
return int(string)
def test_parse_string(self):
now = timezone.now()
d1 = ensure_pendulum(str(now))
d2 = ensure_pendulum(now)
self.assertEqual(format_datetime(d1), format_datetime(d2))