sample application that tests string patterns for Date()

samples/date_string_patterns.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+from bacpypes.primitivedata import Date
+
+year_group = ('04', '75', '1929', '255', '*')
+month_group = ('1', '12', 'odd', 'even', '255', '*')
+day_group = ('1', '22', 'last', 'odd', 'even', '255', '*')
+dow_group = ('1', 'mon', '255', '*')
+
+patterns = [
+    "%(year)s-%(month)s-%(day)s %(day_of_week)s",
+    "%(month)s/%(day)s/%(year)s %(day_of_week)s",
+    "%(day)s/%(month)s/%(year)s %(day_of_week)s",
+    ]
+
+def permutation(**kwargs):
+    for pattern in patterns:
+        test_string = pattern % kwargs
+        try:
+            test_date = Date(test_string)
+            test_value = test_date.value
+        except Exception as why:
+            test_value = str(why)
+        print(test_string + '\t' + str(test_value))
+    print
+
+for year in year_group:
+    for month in month_group:
+        for day in day_group:
+            for day_of_week in dow_group:
+                permutation(
+                    year=year, month=month, day=day, day_of_week=day_of_week,
+                    )