[hibernate-issues] [Hibernate-JIRA] Commented: (HV-51) @Past and @Future should support inclusive and exclusive boundaries

[Emmanuel Bernard (JIRA)]

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Emmanuel Bernard commented on HV-51:
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Dan, you are assuming that a java.util.Date represent what humans call a date. But java.util.Date is a specific instant in time.
Frankly Dates are completely broken in Java. I am waiting on the Date and Time JSR to see if things get fixed.

> @Past and @Future should support inclusive and exclusive boundaries
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: HV-51
>                 URL: http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/hibernate/browse/HV-51
>             Project: Hibernate Validator
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>    Affects Versions: 3.0.0.ga
>            Reporter: Dan Allen
>         Attachments: FutureValidator.java, PastValidator.java
>
>   Original Estimate: 2 hours
>  Remaining Estimate: 2 hours
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> The @Future and @Past annotations do not offer a way to include the current date in the range, operating under the pretense of an exclusive boundary condition. The current date is often needed in the range. For instance, a registration date can be today or any time in the future. You might have recorded an observation today or any time in the past.
> My suggestion is to add an attribute named "inclusive" which implies that the current date is included.
> @Future(inclusive = true)
> @Past(inclusive = true)
> Feel free to use another name for the attribute. The default, of course, is false for backwards compatibility.

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