1 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/types/datetime.rs b/src/types/datetime.rs
index 6735731..00d739a 100644
--- a/src/types/datetime.rs
+++ b/src/types/datetime.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,32 @@
+use std::convert::TryFrom;
 use anyhow::Error;
+use anyhow::Result;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
 #[serde(transparent)]
 pub struct DateTime(chrono::DateTime<chrono::Utc>);
 
+impl Into<ipfs::Ipld> for DateTime {
+    fn into(self) -> ipfs::Ipld {
+        ipfs::Ipld::String(self.0.to_rfc3339())
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<ipfs::Ipld> for DateTime {
+    type Error = Error;
+
+    fn try_from(ipld: ipfs::Ipld) -> Result<DateTime> {
+        match ipld {
+            ipfs::Ipld::String(s) => chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339(&s)
+                .map(|dt| dt.with_timezone(&chrono::Utc))
+                .map(DateTime)
+                .map_err(Error::from),
+            _ => anyhow::bail!("Expected string for timestamp"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
 impl From<chrono::DateTime<chrono::Utc>> for DateTime {
     fn from(dt: chrono::DateTime<chrono::Utc>) -> Self {
         DateTime(dt)