Date Library

The Date library in DevAssure provides utilities to generate, format, and manipulate date values dynamically during test execution.
It helps automate date-dependent fields such as bookings, due dates, expirations, and API payloads without hardcoding values.

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Action	Description
Date.Get date offset_days days from current date in format date_format	Retrieves a date value relative to the current system date and returns it in a specified format.

You can generate both past and future dates by specifying an offset (in days). The output is a formatted date string that can be reused in subsequent steps.

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Arguments

Name	Type	Description	Example
offset_days	Integer	Number of days to add or subtract from the current date. Use positive values for future dates and negative for past dates.	10, -5 , 0
date_format	String	Defines how the resulting date should be formatted. Supports common and custom date patterns.	DD/MM/YYYY, MMM DD YYYY, YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss

Returns:
A string representing the calculated date in the specified format.

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Examples

Basic Date Calculation

futureDate = Date.Get date 10 days from current date in format DD/MM/YYYY

Print log futureDate

pastDate = Date.Get date -5 days from current date in format MMM DD YYYY

Print log pastDate

Execution Log:

Date.Get date 10 days from current date in format DD/MM/YYYY
15/11/2025

Date.Get date -5 days from current date in format MMM DD YYYY
Oct 31 2025

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ISO Format (Timestamp)

isoDate = Date.Get date 0 days from current date in format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss

Print log isoDate

Execution Log:

Date.Get date 0 days from current date in format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss
2025-11-05T00:00:00