package main
import (
"fmt"
"time"
)
// AddWeeksToDate adds a specified number of weeks to a given time.Time.
//
// @param baseDate The original time.Time value.
// @param weeks The number of weeks to add (can also be negative to subtract).
// @return A new time.Time with the added weeks.
func AddWeeksToDate(baseDate time.Time, weeks int) time.Time {
// AddDate takes (years, months, days).
// We pass 0 years, 0 months, and weeks * 7 days to shift the calendar safely.
return baseDate.AddDate(0, 0, weeks*7)
}
func main() {
// Initialize a sample date: November 8, 2026 (using UTC to avoid local timezone noise)
targetDate := time.Date(2026, time.November, 8, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
weeksToAdd := 4
// Perform the addition
resultDate := AddWeeksToDate(targetDate, weeksToAdd)
// Display the formatted results using Go's reference time layout (2006-01-02)
fmt.Printf("Original date: %s\n", targetDate.Format("2006-01-02"))
fmt.Printf("After adding %d weeks: %s\n", weeksToAdd, resultDate.Format("2006-01-02"))
}
/*
run:
Original date: 2026-11-08
After adding 4 weeks: 2026-12-06
*/
