[VOL-1386]  This commit add "dep" as the package management tool
for voltha-go.

Change-Id: I52bc4911dd00a441756ec7c30f46d45091f3f90e
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+// Go support for Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format
+//
+// Copyright 2016 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
+// https://github.com/golang/protobuf
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+// distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+// this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+package ptypes
+
+// This file implements operations on google.protobuf.Timestamp.
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	tspb "github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/timestamp"
+)
+
+const (
+	// Seconds field of the earliest valid Timestamp.
+	// This is time.Date(1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).Unix().
+	minValidSeconds = -62135596800
+	// Seconds field just after the latest valid Timestamp.
+	// This is time.Date(10000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).Unix().
+	maxValidSeconds = 253402300800
+)
+
+// validateTimestamp determines whether a Timestamp is valid.
+// A valid timestamp represents a time in the range
+// [0001-01-01, 10000-01-01) and has a Nanos field
+// in the range [0, 1e9).
+//
+// If the Timestamp is valid, validateTimestamp returns nil.
+// Otherwise, it returns an error that describes
+// the problem.
+//
+// Every valid Timestamp can be represented by a time.Time, but the converse is not true.
+func validateTimestamp(ts *tspb.Timestamp) error {
+	if ts == nil {
+		return errors.New("timestamp: nil Timestamp")
+	}
+	if ts.Seconds < minValidSeconds {
+		return fmt.Errorf("timestamp: %v before 0001-01-01", ts)
+	}
+	if ts.Seconds >= maxValidSeconds {
+		return fmt.Errorf("timestamp: %v after 10000-01-01", ts)
+	}
+	if ts.Nanos < 0 || ts.Nanos >= 1e9 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("timestamp: %v: nanos not in range [0, 1e9)", ts)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Timestamp converts a google.protobuf.Timestamp proto to a time.Time.
+// It returns an error if the argument is invalid.
+//
+// Unlike most Go functions, if Timestamp returns an error, the first return value
+// is not the zero time.Time. Instead, it is the value obtained from the
+// time.Unix function when passed the contents of the Timestamp, in the UTC
+// locale. This may or may not be a meaningful time; many invalid Timestamps
+// do map to valid time.Times.
+//
+// A nil Timestamp returns an error. The first return value in that case is
+// undefined.
+func Timestamp(ts *tspb.Timestamp) (time.Time, error) {
+	// Don't return the zero value on error, because corresponds to a valid
+	// timestamp. Instead return whatever time.Unix gives us.
+	var t time.Time
+	if ts == nil {
+		t = time.Unix(0, 0).UTC() // treat nil like the empty Timestamp
+	} else {
+		t = time.Unix(ts.Seconds, int64(ts.Nanos)).UTC()
+	}
+	return t, validateTimestamp(ts)
+}
+
+// TimestampNow returns a google.protobuf.Timestamp for the current time.
+func TimestampNow() *tspb.Timestamp {
+	ts, err := TimestampProto(time.Now())
+	if err != nil {
+		panic("ptypes: time.Now() out of Timestamp range")
+	}
+	return ts
+}
+
+// TimestampProto converts the time.Time to a google.protobuf.Timestamp proto.
+// It returns an error if the resulting Timestamp is invalid.
+func TimestampProto(t time.Time) (*tspb.Timestamp, error) {
+	seconds := t.Unix()
+	nanos := int32(t.Sub(time.Unix(seconds, 0)))
+	ts := &tspb.Timestamp{
+		Seconds: seconds,
+		Nanos:   nanos,
+	}
+	if err := validateTimestamp(ts); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return ts, nil
+}
+
+// TimestampString returns the RFC 3339 string for valid Timestamps. For invalid
+// Timestamps, it returns an error message in parentheses.
+func TimestampString(ts *tspb.Timestamp) string {
+	t, err := Timestamp(ts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("(%v)", err)
+	}
+	return t.Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
+}