[VOL-5292] Implementation for fetching the GEM port history Data from the ONT

Change-Id: I4cf22555cbd13bcd5e49e620c8aa8b67cbd2891c
Signed-off-by: Akash Reddy Kankanala <akash.kankanala@radisys.com>
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertion_compare.go b/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertion_compare.go
index 41649d2..95d8e59 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertion_compare.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertion_compare.go
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package assert
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
+	"time"
 )
 
 type CompareType int
@@ -30,6 +32,9 @@
 	float64Type = reflect.TypeOf(float64(1))
 
 	stringType = reflect.TypeOf("")
+
+	timeType  = reflect.TypeOf(time.Time{})
+	bytesType = reflect.TypeOf([]byte{})
 )
 
 func compare(obj1, obj2 interface{}, kind reflect.Kind) (CompareType, bool) {
@@ -299,6 +304,47 @@
 				return compareLess, true
 			}
 		}
+	// Check for known struct types we can check for compare results.
+	case reflect.Struct:
+		{
+			// All structs enter here. We're not interested in most types.
+			if !canConvert(obj1Value, timeType) {
+				break
+			}
+
+			// time.Time can compared!
+			timeObj1, ok := obj1.(time.Time)
+			if !ok {
+				timeObj1 = obj1Value.Convert(timeType).Interface().(time.Time)
+			}
+
+			timeObj2, ok := obj2.(time.Time)
+			if !ok {
+				timeObj2 = obj2Value.Convert(timeType).Interface().(time.Time)
+			}
+
+			return compare(timeObj1.UnixNano(), timeObj2.UnixNano(), reflect.Int64)
+		}
+	case reflect.Slice:
+		{
+			// We only care about the []byte type.
+			if !canConvert(obj1Value, bytesType) {
+				break
+			}
+
+			// []byte can be compared!
+			bytesObj1, ok := obj1.([]byte)
+			if !ok {
+				bytesObj1 = obj1Value.Convert(bytesType).Interface().([]byte)
+
+			}
+			bytesObj2, ok := obj2.([]byte)
+			if !ok {
+				bytesObj2 = obj2Value.Convert(bytesType).Interface().([]byte)
+			}
+
+			return CompareType(bytes.Compare(bytesObj1, bytesObj2)), true
+		}
 	}
 
 	return compareEqual, false
@@ -310,7 +356,10 @@
 //    assert.Greater(t, float64(2), float64(1))
 //    assert.Greater(t, "b", "a")
 func Greater(t TestingT, e1 interface{}, e2 interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
-	return compareTwoValues(t, e1, e2, []CompareType{compareGreater}, "\"%v\" is not greater than \"%v\"", msgAndArgs)
+	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
+	return compareTwoValues(t, e1, e2, []CompareType{compareGreater}, "\"%v\" is not greater than \"%v\"", msgAndArgs...)
 }
 
 // GreaterOrEqual asserts that the first element is greater than or equal to the second
@@ -320,7 +369,10 @@
 //    assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, "b", "a")
 //    assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, "b", "b")
 func GreaterOrEqual(t TestingT, e1 interface{}, e2 interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
-	return compareTwoValues(t, e1, e2, []CompareType{compareGreater, compareEqual}, "\"%v\" is not greater than or equal to \"%v\"", msgAndArgs)
+	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
+	return compareTwoValues(t, e1, e2, []CompareType{compareGreater, compareEqual}, "\"%v\" is not greater than or equal to \"%v\"", msgAndArgs...)
 }
 
 // Less asserts that the first element is less than the second
@@ -329,7 +381,10 @@
 //    assert.Less(t, float64(1), float64(2))
 //    assert.Less(t, "a", "b")
 func Less(t TestingT, e1 interface{}, e2 interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
-	return compareTwoValues(t, e1, e2, []CompareType{compareLess}, "\"%v\" is not less than \"%v\"", msgAndArgs)
+	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
+	return compareTwoValues(t, e1, e2, []CompareType{compareLess}, "\"%v\" is not less than \"%v\"", msgAndArgs...)
 }
 
 // LessOrEqual asserts that the first element is less than or equal to the second
@@ -339,7 +394,10 @@
 //    assert.LessOrEqual(t, "a", "b")
 //    assert.LessOrEqual(t, "b", "b")
 func LessOrEqual(t TestingT, e1 interface{}, e2 interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
-	return compareTwoValues(t, e1, e2, []CompareType{compareLess, compareEqual}, "\"%v\" is not less than or equal to \"%v\"", msgAndArgs)
+	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
+	return compareTwoValues(t, e1, e2, []CompareType{compareLess, compareEqual}, "\"%v\" is not less than or equal to \"%v\"", msgAndArgs...)
 }
 
 // Positive asserts that the specified element is positive
@@ -347,8 +405,11 @@
 //    assert.Positive(t, 1)
 //    assert.Positive(t, 1.23)
 func Positive(t TestingT, e interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
 	zero := reflect.Zero(reflect.TypeOf(e))
-	return compareTwoValues(t, e, zero.Interface(), []CompareType{compareGreater}, "\"%v\" is not positive", msgAndArgs)
+	return compareTwoValues(t, e, zero.Interface(), []CompareType{compareGreater}, "\"%v\" is not positive", msgAndArgs...)
 }
 
 // Negative asserts that the specified element is negative
@@ -356,8 +417,11 @@
 //    assert.Negative(t, -1)
 //    assert.Negative(t, -1.23)
 func Negative(t TestingT, e interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
 	zero := reflect.Zero(reflect.TypeOf(e))
-	return compareTwoValues(t, e, zero.Interface(), []CompareType{compareLess}, "\"%v\" is not negative", msgAndArgs)
+	return compareTwoValues(t, e, zero.Interface(), []CompareType{compareLess}, "\"%v\" is not negative", msgAndArgs...)
 }
 
 func compareTwoValues(t TestingT, e1 interface{}, e2 interface{}, allowedComparesResults []CompareType, failMessage string, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertion_compare_can_convert.go b/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertion_compare_can_convert.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da86790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertion_compare_can_convert.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//go:build go1.17
+// +build go1.17
+
+// TODO: once support for Go 1.16 is dropped, this file can be
+//       merged/removed with assertion_compare_go1.17_test.go and
+//       assertion_compare_legacy.go
+
+package assert
+
+import "reflect"
+
+// Wrapper around reflect.Value.CanConvert, for compatibility
+// reasons.
+func canConvert(value reflect.Value, to reflect.Type) bool {
+	return value.CanConvert(to)
+}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertion_compare_legacy.go b/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertion_compare_legacy.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1701af2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertion_compare_legacy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//go:build !go1.17
+// +build !go1.17
+
+// TODO: once support for Go 1.16 is dropped, this file can be
+//       merged/removed with assertion_compare_go1.17_test.go and
+//       assertion_compare_can_convert.go
+
+package assert
+
+import "reflect"
+
+// Older versions of Go does not have the reflect.Value.CanConvert
+// method.
+func canConvert(value reflect.Value, to reflect.Type) bool {
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertion_format.go b/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertion_format.go
index 4dfd122..7880b8f 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertion_format.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertion_format.go
@@ -123,6 +123,18 @@
 	return ErrorAs(t, err, target, append([]interface{}{msg}, args...)...)
 }
 
+// ErrorContainsf asserts that a function returned an error (i.e. not `nil`)
+// and that the error contains the specified substring.
+//
+//   actualObj, err := SomeFunction()
+//   assert.ErrorContainsf(t, err,  expectedErrorSubString, "error message %s", "formatted")
+func ErrorContainsf(t TestingT, theError error, contains string, msg string, args ...interface{}) bool {
+	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
+	return ErrorContains(t, theError, contains, append([]interface{}{msg}, args...)...)
+}
+
 // ErrorIsf asserts that at least one of the errors in err's chain matches target.
 // This is a wrapper for errors.Is.
 func ErrorIsf(t TestingT, err error, target error, msg string, args ...interface{}) bool {
@@ -724,6 +736,16 @@
 	return WithinDuration(t, expected, actual, delta, append([]interface{}{msg}, args...)...)
 }
 
+// WithinRangef asserts that a time is within a time range (inclusive).
+//
+//   assert.WithinRangef(t, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(-time.Second), time.Now().Add(time.Second), "error message %s", "formatted")
+func WithinRangef(t TestingT, actual time.Time, start time.Time, end time.Time, msg string, args ...interface{}) bool {
+	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
+	return WithinRange(t, actual, start, end, append([]interface{}{msg}, args...)...)
+}
+
 // YAMLEqf asserts that two YAML strings are equivalent.
 func YAMLEqf(t TestingT, expected string, actual string, msg string, args ...interface{}) bool {
 	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertion_forward.go b/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertion_forward.go
index 25337a6..339515b 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertion_forward.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertion_forward.go
@@ -222,6 +222,30 @@
 	return ErrorAsf(a.t, err, target, msg, args...)
 }
 
+// ErrorContains asserts that a function returned an error (i.e. not `nil`)
+// and that the error contains the specified substring.
+//
+//   actualObj, err := SomeFunction()
+//   a.ErrorContains(err,  expectedErrorSubString)
+func (a *Assertions) ErrorContains(theError error, contains string, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	if h, ok := a.t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
+	return ErrorContains(a.t, theError, contains, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// ErrorContainsf asserts that a function returned an error (i.e. not `nil`)
+// and that the error contains the specified substring.
+//
+//   actualObj, err := SomeFunction()
+//   a.ErrorContainsf(err,  expectedErrorSubString, "error message %s", "formatted")
+func (a *Assertions) ErrorContainsf(theError error, contains string, msg string, args ...interface{}) bool {
+	if h, ok := a.t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
+	return ErrorContainsf(a.t, theError, contains, msg, args...)
+}
+
 // ErrorIs asserts that at least one of the errors in err's chain matches target.
 // This is a wrapper for errors.Is.
 func (a *Assertions) ErrorIs(err error, target error, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
@@ -1437,6 +1461,26 @@
 	return WithinDurationf(a.t, expected, actual, delta, msg, args...)
 }
 
+// WithinRange asserts that a time is within a time range (inclusive).
+//
+//   a.WithinRange(time.Now(), time.Now().Add(-time.Second), time.Now().Add(time.Second))
+func (a *Assertions) WithinRange(actual time.Time, start time.Time, end time.Time, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	if h, ok := a.t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
+	return WithinRange(a.t, actual, start, end, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// WithinRangef asserts that a time is within a time range (inclusive).
+//
+//   a.WithinRangef(time.Now(), time.Now().Add(-time.Second), time.Now().Add(time.Second), "error message %s", "formatted")
+func (a *Assertions) WithinRangef(actual time.Time, start time.Time, end time.Time, msg string, args ...interface{}) bool {
+	if h, ok := a.t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
+	return WithinRangef(a.t, actual, start, end, msg, args...)
+}
+
 // YAMLEq asserts that two YAML strings are equivalent.
 func (a *Assertions) YAMLEq(expected string, actual string, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
 	if h, ok := a.t.(tHelper); ok {
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertion_order.go b/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertion_order.go
index 1c3b471..7594487 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertion_order.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertion_order.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 //    assert.IsIncreasing(t, []float{1, 2})
 //    assert.IsIncreasing(t, []string{"a", "b"})
 func IsIncreasing(t TestingT, object interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
-	return isOrdered(t, object, []CompareType{compareLess}, "\"%v\" is not less than \"%v\"", msgAndArgs)
+	return isOrdered(t, object, []CompareType{compareLess}, "\"%v\" is not less than \"%v\"", msgAndArgs...)
 }
 
 // IsNonIncreasing asserts that the collection is not increasing
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 //    assert.IsNonIncreasing(t, []float{2, 1})
 //    assert.IsNonIncreasing(t, []string{"b", "a"})
 func IsNonIncreasing(t TestingT, object interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
-	return isOrdered(t, object, []CompareType{compareEqual, compareGreater}, "\"%v\" is not greater than or equal to \"%v\"", msgAndArgs)
+	return isOrdered(t, object, []CompareType{compareEqual, compareGreater}, "\"%v\" is not greater than or equal to \"%v\"", msgAndArgs...)
 }
 
 // IsDecreasing asserts that the collection is decreasing
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 //    assert.IsDecreasing(t, []float{2, 1})
 //    assert.IsDecreasing(t, []string{"b", "a"})
 func IsDecreasing(t TestingT, object interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
-	return isOrdered(t, object, []CompareType{compareGreater}, "\"%v\" is not greater than \"%v\"", msgAndArgs)
+	return isOrdered(t, object, []CompareType{compareGreater}, "\"%v\" is not greater than \"%v\"", msgAndArgs...)
 }
 
 // IsNonDecreasing asserts that the collection is not decreasing
@@ -77,5 +77,5 @@
 //    assert.IsNonDecreasing(t, []float{1, 2})
 //    assert.IsNonDecreasing(t, []string{"a", "b"})
 func IsNonDecreasing(t TestingT, object interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
-	return isOrdered(t, object, []CompareType{compareLess, compareEqual}, "\"%v\" is not less than or equal to \"%v\"", msgAndArgs)
+	return isOrdered(t, object, []CompareType{compareLess, compareEqual}, "\"%v\" is not less than or equal to \"%v\"", msgAndArgs...)
 }
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertions.go b/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertions.go
index bcac440..fa1245b 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertions.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert/assertions.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
@@ -144,7 +145,8 @@
 		if len(parts) > 1 {
 			dir := parts[len(parts)-2]
 			if (dir != "assert" && dir != "mock" && dir != "require") || file == "mock_test.go" {
-				callers = append(callers, fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", file, line))
+				path, _ := filepath.Abs(file)
+				callers = append(callers, fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", path, line))
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -563,16 +565,17 @@
 
 	switch objValue.Kind() {
 	// collection types are empty when they have no element
-	case reflect.Array, reflect.Chan, reflect.Map, reflect.Slice:
+	case reflect.Chan, reflect.Map, reflect.Slice:
 		return objValue.Len() == 0
-		// pointers are empty if nil or if the value they point to is empty
+	// pointers are empty if nil or if the value they point to is empty
 	case reflect.Ptr:
 		if objValue.IsNil() {
 			return true
 		}
 		deref := objValue.Elem().Interface()
 		return isEmpty(deref)
-		// for all other types, compare against the zero value
+	// for all other types, compare against the zero value
+	// array types are empty when they match their zero-initialized state
 	default:
 		zero := reflect.Zero(objValue.Type())
 		return reflect.DeepEqual(object, zero.Interface())
@@ -718,10 +721,14 @@
 // return (false, false) if impossible.
 // return (true, false) if element was not found.
 // return (true, true) if element was found.
-func includeElement(list interface{}, element interface{}) (ok, found bool) {
+func containsElement(list interface{}, element interface{}) (ok, found bool) {
 
 	listValue := reflect.ValueOf(list)
-	listKind := reflect.TypeOf(list).Kind()
+	listType := reflect.TypeOf(list)
+	if listType == nil {
+		return false, false
+	}
+	listKind := listType.Kind()
 	defer func() {
 		if e := recover(); e != nil {
 			ok = false
@@ -764,7 +771,7 @@
 		h.Helper()
 	}
 
-	ok, found := includeElement(s, contains)
+	ok, found := containsElement(s, contains)
 	if !ok {
 		return Fail(t, fmt.Sprintf("%#v could not be applied builtin len()", s), msgAndArgs...)
 	}
@@ -787,7 +794,7 @@
 		h.Helper()
 	}
 
-	ok, found := includeElement(s, contains)
+	ok, found := containsElement(s, contains)
 	if !ok {
 		return Fail(t, fmt.Sprintf("\"%s\" could not be applied builtin len()", s), msgAndArgs...)
 	}
@@ -811,7 +818,6 @@
 		return true // we consider nil to be equal to the nil set
 	}
 
-	subsetValue := reflect.ValueOf(subset)
 	defer func() {
 		if e := recover(); e != nil {
 			ok = false
@@ -821,17 +827,35 @@
 	listKind := reflect.TypeOf(list).Kind()
 	subsetKind := reflect.TypeOf(subset).Kind()
 
-	if listKind != reflect.Array && listKind != reflect.Slice {
+	if listKind != reflect.Array && listKind != reflect.Slice && listKind != reflect.Map {
 		return Fail(t, fmt.Sprintf("%q has an unsupported type %s", list, listKind), msgAndArgs...)
 	}
 
-	if subsetKind != reflect.Array && subsetKind != reflect.Slice {
+	if subsetKind != reflect.Array && subsetKind != reflect.Slice && listKind != reflect.Map {
 		return Fail(t, fmt.Sprintf("%q has an unsupported type %s", subset, subsetKind), msgAndArgs...)
 	}
 
+	subsetValue := reflect.ValueOf(subset)
+	if subsetKind == reflect.Map && listKind == reflect.Map {
+		listValue := reflect.ValueOf(list)
+		subsetKeys := subsetValue.MapKeys()
+
+		for i := 0; i < len(subsetKeys); i++ {
+			subsetKey := subsetKeys[i]
+			subsetElement := subsetValue.MapIndex(subsetKey).Interface()
+			listElement := listValue.MapIndex(subsetKey).Interface()
+
+			if !ObjectsAreEqual(subsetElement, listElement) {
+				return Fail(t, fmt.Sprintf("\"%s\" does not contain \"%s\"", list, subsetElement), msgAndArgs...)
+			}
+		}
+
+		return true
+	}
+
 	for i := 0; i < subsetValue.Len(); i++ {
 		element := subsetValue.Index(i).Interface()
-		ok, found := includeElement(list, element)
+		ok, found := containsElement(list, element)
 		if !ok {
 			return Fail(t, fmt.Sprintf("\"%s\" could not be applied builtin len()", list), msgAndArgs...)
 		}
@@ -852,10 +876,9 @@
 		h.Helper()
 	}
 	if subset == nil {
-		return Fail(t, fmt.Sprintf("nil is the empty set which is a subset of every set"), msgAndArgs...)
+		return Fail(t, "nil is the empty set which is a subset of every set", msgAndArgs...)
 	}
 
-	subsetValue := reflect.ValueOf(subset)
 	defer func() {
 		if e := recover(); e != nil {
 			ok = false
@@ -865,17 +888,35 @@
 	listKind := reflect.TypeOf(list).Kind()
 	subsetKind := reflect.TypeOf(subset).Kind()
 
-	if listKind != reflect.Array && listKind != reflect.Slice {
+	if listKind != reflect.Array && listKind != reflect.Slice && listKind != reflect.Map {
 		return Fail(t, fmt.Sprintf("%q has an unsupported type %s", list, listKind), msgAndArgs...)
 	}
 
-	if subsetKind != reflect.Array && subsetKind != reflect.Slice {
+	if subsetKind != reflect.Array && subsetKind != reflect.Slice && listKind != reflect.Map {
 		return Fail(t, fmt.Sprintf("%q has an unsupported type %s", subset, subsetKind), msgAndArgs...)
 	}
 
+	subsetValue := reflect.ValueOf(subset)
+	if subsetKind == reflect.Map && listKind == reflect.Map {
+		listValue := reflect.ValueOf(list)
+		subsetKeys := subsetValue.MapKeys()
+
+		for i := 0; i < len(subsetKeys); i++ {
+			subsetKey := subsetKeys[i]
+			subsetElement := subsetValue.MapIndex(subsetKey).Interface()
+			listElement := listValue.MapIndex(subsetKey).Interface()
+
+			if !ObjectsAreEqual(subsetElement, listElement) {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+
+		return Fail(t, fmt.Sprintf("%q is a subset of %q", subset, list), msgAndArgs...)
+	}
+
 	for i := 0; i < subsetValue.Len(); i++ {
 		element := subsetValue.Index(i).Interface()
-		ok, found := includeElement(list, element)
+		ok, found := containsElement(list, element)
 		if !ok {
 			return Fail(t, fmt.Sprintf("\"%s\" could not be applied builtin len()", list), msgAndArgs...)
 		}
@@ -1000,27 +1041,21 @@
 type PanicTestFunc func()
 
 // didPanic returns true if the function passed to it panics. Otherwise, it returns false.
-func didPanic(f PanicTestFunc) (bool, interface{}, string) {
+func didPanic(f PanicTestFunc) (didPanic bool, message interface{}, stack string) {
+	didPanic = true
 
-	didPanic := false
-	var message interface{}
-	var stack string
-	func() {
-
-		defer func() {
-			if message = recover(); message != nil {
-				didPanic = true
-				stack = string(debug.Stack())
-			}
-		}()
-
-		// call the target function
-		f()
-
+	defer func() {
+		message = recover()
+		if didPanic {
+			stack = string(debug.Stack())
+		}
 	}()
 
-	return didPanic, message, stack
+	// call the target function
+	f()
+	didPanic = false
 
+	return
 }
 
 // Panics asserts that the code inside the specified PanicTestFunc panics.
@@ -1111,6 +1146,27 @@
 	return true
 }
 
+// WithinRange asserts that a time is within a time range (inclusive).
+//
+//   assert.WithinRange(t, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(-time.Second), time.Now().Add(time.Second))
+func WithinRange(t TestingT, actual, start, end time.Time, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
+
+	if end.Before(start) {
+		return Fail(t, "Start should be before end", msgAndArgs...)
+	}
+
+	if actual.Before(start) {
+		return Fail(t, fmt.Sprintf("Time %v expected to be in time range %v to %v, but is before the range", actual, start, end), msgAndArgs...)
+	} else if actual.After(end) {
+		return Fail(t, fmt.Sprintf("Time %v expected to be in time range %v to %v, but is after the range", actual, start, end), msgAndArgs...)
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
 func toFloat(x interface{}) (float64, bool) {
 	var xf float64
 	xok := true
@@ -1161,11 +1217,15 @@
 	bf, bok := toFloat(actual)
 
 	if !aok || !bok {
-		return Fail(t, fmt.Sprintf("Parameters must be numerical"), msgAndArgs...)
+		return Fail(t, "Parameters must be numerical", msgAndArgs...)
+	}
+
+	if math.IsNaN(af) && math.IsNaN(bf) {
+		return true
 	}
 
 	if math.IsNaN(af) {
-		return Fail(t, fmt.Sprintf("Expected must not be NaN"), msgAndArgs...)
+		return Fail(t, "Expected must not be NaN", msgAndArgs...)
 	}
 
 	if math.IsNaN(bf) {
@@ -1188,7 +1248,7 @@
 	if expected == nil || actual == nil ||
 		reflect.TypeOf(actual).Kind() != reflect.Slice ||
 		reflect.TypeOf(expected).Kind() != reflect.Slice {
-		return Fail(t, fmt.Sprintf("Parameters must be slice"), msgAndArgs...)
+		return Fail(t, "Parameters must be slice", msgAndArgs...)
 	}
 
 	actualSlice := reflect.ValueOf(actual)
@@ -1250,8 +1310,12 @@
 
 func calcRelativeError(expected, actual interface{}) (float64, error) {
 	af, aok := toFloat(expected)
-	if !aok {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("expected value %q cannot be converted to float", expected)
+	bf, bok := toFloat(actual)
+	if !aok || !bok {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("Parameters must be numerical")
+	}
+	if math.IsNaN(af) && math.IsNaN(bf) {
+		return 0, nil
 	}
 	if math.IsNaN(af) {
 		return 0, errors.New("expected value must not be NaN")
@@ -1259,10 +1323,6 @@
 	if af == 0 {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("expected value must have a value other than zero to calculate the relative error")
 	}
-	bf, bok := toFloat(actual)
-	if !bok {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("actual value %q cannot be converted to float", actual)
-	}
 	if math.IsNaN(bf) {
 		return 0, errors.New("actual value must not be NaN")
 	}
@@ -1298,7 +1358,7 @@
 	if expected == nil || actual == nil ||
 		reflect.TypeOf(actual).Kind() != reflect.Slice ||
 		reflect.TypeOf(expected).Kind() != reflect.Slice {
-		return Fail(t, fmt.Sprintf("Parameters must be slice"), msgAndArgs...)
+		return Fail(t, "Parameters must be slice", msgAndArgs...)
 	}
 
 	actualSlice := reflect.ValueOf(actual)
@@ -1375,6 +1435,27 @@
 	return true
 }
 
+// ErrorContains asserts that a function returned an error (i.e. not `nil`)
+// and that the error contains the specified substring.
+//
+//   actualObj, err := SomeFunction()
+//   assert.ErrorContains(t, err,  expectedErrorSubString)
+func ErrorContains(t TestingT, theError error, contains string, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
+	if !Error(t, theError, msgAndArgs...) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	actual := theError.Error()
+	if !strings.Contains(actual, contains) {
+		return Fail(t, fmt.Sprintf("Error %#v does not contain %#v", actual, contains), msgAndArgs...)
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
 // matchRegexp return true if a specified regexp matches a string.
 func matchRegexp(rx interface{}, str interface{}) bool {
 
@@ -1588,12 +1669,17 @@
 	}
 
 	var e, a string
-	if et != reflect.TypeOf("") {
-		e = spewConfig.Sdump(expected)
-		a = spewConfig.Sdump(actual)
-	} else {
+
+	switch et {
+	case reflect.TypeOf(""):
 		e = reflect.ValueOf(expected).String()
 		a = reflect.ValueOf(actual).String()
+	case reflect.TypeOf(time.Time{}):
+		e = spewConfigStringerEnabled.Sdump(expected)
+		a = spewConfigStringerEnabled.Sdump(actual)
+	default:
+		e = spewConfig.Sdump(expected)
+		a = spewConfig.Sdump(actual)
 	}
 
 	diff, _ := difflib.GetUnifiedDiffString(difflib.UnifiedDiff{
@@ -1625,6 +1711,14 @@
 	MaxDepth:                10,
 }
 
+var spewConfigStringerEnabled = spew.ConfigState{
+	Indent:                  " ",
+	DisablePointerAddresses: true,
+	DisableCapacities:       true,
+	SortKeys:                true,
+	MaxDepth:                10,
+}
+
 type tHelper interface {
 	Helper()
 }