more cases handledv0.0.27

3 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/dumbTable.go b/dumbTable.go
index 66e5328..bce0b91 100644
--- a/dumbTable.go
+++ b/dumbTable.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func DumbTable3(lines []string) {
 		parts := strings.Fields(line)
 		if len(parts) != 3 {
 			log.Info(parts)
-			panic("not 3 things")
+			// panic("not 3 things")
 			continue
 		}
 		if size1 < len(parts[0]) {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func DumbTable3(lines []string) {
 		parts := strings.Fields(line)
 		if len(parts) != 3 {
 			log.Info(parts)
-			panic("not 3 things")
+			// panic("not 3 things")
 			continue
 		}
 		line, fmtline := StandardTableRow(sizes, parts)
diff --git a/time.go b/time.go
index df89d24..ca38233 100644
--- a/time.go
+++ b/time.go
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ func TimeCheck(maybeTime any) (string, *time.Time, error) {
 		// If the type is time.Time, 'v' is now a time.Time variable.
 		// t = v
 		return FormatTime(v), &v, err
+	case *time.Time:
+		// If the type is time.Time, 'v' is now a time.Time variable.
+		// t = v
+		return FormatTime(*v), v, err
 	case string:
 		// The type is string, so 'v' is a string variable.
 		t, err = doTimeString(v)
@@ -90,6 +94,8 @@ func TimeCheck(maybeTime any) (string, *time.Time, error) {
 			newt := v.AsTime()
 			return FormatTime(newt), &newt, nil
 		}
+	case nil:
+		err = errors.New("TimeCheck got nil")
 	default:
 		err = errors.Join(err, NoTime)
 	}
diff --git a/time.string.go b/time.string.go
index 22f667d..5d15abe 100644
--- a/time.string.go
+++ b/time.string.go
@@ -49,5 +49,11 @@ func doTimeString(BUILDTIME string) (*time.Time, error) {
 
 		}
 	}
+	// try lots of common stuff
+	const layout = "2025-10-19 11:47:48 -0500 CDT"
+	t, err := time.ParseInLocation(layout, parts[0]+" "+parts[1], time.UTC)
+	if err == nil {
+		return &t, nil
+	}
 	return nil, NewFeature
 }