ParseLocalizedGotime is like ParseGotime, but instead of parsing a formatted time in English, it parses a value in foreign language, and returns the [time.Time] it represents.

ParseLocalizedStrptime is like ParseLocalizedGotime, but instead of using the native Go time layout, it uses the ctime-like format.

SetTimestampYear sets the year of a timestamp to the current year.

ValidateLocale checks the given locale and returns an error if the language tag is not supported by the localized parser functions.

ValidateStrptime checks the given strptime layout and returns an error if it detects any known issues that prevent it from being parsed.

Allows tests to override with deterministic value.

Implements TTicker and abstracts underlying time ticker's functionality to make usage simpler.

TTicker interface allows easier testing of Ticker related functionality.