package mergo_test import ( "testing" "time" "dario.cat/mergo" ) type document struct { Created *time.Time } func TestIssue23MergeWithOverwrite(t *testing.T) { now := time.Now() dst := document{ &now, } expected := time.Date(2009, time.November, 10, 23, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC) src := document{ &expected, } if err := mergo.MergeWithOverwrite(&dst, src); err != nil { t.Errorf("Error while merging %s", err) } if !dst.Created.Equal(*src.Created) { //--> https://golang.org/pkg/time/#pkg-overview t.Errorf("Created not merged in properly: dst.Created(%v) != src.Created(%v)", dst.Created, src.Created) } }