Added two functions that perform date comparison

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inc/Helpers/TimeHelper.hpp

@@ -82,6 +82,29 @@ public:
 
 	TimeHelper() = default;
 
+
+	/**
+	 * @param Now the date provided from the Real Time Clock(UTC format)
+	 * @param Date the date that will be compared with the \p Now
+	 * @param equalCondition if it is true, then this function returns true when the dates
+	 * are equal. If the \p equalCondition is false, then this function returns false when
+	 * the dates are equal
+	 * @return true if \p Now is greater than \p DateExamined. The equality depends on the \p
+	 * equalCondition
+	 */
+	bool IsAfter(struct TimeAndDate &Now, struct TimeAndDate &Date, bool equalCondition);
+
+	/**
+	 * @param Now the date provided from the Real Time Clock(UTC format)
+	 * @param Date the date that will be compared with the \p Now
+	 * @param equalCondition if it is true, then this function returns true when the dates
+	 * are equal. If the \p equalCondition is false, then this function returns false when
+	 * the dates are equal.
+	 * @return true if \p Now is smaller than \p DateExamined. The equality depends on the \p
+	 * equalCondition
+	 */
+	bool IsBefore(struct TimeAndDate &Now, struct TimeAndDate &Date, bool equalCondition);
+
 	/**
 	 * Generate the CDS time format(3.3 in CCSDS 301.0-B-4 standard).
 	 *

src/Helpers/TimeHelper.cpp

@@ -61,16 +61,16 @@ struct TimeAndDate TimeHelper::utcTime(uint32_t seconds) {
 	}
 
 	// calculate days
-	TimeInfo.day = seconds/SecondsPerDay;
+	TimeInfo.day = seconds / SecondsPerDay;
 	seconds -= TimeInfo.day * SecondsPerDay;
 	TimeInfo.day++; // add 1 day because we start count from 1 January(and not 0 January!)
 
 	// calculate hours
-	TimeInfo.hour = seconds/SecondsPerHour;
+	TimeInfo.hour = seconds / SecondsPerHour;
 	seconds -= TimeInfo.hour * SecondsPerHour;
 
 	// calculate minutes
-	TimeInfo.minute = seconds/SecondsPerMinute;
+	TimeInfo.minute = seconds / SecondsPerMinute;
 	seconds -= TimeInfo.minute * SecondsPerMinute;
 
 	// calculate seconds
@@ -79,6 +79,98 @@ struct TimeAndDate TimeHelper::utcTime(uint32_t seconds) {
 	return TimeInfo;
 }
 
+bool TimeHelper::IsAfter(struct TimeAndDate &Now, struct TimeAndDate &Date, bool
+equalCondition) {
+	// compare years
+	if (Now.year > Date.year) {
+		return true;
+	} else if (Now.year < Date.year) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// compare months
+	if (Now.month > Date.month) {
+		return true;
+	} else if (Now.month < Date.month) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// compare days
+	if (Now.day > Date.day) {
+		return true;
+	} else if (Now.day < Date.day) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// compare hours
+	if (Now.hour > Date.hour) {
+		return true;
+	} else if (Now.hour < Date.hour) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// compare minutes
+	if (Now.minute > Date.minute) {
+		return true;
+	} else if (Now.minute < Date.minute) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// compare seconds
+	if (Now.second > Date.second) {
+		return true;
+	} else if (Now.second < Date.second) {
+		return false;
+	} else if (Now.second == Date.second)
+		return equalCondition;
+}
+
+bool TimeHelper::IsBefore(struct TimeAndDate &Now, struct TimeAndDate &Date, bool
+equalCondition) {
+	// compare years
+	if (Now.year < Date.year) {
+		return true;
+	} else if (Now.year > Date.year) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// compare months
+	if (Now.month < Date.month) {
+		return true;
+	} else if (Now.month > Date.month) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// compare days
+	if (Now.day < Date.day) {
+		return true;
+	} else if (Now.day > Date.day) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// compare hours
+	if (Now.hour < Date.hour) {
+		return true;
+	} else if (Now.hour > Date.hour) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// compare minutes
+	if (Now.minute < Date.minute) {
+		return true;
+	} else if (Now.minute > Date.minute) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// compare seconds
+	if (Now.second < Date.second) {
+		return true;
+	} else if (Now.second > Date.second) {
+		return false;
+	} else if (Now.second == Date.second)
+		return equalCondition;
+}
+
 uint64_t TimeHelper::generateCDStimeFormat(struct TimeAndDate &TimeInfo) {
 	/**
 	 * Define the T-field. The total number of octets for the implementation of T-field is 6(2 for