mfer/builder_test.go

@@ -92,6 +92,29 @@ func TestBuilderBuild(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, strings.HasPrefix(buf.String(), MAGIC))
 }
 
+func TestNewTimestampFromTimeExtremeDate(t *testing.T) {
+	// Regression test: newTimestampFromTime used UnixNano() which panics
+	// for dates outside ~1678-2262. Now uses Nanosecond() which is safe.
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		time time.Time
+	}{
+		{"zero time", time.Time{}},
+		{"year 1000", time.Date(1000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)},
+		{"year 3000", time.Date(3000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 123456789, time.UTC)},
+		{"unix epoch", time.Unix(0, 0)},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Should not panic
+			ts := newTimestampFromTime(tt.time)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.time.Unix(), ts.Seconds)
+			assert.Equal(t, int32(tt.time.Nanosecond()), ts.Nanos)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestBuilderBuildEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	b := NewBuilder()
 

mfer/serialize.go

@@ -16,11 +16,10 @@ import (
 const MAGIC string = "ZNAVSRFG"
 
 func newTimestampFromTime(t time.Time) *Timestamp {
-	out := &Timestamp{
+	return &Timestamp{
 		Seconds: t.Unix(),
-		Nanos:   int32(t.UnixNano() - (t.Unix() * 1000000000)),
+		Nanos:   int32(t.Nanosecond()),
 	}
-	return out
 }
 
 func (m *manifest) generate() error {