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+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021-2022 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package util
+
+import "time"
+
+// ISO8601 is a formatter for serializing times that forces ISO8601 behavior.
+const ISO8601 = "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z"
+
+// FormatISO8601 converts the given time to UTC and then formats it
+// using the ISO8601 const, which the Mastodon API is able to understand.
+func FormatISO8601(t time.Time) string {
+	return t.UTC().Format(ISO8601)
+}