From 071d1c946700567b6b92d3e0c16fde99089584a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jack Christensen <jack@jackchristensen.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2022 06:27:41 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] DateCodec.DecodeValue can return pgtype.InfinityModifier

Previously, an infinite value was returned as a string. Other types
that can be infinite such as Timestamptz return a
pgtype.InfinityModifier. This change brings them into alignment.
---
 pgtype/date.go | 13 +++----------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pgtype/date.go b/pgtype/date.go
index 0c817c94..436db25d 100644
--- a/pgtype/date.go
+++ b/pgtype/date.go
@@ -336,16 +336,9 @@ func (c DateCodec) DecodeValue(m *Map, oid uint32, format int16, src []byte) (an
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if date.Valid {
-		switch date.InfinityModifier {
-		case Finite:
-			return date.Time, nil
-		case Infinity:
-			return "infinity", nil
-		case NegativeInfinity:
-			return "-infinity", nil
-		}
+	if date.InfinityModifier != Finite {
+		return date.InfinityModifier, nil
 	}
 
-	return nil, nil
+	return date.Time, nil
 }