package timeutil import ( "encoding/json" "errors" "time" ) type Duration struct { time.Duration } func (d Duration) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) { return json.Marshal(time.Duration(d.Duration).String()) } func (d *Duration) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error { var v interface{} if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &v); err != nil { return err } switch value := v.(type) { case float64: *d = Duration{time.Duration(value)} return nil case string: tmp, err := time.ParseDuration(value) if err != nil { return err } *d = Duration{tmp} return nil default: return errors.New("invalid duration") } }