feature #11673 [Validator] Added date support to comparison constraints and Range (webmozart)

This PR was merged into the 2.6-dev branch.

Discussion
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[Validator] Added date support to comparison constraints and Range

| Q             | A
| ------------- | ---
| Bug fix?      | no
| New feature?  | yes
| BC breaks?    | no
| Deprecations? | no
| Tests pass?   | yes
| Fixed tickets | #3640, #7766, #9164, #9390, #8300
| License       | MIT
| Doc PR        | symfony/symfony-docs#4143

This commit adds frequently requested functionality to compare dates. Since the `DateTime` constructor is very flexible, you can do many fancy things now such as:

```php
/**
 * Only accept requests that start in at least an hour.
 * @Assert\GreaterThanOrEqual("+1 hours")
 */
private $date;

/**
 * Same as before.
 * @Assert\Range(min = "+1 hours")
 */
private $date;

/**
 * Only accept dates in the current year.
 * @Assert\Range(min = "first day of January", max = "first day of January next year")
 */
private $date;

/**
 * Timezones are supported.
 * @Assert\Range(min = "first day of January UTC", max = "first day of January next year UTC")
 */
private $date;
```

Commits
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60a5863 [Validator] Added date support to comparison constraints and Range

src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ConstraintValidator.php

@@ -89,11 +89,22 @@ abstract class ConstraintValidator implements ConstraintValidatorInterface
      */
     protected function formatValue($value, $format = 0)
     {
-        if (($format & self::PRETTY_DATE) && $value instanceof \DateTime) {
+        $isDateTime = $value instanceof \DateTime || $value instanceof \DateTimeInterface;
+
+        if (($format & self::PRETTY_DATE) && $isDateTime) {
             if (class_exists('IntlDateFormatter')) {
                 $locale = \Locale::getDefault();
                 $formatter = new \IntlDateFormatter($locale, \IntlDateFormatter::MEDIUM, \IntlDateFormatter::SHORT);
 
+                // neither the native nor the stub IntlDateFormatter support
+                // DateTimeImmutable as of yet
+                if (!$value instanceof \DateTime) {
+                    $value = new \DateTime(
+                        $value->format('Y-m-d H:i:s.u e'),
+                        $value->getTimezone()
+                    );
+                }
+
                 return $formatter->format($value);
             }
 

src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/AbstractComparisonValidator.php

@@ -35,11 +35,28 @@ abstract class AbstractComparisonValidator extends ConstraintValidator
             return;
         }
 
-        if (!$this->compareValues($value, $constraint->value)) {
+        $comparedValue = $constraint->value;
+
+        // Convert strings to DateTimes if comparing another DateTime
+        // This allows to compare with any date/time value supported by
+        // the DateTime constructor:
+        // http://php.net/manual/en/datetime.formats.php
+        if (is_string($comparedValue)) {
+            if ($value instanceof \DatetimeImmutable) {
+                // If $value is immutable, convert the compared value to a
+                // DateTimeImmutable too
+                $comparedValue = new \DatetimeImmutable($comparedValue);
+            } elseif ($value instanceof \DateTime || $value instanceof \DateTimeInterface) {
+                // Otherwise use DateTime
+                $comparedValue = new \DateTime($comparedValue);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!$this->compareValues($value, $comparedValue)) {
             $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array(
                 '{{ value }}' => $this->formatValue($value, self::OBJECT_TO_STRING | self::PRETTY_DATE),
-                '{{ compared_value }}' => $this->formatValue($constraint->value, self::OBJECT_TO_STRING | self::PRETTY_DATE),
+                '{{ compared_value }}' => $this->formatValue($comparedValue, self::OBJECT_TO_STRING | self::PRETTY_DATE),
-                '{{ compared_value_type }}' => $this->formatTypeOf($constraint->value)
+                '{{ compared_value_type }}' => $this->formatTypeOf($comparedValue)
             ));
         }
     }

src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/RangeValidator.php

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class RangeValidator extends ConstraintValidator
             return;
         }
 
-        if (!is_numeric($value)) {
+        if (!is_numeric($value) && !$value instanceof \DateTime && !$value instanceof \DateTimeInterface) {
             $this->context->addViolation($constraint->invalidMessage, array(
                 '{{ value }}' => $this->formatValue($value),
             ));
@@ -41,19 +41,36 @@ class RangeValidator extends ConstraintValidator
             return;
         }
 
-        if (null !== $constraint->max && $value > $constraint->max) {
+        $min = $constraint->min;
+        $max = $constraint->max;
+
+        // Convert strings to DateTimes if comparing another DateTime
+        // This allows to compare with any date/time value supported by
+        // the DateTime constructor:
+        // http://php.net/manual/en/datetime.formats.php
+        if ($value instanceof \DateTime || $value instanceof \DateTimeInterface) {
+            if (is_string($min)) {
+                $min = new \DateTime($min);
+            }
+
+            if (is_string($max)) {
+                $max = new \DateTime($max);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (null !== $constraint->max && $value > $max) {
             $this->context->addViolation($constraint->maxMessage, array(
                 '{{ value }}' => $value,
-                '{{ limit }}' => $constraint->max,
+                '{{ limit }}' => $this->formatValue($max, self::PRETTY_DATE),
             ));
 
             return;
         }
 
-        if (null !== $constraint->min && $value < $constraint->min) {
+        if (null !== $constraint->min && $value < $min) {
             $this->context->addViolation($constraint->minMessage, array(
                 '{{ value }}' => $value,
-                '{{ limit }}' => $constraint->min,
+                '{{ limit }}' => $this->formatValue($min, self::PRETTY_DATE),
             ));
         }
     }

src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase.php

@@ -34,6 +34,40 @@ class ComparisonTest_Class
  */
 abstract class AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase extends AbstractConstraintValidatorTest
 {
+    protected static function addPhp5Dot5Comparisons(array $comparisons)
+    {
+        if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.5.0-dev', '<')) {
+            return $comparisons;
+        }
+
+        $result = $comparisons;
+
+        // Duplicate all tests involving DateTime objects to be tested with
+        // DateTimeImmutable objects as well
+        foreach ($comparisons as $comparison) {
+            $add = false;
+
+            foreach ($comparison as $i => $value) {
+                if ($value instanceof \DateTime) {
+                    $comparison[$i] = new \DateTimeImmutable(
+                        $value->format('Y-m-d H:i:s.u e'),
+                        $value->getTimezone()
+                    );
+                    $add = true;
+                } elseif ('DateTime' === $value) {
+                    $comparison[$i] = 'DateTimeImmutable';
+                    $add = true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if ($add) {
+                $result[] = $comparison;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $result;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\Validator\Exception\ConstraintDefinitionException
      */
@@ -45,7 +79,7 @@ abstract class AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase extends AbstractConstraintVal
     }
 
     /**
-     * @dataProvider provideValidComparisons
+     * @dataProvider provideAllValidComparisons
      * @param mixed $dirtyValue
      * @param mixed $comparisonValue
      */
@@ -58,13 +92,29 @@ abstract class AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase extends AbstractConstraintVal
         $this->assertNoViolation();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function provideAllValidComparisons()
+    {
+        // The provider runs before setUp(), so we need to manually fix
+        // the default timezone
+        $this->setDefaultTimezone('UTC');
+
+        $comparisons = self::addPhp5Dot5Comparisons($this->provideValidComparisons());
+
+        $this->restoreDefaultTimezone();
+
+        return $comparisons;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return array
      */
     abstract public function provideValidComparisons();
 
     /**
-     * @dataProvider provideInvalidComparisons
+     * @dataProvider provideAllInvalidComparisons
      * @param mixed  $dirtyValue
      * @param mixed  $dirtyValueAsString
      * @param mixed  $comparedValue
@@ -75,7 +125,7 @@ abstract class AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase extends AbstractConstraintVal
     {
         // Conversion of dates to string differs between ICU versions
         // Make sure we have the correct version loaded
-        if ($dirtyValue instanceof \DateTime) {
+        if ($dirtyValue instanceof \DateTime || $dirtyValue instanceof \DateTimeInterface) {
             IntlTestHelper::requireIntl($this);
         }
 
@@ -91,6 +141,22 @@ abstract class AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase extends AbstractConstraintVal
         ));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function provideAllInvalidComparisons()
+    {
+        // The provider runs before setUp(), so we need to manually fix
+        // the default timezone
+        $this->setDefaultTimezone('UTC');
+
+        $comparisons = self::addPhp5Dot5Comparisons($this->provideInvalidComparisons());
+
+        $this->restoreDefaultTimezone();
+
+        return $comparisons;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return array
      */

src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/AbstractConstraintValidatorTest.php

@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ abstract class AbstractConstraintValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCa
 
     protected $constraint;
 
+    protected $defaultTimezone;
+
     protected function setUp()
     {
         $this->group = 'MyGroup';
@@ -74,6 +76,31 @@ abstract class AbstractConstraintValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCa
         $this->validator->initialize($this->context);
 
         \Locale::setDefault('en');
+
+        $this->setDefaultTimezone('UTC');
+    }
+
+    protected function tearDown()
+    {
+        $this->restoreDefaultTimezone();
+    }
+
+    protected function setDefaultTimezone($defaultTimezone)
+    {
+        // Make sure this method can not be called twice before calling
+        // also restoreDefaultTimezone()
+        if (null === $this->defaultTimezone) {
+            $this->defaultTimezone = ini_get('date.timezone');
+            ini_set('date.timezone', $defaultTimezone);
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected function restoreDefaultTimezone()
+    {
+        if (null !== $this->defaultTimezone) {
+            ini_set('date.timezone', $this->defaultTimezone);
+            $this->defaultTimezone = null;
+        }
     }
 
     protected function createContext()

src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/EqualToValidatorTest.php

@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ class EqualToValidatorTest extends AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase
             array(3, '3'),
             array('a', 'a'),
             array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), new \DateTime('2000-01-01')),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), '2000-01-01'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01 UTC'), '2000-01-01 UTC'),
             array(new ComparisonTest_Class(5), new ComparisonTest_Class(5)),
             array(null, 1),
         );
@@ -59,6 +61,8 @@ class EqualToValidatorTest extends AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase
             array(1, '1', 2, '2', 'integer'),
             array('22', '"22"', '333', '"333"', 'string'),
             array(new \DateTime('2001-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2001, 12:00 AM', new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2001-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2001, 12:00 AM', '2000-01-01', 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2001-01-01 UTC'), 'Jan 1, 2001, 12:00 AM', '2000-01-01 UTC', 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
             array(new ComparisonTest_Class(4), '4', new ComparisonTest_Class(5), '5', __NAMESPACE__.'\ComparisonTest_Class'),
         );
     }

src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/GreaterThanOrEqualValidatorTest.php

@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ class GreaterThanOrEqualValidatorTest extends AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCas
             array(1, 1),
             array(new \DateTime('2010/01/01'), new \DateTime('2000/01/01')),
             array(new \DateTime('2000/01/01'), new \DateTime('2000/01/01')),
+            array(new \DateTime('2010/01/01'), '2000/01/01'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000/01/01'), '2000/01/01'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2010/01/01 UTC'), '2000/01/01 UTC'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000/01/01 UTC'), '2000/01/01 UTC'),
             array('a', 'a'),
             array('z', 'a'),
             array(null, 1),
@@ -59,6 +63,8 @@ class GreaterThanOrEqualValidatorTest extends AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCas
         return array(
             array(1, '1', 2, '2', 'integer'),
             array(new \DateTime('2000/01/01'), 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', new \DateTime('2005/01/01'), 'Jan 1, 2005, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000/01/01'), 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', '2005/01/01', 'Jan 1, 2005, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000/01/01 UTC'), 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', '2005/01/01 UTC', 'Jan 1, 2005, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
             array('b', '"b"', 'c', '"c"', 'string')
         );
     }

src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/GreaterThanValidatorTest.php

@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class GreaterThanValidatorTest extends AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase
         return array(
             array(2, 1),
             array(new \DateTime('2005/01/01'), new \DateTime('2001/01/01')),
+            array(new \DateTime('2005/01/01'), '2001/01/01'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2005/01/01 UTC'), '2001/01/01 UTC'),
             array(new ComparisonTest_Class(5), new ComparisonTest_Class(4)),
             array('333', '22'),
             array(null, 1),
@@ -59,6 +61,10 @@ class GreaterThanValidatorTest extends AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase
             array(2, '2', 2, '2', 'integer'),
             array(new \DateTime('2000/01/01'), 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', new \DateTime('2005/01/01'), 'Jan 1, 2005, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
             array(new \DateTime('2000/01/01'), 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', new \DateTime('2000/01/01'), 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000/01/01'), 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', '2005/01/01', 'Jan 1, 2005, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000/01/01'), 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', '2000/01/01', 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000/01/01 UTC'), 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', '2005/01/01 UTC', 'Jan 1, 2005, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000/01/01 UTC'), 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', '2000/01/01 UTC', 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
             array(new ComparisonTest_Class(4), '4', new ComparisonTest_Class(5), '5', __NAMESPACE__.'\ComparisonTest_Class'),
             array(new ComparisonTest_Class(5), '5', new ComparisonTest_Class(5), '5', __NAMESPACE__.'\ComparisonTest_Class'),
             array('22', '"22"', '333', '"333"', 'string'),

src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/IdenticalToValidatorTest.php

@@ -35,6 +35,19 @@ class IdenticalToValidatorTest extends AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase
         return new IdenticalTo($options);
     }
 
+    public function provideAllValidComparisons()
+    {
+        $this->setDefaultTimezone('UTC');
+
+        // Don't call addPhp5Dot5Comparisons() automatically, as it does
+        // not take care of identical objects
+        $comparisons = $this->provideValidComparisons();
+
+        $this->restoreDefaultTimezone();
+
+        return $comparisons;
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
@@ -43,13 +56,20 @@ class IdenticalToValidatorTest extends AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase
         $date = new \DateTime('2000-01-01');
         $object = new ComparisonTest_Class(2);
 
-        return array(
+        $comparisons = array(
             array(3, 3),
             array('a', 'a'),
             array($date, $date),
             array($object, $object),
             array(null, 1),
         );
+
+        if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '>=', '5.5')) {
+            $immutableDate = new \DateTimeImmutable('2000-01-01');
+            $comparisons[] = array($immutableDate, $immutableDate);
+        }
+
+        return $comparisons;
     }
 
     /**

src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/LessThanOrEqualValidatorTest.php

@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ class LessThanOrEqualValidatorTest extends AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase
             array(1, 1),
             array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), new \DateTime('2000-01-01')),
             array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), new \DateTime('2020-01-01')),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), '2000-01-01'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), '2020-01-01'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01 UTC'), '2000-01-01 UTC'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01 UTC'), '2020-01-01 UTC'),
             array(new ComparisonTest_Class(4), new ComparisonTest_Class(5)),
             array(new ComparisonTest_Class(5), new ComparisonTest_Class(5)),
             array('a', 'a'),
@@ -61,6 +65,8 @@ class LessThanOrEqualValidatorTest extends AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase
         return array(
             array(2, '2', 1, '1', 'integer'),
             array(new \DateTime('2010-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2010, 12:00 AM', new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2010-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2010, 12:00 AM', '2000-01-01', 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2010-01-01 UTC'), 'Jan 1, 2010, 12:00 AM', '2000-01-01 UTC', 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
             array(new ComparisonTest_Class(5), '5', new ComparisonTest_Class(4), '4', __NAMESPACE__.'\ComparisonTest_Class'),
             array('c', '"c"', 'b', '"b"', 'string')
         );

src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/LessThanValidatorTest.php

@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class LessThanValidatorTest extends AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase
         return array(
             array(1, 2),
             array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), new \DateTime('2010-01-01')),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), '2010-01-01'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01 UTC'), '2010-01-01 UTC'),
             array(new ComparisonTest_Class(4), new ComparisonTest_Class(5)),
             array('22', '333'),
             array(null, 1),
@@ -59,6 +61,10 @@ class LessThanValidatorTest extends AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase
             array(2, '2', 2, '2', 'integer'),
             array(new \DateTime('2010-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2010, 12:00 AM', new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
             array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2010-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2010, 12:00 AM', '2000-01-01', 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', '2000-01-01', 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2010-01-01 UTC'), 'Jan 1, 2010, 12:00 AM', '2000-01-01 UTC', 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01 UTC'), 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', '2000-01-01 UTC', 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
             array(new ComparisonTest_Class(5), '5', new ComparisonTest_Class(5), '5', __NAMESPACE__.'\ComparisonTest_Class'),
             array(new ComparisonTest_Class(6), '6', new ComparisonTest_Class(5), '5', __NAMESPACE__.'\ComparisonTest_Class'),
             array('333', '"333"', '22', '"22"', 'string'),

src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/NotEqualToValidatorTest.php

@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ class NotEqualToValidatorTest extends AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase
             array(1, 2),
             array('22', '333'),
             array(new \DateTime('2001-01-01'), new \DateTime('2000-01-01')),
+            array(new \DateTime('2001-01-01'), '2000-01-01'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2001-01-01 UTC'), '2000-01-01 UTC'),
             array(new ComparisonTest_Class(6), new ComparisonTest_Class(5)),
             array(null, 1),
         );
@@ -59,6 +61,8 @@ class NotEqualToValidatorTest extends AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase
             array('2', '"2"', 2, '2', 'integer'),
             array('a', '"a"', 'a', '"a"', 'string'),
             array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', '2000-01-01', 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01 UTC'), 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', '2000-01-01 UTC', 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
             array(new ComparisonTest_Class(5), '5', new ComparisonTest_Class(5), '5', __NAMESPACE__.'\ComparisonTest_Class'),
         );
     }

src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/NotIdenticalToValidatorTest.php

@@ -46,10 +46,27 @@ class NotIdenticalToValidatorTest extends AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase
             array('22', '333'),
             array(new \DateTime('2001-01-01'), new \DateTime('2000-01-01')),
             array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), new \DateTime('2000-01-01')),
+            array(new \DateTime('2001-01-01'), '2000-01-01'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), '2000-01-01'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2001-01-01'), '2000-01-01'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01 UTC'), '2000-01-01 UTC'),
             array(null, 1),
         );
     }
 
+    public function provideAllInvalidComparisons()
+    {
+        $this->setDefaultTimezone('UTC');
+
+        // Don't call addPhp5Dot5Comparisons() automatically, as it does
+        // not take care of identical objects
+        $comparisons = $this->provideInvalidComparisons();
+
+        $this->restoreDefaultTimezone();
+
+        return $comparisons;
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
@@ -58,11 +75,18 @@ class NotIdenticalToValidatorTest extends AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase
         $date = new \DateTime('2000-01-01');
         $object = new ComparisonTest_Class(2);
 
-        return array(
+        $comparisons = array(
             array(3, '3', 3, '3', 'integer'),
             array('a', '"a"', 'a', '"a"', 'string'),
             array($date, 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', $date, 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
             array($object, '2', $object, '2', __NAMESPACE__.'\ComparisonTest_Class'),
         );
+
+        if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '>=', '5.5')) {
+            $immutableDate = new \DateTimeImmutable('2000-01-01');
+            $comparisons[] = array($immutableDate, 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', $immutableDate, 'Jan 1, 2000, 12:00 AM', 'DateTime');
+        }
+
+        return $comparisons;
     }
 }

src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/RangeValidatorTest.php

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Constraints;
 
+use Symfony\Component\Intl\Util\IntlTestHelper;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\Range;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\RangeValidator;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Validation;
@@ -177,6 +178,196 @@ class RangeValidatorTest extends AbstractConstraintValidatorTest
         ));
     }
 
+    public function getTenthToTwentiethMarch2014()
+    {
+        // The provider runs before setUp(), so we need to manually fix
+        // the default timezone
+        $this->setDefaultTimezone('UTC');
+
+        $tests = array(
+            array(new \DateTime('March 10, 2014')),
+            array(new \DateTime('March 15, 2014')),
+            array(new \DateTime('March 20, 2014')),
+        );
+
+        if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.5.0-dev', '>=')) {
+            $tests[] = array(new \DateTimeImmutable('March 10, 2014'));
+            $tests[] = array(new \DateTimeImmutable('March 15, 2014'));
+            $tests[] = array(new \DateTimeImmutable('March 20, 2014'));
+        }
+
+        $this->restoreDefaultTimezone();
+
+        return $tests;
+    }
+
+    public function getSoonerThanTenthMarch2014()
+    {
+        // The provider runs before setUp(), so we need to manually fix
+        // the default timezone
+        $this->setDefaultTimezone('UTC');
+
+        $tests = array(
+            array(new \DateTime('March 20, 2013')),
+            array(new \DateTime('March 9, 2014')),
+        );
+
+        if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.5.0-dev', '>=')) {
+            $tests[] = array(new \DateTimeImmutable('March 20, 2013'));
+            $tests[] = array(new \DateTimeImmutable('March 9, 2014'));
+        }
+
+        $this->restoreDefaultTimezone();
+
+        return $tests;
+    }
+
+    public function getLaterThanTwentiethMarch2014()
+    {
+        // The provider runs before setUp(), so we need to manually fix
+        // the default timezone
+        $this->setDefaultTimezone('UTC');
+
+        $tests = array(
+            array(new \DateTime('March 21, 2014')),
+            array(new \DateTime('March 9, 2015')),
+        );
+
+        if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.5.0-dev', '>=')) {
+            $tests[] = array(new \DateTimeImmutable('March 21, 2014'));
+            $tests[] = array(new \DateTimeImmutable('March 9, 2015'));
+        }
+
+        $this->restoreDefaultTimezone();
+
+        return $tests;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider getTenthToTwentiethMarch2014
+     */
+    public function testValidDatesMin($value)
+    {
+        $constraint = new Range(array('min' => 'March 10, 2014'));
+        $this->validator->validate($value, $constraint);
+
+        $this->assertNoViolation();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider getTenthToTwentiethMarch2014
+     */
+    public function testValidDatesMax($value)
+    {
+        $constraint = new Range(array('max' => 'March 20, 2014'));
+        $this->validator->validate($value, $constraint);
+
+        $this->assertNoViolation();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider getTenthToTwentiethMarch2014
+     */
+    public function testValidDatesMinMax($value)
+    {
+        $constraint = new Range(array('min' => 'March 10, 2014', 'max' => 'March 20, 2014'));
+        $this->validator->validate($value, $constraint);
+
+        $this->assertNoViolation();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider getSoonerThanTenthMarch2014
+     */
+    public function testInvalidDatesMin($value)
+    {
+        // Conversion of dates to string differs between ICU versions
+        // Make sure we have the correct version loaded
+        IntlTestHelper::requireIntl($this);
+
+        $constraint = new Range(array(
+            'min' => 'March 10, 2014',
+            'minMessage' => 'myMessage',
+        ));
+
+        $this->validator->validate($value, $constraint);
+
+        $this->assertViolation('myMessage', array(
+            '{{ value }}' => $value,
+            '{{ limit }}' => 'Mar 10, 2014, 12:00 AM',
+        ));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider getLaterThanTwentiethMarch2014
+     */
+    public function testInvalidDatesMax($value)
+    {
+        // Conversion of dates to string differs between ICU versions
+        // Make sure we have the correct version loaded
+        IntlTestHelper::requireIntl($this);
+
+        $constraint = new Range(array(
+            'max' => 'March 20, 2014',
+            'maxMessage' => 'myMessage',
+        ));
+
+        $this->validator->validate($value, $constraint);
+
+        $this->assertViolation('myMessage', array(
+            '{{ value }}' => $value,
+            '{{ limit }}' => 'Mar 20, 2014, 12:00 AM',
+        ));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider getLaterThanTwentiethMarch2014
+     */
+    public function testInvalidDatesCombinedMax($value)
+    {
+        // Conversion of dates to string differs between ICU versions
+        // Make sure we have the correct version loaded
+        IntlTestHelper::requireIntl($this);
+
+        $constraint = new Range(array(
+            'min' => 'March 10, 2014',
+            'max' => 'March 20, 2014',
+            'minMessage' => 'myMinMessage',
+            'maxMessage' => 'myMaxMessage',
+        ));
+
+        $this->validator->validate($value, $constraint);
+
+        $this->assertViolation('myMaxMessage', array(
+            '{{ value }}' => $value,
+            '{{ limit }}' => 'Mar 20, 2014, 12:00 AM',
+        ));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider getSoonerThanTenthMarch2014
+     */
+    public function testInvalidDatesCombinedMin($value)
+    {
+        // Conversion of dates to string differs between ICU versions
+        // Make sure we have the correct version loaded
+        IntlTestHelper::requireIntl($this);
+
+        $constraint = new Range(array(
+            'min' => 'March 10, 2014',
+            'max' => 'March 20, 2014',
+            'minMessage' => 'myMinMessage',
+            'maxMessage' => 'myMaxMessage',
+        ));
+
+        $this->validator->validate($value, $constraint);
+
+        $this->assertViolation('myMinMessage', array(
+            '{{ value }}' => $value,
+            '{{ limit }}' => 'Mar 10, 2014, 12:00 AM',
+        ));
+    }
+
     public function getInvalidValues()
     {
         return array(