fix(AbstractSite._check_sanity): ignore future date error when date f…

…iled is approximate

Fixes #1321

CHANGES.md

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ Releases are also tagged in git, if that's helpful.
 ## Coming up
 
 - Add workflow to check for new entries in CHANGES.md file
+- Fixes:
+  - ignore future date sanity check when date filed is approximate #1321
 
 ## Current
 

juriscraper/AbstractSite.py

@@ -287,7 +287,12 @@ def _check_sanity(self):
                 self.case_dates[index] = fixed_date
 
             # dates should not be in the future. Tolerate a week
-            if case_date > (date.today() + timedelta(days=7)):
+            # If a date is approximate, then it may be set in the future until
+            # half of the year has passed. Ignore this case
+            date_is_approximate = self.date_filed_is_approximate[index]
+            if not date_is_approximate and case_date > (
+                date.today() + timedelta(days=7)
+            ):
                 future_date_count += 1
                 error = f"{self.court_id}: {case_date} date is in the future. Case '{case_name}'"
                 logger.error(error)