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cronexpr.go

@@ -201,13 +201,13 @@ func (expr *Expression) Next(fromTime time.Time) time.Time {
 		return expr.nextMonth(fromTime)
 	}
 	if v != expr.actualDaysOfMonthList[i] {
-		return expr.nextDayOfMonth(fromTime)
+		return expr.nextActualDayOfMonth(fromTime)
 	}
 	// hour
 	v = fromTime.Hour()
 	i = sort.SearchInts(expr.hourList, v)
 	if i == len(expr.hourList) {
-		return expr.nextDayOfMonth(fromTime)
+		return expr.nextActualDayOfMonth(fromTime)
 	}
 	if v != expr.hourList[i] {
 		return expr.nextHour(fromTime)
@@ -236,6 +236,87 @@ func (expr *Expression) Next(fromTime time.Time) time.Time {
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 
+// Last returns the closest time instant immediately before `fromTime` which
+// matches the cron expression `expr`.
+//
+// The `time.Location` of the returned time instant is the same as that of
+// `fromTime`.
+//
+// The zero value of time.Time is returned if no matching time instant exists
+// or if a `fromTime` is itself a zero value.
+func (expr *Expression) Last(fromTime time.Time) time.Time {
+	// Special case
+	if fromTime.IsZero() {
+		return fromTime
+	}
+
+	// year
+	v := fromTime.Year()
+	i := sort.SearchInts(expr.yearList, v)
+	if i == 0 && v != expr.yearList[i] {
+		return time.Time{}
+	}
+	if i == len(expr.yearList) || v != expr.yearList[i] {
+		return expr.lastYear(fromTime, false)
+	}
+	// month
+	v = int(fromTime.Month())
+	i = sort.SearchInts(expr.monthList, v)
+	if i == 0 && v != expr.monthList[i] {
+		return expr.lastYear(fromTime, true)
+	}
+	if i == len(expr.monthList) || v != expr.monthList[i] {
+		return expr.lastMonth(fromTime, false)
+	}
+
+	expr.actualDaysOfMonthList = expr.calculateActualDaysOfMonth(fromTime.Year(), int(fromTime.Month()))
+	if len(expr.actualDaysOfMonthList) == 0 {
+		return expr.lastMonth(fromTime, true)
+	}
+
+	// day of month
+	v = fromTime.Day()
+	i = sort.SearchInts(expr.actualDaysOfMonthList, v)
+	if i == 0 && v != expr.actualDaysOfMonthList[i] {
+		return expr.lastMonth(fromTime, true)
+	}
+	if i == len(expr.actualDaysOfMonthList) || v != expr.actualDaysOfMonthList[i] {
+		return expr.lastActualDayOfMonth(fromTime, false)
+	}
+	// hour
+	v = fromTime.Hour()
+	i = sort.SearchInts(expr.hourList, v)
+	if i == 0 && v != expr.hourList[i] {
+		return expr.lastActualDayOfMonth(fromTime, true)
+	}
+	if i == len(expr.hourList) || v != expr.hourList[i] {
+		return expr.lastHour(fromTime, false)
+	}
+
+	// minute
+	v = fromTime.Minute()
+	i = sort.SearchInts(expr.minuteList, v)
+	if i == 0 && v != expr.minuteList[i] {
+		return expr.lastHour(fromTime, true)
+	}
+	if i == len(expr.minuteList) || v != expr.minuteList[i] {
+		return expr.lastMinute(fromTime, false)
+	}
+	// second
+	v = fromTime.Second()
+	i = sort.SearchInts(expr.secondList, v)
+	if i == len(expr.secondList) {
+		return expr.lastMinute(fromTime, true)
+	}
+
+	// If we reach this point, there is nothing better to do
+	// than to move to the next second
+
+	return expr.lastSecond(fromTime)
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+
 // NextN returns a slice of `n` closest time instants immediately following
 // `fromTime` which match the cron expression `expr`.
 //
@@ -255,7 +336,7 @@ func (expr *Expression) NextN(fromTime time.Time, n uint) []time.Time {
 				break
 			}
 			nextTimes = append(nextTimes, fromTime)
-			n -= 1
+			n--
 			if n == 0 {
 				break
 			}
@@ -264,3 +345,32 @@ func (expr *Expression) NextN(fromTime time.Time, n uint) []time.Time {
 	}
 	return nextTimes
 }
+
+// LastN returns a slice of `n` closest time instants immediately before
+// `fromTime` which match the cron expression `expr`.
+//
+// The time instants in the returned slice are in chronological ascending order.
+// The `time.Location` of the returned time instants is the same as that of
+// `fromTime`.
+//
+// A slice with len between [0-`n`] is returned, that is, if not enough existing
+// matching time instants exist, the number of returned entries will be less
+// than `n`.
+func (expr *Expression) LastN(fromTime time.Time, n uint) []time.Time {
+	nextTimes := make([]time.Time, 0, n)
+	if n > 0 {
+		fromTime = expr.Last(fromTime)
+		for {
+			if fromTime.IsZero() {
+				break
+			}
+			nextTimes = append(nextTimes, fromTime)
+			n--
+			if n == 0 {
+				break
+			}
+			fromTime = expr.lastSecond(fromTime)
+		}
+	}
+	return nextTimes
+}

cronexpr_next.go

@@ -66,6 +66,50 @@ func (expr *Expression) nextYear(t time.Time) time.Time {
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 
+func (expr *Expression) lastYear(t time.Time, acc bool) time.Time {
+	// candidate year
+	v := t.Year()
+	if acc {
+		v--
+	}
+	i := sort.SearchInts(expr.yearList, v)
+	var year int
+	if i < len(expr.yearList) && v == expr.yearList[i] {
+		year = expr.yearList[i]
+	} else if i == 0 {
+		return time.Time{}
+	} else {
+		year = expr.yearList[i-1]
+	}
+	// Year changed, need to recalculate actual days of month
+	expr.actualDaysOfMonthList = expr.calculateActualDaysOfMonth(
+		year,
+		expr.monthList[len(expr.monthList)-1])
+
+	if len(expr.actualDaysOfMonthList) == 0 {
+		return expr.lastMonth(time.Date(
+			year,
+			time.Month(expr.monthList[len(expr.monthList)-1]),
+			1,
+			expr.hourList[len(expr.hourList)-1],
+			expr.minuteList[len(expr.minuteList)-1],
+			expr.secondList[len(expr.secondList)-1],
+			0,
+			t.Location()), true)
+	}
+	return time.Date(
+		year,
+		time.Month(expr.monthList[len(expr.monthList)-1]),
+		expr.actualDaysOfMonthList[len(expr.actualDaysOfMonthList)-1],
+		expr.hourList[len(expr.hourList)-1],
+		expr.minuteList[len(expr.minuteList)-1],
+		expr.secondList[len(expr.secondList)-1],
+		0,
+		t.Location())
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+
 func (expr *Expression) nextMonth(t time.Time) time.Time {
 	// Find index at which item in list is greater or equal to
 	// candidate month
@@ -100,7 +144,51 @@ func (expr *Expression) nextMonth(t time.Time) time.Time {
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 
-func (expr *Expression) nextDayOfMonth(t time.Time) time.Time {
+func (expr *Expression) lastMonth(t time.Time, acc bool) time.Time {
+	// candidate month
+	v := int(t.Month())
+	if acc {
+		v--
+	}
+	i := sort.SearchInts(expr.monthList, v)
+
+	var month int
+	if i < len(expr.monthList) && v == expr.monthList[i] {
+		month = expr.monthList[i]
+	} else if i == 0 {
+		return expr.lastYear(t, true)
+	} else {
+		month = expr.monthList[i-1]
+	}
+
+	// Month changed, need to recalculate actual days of month
+	expr.actualDaysOfMonthList = expr.calculateActualDaysOfMonth(t.Year(), month)
+	if len(expr.actualDaysOfMonthList) == 0 {
+		return expr.lastMonth(time.Date(
+			t.Year(),
+			time.Month(month),
+			1,
+			expr.hourList[len(expr.hourList)-1],
+			expr.minuteList[len(expr.minuteList)-1],
+			expr.secondList[len(expr.secondList)-1],
+			0,
+			t.Location()), true)
+	}
+
+	return time.Date(
+		t.Year(),
+		time.Month(month),
+		expr.actualDaysOfMonthList[len(expr.actualDaysOfMonthList)-1],
+		expr.hourList[len(expr.hourList)-1],
+		expr.minuteList[len(expr.minuteList)-1],
+		expr.secondList[len(expr.secondList)-1],
+		0,
+		t.Location())
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+
+func (expr *Expression) nextActualDayOfMonth(t time.Time) time.Time {
 	// Find index at which item in list is greater or equal to
 	// candidate day of month
 	i := sort.SearchInts(expr.actualDaysOfMonthList, t.Day()+1)
@@ -121,12 +209,42 @@ func (expr *Expression) nextDayOfMonth(t time.Time) time.Time {
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 
+func (expr *Expression) lastActualDayOfMonth(t time.Time, acc bool) time.Time {
+	// candidate day of month
+	v := t.Day()
+	if acc {
+		v--
+	}
+	i := sort.SearchInts(expr.actualDaysOfMonthList, v)
+
+	var day int
+	if i < len(expr.actualDaysOfMonthList) && v == expr.actualDaysOfMonthList[i] {
+		day = expr.actualDaysOfMonthList[i]
+	} else if i == 0 {
+		return expr.lastMonth(t, true)
+	} else {
+		day = expr.actualDaysOfMonthList[i-1]
+	}
+
+	return time.Date(
+		t.Year(),
+		t.Month(),
+		day,
+		expr.hourList[len(expr.hourList)-1],
+		expr.minuteList[len(expr.minuteList)-1],
+		expr.secondList[len(expr.secondList)-1],
+		0,
+		t.Location())
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+
 func (expr *Expression) nextHour(t time.Time) time.Time {
 	// Find index at which item in list is greater or equal to
 	// candidate hour
 	i := sort.SearchInts(expr.hourList, t.Hour()+1)
 	if i == len(expr.hourList) {
-		return expr.nextDayOfMonth(t)
+		return expr.nextActualDayOfMonth(t)
 	}
 
 	return time.Date(
@@ -142,6 +260,36 @@ func (expr *Expression) nextHour(t time.Time) time.Time {
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 
+func (expr *Expression) lastHour(t time.Time, acc bool) time.Time {
+	// candidate hour
+	v := t.Hour()
+	if acc {
+		v--
+	}
+	i := sort.SearchInts(expr.hourList, v)
+
+	var hour int
+	if i < len(expr.hourList) && v == expr.hourList[i] {
+		hour = expr.hourList[i]
+	} else if i == 0 {
+		return expr.lastActualDayOfMonth(t, true)
+	} else {
+		hour = expr.hourList[i-1]
+	}
+
+	return time.Date(
+		t.Year(),
+		t.Month(),
+		t.Day(),
+		hour,
+		expr.minuteList[len(expr.minuteList)-1],
+		expr.secondList[len(expr.secondList)-1],
+		0,
+		t.Location())
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+
 func (expr *Expression) nextMinute(t time.Time) time.Time {
 	// Find index at which item in list is greater or equal to
 	// candidate minute
@@ -163,12 +311,42 @@ func (expr *Expression) nextMinute(t time.Time) time.Time {
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 
+func (expr *Expression) lastMinute(t time.Time, acc bool) time.Time {
+	// candidate minute
+	v := t.Minute()
+	if !acc {
+		v--
+	}
+	i := sort.SearchInts(expr.minuteList, v)
+	var min int
+	if i < len(expr.minuteList) && v == expr.minuteList[i] {
+		min = expr.minuteList[i]
+	} else if i == 0 {
+		return expr.lastHour(t, true)
+	} else {
+		min = expr.minuteList[i-1]
+	}
+
+	return time.Date(
+		t.Year(),
+		t.Month(),
+		t.Day(),
+		t.Hour(),
+		min,
+		expr.secondList[len(expr.secondList)-1],
+		0,
+		t.Location())
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+
 func (expr *Expression) nextSecond(t time.Time) time.Time {
 	// nextSecond() assumes all other fields are exactly matched
 	// to the cron expression
 
 	// Find index at which item in list is greater or equal to
 	// candidate second
+
 	i := sort.SearchInts(expr.secondList, t.Second()+1)
 	if i == len(expr.secondList) {
 		return expr.nextMinute(t)
@@ -185,6 +363,27 @@ func (expr *Expression) nextSecond(t time.Time) time.Time {
 		t.Location())
 }
 
+// lastSecond() assumes all other fields are exactly matched
+// to the cron expression
+func (expr *Expression) lastSecond(t time.Time) time.Time {
+	// candidate second
+	v := t.Second() - 1
+	i := sort.SearchInts(expr.secondList, v)
+	if i == len(expr.secondList) || expr.secondList[i] != v {
+		return expr.lastMinute(t, false)
+	}
+
+	return time.Date(
+		t.Year(),
+		t.Month(),
+		t.Day(),
+		t.Hour(),
+		t.Minute(),
+		expr.secondList[i],
+		0,
+		t.Location())
+}
+
 /******************************************************************************/
 
 func (expr *Expression) calculateActualDaysOfMonth(year, month int) []int {

cronexpr_test.go

@@ -199,6 +199,248 @@ var crontests = []crontest{
 	// TODO: more tests
 }
 
+var cronbackwardtests = []crontest{
+	// Seconds
+	{
+		"* * * * * * *",
+		"2006-01-02 15:04:05",
+		[]crontimes{
+			{"2013-01-01 00:00:01", "2013-01-01 00:00:00"},
+			{"2013-01-01 00:01:00", "2013-01-01 00:00:59"},
+			{"2013-01-01 01:00:00", "2013-01-01 00:59:59"},
+			{"2013-01-02 00:00:00", "2013-01-01 23:59:59"},
+			{"2013-03-01 00:00:00", "2013-02-28 23:59:59"},
+			{"2016-02-29 00:00:00", "2016-02-28 23:59:59"},
+			{"2013-01-01 00:00:00", "2012-12-31 23:59:59"},
+		},
+	},
+
+	// every 5 Second
+	{
+		"*/5 * * * * * *",
+		"2006-01-02 15:04:05",
+		[]crontimes{
+			{"2013-01-01 00:00:06", "2013-01-01 00:00:05"},
+			{"2013-01-01 00:01:00", "2013-01-01 00:00:55"},
+			{"2013-01-01 01:00:00", "2013-01-01 00:59:55"},
+			{"2013-01-02 00:00:00", "2013-01-01 23:59:55"},
+			{"2013-03-01 00:00:00", "2013-02-28 23:59:55"},
+			{"2016-02-29 00:00:00", "2016-02-28 23:59:55"},
+			{"2013-01-01 00:00:00", "2012-12-31 23:59:55"},
+		},
+	},
+
+	// Minutes
+	{
+		"* * * * *",
+		"2006-01-02 15:04:05",
+		[]crontimes{
+			{"2013-01-01 00:00:58", "2013-01-01 00:00:00"},
+			{"2013-01-01 00:01:00", "2013-01-01 00:00:00"},
+			{"2013-01-01 01:00:00", "2013-01-01 00:59:00"},
+			{"2013-01-02 00:00:00", "2013-01-01 23:59:00"},
+			{"2013-03-01 00:00:00", "2013-02-28 23:59:00"},
+			{"2016-02-29 00:00:00", "2016-02-28 23:59:00"},
+			{"2013-01-01 00:00:00", "2012-12-31 23:59:00"},
+		},
+	},
+
+	// // Minutes with interval
+	{
+		"17-43/5 * * * *",
+		"2006-01-02 15:04:05",
+		[]crontimes{
+			{"2013-01-01 00:17:01", "2013-01-01 00:17:00"},
+			{"2013-01-01 00:33:00", "2013-01-01 00:32:00"},
+			{"2013-01-01 01:00:00", "2013-01-01 00:42:00"},
+			{"2013-01-02 00:01:00", "2013-01-01 23:42:00"},
+			{"2013-03-01 00:01:00", "2013-02-28 23:42:00"},
+			{"2016-02-29 00:01:00", "2016-02-28 23:42:00"},
+			{"2013-01-01 00:01:00", "2012-12-31 23:42:00"},
+		},
+	},
+
+	// Minutes interval, list
+	{
+		"15-30/4,55 * * * *",
+		"2006-01-02 15:04:05",
+		[]crontimes{
+			{"2013-01-01 00:16:00", "2013-01-01 00:15:00"},
+			{"2013-01-01 00:18:59", "2013-01-01 00:15:00"},
+			{"2013-01-01 00:19:00", "2013-01-01 00:15:00"},
+			{"2013-01-01 00:56:00", "2013-01-01 00:55:00"},
+			{"2013-01-01 01:15:00", "2013-01-01 00:55:00"},
+			{"2013-01-02 00:15:00", "2013-01-01 23:55:00"},
+			{"2013-03-01 00:15:00", "2013-02-28 23:55:00"},
+			{"2016-02-29 00:15:00", "2016-02-28 23:55:00"},
+			{"2012-12-31 23:54:00", "2012-12-31 23:27:00"},
+			{"2013-01-01 00:15:00", "2012-12-31 23:55:00"},
+		},
+	},
+
+	// Hour interval
+	{
+		"* 9-19/3 * * *",
+		"2006-01-02 15:04:05",
+		[]crontimes{
+			{"2017-01-01 00:10:00", "2016-12-31 18:59:00"},
+			{"2017-02-01 00:10:00", "2017-01-31 18:59:00"},
+			{"2017-02-12 00:10:00", "2017-02-11 18:59:00"},
+			{"2017-02-12 19:10:00", "2017-02-12 18:59:00"},
+			{"2017-02-12 12:15:00", "2017-02-12 12:14:00"},
+			{"2017-02-12 13:00:00", "2017-02-12 12:59:00"},
+			{"2017-02-12 11:00:00", "2017-02-12 09:59:00"},
+		},
+	},
+
+	// Hour interval, list
+	{
+		"5 12-21/3,23 * * *",
+		"2006-01-02 15:04:05",
+		[]crontimes{
+			{"2017-01-01 00:10:00", "2016-12-31 23:05:00"},
+			{"2017-02-01 00:10:00", "2017-01-31 23:05:00"},
+			{"2017-02-12 00:10:00", "2017-02-11 23:05:00"},
+			{"2017-02-12 19:10:00", "2017-02-12 18:05:00"},
+			{"2017-02-12 12:15:00", "2017-02-12 12:05:00"},
+			{"2017-02-12 22:00:00", "2017-02-12 21:05:00"},
+		},
+	},
+
+	// Day interval
+	{
+		"5 10-17 12-25/4 * *",
+		"2006-01-02 15:04:05",
+		[]crontimes{
+			{"2017-01-01 00:10:00", "2016-12-24 17:05:00"},
+			{"2017-02-01 10:10:00", "2017-01-24 17:05:00"},
+			{"2017-02-27 13:10:00", "2017-02-24 17:05:00"},
+			{"2017-02-23 13:10:00", "2017-02-20 17:05:00"},
+			{"2017-02-11 13:10:00", "2017-01-24 17:05:00"},
+		},
+	},
+
+	// Day interval, list
+	{
+		"* * 12-15,20-22 * *",
+		"2006-01-02 15:04:05",
+		[]crontimes{
+			{"2017-01-01 00:20:00", "2016-12-22 23:59:00"},
+			{"2017-02-01 10:30:00", "2017-01-22 23:59:00"},
+			{"2017-02-27 13:40:00", "2017-02-22 23:59:00"},
+			{"2017-02-17 16:10:00", "2017-02-15 23:59:00"},
+			{"2017-02-11 13:10:00", "2017-01-22 23:59:00"},
+		},
+	},
+
+	// Month
+	{
+		"5 10 1 4-6 *",
+		"2006-01-02 15:04:05",
+		[]crontimes{
+			{"2017-01-01 00:10:00", "2016-06-01 10:05:00"},
+			{"2017-07-01 10:01:00", "2017-06-01 10:05:00"},
+			{"2017-06-03 00:10:00", "2017-06-01 10:05:00"},
+		},
+	},
+
+	// Month
+	{
+		"0 0 0 12 * * 2017-2020",
+		"2006-01-02 15:04:05",
+		[]crontimes{
+			{"2017-12-11 00:10:00", "2017-11-12 00:00:00"},
+			{"2023-01-11 00:10:00", "2020-12-12 00:00:00"},
+			{"2021-01-11 00:10:00", "2020-12-12 00:00:00"},
+		},
+	},
+
+	// Days of week
+	{
+		"0 0 * * MON",
+		"Mon 2006-01-02 15:04",
+		[]crontimes{
+			{"2013-01-10 00:00:00", "Mon 2013-01-07 00:00"},
+			{"2017-08-07 00:00:00", "Mon 2017-07-31 00:00"},
+			{"2017-01-01 00:30:00", "Mon 2016-12-26 00:00"},
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		"0 0 * * friday",
+		"Mon 2006-01-02 15:04",
+		[]crontimes{
+			{"2017-08-14 00:00:00", "Fri 2017-08-11 00:00"},
+			{"2017-08-02 00:00:00", "Fri 2017-07-28 00:00"},
+			{"2018-01-02 00:30:00", "Fri 2017-12-29 00:00"},
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		"0 0 * * 6,7",
+		"Mon 2006-01-02 15:04",
+		[]crontimes{
+			{"2017-09-04 00:00:00", "Sun 2017-09-03 00:00"},
+			{"2017-08-02 00:00:00", "Sun 2017-07-30 00:00"},
+			{"2018-01-03 00:30:00", "Sun 2017-12-31 00:00"},
+		},
+	},
+
+	// // Specific days of week
+	{
+		"0 0 * * 6#5",
+		"Mon 2006-01-02 15:04",
+		[]crontimes{
+			{"2017-03-03 00:00:00", "Sat 2016-12-31 00:00"},
+		},
+	},
+
+	// // Work day of month
+	{
+		"0 0 18W * *",
+		"Mon 2006-01-02 15:04",
+		[]crontimes{
+			{"2017-12-02 00:00:00", "Fri 2017-11-17 00:00"},
+			{"2017-10-12 00:00:00", "Mon 2017-09-18 00:00"},
+			{"2017-08-30 00:00:00", "Fri 2017-08-18 00:00"},
+			{"2017-06-21 00:00:00", "Mon 2017-06-19 00:00"},
+		},
+	},
+
+	// // Work day of month -- end of month
+	{
+		"0 0 30W * *",
+		"Mon 2006-01-02 15:04",
+		[]crontimes{
+			{"2017-03-02 00:00:00", "Mon 2017-01-30 00:00"},
+			{"2017-06-02 00:00:00", "Tue 2017-05-30 00:00"},
+			{"2017-08-02 00:00:00", "Mon 2017-07-31 00:00"},
+			{"2017-11-02 00:00:00", "Mon 2017-10-30 00:00"},
+		},
+	},
+
+	// // Last day of month
+	{
+		"0 0 L * *",
+		"Mon 2006-01-02 15:04",
+		[]crontimes{
+			{"2017-01-02 00:00:00", "Sat 2016-12-31 00:00"},
+			{"2017-02-01 00:00:00", "Tue 2017-01-31 00:00"},
+			{"2017-03-01 00:00:00", "Tue 2017-02-28 00:00"},
+			{"2016-03-15 00:00:00", "Mon 2016-02-29 00:00"},
+		},
+	},
+
+	// // Last work day of month
+	{
+		"0 0 LW * *",
+		"Mon 2006-01-02 15:04",
+		[]crontimes{
+			{"2016-03-02 00:00:00", "Mon 2016-02-29 00:00"},
+			{"2017-11-02 00:00:00", "Tue 2017-10-31 00:00"},
+			{"2017-08-15 00:00:00", "Mon 2017-07-31 00:00"},
+		},
+	},
+}
+
 func TestExpressions(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range crontests {
 		for _, times := range test.times {
@@ -216,6 +458,23 @@ func TestExpressions(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestBackwardExpressions(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, test := range cronbackwardtests {
+		for _, times := range test.times {
+			from, _ := time.Parse("2006-01-02 15:04:05", times.from)
+			expr, err := cronexpr.Parse(test.expr)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf(`cronexpr.Parse("%s") returned "%s"`, test.expr, err.Error())
+			}
+			last := expr.Last(from)
+			laststr := last.Format(test.layout)
+			if laststr != times.next {
+				t.Errorf(`("%s").Last("%s") = "%s", got "%s"`, test.expr, times.from, times.next, laststr)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 /******************************************************************************/
 
 func TestZero(t *testing.T) {
@@ -261,6 +520,33 @@ func TestNextN(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestLastN(t *testing.T) {
+	expected := []string{
+		"Sat, 29 Nov 2014 00:00:00",
+		"Sat, 30 Aug 2014 00:00:00",
+		"Sat, 31 May 2014 00:00:00",
+		"Sat, 29 Mar 2014 00:00:00",
+		"Sat, 30 Nov 2013 00:00:00",
+	}
+	layout := "2006-01-02 15:04:05"
+	ts := "2015-01-02 08:44:30"
+	expr := "0 0 * * 6#5"
+	from, _ := time.Parse(layout, ts)
+	result := cronexpr.MustParse(expr).
+		LastN(from, uint(len(expected)))
+	if len(result) != len(expected) {
+		t.Errorf(`MustParse("%s").LastN("%s", 5):\n"`, expr, ts)
+		t.Errorf(`  Expected %d returned time values but got %d instead`, len(expected), len(result))
+	}
+	for i, next := range result {
+		nextStr := next.Format("Mon, 2 Jan 2006 15:04:15")
+		if nextStr != expected[i] {
+			t.Errorf(`MustParse("%s").LastN("%s", 5):\n"`, expr, ts)
+			t.Errorf(`  result[%d]: expected "%s" but got "%s"`, i, expected[i], nextStr)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestNextN_every5min(t *testing.T) {
 	expected := []string{
 		"Mon, 2 Sep 2013 08:45:00",
@@ -278,14 +564,41 @@ func TestNextN_every5min(t *testing.T) {
 	for i, next := range result {
 		nextStr := next.Format("Mon, 2 Jan 2006 15:04:05")
 		if nextStr != expected[i] {
-		t.Errorf(`MustParse("*/5 * * * *").NextN("2013-09-02 08:44:30", 5):\n"`)
+			t.Errorf(`MustParse("*/5 * * * *").NextN("2013-09-02 08:44:30", 5):\n"`)
+			t.Errorf(`  result[%d]: expected "%s" but got "%s"`, i, expected[i], nextStr)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLastN_every5min(t *testing.T) {
+	expected := []string{
+		"Mon, 2 Sep 2013 09:05:00",
+		"Mon, 2 Sep 2013 09:00:00",
+		"Mon, 2 Sep 2013 08:55:00",
+		"Mon, 2 Sep 2013 08:50:00",
+		"Mon, 2 Sep 2013 08:45:00",
+	}
+	layout := "2006-01-02 15:04:05"
+	ts := "2013-09-02 09:08:32"
+	cron := "*/5 * * * *"
+	from, _ := time.Parse(layout, ts)
+	result := cronexpr.MustParse(cron).
+		LastN(from, uint(len(expected)))
+	if len(result) != len(expected) {
+		t.Errorf(`MustParse("%s").LastN("%s", 5):\n"`, cron, ts)
+		t.Errorf(`  Expected %d returned time values but got %d instead`, len(expected), len(result))
+	}
+	for i, next := range result {
+		nextStr := next.Format("Mon, 2 Jan 2006 15:04:05")
+		if nextStr != expected[i] {
+			t.Errorf(`MustParse("%s").LastN("%s", 5):\n"`, cron, ts)
 			t.Errorf(`  result[%d]: expected "%s" but got "%s"`, i, expected[i], nextStr)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 // Issue: https://github.com/gorhill/cronexpr/issues/16
-func TestInterval_Interval60Issue(t *testing.T){
+func TestInterval_Interval60Issue(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := cronexpr.Parse("*/60 * * * * *")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("parsing with interval 60 should return err")