dates can be strings i dont care

ledger/file.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
-	"time"
 )
 
 type File string
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ func (file File) Deltas(like ...Like) ([]Delta, error) {
 }
 
 type transaction struct {
-	date        time.Time
+	date        string
 	description string
 	payee       string
 	recipients  []transactionRecipient
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ func (file File) transactions() ([]transaction, error) {
 		if !one.empty() {
 			result = append(result, one)
 		}
-		if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+		if err == io.EOF {
 			return result, nil
 		}
 		if err != nil {
@@ -99,5 +98,36 @@ func (file File) transactions() ([]transaction, error) {
 }
 
 func readTransaction(r io.Reader) (transaction, error) {
-	return transaction{}, io.EOF
+	result := transaction{}
+	var err error
+
+	if result.date, err = readTransactionDate(r); err != nil {
+		return result, fmt.Errorf("did not find transaction date: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if result.description, err = readTransactionDescription(r); err != nil {
+		return result, fmt.Errorf("did not find transaction description: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return transaction{}, errors.New("not impl: reading payee, recipients")
+}
+
+func readTransactionDate(r io.Reader) (string, error) {
+	var firstByte [1]byte
+	for firstByte[0] < '0' || firstByte[0] > '9' {
+		if _, err := r.Read(firstByte[:]); err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+	}
+
+	restOfDate := make([]byte, len("2006-01-02")-1)
+	if _, err := r.Read(restOfDate); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", firstByte, restOfDate), nil
+}
+
+func readTransactionDescription(r io.Reader) (string, error) {
+	return "", io.EOF
 }