timeAndDate() should use java.time.temporal.TemporalUnit rather than java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit

[sco0ter]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

I want to use: timeAndDate().past(10, TimeUnit.of(ChronoUnit.YEARS)). However it's not possible to convert this:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: No TimeUnit equivalent for Years

The issue is: java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit is inappropriate for date operations, because the largest unit is "days".

Describe the solution you'd like

I propose to not use java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit here at all. Instead use java.time.temporal.TemporalUnit, so that we can use the API like this:

timeAndDate().past(10, ChronoUnit.YEARS)

Describe alternatives you've considered

timeAndDate().past(java.time.Duration duration) might also be a good idea.

Additional context

This proposal also affects other APIs, at least timeAndDate().future()

[bodiam]

I think that's a fine proposal. Can this be done without breaking the current API?

[sco0ter]

I think that's a fine proposal. Can this be done without breaking the current API?

No. My suggestion would be to deprecate the current methods, and add new methods which take the new java.time.temporal.TemporalUnit parameter.

[asolntsev]

Yes, seems reasonable. Deprecated the current methods with TimeUnit parameter, and add new similar methods with TemporalUnit parameter.