Add Errors to Clock Times

The Add Errors to Clock Times Tool lets you take a clean list of valid clock times and introduce a variety of errors for testing, simulation, or demonstration purposes. Whether you want to swap digits, inject random noise, offset times slightly, or deliberately mangle the format, this tool gives you full control.

You can shuffle the output, see changes live, and export or copy the results instantly. The Add Errors to Clock Times Tool is ideal for validating time parsing logic and stress-testing systems.

Paste your input above or import a file below.
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Options
Swap digits
Add noise
Random minute offset
Truncate/duplicate
Shuffle output
Max Times:

How to Use:

  1. Paste valid times in HH:MM format into the Input Clock Times box (one per line).
  2. Use the Options panel to enable one or more of the following:
    • Swap digits: reverses hour and minute digit positions
    • Add noise: inserts XX, ??, or other corruptions
    • Random minute offset: shifts time by ±30 minutes
    • Truncate/duplicate: cuts or repeats parts of hours/minutes
    • Shuffle output: randomizes the output list
  3. Click Add Errors to generate results in the Output With Errors box.
  4. Use Copy Output or Export to File to save the corrupted data.
  5. Press Clear All to reset input and output.

What Add Errors to Clock Times Tool can do:

This tool introduces controlled randomness and formatting issues into clock times:

  • Apply corruption logic for stress testing
  • Evaluate how systems handle partial or malformed time values
  • Simulate real-world user input mistakes or log corruption

All output is instant and live-previewed with visual feedback.

Example:

Input:
12:00
14:30
23:45

Output:
21:00
14:XX
??:??
03:51
4:3

Common Use Cases:

Use this tool for fuzz testing, robustness checks, backend validator testing, or log simulation. It’s especially useful for QA teams, developers working with time inputs, or data teams preparing edge-case scenarios for ingestion pipelines.

Useful Tools & Suggestions:

Need a subtler touch? Add Fuzziness to Clock Times gives you slight randomness without fully breaking format. And if you’re stress-testing inputs, Generate Invalid Clock Times is great for seeing what your system can handle.

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