Date comparison always returns true

I want to track when was the last time the user refreshed the api, so I decided to do it like this:

@AppStorage("lastTimeUserRefreshedApi") var lastTimeUserRefreshedApi: Date = Date()

func canUserRefreshAPI() -> Bool {
    let readyToBeRefreshed: Date = lastTimeUserRefreshedApi.addingTimeInterval(5) // in seconds
    let currentTime: Date = Date()
    var canUserRefresh: Bool = false
    
    if(currentTime > readyToBeRefreshed) {
        canUserRefresh = true
        lastTimeUserRefreshedApi = lastTimeUserRefreshedApi.addingTimeInterval(5)
    } else {
        canUserRefresh = false
    }
    
    return canUserRefresh
}

The problem is that it's always returning true, but why? Also is there a simpler way to do this?

Thanks

EDIT:

This is the extension I'm using to be able to store Date in the @AppStorage:

extension Date: RawRepresentable {
    public var rawValue: String {
        self.timeIntervalSinceReferenceDate.description
    }
    
    public init?(rawValue: String) {
        self = Date(timeIntervalSinceReferenceDate: Double(rawValue) ?? 0.0)
    }
}

CodePudding user response：

You are making it much harder than it should. Just save the "expiration" date. When you read it just compare if it is past or not.

@AppStorage("expiration")
var expiration: Date = Date(timeIntervalSinceNow: 5)

func canUserRefreshAPI() -> Bool {
    let now = Date()
    if expiration < now {
        expiration = Date(timeIntervalSinceNow: 5)
        return true
    } else {
        return false
    }
}