<dependency>
<groupId>org.easytesting</groupId>
<artifactId>fest-assert-jodatime</artifactId>
<version>1.2.0</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
import org.fest.assertions.api.Assertions;
import org.joda.time.DateTime;
@Test
public void testDateAssertion() {
DateTime dateTime1 = new DateTime(2022, 1, 1, 0, 0);
DateTime dateTime2 = new DateTime(2022, 1, 1, 12, 0);
Assertions.assertThat(dateTime1).isBefore(dateTime2);
}