[WIP] add find_date function and tests: finds the first date #931
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This function is similar to search_dates, but gets only the first date, and more suitable to shorts strings. It uses a brute-force approach, but has more predictable performance (at least on shorter strings - we limit the length to 100), and better quality in our tests, although still not perfect.
Not sure if it should be exposed in current form, but may be useful for future development.
NOTE: this PR is not worked on currently and free to pick up.
TODO: