Add a decoding option to allow decoding byte string into time.Time.

[benluddy]

Description

This is a continuation of the work begun (and nearly completed) by @ssuriyan7 in #517.

PR Was Proposed and Welcomed in Currently Open Issue

• This PR was proposed and welcomed by maintainer(s) in issue feature: Allow decoding a byte string into time.Time value #497
• Closes or Updates Issue feature: Allow decoding a byte string into time.Time value #497

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[benluddy]

@fxamacker This would be great to include in the next milestone for those of us who inadvertently became dependent on the behavior fixed by #503. PTAL! I implemented the suggestions you had made on the original PR but changed nothing else.

[fxamacker]

@benluddy Thanks for updating and completing @ssuriyan7's PR #517 during his absence.

Really appreciate the contributions from both of you guys! 👍