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date-pattern

v1.0.3

Published

Format/parse dates using string patterns in nodejs/browser.

Downloads

2

Readme

date-pattern

Format/parse dates using string patterns in nodejs/browser. This module doesn't deal with any locale specific stuff.

Usage:

date.timezone //default timezone offset in minutes
date.baseyear //if 2 digit year is passed to date() then it is interpreted as a year near baseyear+/-50
date.format.pattern //default pattern for formatting: 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SS ZZZ'
date.parse.pattern //default pattern for parsing: 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SS ZZZ'
date([y, [M=1, [d=1, [H=0, [m=0, [s=0, [S=0, [timezone=date.timezone]]]]]]]])
date.format(t, [pattern=date.format.pattern], [timezone=date.timezone])
date.parse(str, [pattern=date.parse.pattern], [timezone=date.timezone])
date.parse.regex([pattern=date.parse.pattern], [timezone=date.timezone])

In pattern string:

  • 'S': milliseconds;
  • 's': seconds;
  • 'm': minutes;
  • 'H': hours;
  • 'd': days;
  • 'M': months;
  • 'y': years;
  • 'Z': timezone, use 'ZZZ' for now, I plan to change 'Z' and 'ZZ' functions;
  • Two letters: two (three for 'SS') digits format (padded with zeros if needed);
  • More letters: same as one letter, except 'yyyy';
  • Any letter can be escaped with \ (then it is interpreted as usual letter);
  • You can use the fact that in parse pattern string is converted to regex.

Examples

date(1970,1,1, 0,0,0,0, 0) //0
date() //same as +new Date()

date.timezone = -(3*60 + 15) //UTC-03:15 timezone offset
let t = date(2016,6,8, 9,4,2,12) //1465388342012
date.format(t, "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SS ZZZ") //"2016-06-08 09:04:02.012 UTC-03:15"
date.parse("2016-06-08 09:04:02.012 UTC-03:15", "yy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SS ZZZ") //1465388342012

See tests for more examples.

Installation

npm install date-pattern

Advanced installation

That's a browser script so you probably want just the main .js file without node_modules. This command will produce just a single file in the current working directory:

Linux:

_npm_postinstall_args=justmain npm i date-pattern

Windows:

set _npm_postinstall_args=justmain & npm i date-pattern
  • The error after installing this way is ok. It's a trick in postinstall.js to make npm safely remove the module from node_modules (and node_modules itself if it is empty).
  • Initial underscore in _npm_postinstall_args denotes not standard npm environment variable that is used by postinstall script.
  • On Windows _npm_postinstall_args won't be reset after installation, so if you want to install the module normally after you should restart the shell or clear _npm_postinstall_args manually (set _npm_postinstall_args=).