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Package tiny-timy
Short Description A tiny (150 lines without comments) extension for the native DateTime object
License Apache-2.0
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Tiny Timy - DateTimy
There are a lot of really powerful date and time libraries out there (carbon, chronos, ...) that are valid if you have to do a lot of date-related actions. For the most part of my daily work I just need date formatting and correct timezone handling. Using huge classes with thousands of lines of code for formatting a date time object always felt wrong.
That's why there is tiny DateTimy, it's a tiny (150 lines without comments) extension for the native DateTime object and therefore 100% compatible with it.
It brings common formats (sql, javascript, rss...), translated time formats (using LOCALE), a more resilient constructor and "automatic" timezone conversion.
Installation
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Usage
You can use the DateTimy class in exactly the same way you would work with a DateTime object.
Features
Timezone conversion
The concept of timezone conversion is build on the assumption that you have (for the most part) two different main timezones you work with. a.) the timezone of your server (in my reality UTC for the most part) and b.) the timezone of the client when you render a time for the end user.
So by default all new instances of the DateTimy class will be set to the "server" timezone which is UTC. The given $time given to the constructor is also assumed to be in the "server" timezone until you provide another timezone manually.
If you want to convert the timezone to your client's needs you can use the "toClient()" method. By default, the "client" timezone is defined by date_default_timezone_get() until you manually change it.
To configure the timezones you can use the static configureTimezone() method to set both timezones to your needs.
Extended constructor
The constructor of the DateTimy class was extended to handle different time options more reliable than the default constructor would.
Numeric values
Numeric values will automatically be parsed as timestamp, so no need to put an "@" in front of it.
Cloning / Transforming Datetime objects
You can pass an instance of a DateTime() or DateTimy() class as $time. The constructor will handle the conversion for you
Timezone from string
The constructor can now handle timezones based on a string as well as the default DateTimeZone() objects.
Using a format
While using createFromFormat() to create a new instance based on a string that follows a non-standard format is still possible, the constructor now has the capability to read a string from a format as well.
Common Formats
I am a lazy person when it comes to work I have to do repeatedly. Date / Time Formats in PHP is such a task. Therefore the class provides you with some preconfigured formats and the option to change them or to create completely new ones. The default formats included are:
- date => Y.m.d
- time => H:i
- dateAndTime => Y.m.d H:i
- sql => Y-m-d H:i:s
- sqlDate => Y-m-d
- js => D M d Y H:i:s O
- rss => D, d M Y H:i:s T
All formats can be applied using the "format" method, or by using the magic method that brings support for every registered format like: formatDateAndTime()
You can add a new format or modify preconfigured formats using the configureFormat() method.
After you added your own format you can use it like any preconfigured format like:
Localized formatting
By default php only translates your time formats for month or weekday names only when you use the strftime() method. This is not supported for DateTime objects and requires its own special syntax (I forget the chars every time...).
For that the DateTimy class provides you with the formatLocalized() method. It translates F, l, M or D based on your current LOCALE exactly like strftime() would while keeping the same syntax as format() does!
Running tests
- Clone the repository
- Install the dependencies with
- Run the tests with
Special Thanks
Special thanks goes to the folks at LABOR.digital (which is the word german for laboratory and not the english "work" :D) for making it possible to publish my code online.
Postcardware
You're free to use this package, but if it makes it to your production environment I highly appreciate you sending me a postcard from your hometown, mentioning which of our package(s) you are using.
You can find my address here.
Thank you :D
