tobento/service-dater

Useful methods to format, verify and display dates.

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README

The Dater Service provides useful methods to format and display dates in an application.

Table of Contents

Getting started

Add the latest version of the dater service running this command.

composer require tobento/service-dater

Requirements

  • PHP 8.0 or greater

Highlights

  • Framework-agnostic, will work with any project
  • Decoupled design

Simple Example

Here is a simple example of how to use the Dater Service.

use Tobento\Service\Dater\DateFormatter;

$df = new DateFormatter();

// Intl. format date.
var_dump($df->date('now'));
// string(22) "Friday, 16. April 2021"

// Intl. format date and time.
var_dump($df->dateTime('now'));
// string(29) "Friday, 16. April 2021, 15:08"

// Intl. format date and time with specific timezone and locale.
var_dump($df->withTimezone('America/Chicago')->withLocale('de')->dateTime('now'));
// string(30) "Freitag, 16. April 2021, 08:08"

Documentation

Date Formatter

use Tobento\Service\Dater\DateFormatter;

// Define the default settings:
$df = new DateFormatter(
    locale: 'en_US',
    dateFormat: 'EEEE, dd. MMMM yyyy',
    dateTimeFormat: 'EEEE, dd. MMMM yyyy, HH:mm',
    timezone: 'America/Chicago',
    mutable: true,
);

// or use the methods to change default settings.
$df = $df->withLocale('en_US');
var_dump($df->getLocale());
// string(5) "en_US"

var_dump($df->getLocale(delimiter: '-'));
// string(5) "en-US"

$df = $df->withDateFormat('EE, dd. MMMM yyyy');
var_dump($df->getDateFormat());
// string(17) "EE, dd. MMMM yyyy"

$df = $df->withDateTimeFormat('EEEE, dd. MMMM yyyy, HH:mm');
var_dump($df->getDateTimeFormat());
// string(26) "EEEE, dd. MMMM yyyy, HH:mm"

$df = $df->withTimezone('America/Chicago');
var_dump($df->getTimezone());
// object(DateTimeZone)#9 (2) { ["timezone_type"]=> int(3) ["timezone"]=> string(15) "America/Chicago" }

$df = $df->withMutable(true);

Display Date

use Tobento\Service\Dater\DateFormatter;

$df = new DateFormatter();

// with default date format and locale
var_dump($df->date('now'));
// string(22) "Friday, 16. April 2021"

// with custom format and locale
var_dump($df->date(value: 'now', format: 'EE, dd. MMMM yyyy', locale: 'de_DE'));
string(19) "Fr., 16. April 2021" 

Display Date and Time

use Tobento\Service\Dater\DateFormatter;

$df = new DateFormatter();

// with default date format and locale
var_dump($df->dateTime('now'));
// string(29) "Friday, 16. April 2021, 15:33"

// with custom format and locale
var_dump($df->dateTime(value: 'now', format: 'EE, dd. MMMM yyyy, HH:mm', locale: 'de_DE'));
// string(26) "Fr., 16. April 2021, 15:33"

Format Date

use Tobento\Service\Dater\DateFormatter;

$df = new DateFormatter();

var_dump($df->format('16-06-2021'));
// string(16) "16.06.2021 00:00"

// with custom
var_dump($df->format(value: 'now', format: 'd.m.Y H:i'));
// string(16) "16.06.2021 12:59"

// if the date provided is invalid it fallsback to 'now'
var_dump($df->format('16-06-19457'));
// string(16) "16.06.2021 13:01"

In Past

Determine if a given date is in the past.

use Tobento\Service\Dater\DateFormatter;

$df = new DateFormatter();

var_dump($df->inPast(date: '12.05.2000', currentDate: '13.05.2000', sameTimeIsPast: false));
// bool(true)

var_dump($df->inPast(date: '12.05.2000', currentDate: '11.05.2000', sameTimeIsPast: false));
// bool(false)

In Between

Determine if the dates are between the current date.

use Tobento\Service\Dater\DateFormatter;

$df = new DateFormatter();

var_dump($df->inBetween(
    dateFrom: '18.05.2000',
    dateTo: '20.05.2000',
    currentDate: '19.05.2000'
));
// bool(true)

var_dump($df->inBetween(
    dateFrom: '18.05.2000',
    dateTo: '20.05.2000',
    currentDate: '21.05.2000'
));
// bool(false)

// determine yearly independent
var_dump($df->inBetween(
    dateFrom: '18.05.2000',
    dateTo: '20.05.2000',
    currentDate: '19.05.2001',
    yearly: true
));
// bool(true)

Diff

use Tobento\Service\Dater\DateFormatter;

$df = new DateFormatter();

var_dump($df->diff(date: '17.05.2000', currentDate: '18.05.2001'));
// object(DateInterval)#10 (16) { ["y"]=> int(1) ["m"]=> int(0) ["d"]=> int(1) ["h"]=> int(0) ["i"]=> int(0) ["s"]=> int(0) ["f"]=> float(0) ["weekday"]=> int(0) ["weekday_behavior"]=> int(0) ["first_last_day_of"]=> int(0) ["invert"]=> int(1) ["days"]=> int(366) ["special_type"]=> int(0) ["special_amount"]=> int(0) ["have_weekday_relative"]=> int(0) ["have_special_relative"]=> int(0) }

Now

A fluent way modifying the current date.

use Tobento\Service\Dater\DateFormatter;

$df = new DateFormatter();

// uses default timezone
$date = $df->now()->addMinutes(5)
                  ->subMinutes(3)
                  ->addDays(10)
                  ->subDays(2);

// use custom timezone
$date = $df->now('Europe/Berlin')->addMinutes(5);

Convert

To DateTime

Convert value to a DateTime or DateTimeImmutable object.

use Tobento\Service\Dater\DateFormatter;

$df = new DateFormatter();

var_dump($df->toDateTime('2019-06-24'));
// object(DateTimeImmutable)#8 (3) { ["date"]=> string(26) "2019-06-24 00:00:00.000000" ["timezone_type"]=> int(3) ["timezone"]=> string(13) "Europe/Berlin" }

var_dump($df->withMutable(true)->toDateTime('2019-06-24'));
// object(DateTime)#6 (3) { ["date"]=> string(26) "2019-06-24 00:00:00.000000" ["timezone_type"]=> int(3) ["timezone"]=> string(13) "Europe/Berlin" }

// with another timezone
var_dump($df->toDateTime(value: '2019-02-23', timezone: 'America/Chicago'));
// object(DateTimeImmutable)#8 (3) { ["date"]=> string(26) "2019-02-23 00:00:00.000000" ["timezone_type"]=> int(3) ["timezone"]=> string(15) "America/Chicago" }

// if an invalid date value is provided, it fallsback to 'now' as default.
var_dump($df->toDateTime(value: 'a-06-24', fallback: 'now'));
// object(DateTimeImmutable)#8 (3) { ["date"]=> string(26) "2021-06-16 14:08:34.699816" ["timezone_type"]=> int(3) ["timezone"]=> string(13) "Europe/Berlin" }

// if you do not want a fallback.
var_dump($df->toDateTime(value: 'a-06-24', fallback: null));
// NULL

// set a value format for date verification.
var_dump($df->toDateTime(value: '2019-02-30'));
// object(DateTimeImmutable)#8 (3) { ["date"]=> string(26) "2019-03-02 00:00:00.000000" ["timezone_type"]=> int(3) ["timezone"]=> string(13) "Europe/Berlin" }

// fallsback to the fallback date provided.
var_dump($df->toDateTime(value: '2019-02-30', valueFormat: 'Y-m-d'));
// object(DateTimeImmutable)#10 (3) { ["date"]=> string(26) "2021-06-16 14:12:00.043682" ["timezone_type"]=> int(3) ["timezone"]=> string(13) "Europe/Berlin" }

To Dater

Convert value to a Dater or DaterMutable object. This has same parameters and works like the toDateTime method.

use Tobento\Service\Dater\DateFormatter;

$df = new DateFormatter();

var_dump($df->toDater('2019-06-24'));
// object(Tobento\Service\Dater\Dater)#9 (3) { ["date"]=> string(26) "2019-06-24 00:00:00.000000" ["timezone_type"]=> int(3) ["timezone"]=> string(13) "Europe/Berlin" }

To Current Year

Converts the given date to the current date year.

use Tobento\Service\Dater\DateFormatter;

$df = new DateFormatter();

var_dump($df->toCurrentYear('2019-06-24'));
// object(DateTimeImmutable)#9 (3) { ["date"]=> string(26) "2021-06-24 00:00:00.000000" ["timezone_type"]=> int(3) ["timezone"]=> string(13) "Europe/Berlin" }

var_dump($df->toCurrentYear(date: '2019-06-24', currentDate: '2015-06-24'));
// object(DateTimeImmutable)#9 (3) { ["date"]=> string(26) "2015-06-24 00:00:00.000000" ["timezone_type"]=> int(3) ["timezone"]=> string(13) "Europe/Berlin" }

To Month

Returns the month or null on failure.

use Tobento\Service\Dater\DateFormatter;

$df = new DateFormatter();

var_dump($df->toMonth(5));
// string(3) "May"

var_dump($df->toMonth(number: 5, locale: 'de'));
// string(3) "Mai"

// pattern: 'M' = '1', 'MM' = '09', 'MMM' = 'Jan', 'MMMM' = 'January'
var_dump($df->toMonth(number: 5, pattern: 'MM'));
// string(2) "05"

To Month Number

Returns the month number or null on failure.

use Tobento\Service\Dater\DateFormatter;

$df = new DateFormatter();

var_dump($df->toMonthNumber('Feb'));
// int(2)

var_dump($df->toMonthNumber('Foo'));
// NULL

To Month Number String

Returns the month number as string or null on failure.

use Tobento\Service\Dater\DateFormatter;

$df = new DateFormatter();

var_dump($df->toMonthNumberString('Jan'));
// string(2) "01"

To Weekday

use Tobento\Service\Dater\DateFormatter;

$df = new DateFormatter();

var_dump($df->toWeekday(5));
// string(6) "Friday"

var_dump($df->toWeekday(number: 5, locale: 'de'));
// string(7) "Freitag"

// pattern: E, EE, or EEE = 'Tue', 'EEEE' = 'Tuesday', 'EEEEE' = 'T', 'EEEEEE' = 'Tu'
var_dump($df->toWeekday(number: 5, pattern: 'EEE'));
// string(3) "Fri"

To Weekday Number

Returns the weekday number or null on failure.

use Tobento\Service\Dater\DateFormatter;

$df = new DateFormatter();

// 'Tuesday', 'Tue', 'Tu' (lower- and uppercase)
var_dump($df->toWeekdayNumber('Tue'));
// int(2)

Dater

A fluent way modifying dates.

use Tobento\Service\Dater\Dater;
use DateTimeImmutable;

$dater = new Dater('now');

var_dump($dater instanceof DateTimeImmutable); // bool(true)

$dater = $dater->addMinutes(5)
               ->subMinutes(3)
               ->addDays(10)
               ->subDays(2);
use Tobento\Service\Dater\DaterMutable;
use DateTime;

$dater = new DaterMutable('now');

var_dump($dater instanceof DateTime); // bool(true)

$dater = $dater->addMinutes(5)
               ->subMinutes(3)
               ->addDays(10)
               ->subDays(2);

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