API:EPrints/Time
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NAME
EPrints::Time - Time and Date-related functions
SYNOPSIS
($year) = EPrints::Time::utc_datetime()
# 2010
($year,$month) = EPrints::Time::local_datetime()
# 2010, 6
EPrints::Time::iso_datetime();
# 2008-05-15T14:40:24Z
EPrints::Time::iso_date()
# 2010-06-23
EPrints::Time::month_label( $repo, 11 )
# returns "November"
EPrints::Time::short_month_label( $repo, 11 )
# returns "Nov"
EPrints::Time::render_date( $repo, "2001-01-12T00:00:00Z" )
# returns XML containing 12 January 2001 00:00
EPrints::Time::render_short_date( $repo, "2001-01-12T00:00:00Z" )
# returns XML containing 12 Jan 2001 00:00
DESCRIPTION
This package contains functions related to time/date functionality.
FORMATS USED IN EPRINTS
Internal format
Time zone: UTC (database), server local time (embargoes)
Format: YYYY or YYYY-MM or YYYY-MM-DD or "YYYY-MM-DD hh" or "YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm" or "YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss"
These are used in the database and when setting and getting values. They can contain any fractional part of a date time.
ISO 8601-style date/times
Time zone: UTC
Format: YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ
These are primarily used in XML output where times that conform to the standard XSD date/time are required.
Epoch time
Time zone: UTC
Format: integer
Time in seconds since system epoch. Used in the login tickets table and when performing date calculations.
METHODS
Parsing
@t = split_value( $value )
Splits internal or ISO format $value into years, months, days, hours, minutes, seconds.
$time = datetime_local( @t )
Returns local time @t as the number of seconds since epoch, where @t is years, months etc.
$time = datetime_utc( @t )
Returns UTC time @t as the number of seconds since epoch, where @t is years, months etc.
Formatting
$datetime = EPrints::Time::join_value( @t )
Return a time @t in internal format.
Returns undef if no parts are defined.
($year,$mon,$day,$hour,$min,$sec) = EPrints::Time::local_datetime( [ $seconds ] )
Returns the local date-time as an array, see perlfunc/localtime.
$seconds is seconds since epoch or now if not given.
($year,$mon,$day,$hour,$min,$sec) = EPrints::Time::utc_datetime( [ $seconds ] )
Returns the UTC date-time as an array, see perlfunc/gmtime.
$seconds is seconds since epoch or now if not given.
$date = EPrints::Time::iso_date( [ $seconds ] )
Return a UTC date of the form YYYY-MM-DD.
$seconds is seconds since epoch or now if not given.
$datetime = EPrints::Time::iso_datetime( [ $seconds ] );
Return a UTC date-time of the form YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ
$seconds is seconds since epoch or now if not given.
$datetime = EPrints::Time::rfc822_datetime( [ $seconds ] )
Return the local date-time in RFC 822 format (used by e.g. RSS).
$seconds is seconds since epoch or now if not given.
$timestamp = EPrints::Time::human_time( [$time] )
Return a string describing the current local date and time in the current locale's format, see perlfunc/localtime.
$timestamp = EPrints::Time::human_delay( $hours );
Returns a human readable amount of time.
$hours the number of hours representing the time you want to be human readable.
Phrases
$label = EPrints::Time::month_label( $repo, $monthid )
Return a UTF-8 string describing the month, in the current lanugage.
$monthid is an integer from 1 to 12.
$label = EPrints::Time::short_month_label( $repo, $monthid )
Return a UTF-8 string of a short representation in month, in the current lanugage.
$monthid is an integer from 1 to 12.
Rendering
$xhtml = EPrints::Time::render_date( $repo, $value )
Renders a EPrints::MetaField::Date or EPrints::MetaField::Time value in a human-friendly form in the current locale's time zone.
Month names are taken from the current repository language.
E.g.
5 June 2010 10:35:12 +02:00 12 December 1912 # no time 1954 # no month/day
$xhtml = EPrints::Time::render_short_date( $repo, $value )
Render a shorter form of render_date.
E.g.
05 Jun 2010 10:35:12 12 Dec 1912 # no time 1954 # no month/day
COPYRIGHT
- Copyright 2000-2011 University of Southampton.
- This file is part of EPrints http://www.eprints.org/.
- EPrints is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- EPrints is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
- You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with EPrints. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
