phpdate-js

phpdate-js

php date() work-alike for nodejs

    var phpdate = require('phpdate-js');
    var gmdate = require('phpdate-js').gmdate;

    phpdate('Y-m-d H:i:s T');
    // => "2014-11-27 13:58:02 EST"

    gmdate('Y-m-d H:i:s T', new Date());
    // => "2014-11-27 18:58:02 GMT"

    phpdate('Y-m-d H:i:s', 1234567890000);
    // => "2009-02-13 18:31:30"

See php's date for the supported conversions (as of php 5.5). Of them, W and o are not yet implemented.

The conversion is quick, about half the speed of Date.toISOString().

phpdate( format, [timestamp] )

return a formatted date string like PHP's date() does. Supports all conversions other than the ISO-8601 W and o, though timezone and localization support is rather lacking. North America timezones should work.

Format is the timestamp conversion spec. 'Y-m-d H:i:s' formats an SQL datetime (ISO 9075). The date and time are formatted for the current locale, with timezone and daylight savings adjustments applied.

The timestamp is optional; it can be a Date object or a JavaScript millisecond timestamp (milliseconds since the epoch). If not specified, the current date is used.

    var phpdate = require('phpdate-js');
    phpdate('Y-m-d H:i:s.u T');     // 2014-10-18 04:56:53.437000 EDT

gmdate( format, [timestamp] )

Identical to phpdate, but the timestamp is formatted as UTC, without timezone or daylight saving adjustments.

    var gmdate = require('phpdate-js').gmdate;
    var now = gmdate('Y-m-d H:i:s T');
    // => "2014-11-27 19:17:50 GMT"

Notes

• The T and e conversions (timezone abbreviation and timezone name) reverse engineer the timezone offset, and only support North American timezones. The date and time conversions rely on the built-in system timezone handling and should be correct in all locales.
• The e conversion returns e.g. US/Eastern and not America/New_York