Name

App::Sqitch::DateTime - Sqitch DateTime object

Synopsis

my $dt = App::Sqitch::DateTime->new(%params);
say $dt->as_string( format => 'iso' );

Description

This subclass of DateTime provides additional interfaces to support named formats. These can be used for status or log --date-format options. App::Sqitch::DateTime provides a list of supported formats, validates that a format string, and uses the formats to convert itself into the appropriate string.

Interface

Class Methods

as_string_formats

my @formats = App::Sqitch::DateTime->as_string_formats;

Returns a list of formats supported by the format parameter to as_string. The list currently includes:

iso

iso8601

ISO-8601 format.

rfc

rfc2822

RFC-2822 format.

full

long

medium

short

Localized format of the specified length.

raw

Show timestamps in raw format, which is strict ISO-8601 in the UTC time zone.

strftime:$string

Show timestamps using an arbitrary strftime pattern. See "strftime Paterns" in DateTime for comprehensive documentation of supported patterns.

cldr:$string

Show timestamps using an arbitrary cldr pattern. See "CLDR Paterns" in DateTime for comprehensive documentation of supported patterns.

validate_as_string_format

App::Sqitch::DateTime->validate_as_string_format($format);

Validates that a format is supported by as_string. Throws an exception if it's not, and returns if it is.

Instance Methods

as_string

$dt->as_string;
$dt->as_string( format => $format );

Returns a string representation using the provided format. The format must be one of those listed by as_string_formats or an exception will be thrown. If no format is passed, the string will be formatted with the raw format.

See Also

sqitch-status

Documentation for the status command to the Sqitch command-line client.

sqitch-log

Documentation for the log command to the Sqitch command-line client.

sqitch

The Sqitch command-line client.

Author

David E. Wheeler <david@justatheory.com>

License

Copyright (c) 2012-2015 iovation Inc.

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