NAME
Time::Local::Extended - Extends 2038 barrier to 2098.
SYNOPSIS
use Time::Local::Extended qw(:ALL);
my @localtime = localtime(2**31);
my $seconds = timelocal(0,0,0,1,10,170);
my $gmt_seconds = timegm(0,0,0,1,10,170);
my $gmt_time = gmtime(2**31);
my $ux_time = UNIX_TIMESTAMP('2097-07-04 12:34:56');
my $date = FROM_UNIXTIME(2**31);
my $sql = qq(
SELECT start_time
FROM projects
WHERE project_id = '1'
);
my $date_time = $dbh->selectrow_array($sql); # '2097-07-04 12:34:56'
my $ux_time = UNIX_TIMESTAMP($date_time); # 4023794096
my $date_time = FROM_UNIXTIME(2**31);
my $sql = qq(
UPDATE projects
SET start_time = '$date_time'
WHERE project_id = '1'
);DESCRIPTION
This module extends the 2038 date boundary to 2098. In conventional date manipulation using CORE::localtime and Time::Local::timelocal, you cannot use dates later than 2038. This module allows you to use dates as far out as 2098, giving you sixty more years to postpone the problem.
PUBLIC METHODS
timelocal
Invoked in the same way as Time::Local::timelocal, but supports dates up to Jan 1, 2098.
localtime
Invoked in the same way as CORE::localtime, but supports dates up to Jan 18, 2098.
timegm
Invoked in the same way as Time::Local::timegm, but supports dates up to Jan 1, 2098.
gmtime
Invoked in the same way as CORE::gmtime, but supports dates up to Jan 18, 2098.
UNIX_TIMESTAMP
Invoked similarly to the MySQL UNIX_TIMESTAMP() function, but supports dates up to Jan 1, 2098.
FROM_UNIXTIME
Invoked similarly to the MySQL FROM_UNIXTIME() function, but supports dates up to Jan 18, 2098.
BUGS
Please e-mail bug reports or suggestions to bobo@cpan.org. Thanks!
TODO
1) Trap Time::Local::timelocal die in an eval {}.
2) Add support for timelocal_nocheck and timegm_nocheck.
3) Add tests for time zones other than Eastern.
4) Clean up. Lots of clean up.CREDITS
Thanks to Peter Kioko <ceph@techie.com> for helping to refine the idea. Thanks to Adam Foxson <afoxson@pobox.com> for quality assurance and for being the Human CPAN Reference Manual.
AUTHOR
Bob O'Neill, <bobo@cpan.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright (C) 2003-2004 Bob O'Neill. All rights reserved.
See COPYING for license