HsacExamples.SlimTests.UtilityFixtures.DateFormatFixture


Date Format Fixture

Features:


When the fixture is called without arguments, the date format is the system locale default short format and can be changed by using set date format followed by the desired format.
Input dates are expected to be in the default or specified input format.
To toggle between seconds/milliseconds after epoch, use timestamp has milliseconds followed by the desired boolean value (default: true)
Time zone can be set using set timezone and -if no argument is given- defaults to the system default time zone.

This fixture is intended to be used as a library. (See below)

Examples


variable defined: dateTime=10-05-2001 12:13:14
variable defined: date=!today (dd-MM-yyyy)

Instantiate with system default date format and timezone


script date format fixture
#Get a timestamp for a given date and convert it back to formatted dates
set date format dd-MM-yyyy
$stamp<-[1584316800000] timestamp for date 16-03-2020
show format timestamp $stamp->[1584316800000] 16-03-2020
show format timestamp $stamp->[1584316800000] as yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss 2020/03/16 00:00:00
check format timestamp $stamp->[1584316800000] as dd-MM-yyyy 16-03-2020

Instantiate the fixture with a given format and time zone


One could also specify only one constructor parameter, in which case the timezone remains the system's default.


script date format fixture dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss GMT+1
timestamp has milliseconds false
show format date 10-05-2001 12:13:14 as yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm 2001/05/10 12:13
$stamp<-[989493194] timestamp for date 10-05-2001 12:13:14
show format timestamp $stamp->[989493194] 10-05-2001 12:13:14
check format timestamp $stamp->[989493194] as dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss 10-05-2001 12:13:14
#Change the time zone, adding one hour to the expected outcome
set timezone GMT+2
check format timestamp $stamp->[989493194] as dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss z 10-05-2001 13:13:14 GMT+02:00
#Change input format and convert to a different format
set date format MM/dd/yyyy
check format date 11/14/2016 as dd-MM-yyyy 14-11-2016

Use as a library fixture from any other fixture table


When we use this fixture as a library we can call date format methods from any script table.

By default a library will use system default date format and timezone.

library
date format fixture

Example usage of date formatting methods from a string fixture script table:

script string fixture
$stamp<-[1584316800000] timestamp for date 16-03-2020 as dd-MM-yyyy
show format timestamp $stamp->[1584316800000] 3/16/20
check format timestamp $stamp->[1584316800000] as dd-MM-yyyy 16-03-2020

But we can also configure the value used for format (leaving time zone alone).

library
date format fixture dd-MM-yyyy

Now the calls to the formatting methods behave differently:

script string fixture
check format timestamp $stamp->[1584316800000] 16-03-2020

But we can also configure the values used for both format and time zone.

library
date format fixture dd-MM-yyyy GMT+1

Now the calls to the formatting methods behave differently again (the date might change depending on the default system locale used to generate the timestamp):

script string fixture
show format timestamp $stamp->[1584316800000] as yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss 2020/03/16 01:00:00
show format timestamp $stamp->[1584316800000] 16-03-2020

It's also possible to use an locale that is not your default locale:

library
date format fixture EEE, MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss z UTC en_US

Now we can also convert localized date strings:

script string fixture
check format date Thu, Dec 14 2017 11:50:00 UTC as dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss 14-12-2017 11:50:00
show format timestamp $stamp->[1584316800000] Mon, Mar 16 2020 00:00:00 UTC