This package parses dates and times, in a dynamic manner with multiple types. Note that this is not a relative natural date parsing library - it cannot by default handle very natural language!
go get github.com/shadiestgoat/dateparse
The package provides Parse(str), which would parse using the default parser. Default parser supports the following formats:
<time> <date> (TZ) & <date> (at) <time> (TZ), along with independent <time> (TZ) and <date> (TZ). Independent <time> parses as today, <time>. Independent <date> is parsed as <date> 00:00. Finally, this package also supports <timestamp>.
<time>:
- HHpm
- HH:MM(:SS)(pm)
<date>:
- "today"
- DD/MM
- (DD/)MM/YY(YY)
- YYYY
- YYYY/MM/DD
- All Formats above, but with
-instead of/ - (DD(st/nd/d/th)) (of) Month ((of) YY(YY))
- (DD(st/nd/d/th)) (of) Mon ((of) YY(YY))
<timestamp>:
- 10 digits: unix seconds
- 13 digits: unix milliseconds
- 16 digits: unix microseconds
- 19 digits: unix nanoseconds
Notes:
- Parts in brackets
()are optional <time>mentions "pm" as a substitute for am/pm. Both work.- While docs use DD, HH, or MM, a preceding 0 is not needed. 1 would work as well as 01. Not applicable to YY.
(TZ)defaults to UTC. If present, it must be in the IANA zoneinfo format (eg.Europe/London,CET). Here is a full list
Parsing is done using a Parser. The easiest way to make your own parser is to use the built-in DateTimeParser, and include your own dates & times. These are all built using go's date/time layouts. For more info on those, see the time package.
All parsing provided by the package is made using using the time package. You can use it to convert timezones & set a default tz.
Additionally, supported in the default parser is the (TZ) part.