PrettierDate

PrettierDate is a simple and useful utility for formatting JavaScript date objects into more readable formats. It simplifies date formatting, especially when working with day/month/year formats.

Installation

npm install prettierdate

Usage

You can include this library in your project and use various date formatting functions.

Examples

const PrettierDate = require('prettierdate');

// Default date: Current date and time
console.log(PrettierDate.pretty()); // Example: "30/11/2024 14:32"

// Date and time with dot separator
console.log(PrettierDate.prettyWithDots()); // Example: "30.11.2024 14:32"

// Current date and time
console.log(PrettierDate.prettyNow()); // Example: "30/11/2024 14:32"

// Only time
console.log(PrettierDate.prettyHour()); // Example: "14:32"

// Date format
console.log(PrettierDate.prettyDate()); // Example: "30/11/2024"

// Only date with dot separator
console.log(PrettierDate.prettyDateWithDots()); // Example: "30.11.2024"

// Formatting a specific date
const someDate = new Date('2024-11-01T10:45:00');
console.log(PrettierDate.pretty(someDate)); // Example: "01/11/2024 10:45"
console.log(PrettierDate.prettyWithDots(someDate)); // Example: "01.11.2024 10:45"
console.log(PrettierDate.prettyHour(someDate)); // Example: "10:45"
console.log(PrettierDate.prettyDate(someDate)); // Example: "01/11/2024"
console.log(PrettierDate.prettyDateWithDots(someDate)); // Example: "01.11.2024"

Functions

pretty(date?)

Formats the given date as dd/mm/yyyy hh:mm. If no date is provided, the current date is used.

prettyWithDots(date?)

Formats the given date as dd.mm.yyyy hh:mm. If no date is provided, the current date is used.

prettyNow()

Returns the current date and time in the format dd/mm/yyyy hh:mm.

prettyHour(date?)

Formats the given date as time only, hh:mm. If no date is provided, the current date is used.

prettyDate(date?)

Formats the given date as dd/mm/yyyy. If no date is provided, the current date is used.

prettyDateWithDots(date?)

Formats the given date as dd.mm.yyyy. If no date is provided, the current date is used.

Contribution

If you would like to contribute:

1. Fork this repository.
2. Create a new branch: git checkout -b feature/new-feature.
3. Commit your changes: git commit -m 'Added a new feature'.
4. Push to the branch: git push origin feature/new-feature.
5. Open a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.