https://github.com/3a4ot/datetoolsobjc
Package for Objective-C DateTools library. Parse, validate, manipulate, and display dates, time and timezones
https://github.com/3a4ot/datetoolsobjc
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Package for Objective-C DateTools library. Parse, validate, manipulate, and display dates, time and timezones
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/3a4ot/datetoolsobjc
- Owner: 3a4oT
- License: mit
- Created: 2017-09-05T22:51:31.000Z (over 8 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2020-12-13T22:11:10.000Z (about 5 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-10-18T09:40:26.198Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: calendar, carthage, cast, date, datetools, ios, nsdate, objective-c, swift, timezone
- Language: Objective-C
- Homepage:
- Size: 151 KB
- Stars: 3
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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Thank you, **[Matthew York](https://github.com/MatthewYork) and [community](https://github.com/3a4oT/DateToolsObjC/blob/master/CREDITS.md)** for awesome library. You can find original [repo/docs here](https://github.com/MatthewYork/DateTools). This package was created because I need *Carthage* support and distinguish between Swift and Objective-C implementation. Swift ABI not stable (yet) and I do not want to spend time to recompile binaries every time new Swift version come. Objective-C API works perfectly fine.
This is hard fork of original repo. This means there is no guarantee that codebase will fully reflect original repo.
* DateTools removes the boilerplate required to access date components, handles more nuanced date comparisons, and serves as the foundation for entirely new concepts like Time Periods and their collections.
### How to check if two date ranges overlaps in Objective-C? With *DateTools* it's really easy.
```objective-C
// Just example.
DTTimePeriod *periodA = [[DTTimePeriod alloc] initWithStartDate:request.startDate endDate:request.endDate];
DTTimePeriod *periodB = [[DTTimePeriod alloc] initWithStartDate:requestB.startDate endDate:requestB.endDate];
//Magic here
if ([periodA overlapsWith:periodB]) {
NSLog(@"Is it cool?");
}
```
## Use with Swift Package Manager
```swift
.package(url: "https://github.com/3a4oT/DateToolsObjC", .upToNextMajor(from: "1.0.5"))
```
## [How to use with Carthage](https://github.com/Carthage/Carthage#adding-frameworks-to-an-application):
* Add to your *Cartfile* ```github "3a4oT/DateToolsObjC"```
* Run ```carthage build 3a4oT/DateToolsObjC```
* Add ```DateToolsObjC.framework``` to your target
* In your ```*.h/*.m``` just ```@import DateToolsObjC;```
## Can I use it from Swift?
Well, technically yes. But...=) it will work for **NSDate** and not for **Date** out the box. You will ask why? Shorty - *NSDate* and *Date* are two **different types** ([some more food](https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0069-swift-mutability-for-foundation.md#new-value-types)). Don't be confused about [other thing you may hear](https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0086-drop-foundation-ns.md) that's different. So far you have *3 option to go with*
1. Checkout original repo and use Swift API.
2. Cast Date to NSDate and back:
```swift
import DateToolsObjC
let today: NSDate = Date() as NSDate
//usage in DateToolsAPI return NSDate cast back if you need.
let result: Date = today.timeAgo() as Date
```
3. My favorite - just make *Swift Extension* under needed `DateToolsObjC API` which will cast *NSDate* to *Date* for you.
#### MIT License
Copyright (c) 2017 Petro Rovenskyi
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