https://github.com/wisehackermonkey/click4date

click for date
https://github.com/wisehackermonkey/click4date

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click for date

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/wisehackermonkey/click4date
• Owner: wisehackermonkey
• License: mit
• Created: 2021-09-16T02:31:26.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2022-04-04T03:33:20.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-10T12:44:57.245Z (2 months ago)
• Language: Rust
• Size: 7.16 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# click4date

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/29699356/161469291-f8caccfc-9fe9-47df-b574-1bbdcab0e8b6.png)

### click for date

## This a really simple app that copys the current date to your clipbard

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/29699356/161469327-5d899df8-4906-4b93-abb2-2c0589dd5f6f.png)

## the date is copied to the clipbard in the format: YYYYMMDD

# Download Here:

https://github.com/wisehackermonkey/click4date/releases/

# Code

## thats it. thats the whole program.

```rust

extern crate clipboard;

use clipboard::ClipboardProvider;

use clipboard::ClipboardContext;

use chrono::{Datelike, Utc};

fn clipboard_paste(text: &str) {

    let mut ctx: ClipboardContext = ClipboardProvider::new().unwrap();

     ctx.set_contents(text.to_owned()).unwrap();

}

fn formate_date() -> String{

    let now = Utc::now();

    return format!("{:?}{:0>width$}{:0>width$}", now.year(), now.month(), now.day(),width=2);

}

fn main(){

    let current_date = formate_date();

    clipboard_paste(&current_date);

}

```

### pretty simple eh?.

## the python version 

```python

# 20180307

import datetime

import pyperclip

import time

d = datetime.datetime.now()

day = str(d.day).rjust(2,"0")

month = str(d.month).rjust(2,"0")

year = d.year 

pyperclip.copy("{}{}{}".format(year,month,day) )

```

# Pro tips:

### add the exe to your taskbar to have easy access to the app

# how to build from scratch (windows):

### install rust

[Install Rust - Rust Programming Language](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install)

![](assets/2022-01-07-11-17-26.png)

### check if cargo is installed

```bash

cargo --version

```

### if cargo command is not found, link it to windows path environment variable 

![](assets/2022-01-07-11-35-10.png)

![](assets/2022-01-07-11-39-00.png)

# add to path `ls ~/.cargo/bin ` (powershell)

### in my case its ` C:\Users\o\.cargo\bin`

![](assets/2022-01-07-11-37-43.png)

![](assets/2022-01-07-11-38-07.png)

### run `cargo -v` 

![](assets/2022-01-07-11-40-02.png)

### success!

# Compile the program

```bash

cargo build

```