The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List:
modid: Date::Object
DSLIP: bdpOp
description: OO wrapper that allows math operations
userid: MLUKER (Matt Luker)
chapterid: 6 (Data_Type_Utilities)
communities:
mail newsgroups, CVS
similar:
OO-DateTime
rationale:
I wrote this module to solve a specific problem: iterating over
dates in a for loop as if they were a mathematical quantity. In the
process of solving that problem, I managed to create a pretty useful
object that could be used in several other ways. It makes using
dates much easier and simpler within code. You can add, subtract,
compare, increment, use like a string or a number--all this while
not having to worry about the tough things in dates, mainly when to
wrap or reset, how to compare months from different years, etc.
While much of this could be done or simulated by using seconds
values, it requires a lot of conversion and checks. This set of
objects does that for you and allows dates to just be treated like
any other numerical quantity.
I wrote this when I was bored because I didn't have internet
access. So I couldn't check to see if someone had done it already or
done it better. After finishing it, my internet access was up and I
tried to find a better implementation in CPAN. Apparently no one
else had done any similar work (to my surprise). OO-DateTime by
TOBIX appears to be design work, but there doesn't appear to be
anything to try or use. His module appears (from the README) to be
Date::Time.
I'd prefer just Date::, but I have several objects (Date and Time
currently, DateTime and Timestamp in the future) and I thought it
best to keep all my work in the same scoped package. Date::Object
seems plain enough--an OO interface to dates. Thus the name choice.
Again, I'm not trying to duplicate work and I don't want to dismiss
anyone's hard work, but it appears that nothing else is done or
ready to be used. While my module might have chosen some poor
designs that I am unaware of, it appears to work nicely and get the
job done. I'm hoping it will be useful to others as well, even if I
did it in a non-optimal way.
enteredby: MLUKER (Matt Luker)
enteredon: Sun Sep 23 14:23:59 2001 GMT
The resulting entry would be:
Date::
::Object bdpOp OO wrapper that allows math operations MLUKER
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