The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List:
modid: Time::Format
DSLIP: bdprp
description: Easy-to-use date/time formatting
userid: ROODE (Eric J. Roode)
chapterid: 6 (Data_Type_Utilities)
communities:
comp.lang.perl.modules; RPI lily
similar:
None known. Date::Format, Date::Manip (UnixDate), and POSIX
(strftime), sort of -- but not really.
rationale:
The Time::Format namespace is currently registered on a first-come
basis to PGOLLUCCI. A CPAN search for Time::Format under that
author's name, or any other of the first-come modules registered
under that name, comes up blank. Also, an email I sent to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] is so far unanswered.
My Time::Format module implements an easy-to-use and (at least as
important!) easy-to-remember time/date formatting system. No awkward
% codes like strftime or Date::Manip's UnixDate. (I personally can
never remember %A vs %B or %d vs %e in strftime....)
The interface is a tied hash (although a function interface is also
provided). This makes it easy to interpolate dates and times
directly into strings (eg log message timestamps or database queries
or updates) where they are needed.
A tied-hash and function interface is also provided for strftime
and UnixDate, for convenience and for features that Time::Format
doesn't natively provide. I believe this is a very useful module
that could (and should) become widely used, perhaps even become a
standard module some day.
Thanks, Eric Roode
enteredby: ROODE (Eric J. Roode)
enteredon: Thu Jun 19 01:52:38 2003 GMT
The resulting entry would be:
Time::
::Format bdprp Easy-to-use date/time formatting ROODE
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