@packfleet/datetime NPM

@packfleet/datetime

A comprehensive datetime library that wraps @js-temporal/polyfill, providing a rich set of utilities for date and time manipulation, formatting, and parsing.

Installation

npm install @packfleet/datetime
# or
yarn add @packfleet/datetime
# or
pnpm add @packfleet/datetime
# or
bun install @packfleet/datetime

Features

🕒 Temporal API Support: Built on top of @js-temporal/polyfill for modern date/time handling
🌍 Timezone Support: Full timezone handling with IANA timezone identifiers
📝 Rich Formatting: Multiple formatting options for dates and times
🔄 Conversion Utilities: Easy conversion between different date/time types
🎯 Type Safety: Written in TypeScript with full type definitions

Usage

Formatting

import { formatFriendlyIso8601DateTimeStr, formatIso8601ToFriendlyDate } from '@packfleet/datetime';

// Format a datetime string in a friendly way
formatFriendlyIso8601DateTimeStr('2024-03-12T23:59:59.123Z', 'Europe/London');
// "Wednesday 12th March 2024 at 23:59"

// Format just the date
formatIso8601ToFriendlyDate('2024-03-12T23:59:59.123Z', 'Europe/London');
// "12 March 2024"

Parsing

import { parseInstant, parsePlainDateTime } from '@packfleet/datetime';

// Parse an ISO 8601 string to an Instant
const instant = parseInstant('2024-03-12T23:59:59.123Z');

// Parse to a PlainDateTime
const dateTime = parsePlainDateTime('2024-03-12T23:59:59.123');

Current Time

import { nowLocal, todayLocal } from '@packfleet/datetime';

// Get current time in a specific timezone
const now = nowLocal('Europe/London');

// Get today's date in a specific timezone
const today = todayLocal('Europe/London');

Conversion

import { toJSDateUTC, toPlainDate } from '@packfleet/datetime';

// Convert Temporal types to JavaScript Date
const jsDate = toJSDateUTC(instant);

// Convert JavaScript Date to Temporal PlainDate
const plainDate = toPlainDate(new Date(), 'Europe/London');

Production Readiness

This library has been in use by Packfleet in production for multiple years. However, please note that the Temporal API spec may still change, as it's a relatively new addition to JavaScript.