use std::sync::OnceLock;
use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
pub type Now = ((i32, u32, u32), (u32, u32, u32));
pub fn today() -> (i32, u32, u32) {
now().0
}
pub fn now() -> Now {
let secs = SystemTime::now()
.duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
.map(|d| d.as_secs() as i64)
.unwrap_or(0);
let local = secs + i64::from(local_offset());
let day = civil_from_days(local.div_euclid(86_400));
let s = local.rem_euclid(86_400) as u32;
(day, (s / 3600, s / 60 % 60, s % 60))
}
pub fn format(fmt: &str, now: Now) -> String {
const TOKENS: [&str; 19] = [
"YYYY", "MMMM", "dddd", "MMM", "ddd", "YY", "MM", "DD", "Do", "HH", "hh", "mm", "ss", "M",
"D", "H", "h", "A", "a",
];
let ((y, m, d), (hh, mi, ss)) = now;
let mut out = String::new();
let mut rest = fmt;
while !rest.is_empty() {
if let Some(after) = rest.strip_prefix('[') {
let end = after.find(']').unwrap_or(after.len());
out.push_str(&after[..end]);
rest = after.get(end + 1..).unwrap_or("");
continue;
}
let Some(tok) = TOKENS.iter().find(|t| rest.starts_with(**t)) else {
let c = rest.chars().next().unwrap();
out.push(c);
rest = &rest[c.len_utf8()..];
continue;
};
rest = &rest[tok.len()..];
match *tok {
"YYYY" => out.push_str(&format!("{y:04}")),
"YY" => out.push_str(&format!("{:02}", y.rem_euclid(100))),
"MMMM" => out.push_str(month_name(m)),
"MMM" => out.push_str(&month_name(m)[..3]),
"MM" => out.push_str(&format!("{m:02}")),
"M" => out.push_str(&m.to_string()),
"dddd" => out.push_str(weekday(y, m, d)),
"ddd" => out.push_str(&weekday(y, m, d)[..3]),
"DD" => out.push_str(&format!("{d:02}")),
"Do" => out.push_str(&ordinal(d)),
"D" => out.push_str(&d.to_string()),
"HH" => out.push_str(&format!("{hh:02}")),
"H" => out.push_str(&hh.to_string()),
"hh" => out.push_str(&format!("{:02}", twelve(hh))),
"h" => out.push_str(&twelve(hh).to_string()),
"mm" => out.push_str(&format!("{mi:02}")),
"ss" => out.push_str(&format!("{ss:02}")),
"A" => out.push_str(if hh < 12 { "AM" } else { "PM" }),
"a" => out.push_str(if hh < 12 { "am" } else { "pm" }),
_ => unreachable!(),
}
}
out
}
fn twelve(h: u32) -> u32 {
match h % 12 {
0 => 12,
n => n,
}
}
fn ordinal(n: u32) -> String {
let suffix = match (n % 10, n % 100) {
(_, 11..=13) => "th",
(1, _) => "st",
(2, _) => "nd",
(3, _) => "rd",
_ => "th",
};
format!("{n}{suffix}")
}
fn month_name(m: u32) -> &'static str {
MONTHS[(m as usize).saturating_sub(1) % 12]
}
pub fn iso(y: i32, m: u32, d: u32) -> String {
format!("{y:04}-{m:02}-{d:02}")
}
pub fn long(y: i32, m: u32, d: u32) -> String {
format!("{} {d} {} {y}", weekday(y, m, d), month_name(m))
}
pub fn shift(y: i32, m: u32, d: u32, n: i64) -> (i32, u32, u32) {
civil_from_days(days_from_civil(y, m, d) + n)
}
pub fn parse_iso(text: &str) -> Option<(i32, u32, u32)> {
let t = text.trim();
let b = t.as_bytes();
if b.len() != 10 || b[4] != b'-' || b[7] != b'-' {
return None;
}
let y: i32 = t[..4].parse().ok()?;
let m: u32 = t[5..7].parse().ok()?;
let d: u32 = t[8..].parse().ok()?;
if !(1..=12).contains(&m) || !(1..=31).contains(&d) {
return None;
}
(civil_from_days(days_from_civil(y, m, d)) == (y, m, d)).then_some((y, m, d))
}
pub fn days_between(from: (i32, u32, u32), to: (i32, u32, u32)) -> i64 {
days_from_civil(to.0, to.1, to.2) - days_from_civil(from.0, from.1, from.2)
}
pub fn relative(date: (i32, u32, u32), today: (i32, u32, u32)) -> String {
let days = days_between(today, date);
match days {
0 => return "today".to_string(),
1 => return "tomorrow".to_string(),
-1 => return "yesterday".to_string(),
_ => {}
}
let n = days.unsigned_abs();
let span = match n {
0..=13 => format!("{n} day{}", plural(n)),
14..=59 => format!("{} week{}", n / 7, plural(n / 7)),
60..=729 => format!("{} month{}", n / 30, plural(n / 30)),
_ => format!("{} year{}", n / 365, plural(n / 365)),
};
if days > 0 {
format!("in {span}")
} else {
format!("{span} ago")
}
}
fn plural(n: u64) -> &'static str {
if n == 1 {
""
} else {
"s"
}
}
const MONTHS: [&str; 12] = [
"January",
"February",
"March",
"April",
"May",
"June",
"July",
"August",
"September",
"October",
"November",
"December",
];
const WEEKDAYS: [&str; 7] = [
"Thursday",
"Friday",
"Saturday",
"Sunday",
"Monday",
"Tuesday",
"Wednesday",
];
fn weekday(y: i32, m: u32, d: u32) -> &'static str {
WEEKDAYS[days_from_civil(y, m, d).rem_euclid(7) as usize]
}
fn days_from_civil(y: i32, m: u32, d: u32) -> i64 {
let y = i64::from(y) - i64::from(m <= 2);
let era = y.div_euclid(400);
let yoe = y - era * 400;
let mp = i64::from((m + 9) % 12);
let doy = (153 * mp + 2) / 5 + i64::from(d) - 1;
let doe = yoe * 365 + yoe / 4 - yoe / 100 + doy;
era * 146_097 + doe - 719_468
}
fn civil_from_days(z: i64) -> (i32, u32, u32) {
let z = z + 719_468;
let era = z.div_euclid(146_097);
let doe = z - era * 146_097;
let yoe = (doe - doe / 1460 + doe / 36_524 - doe / 146_096) / 365;
let y = yoe + era * 400;
let doy = doe - (365 * yoe + yoe / 4 - yoe / 100);
let mp = (5 * doy + 2) / 153;
let d = (doy - (153 * mp + 2) / 5 + 1) as u32;
let m = if mp < 10 { mp + 3 } else { mp - 9 } as u32;
((y + i64::from(m <= 2)) as i32, m, d)
}
pub fn init() {
local_offset();
}
fn local_offset() -> i32 {
static OFFSET: OnceLock<i32> = OnceLock::new();
*OFFSET.get_or_init(|| {
std::env::var("TZ")
.ok()
.and_then(|tz| offset_from_tz(&tz))
.or_else(|| date_z().and_then(|z| offset_from_z(&z)))
.unwrap_or(0)
})
}
fn date_z() -> Option<String> {
let out = std::process::Command::new("date")
.arg("+%z")
.output()
.ok()?;
out.status
.success()
.then(|| String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stdout).trim().to_string())
}
fn offset_from_z(z: &str) -> Option<i32> {
let (sign, rest) = match z.chars().next()? {
'+' => (1, &z[1..]),
'-' => (-1, &z[1..]),
_ => return None,
};
if rest.len() != 4 || !rest.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_digit()) {
return None;
}
let h: i32 = rest[..2].parse().ok()?;
let m: i32 = rest[2..].parse().ok()?;
Some(sign * (h * 3600 + m * 60))
}
fn offset_from_tz(tz: &str) -> Option<i32> {
let tz = tz.trim().trim_start_matches(':');
let name_len = tz.chars().take_while(|c| c.is_ascii_alphabetic()).count();
if name_len < 3 || tz.contains('/') {
return None;
}
let rest = &tz[name_len..];
if rest.is_empty() {
return matches!(&tz[..3], "UTC" | "GMT").then_some(0);
}
let (west, rest) = match rest.chars().next()? {
'-' => (false, &rest[1..]),
'+' => (true, &rest[1..]),
_ => (true, rest),
};
let mut parts = rest.split(':');
let h: i32 = parts.next()?.parse().ok()?;
let m: i32 = parts.next().map_or(Some(0), |p| p.parse().ok())?;
let secs = h * 3600 + m * 60;
Some(if west { -secs } else { secs })
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
#[test]
fn the_epoch_and_leap_days_round_trip_through_hinnant() {
assert_eq!(civil_from_days(0), (1970, 1, 1));
assert_eq!(days_from_civil(1970, 1, 1), 0);
assert_eq!(civil_from_days(-1), (1969, 12, 31));
assert_eq!(civil_from_days(days_from_civil(2000, 2, 29)), (2000, 2, 29));
assert_eq!(civil_from_days(days_from_civil(2026, 9, 1)), (2026, 9, 1));
assert_eq!(days_from_civil(2026, 9, 1), 20_697);
}
#[test]
fn dates_format_as_iso_and_as_a_heading() {
assert_eq!(iso(2026, 9, 1), "2026-09-01");
assert_eq!(long(2026, 9, 1), "Tuesday 1 September 2026");
assert_eq!(long(1970, 1, 1), "Thursday 1 January 1970");
assert_eq!(long(2024, 2, 29), "Thursday 29 February 2024");
}
#[test]
fn shifting_crosses_month_and_year_ends() {
assert_eq!(shift(2026, 9, 1, -1), (2026, 8, 31));
assert_eq!(shift(2026, 12, 31, 1), (2027, 1, 1));
assert_eq!(shift(2024, 2, 28, 1), (2024, 2, 29));
}
#[test]
fn the_offset_reads_date_z_and_the_fixed_tz_spellings() {
assert_eq!(offset_from_z("+0100"), Some(3600));
assert_eq!(offset_from_z("-0730"), Some(-27_000));
assert_eq!(offset_from_z("0100"), None);
assert_eq!(offset_from_z("+1"), None);
assert_eq!(offset_from_tz("UTC"), Some(0));
assert_eq!(offset_from_tz("EST5"), Some(-18_000));
assert_eq!(offset_from_tz("UTC-3"), Some(10_800));
assert_eq!(offset_from_tz("GMT+02:00"), Some(-7200));
assert_eq!(offset_from_tz("Europe/London"), None);
assert_eq!(offset_from_tz("America/New_York"), None);
assert_eq!(offset_from_tz(""), None);
}
#[test]
fn every_format_token_is_filled_in() {
let now = ((2026, 9, 1), (14, 5, 9));
for (fmt, want) in [
("YYYY", "2026"),
("YY", "26"),
("MM", "09"),
("M", "9"),
("DD", "01"),
("D", "1"),
("MMMM", "September"),
("MMM", "Sep"),
("dddd", "Tuesday"),
("ddd", "Tue"),
("Do", "1st"),
("HH", "14"),
("H", "14"),
("hh", "02"),
("h", "2"),
("mm", "05"),
("ss", "09"),
("A", "PM"),
("a", "pm"),
("[Day] D [of] MMMM", "Day 1 of September"),
("YYYY-MM-DD", "2026-09-01"),
("YYYY/MM/DD-MM-YYYY", "2026/09/01-09-2026"),
("[unclosed", "unclosed"),
("", ""),
] {
assert_eq!(format(fmt, now), want, "{fmt}");
}
assert_eq!(format("h A", ((2026, 9, 1), (0, 0, 0))), "12 AM");
assert_eq!(format("hh a", ((2026, 9, 1), (12, 0, 0))), "12 pm");
assert_eq!(format("Do", ((2026, 9, 2), (0, 0, 0))), "2nd");
assert_eq!(format("Do", ((2026, 9, 3), (0, 0, 0))), "3rd");
assert_eq!(format("Do", ((2026, 9, 11), (0, 0, 0))), "11th");
assert_eq!(format("Do", ((2026, 9, 12), (0, 0, 0))), "12th");
assert_eq!(format("Do", ((2026, 9, 13), (0, 0, 0))), "13th");
assert_eq!(format("Do", ((2026, 9, 21), (0, 0, 0))), "21st");
assert_eq!(format("Do", ((2026, 9, 22), (0, 0, 0))), "22nd");
}
#[test]
fn today_is_a_real_date() {
let (y, m, d) = today();
assert!(y >= 2026);
assert!((1..=12).contains(&m));
assert!((1..=31).contains(&d));
let (_, (h, mi, s)) = now();
assert!(h < 24 && mi < 60 && s < 60);
}
#[test]
fn an_iso_date_is_read_strictly_and_said_relative_to_today() {
assert_eq!(parse_iso("2026-09-05"), Some((2026, 9, 5)));
assert_eq!(parse_iso(" 2026-09-05 "), Some((2026, 9, 5)));
assert_eq!(parse_iso("2026-09-05T10:00"), None);
assert_eq!(parse_iso("2026-13-01"), None);
assert_eq!(parse_iso("2026-02-30"), None);
assert_eq!(parse_iso("launch"), None);
let today = (2026, 9, 5);
assert_eq!(relative((2026, 9, 5), today), "today");
assert_eq!(relative((2026, 9, 6), today), "tomorrow");
assert_eq!(relative((2026, 9, 4), today), "yesterday");
assert_eq!(relative((2026, 9, 2), today), "3 days ago");
assert_eq!(relative((2026, 10, 10), today), "in 5 weeks");
assert_eq!(relative((2026, 12, 20), today), "in 3 months");
assert_eq!(relative((2023, 1, 1), today), "3 years ago");
assert_eq!(days_between(today, (2026, 9, 1)), -4);
}
}