# CF Time
This repo is an implementation in `rust` of the [cf time](https://cfconventions.org/Data/cf-conventions/cf-conventions-1.10/cf-conventions.html#time-coordinate) convention.
## Installation
```
cargo install cftime-rs
```
## Examples
### Decoding
```rust
use cftime_rs::calendars::Calendar;
use cftime_rs::decoder::*;
use std::str::FromStr;
fn main() {
let to_decode = vec![0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
let units = "days since 2000-01-01 00:00:00";
let calendar = Calendar::from_str("standard").unwrap();
let datetimes = to_decode.decode_cf(units, calendar).unwrap();
for datetime in datetimes {
println!("{}", datetime);
}
}
```
will print :
```
2000-01-01 00:00:00.000
2000-01-02 00:00:00.000
2000-01-03 00:00:00.000
2000-01-04 00:00:00.000
2000-01-05 00:00:00.000
2000-01-06 00:00:00.000
```
### Encoding
```rust
use cftime_rs::calendars::Calendar;
use cftime_rs::datetime::CFDatetime;
use cftime_rs::encoder::*;
use cftime_rs::errors::Error;
use std::str::FromStr;
fn main() {
let calendar = Calendar::from_str("standard").unwrap();
// Create vector of datetimes and convert Vec<Result<CFDatetime, Error>>
// into Result<Vec<CFDatetime>, Error>
let to_encode: Result<Vec<CFDatetime>, Error> = vec![
CFDatetime::from_ymd(2000, 1, 1, calendar),
CFDatetime::from_ymd(2000, 1, 2, calendar),
CFDatetime::from_ymd(2000, 1, 3, calendar),
CFDatetime::from_ymd(2000, 1, 4, calendar),
CFDatetime::from_ymd(2000, 1, 5, calendar),
CFDatetime::from_ymd(2000, 1, 6, calendar),
]
.into_iter()
.collect();
// define the units
let units = "days since 2000-01-01 00:00:00";
// The type annotation for result allow us to cast to type we want
// here we use Vec<i64>
let results: Vec<i64> = to_encode.unwrap().encode_cf(units, calendar).unwrap();
for result in results {
println!("{}", result);
}
}
```
will print :
```
0
1
2
3
4
5
```