deep_time/alloc_parse/parse_date.rs
1use crate::{
2 ClassifiedDate, DateClassification, Dt, DtErr, DtErrKind, Lang, Mode, Order, OrderFirst,
3 ParseCfg, STRTIME_SIZE, an_err, classify_date, default_date_parse_options,
4 generate_ambiguous_day_first_candidates, generate_ambiguous_month_first_candidates,
5 generate_ambiguous_year_first_candidates, generate_unambiguous_candidates,
6 is_week_date_missing_weekday, parse_pure_numeric_unix_timestamp, parse_syslog_no_year,
7 parse_week_date_no_weekday, parse_yyyy_mm, smart_detect_date_order, try_pure_numeric,
8};
9use alloc::borrow::Cow;
10use alloc::string::String;
11
12impl Dt {
13 /// Automatically parses datetime [`str`] into a [`Dt`] by guessing and generating the format. Supports the vast
14 /// majority of date formats.
15 ///
16 /// - Requires the `"parse"` feature (which enables `alloc`).
17 /// - The returned [`Dt`] is internally on the TAI time scale. The `attos` field is an [`i128`] attosecond
18 /// count since TAI 2000-01-01 noon. See [`Scale`] for more information.
19 /// - The returned [`Dt`] is **not** in local time, if a timezone is parsed then it's used to find the offset
20 /// to return non-local instant.
21 ///
22 /// ## Parameters
23 ///
24 /// - `s`: The string to parse. Must be non-empty and no longer than 255 bytes. Empty strings or overly
25 /// long inputs return an error.
26 /// - `opts`: Optional [`ParseCfg`]. Pass `None` to use the defaults.
27 ///
28 /// ## Configuration Options
29 ///
30 /// These are the fields of the configuration options struct [`ParseCfg`], their types and defaults.
31 ///
32 /// See [`ParseCfg`] for more information.
33 ///
34 /// | Field | Type and Default | Effect |
35 /// |----------------|----------------------------------|--------|
36 /// | `lang` | [`Lang::En`] | Language, scroll down to see currently supported languages |
37 /// | `order` | [`Order::Smart`] | How to resolve ambiguous numeric dates like `01/02/03` |
38 /// | `mode` | [`Mode::Auto`] | Special handling for purely numeric inputs |
39 /// | `parse` | [`Option<Vec<String>>`] - `None` | An explicit list of formats to try, if the [`Mode`] is Explicit then only these formats are tried |
40 /// | `relative` | [`bool`] - `true` | Enable phrases like "tomorrow", "in 3 days" |
41 /// | `ref_time` | [`Option<Dt>`] - `None` | Reference time for relative dates and syslog-style "no-year" dates |
42 /// | `to_lower` | [`bool`] - `true` | Automatically lowercase the input, **only** set to false if it's already lowercase |
43 ///
44 /// ## Purely Numeric Inputs
45 ///
46 /// When the input consists **only** of digits (and optionally a decimal point),
47 /// the parser uses a fast, mode-aware path before trying any other strategies.
48 /// The exact interpretation depends on the number of digits and the selected `mode`.
49 ///
50 /// | Digits | Example(s) | `Mode` | Interpreted as | Notes |
51 /// |--------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------|-------|
52 /// | 1–4 | `2024`, `24`, `5` | `Auto`/`Legacy` | Year (2-digit uses 2000/1900 pivot) | 1- and 3-digit years only work in `Scientific` |
53 /// | 5 | `24123`, `60400` | `Legacy` | Ordinal date (YYDDD) | — |
54 /// | 5 | `60400`, `60400.75` | `Scientific` | Modified Julian Date (MJD) | Fractional days supported |
55 /// | 5 | `24123`, `60400.75` | `Auto` | Ordinal (non-decimal) or MJD (decimal) | Smart default |
56 /// | 6 | `240315`, `202403` | `Auto` | YYYYMM if plausible year, else YYMMDD | Most common compact form |
57 /// | 6 | `240315` | `Legacy` | YYMMDD preferred | — |
58 /// | 6 | `202403` | `Scientific` | YYYYMM preferred | — |
59 /// | 7 | `2024123` | `Legacy` | Ordinal date (YYYYDDD) | — |
60 /// | 7 | `2460123`, `2460123.5` | `Scientific` | Julian Day (JD) | Fractional days supported |
61 /// | 7 | `2024123` | `Auto` | Ordinal (integer) or JD (decimal) | Smart default |
62 /// | 10–11 | `1735689600` | any | Unix seconds | — |
63 /// | 12–15 | `1735689600123` | any | Unix milliseconds | Most common high-precision case |
64 /// | 16–18 | `1735689600123456` | any | Unix microseconds | — |
65 /// | 19+ | `1735689600123456789` | any | Unix nanoseconds | Full precision |
66 ///
67 /// Use `Mode::UnixTimestamp` when you know the input is always a Unix timestamp.
68 ///
69 /// ## Ambiguous Numeric Dates
70 ///
71 /// Dates where the components could map to different orders (e.g. `01/02/03`,
72 /// `3-4-5`, `15.03.24`, `2024.03.15`) are resolved via the `order` field:
73 ///
74 /// - **`Order::Smart`** (default) — Applies the fast heuristic described in [`Order::Smart`].
75 /// It strongly prefers modern/tech conventions (Year-first for compact/ISO-like data)
76 /// while handling the majority of international and US-style dates.
77 ///
78 /// - **`Order::Year`**, **`Order::Day`**, or **`Order::Month`** force a
79 /// specific interpretation and bypass the heuristic entirely.
80 ///
81 /// ## Supported Formats
82 ///
83 /// The parser tokenizes known words (month/day names, relative phrases, timezones, etc.), generates candidate
84 /// formats from the token pattern, and tries them until one matches. Thousands of layouts are supported.
85 ///
86 /// Separators generally don't matter, they could be spaces, slashes, or hyphens, but **not colons** - colons are
87 /// reserved for the time connector, times, and offsets.
88 ///
89 /// Generally speaking the date part must come first, and stuff like time components, offsets and iana timezone names
90 /// must come afterwards.
91 ///
92 /// - **ISO 8601** and variants: `2024-03-15`, `2024-03-15T14:30:00Z`, `2024-03-15T14:30:00+01:00[Europe/Paris]`
93 /// - **Named dates** (in supported languages): `15 March 2024`, `15 mars 2024`, `15. März 2024`, `15 de marzo de 2024`
94 /// - **Week dates**: `2024-W15`, `2024-W15-3`, `2024W153` (missing weekday defaults to Monday)
95 /// - **Syslog-style** (no year): `Mar 5 10:23:45` (year inferred from `ref_time`)
96 /// - **Relative expressions**: `tomorrow`, `in 3 days`, `2 weeks ago`
97 /// - **12-hour time**: `2:30 PM`, `14:30:45.123`
98 /// - **Offsets and timezones**: `+0100`, `-05:30`, `Z`, IANA timezone names (with the `jiff-tz` feature enabled)
99 /// - **Library time scales**: `TAI`, `TT`, etc. are detected and parsed, must come after the date part of the input
100 ///
101 /// Relative dates are also automatically supported, except for bare numbers with no colons like `0900`, as these
102 /// are differently interpreted.
103 ///
104 /// ## Examples
105 ///
106 /// ```rust
107 /// use deep_time::{Dt, ParseCfg, Order, Mode, Lang, Scale};
108 ///
109 /// // Default smart parsing
110 /// let dt = Dt::from_str_parse("2024-03-15 14:30:00", &None).unwrap();
111 ///
112 /// // German named date
113 /// let cfg = ParseCfg { lang: Lang::De, ..Default::default() };
114 /// let dt = Dt::from_str_parse("15. März 2024 um 14:30", &Some(cfg)).unwrap();
115 ///
116 /// // Force month-first
117 /// let cfg = ParseCfg { order: Order::Month, ..Default::default() };
118 /// let dt = Dt::from_str_parse("03/15/2024", &Some(cfg)).unwrap();
119 ///
120 /// // Pure numeric compact form
121 /// let dt = Dt::from_str_parse("20240315", &None).unwrap(); // March 15, 2024
122 ///
123 /// // Unix timestamp (milliseconds)
124 /// let cfg = ParseCfg { mode: Mode::UnixTimestamp, ..Default::default() };
125 /// let dt = Dt::from_str_parse("1735689600123", &Some(cfg)).unwrap();
126 ///
127 /// // Explicit formats only (no fallback)
128 /// let cfg = ParseCfg {
129 /// parse: Some(vec!["%d/%m/%Y".into(), "%Y-%m-%d".into()]),
130 /// mode: Mode::Explicit,
131 /// ..Default::default()
132 /// };
133 /// let dt = Dt::from_str_parse("15/03/2024", &Some(cfg)).unwrap();
134 ///
135 /// // Relative dates
136 /// let dt = Dt::from_str_parse("2 days from now", &None).unwrap();
137 ///
138 /// let ref_time = Dt::from_ymd(2026, 6, 16, Scale::UTC, 12, 0, 0, 0);
139 /// let en_cfg = Some(ParseCfg {
140 /// ref_time: Some(ref_time),
141 /// ..Default::default()
142 /// });
143 /// let dt = Dt::from_str_parse("next Monday at 14:00", &en_cfg).unwrap();
144 ///
145 /// assert_eq!(dt, Dt::from_ymd(2026, 6, 22, Scale::UTC, 14, 0, 0, 0));
146 /// ```
147 ///
148 /// ## Notes
149 ///
150 /// - The `Smart` + `Auto` combination gives the best real-world success rate for mixed data.
151 /// - Relative expressions and syslog-style no-year dates need a reference time. If `ref_time` is `None`
152 /// and the `std` feature is enabled, system time is used; without `std`, set `ref_time` explicitly or
153 /// parsing will fail.
154 /// - All successfully parsed [`Dt`] values are stored with attosecond precision on the internal
155 /// TAI timescale.
156 /// - Timezone handling (IANA names and fixed offsets) is fully supported when the `jiff-tz` feature
157 /// is enabled.
158 ///
159 /// ## Supported Languages:
160 ///
161 /// Language support here basically means supporting abbreviated and full day and month names.
162 /// Non-Ascii types of numeric characters are also supported such as full width digits.
163 ///
164 /// Some day/month names in non-English languages are not supported due to clashes, any such missing
165 /// support is noted below.
166 ///
167 /// - En
168 /// - De
169 /// - Won't parse "t" as short form for day.
170 /// - Es
171 /// - English word "ago" won't be detected as relative date word.
172 /// - Won't parse "mar" as tuesday, will instead parse as march.
173 /// - Fr
174 /// - Won't parse "mar" as tuesday, will instead parse as march.
175 ///
176 /// ## See also
177 ///
178 /// - [`ParseCfg`]
179 /// - [`Order`]
180 /// - [`Mode`]
181 /// - [`Lang`]
182 /// - [`Dt`]
183 /// - [`Dt::from_str_iso`](../struct.Dt.html#method.from_str_iso)
184 pub fn from_str_parse(s: &str, opts: &Option<ParseCfg>) -> Result<Dt, DtErr> {
185 let opts: &ParseCfg = opts
186 .as_ref()
187 .unwrap_or_else(|| default_date_parse_options());
188
189 if s.is_empty() {
190 return Err(an_err!(DtErrKind::Incomplete, "empty"));
191 } else if s.len() > STRTIME_SIZE {
192 return Err(an_err!(DtErrKind::InvalidInput, "too long: {}", s));
193 }
194
195 let lang: Lang = opts.lang;
196 let ref_time = &opts.ref_time;
197
198 let lowered: Cow<str> = if opts.to_lower {
199 Cow::Owned(s.to_lowercase())
200 } else {
201 Cow::Borrowed(s)
202 };
203
204 let classification = match classify_date(&lowered, lang, ref_time) {
205 Ok(ClassifiedDate::Parsed(time_point)) => return Ok(time_point),
206 Ok(ClassifiedDate::Cls(c)) => c,
207 Err(e) => {
208 // std::eprintln!("{}", e);
209 return Err(an_err!(
210 DtErrKind::InvalidInput,
211 "{}",
212 s => e
213 ));
214 }
215 };
216
217 // let xx = &classification.date;
218 // if xx != trimmed {
219 // eprintln!("NOT EQUAL: {:?}, {:?}", trimmed, xx);
220 // }
221 // eprintln!("BEFORE & AFTER: {:?}, {:?}", lowered, &classification.date);
222
223 let normalized = &classification.date;
224
225 let (mode, date_order) = if let Some(formats) = &opts.parse {
226 if !formats.is_empty() {
227 for fmt in formats {
228 if let Ok(value) = Self::from_str(normalized, fmt, true, true, false) {
229 return Ok(value);
230 }
231 }
232 // None of the provided formats worked and mode is Explicit
233 if opts.mode == Mode::Explicit {
234 return Err(an_err!(DtErrKind::InvalidInput, "{}", s));
235 }
236 }
237 (opts.mode, opts.order)
238 } else {
239 (opts.mode, opts.order)
240 };
241
242 // if s == "on the 5th of april 2024 at 00:00am" {
243 // std::eprintln!("{:?}", classification);
244 // }
245 // std::eprintln!("{:?}", classification);
246
247 if classification.is_pure_numeric {
248 match mode {
249 Mode::UnixTimestamp => {
250 if let Some(dt) = parse_pure_numeric_unix_timestamp(
251 normalized,
252 classification.num_non_decimal_digits as usize,
253 ) {
254 return Ok(dt);
255 }
256 }
257 _ => {
258 if let Some(dt) = try_pure_numeric(
259 normalized,
260 classification.num_digits,
261 classification.num_non_decimal_digits,
262 classification.is_decimal,
263 mode,
264 ) {
265 // std::eprintln!("NUMERIC INPUT SUCCESS: {:?}", s);
266 return Ok(dt);
267 }
268 }
269 }
270 }
271 if !classification.has_year
272 && let Some(dt) = parse_syslog_no_year(normalized, lang, ref_time)
273 {
274 return Ok(dt);
275 }
276
277 if is_week_date_missing_weekday(&classification) {
278 // std::eprintln!("IS WEEK DATE MISSING WEEKDAY: {:?}", s);
279 if let Some(dt) = parse_week_date_no_weekday(&classification, lang, ref_time) {
280 return Ok(dt);
281 }
282 }
283 if let Some(dt) = try_unambiguous(normalized, &classification) {
284 return Ok(dt);
285 }
286 // std::eprintln!("done trying unambiguous");
287 if let Some(dt) = match date_order {
288 Order::Smart => {
289 let order = smart_detect_date_order(normalized, &classification);
290 let mut result: Option<Dt>;
291
292 match order {
293 OrderFirst::Day => {
294 result = try_compatible_formats(
295 normalized,
296 generate_ambiguous_day_first_candidates(&classification),
297 );
298 // std::eprintln!("done trying day first: {:?}", result);
299
300 if result.is_none() {
301 result = try_compatible_formats(
302 normalized,
303 generate_ambiguous_month_first_candidates(&classification),
304 );
305 // std::eprintln!("done trying month first: {:?}", result);
306 }
307
308 if result.is_none() {
309 result = try_compatible_formats(
310 normalized,
311 generate_ambiguous_year_first_candidates(&classification),
312 );
313 // std::eprintln!("done trying year first: {:?}", result);
314 }
315 }
316 OrderFirst::Month => {
317 result = try_compatible_formats(
318 normalized,
319 generate_ambiguous_month_first_candidates(&classification),
320 );
321 // std::eprintln!("done trying month first: {:?}", result);
322
323 if result.is_none() {
324 result = try_compatible_formats(
325 normalized,
326 generate_ambiguous_day_first_candidates(&classification),
327 );
328 // std::eprintln!("done trying day first: {:?}", result);
329 }
330
331 if result.is_none() {
332 result = try_compatible_formats(
333 normalized,
334 generate_ambiguous_year_first_candidates(&classification),
335 );
336 // std::eprintln!("done trying year first: {:?}", result);
337 }
338 }
339 OrderFirst::Year => {
340 result = try_compatible_formats(
341 normalized,
342 generate_ambiguous_year_first_candidates(&classification),
343 );
344 // std::eprintln!("done trying year first: {:?}", result);
345
346 if result.is_none() {
347 result = try_compatible_formats(
348 normalized,
349 generate_ambiguous_day_first_candidates(&classification),
350 );
351 // std::eprintln!("done trying day first: {:?}", result);
352 }
353
354 if result.is_none() {
355 result = try_compatible_formats(
356 normalized,
357 generate_ambiguous_month_first_candidates(&classification),
358 );
359 // std::eprintln!("done trying month first: {:?}", result);
360 }
361 }
362 }
363
364 result
365 }
366 Order::Year => try_compatible_formats(
367 normalized,
368 generate_ambiguous_year_first_candidates(&classification),
369 ),
370 Order::Day => try_compatible_formats(
371 normalized,
372 generate_ambiguous_day_first_candidates(&classification),
373 ),
374 Order::Month => try_compatible_formats(
375 normalized,
376 generate_ambiguous_month_first_candidates(&classification),
377 ),
378 } {
379 return Ok(dt);
380 }
381 // std::eprintln!("NOW trying numeric timestamp");
382 if classification.is_pure_numeric
383 && mode != Mode::UnixTimestamp
384 && let Some(dt) = parse_pure_numeric_unix_timestamp(
385 normalized,
386 classification.num_non_decimal_digits as usize,
387 )
388 {
389 return Ok(dt);
390 }
391 Err(an_err!(DtErrKind::InvalidInput, "{}", s))
392 }
393
394 /// Same parsing logic as [`Dt::from_str_parse`](../struct.Dt.html#method.from_str_parse),
395 /// but returns attoseconds since the library epoch: 2000-01-01 12:00:00 UTC
396 /// (on the UTC scale).
397 ///
398 /// Returns `Some(attos)` on success (negative for pre-2000 dates) or `None`
399 /// on any parse error.
400 #[inline]
401 pub fn str_to_attos(s: &str, opts: &Option<ParseCfg>) -> Option<i128> {
402 Dt::from_str_parse(s, opts).ok().map(|tp| tp.to_attos())
403 }
404
405 /// Same parsing logic as [`Dt::from_str_parse`](../struct.Dt.html#method.from_str_parse),
406 /// but returns milliseconds since the library epoch: 2000-01-01 12:00:00 UTC
407 /// (on the UTC scale).
408 ///
409 /// Returns `Some(millis)` on success (negative for pre-2000 dates) or `None`
410 /// on any parse error.
411 #[inline]
412 pub fn str_to_ms(s: &str, opts: &Option<ParseCfg>) -> Option<i128> {
413 Dt::from_str_parse(s, opts).ok().map(|tp| tp.to_ms())
414 }
415
416 /// Same parsing logic as [`Dt::from_str_parse`](../struct.Dt.html#method.from_str_parse),
417 /// but returns nanoseconds since the library epoch: 2000-01-01 12:00:00 UTC
418 /// (on the UTC scale).
419 ///
420 /// Returns `Some(nanos)` on success (negative for pre-2000 dates) or `None`
421 /// on any parse error.
422 #[inline]
423 pub fn str_to_ns(s: &str, opts: &Option<ParseCfg>) -> Option<i128> {
424 Dt::from_str_parse(s, opts).ok().map(|tp| tp.to_ns())
425 }
426
427 /// Same parsing logic as [`Dt::from_str_parse`](../struct.Dt.html#method.from_str_parse),
428 /// but returns milliseconds since the UNIX epoch: (1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC).
429 ///
430 /// Returns `Some(millis)` on success (negative for pre-2000 dates) or `None`
431 /// on any parse error.
432 #[inline]
433 pub fn str_to_unix_ms(s: &str, opts: &Option<ParseCfg>) -> Option<i128> {
434 Dt::from_str_parse(s, opts)
435 .ok()
436 .map(|tp| tp.to_scale_and_diff(Dt::UNIX_EPOCH, false).to_ms())
437 }
438
439 /// Same parsing logic as [`Dt::from_str_parse`](../struct.Dt.html#method.from_str_parse),
440 /// but returns nanoseconds since the UNIX epoch: (1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC).
441 ///
442 /// Returns `Some(nanos)` on success (negative for pre-2000 dates) or `None`
443 /// on any parse error.
444 #[inline]
445 pub fn str_to_unix_ns(s: &str, opts: &Option<ParseCfg>) -> Option<i128> {
446 Dt::from_str_parse(s, opts)
447 .ok()
448 .map(|tp| tp.to_scale_and_diff(Dt::UNIX_EPOCH, false).to_ns())
449 }
450}
451
452/// Core zero-allocation helper (updated to match the new `&str` signature).
453///
454/// The `fmt` we get from the iterator is still `'static`, but it coerces automatically
455/// to `&str`, so everything continues to work.
456#[inline]
457pub(crate) fn try_compatible_formats<I>(s: &str, formats: I) -> Option<Dt>
458where
459 I: IntoIterator<Item = String>,
460{
461 // let mut dt = None;
462
463 // for fmt in formats.into_iter() {
464 // eprintln!("TRYING FMT: {}", fmt);
465 // dt = match Dt::from_str(s, &fmt, true, true, false) {
466 // Ok(parsed) => Some(parsed),
467 // Err(e) => {
468 // eprintln!(" FAILED with: {:?}", e);
469 // continue;
470 // }
471 // };
472 // if dt.is_some() {
473 // break;
474 // }
475 // // === DEBUG ===
476 // // eprintln!("Tried format: {:?}", fmt);
477 // }
478
479 // dt
480 formats
481 .into_iter()
482 .find_map(|fmt| Dt::from_str(s, &fmt, true, true, false).ok())
483}
484
485#[inline]
486pub(crate) fn try_unambiguous(s: &str, classification: &DateClassification) -> Option<Dt> {
487 if matches!(classification.bytes_len, 6..=8)
488 && let Some(dt) = parse_yyyy_mm(s.as_bytes())
489 {
490 return Some(dt);
491 }
492 try_compatible_formats(s, generate_unambiguous_candidates(classification))
493}