datetime renders as [object Object]

[pvlrmnnk]

How to reproduce

1. Add {{ datetime }} to emplate
2. Render it in any note, it will print [object Object]

Ecpected result
{{ datetime }} renders as YYYY-MM-DD by default (or any other format).

I think date format should be configurable

[pvlrmnnk]

I think we need something like https://github.com/e-picas/nunjucks-date-filter

[garyng]

It will print [object Object] because datetime is an object, you need to use datetime.now instead.

The builtin datetime provider is very dumb though.. So it might not be what you want. Contributions are welcome!

[garyng]

I looked at https://github.com/e-picas/nunjucks-date-filter before, but seems like it's unmaintained for years... I couldn't find a good alternative for now.

[pvlrmnnk]

https://www.npmjs.com/package/nunjucks-date-filter-locale seems to be what i'm looking for
it also supports timezones and locales, which is great

So it might not be what you want. Contributions are welcome!

Ok, i'll setup proper dev env next week and try to add this filter

[garyng]

I'll take a look at this too when I have time. We probably need to allow user to configure locale and timezone in the settings page right?

[garyng]

Date formatting is now supported! See https://github.com/garyng/obsidian-temple#formatting-with-dateformat-filter