Date Utils

A handful of useful (unit tested) JavaScript date methods

Why?

Why build another date utilities library when several already exist? (see list below)

• For fun.
• Coding (JS TDD) practice
• Discover interesting features
• only build/load what I need (minimalist)

Try it

git clone git@github.com:nelsonic/date-utils.git
cd date-utils
python -m SimpleHTTPServer

Then visit: http://localhost:8000/?coverage=true/

Background / Researh

If you have never played with JavaScript Date try the comprehensive introduction to the JavaScript Date
(built-in methods) on Mozilla Developer Network: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date

Existing (Popular) JS Date Libaries

• Moment.js: http://momentjs.com/
• Date.js: http://www.datejs.com/
• Node Date Utils: https://github.com/JerrySievert/node-date-utils

Other JS Related Libraries (Low Usage)

• Ago: https://github.com/brycebaril/node-ago (two elegant methods, simple tests, low traction)
• To-date https://github.com/vesln/to-date (good tests. zero watchers! strange... uses ago see above)
• JS Date https://github.com/coolaj86/javascript-date (rudimentary tests)
• DT: https://github.com/peterbraden/dt.js (namespace squatting)

Name

Date Uitls is prety generic but tells people exactly what the script does.

JSHint for test.js

see: https://gist.github.com/zackd/794998