docs::a...R::Date(3)

💖 NAME 💖

Okay so this is the docs::a...R::Date(3) page from User Contributed Perl Documentation, and the NAME is giving: APR::Date — Perl API for APR date manipulating functions. Periodt. 💅

✨ Synopsis ✨

Here's the vibe check in code form, bestie:

use APR::Date ();

# parse HTTP-complient date string
$date_string = 'Sun, 06 Nov 1994 08:49:37 GMT';
$date_parsed = APR::Date::parse_http($date_string);

# parse RFC822-complient date string
$date_string = 'Sun, 6 Nov 94 8:49:37 GMT';
$date_parsed = APR::Date::parse_rfc($date_string);

🌸 Description 🌸

Okay so the page literally says APR::Socket provides the Perl interface to APR date manipulating functions — yes, APR::Socket, not me making a typo, that's what's written. Keeping it exactly, no cap. 💀

🦋 API 🦋

APR::Date provides the following functions and/or methods:

💅 parse_http 💅

Parse HTTP date strings — that's the whole assignment.

$date_parsed = parse_http($date_string);

• arg1: $date_string ( string ) — the date string can be in one of the following formats, bestie:

Sun, 06 Nov 1994 08:49:37 GMT  ; RFC 822, updated by RFC 1123
Sunday, 06-Nov-94 08:49:37 GMT ; RFC 850, obsoleted by RFC 1036
Sun Nov  6 08:49:37 1994       ; ANSI C's asctime() format

refer to RFC2616 for the details — and GMT is assumed, regardless of the used timezone. That part is lowkey important. 🫶

• ret: $date_parsed ( number ) — the number of microseconds since 1 Jan 1970 GMT, or 0 if out of range or if the date is invalid.
• since: 2.0.00

Remember to divide the return value by 1_000_000 if you need it in seconds. Friendly reminder, not me being dramatic. 😭

💅 parse_rfc 💅

Parse a string resembling an RFC 822 date. It's meant to be lenient in its parsing. Hence, this will parse a wider range of dates than parse_http(). It's giving accepting and flexible, fr fr.

$date_parsed = parse_rfc($date_string);

• arg1: $date_string ( string ) — the date string can be in one of the following formats:

Sun, 06 Nov 1994 08:49:37 GMT  ; RFC 822, updated by RFC 1123
Sunday, 06-Nov-94 08:49:37 GMT ; RFC 850, obsoleted by RFC 1036
Sun Nov  6 08:49:37 1994       ; ANSI C's asctime() format
Sun, 6 Nov 1994 08:49:37 GMT   ; RFC 822, updated by RFC 1123
Sun, 06 Nov 94 08:49:37 GMT    ; RFC 822
Sun, 6 Nov 94 08:49:37 GMT     ; RFC 822
Sun, 06 Nov 94 08:49 GMT       ; Unknown [drtr\@ast.cam.ac.uk]
Sun, 6 Nov 94 08:49 GMT        ; Unknown [drtr\@ast.cam.ac.uk]
Sun, 06 Nov 94 8:49:37 GMT     ; Unknown [Elm 70.85]
Sun, 6 Nov 94 8:49:37 GMT      ; Unknown [Elm 70.85]

• ret: $date_parsed ( number ) — the number of microseconds since 1 Jan 1970 GMT, or 0 if out of range or if the date is invalid.
• since: 2.0.00

Remember to divide the return value by 1_000_000 if you need it in seconds. Same note, same energy. 💜

🌈 See Also 🌈

mod_perl 2.0 documentation. That's it. Short and iconic. 💅

🎀 Copyright 🎀

mod_perl 2.0 and its core modules are copyrighted under The Apache Software License, Version 2.0.

👑 Authors 👑

The mod_perl development team and numerous contributors. Obsessed with them, tbh. 🫶

Okay bye bestie 🫶 — this page is from perl v5.42.3, dated 2023-10-21, and it's the docs::a...R::Date(3) page. No cap, that's the whole footer vibes. 💅