Extension:TimeConvert

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File:OOjs UI icon advanced-invert.svg TimeConvert Release status: unmaintained
Implementation	Parser function
Description	Provides a parser function and Scribunto Lua library to convert a time to a different time zone
Author(s)	dlhtalk
MediaWiki	1.18+
PHP	5.2+
Database changes	No
License	MIT License
Download	GitHub: <translate> project page</translate> <translate> git repository URL</translate> [<translate> help</translate> ] <translate> commit history</translate> <translate> Note:</translate> <translate> No [[<tvar name=1>Special:MyLanguage/Localisation#Translation resources</tvar>|localisation]] updates are provided by <tvar name=twn>translatewiki.net </tvar>.</translate> README
Hooks used ParserFirstCallInit ScribuntoExternalLibraries
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The TimeConvert extension provides a parser function and Scribunto Lua library to convert a time to a different time zone.

Examples

{{#timeconvert:2014-01-01 13:00 GMT|America/New_York}}       => 2014-01-01T08:00:00-0500
{{#timeconvert:2014-01-01 13:00 GMT|America/New_York|g:i A}} => 8:00 AM
{{#timeconvert:2014-01-01 8:00 AM EST|Etc/GMT|G:i}}          => 13:00

Documentation

{{#timeconvert:date time|time zone|format}}

• date time: A date time string.
• time zone: The time zone to convert date time to.
• format: The output format to use. The default is ISO 8601.

Scribunto Lua Library

TimeConvert provides a Scribunto library, mw.ext.timeconvert. Examples:

local timeconvert = mw.ext.timeconvert.timeconvert
timeconvert("2014-01-01 13:00 GMT", "America/New_York")          => "2014-01-01T08:00:00-0500"
timeconvert("2014-01-01 13:00 GMT", "America/New_York", "g:i A") => "8:00 AM"
timeconvert("2014-01-01 8:00 AM EST", "Etc/GMT", "G:i")          => "13:00"

Installation

• <translate> <tvar name=1>Download</tvar> and place the file(s) in a directory called <tvar name=name>TimeConvert</tvar> in your <tvar name=ext>extensions/</tvar> folder.</translate>
• <translate> Add the following code at the bottom of your <tvar name=1>LocalSettings.php </tvar> file:</translate>

  require_once "$IP/extensions/TimeConvert/TimeConvert.php";
  

• File:OOjs UI icon check-constructive.svg <translate> Done</translate> – <translate> Navigate to <tvar name=special>Special:Version</tvar> on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.</translate>