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alhames/datetime
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A simple PHP API extension for DateTime

v1.0.1(3y ago)0135MITPHPPHP ^7.4 || ^8.0

Since Dec 18Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

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DateTime Extension
==================

[](#datetime-extension)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
$ composer require alhames/datetime

```

```
{
    "require": {
        "alhames/datetime": "^1.0"
    }
}
```

Examples of usage
-----------------

[](#examples-of-usage)

```
use Alhames\DateTime\DT;

// If now 22 Dec 2022, 10:20:30 Europe/Moscow (+03:00)

echo dt(); // 2022-12-22T10:20:30+03:00

// Create date from string
echo dt('now');           // 2022-12-22T10:20:30+03:00
echo dt('today');         // 2022-12-22T00:00:00+03:00
echo dt('-3 days');       // 2022-12-19T10:20:30+03:00
echo dt('-3 days 02:00'); // 2022-12-19T02:00:00+03:00

// Create date from object
echo dt(new \DateTime()); // 2022-12-22T10:20:30+03:00
echo dt(dt());            // 2022-12-22T10:20:30+03:00
echo dt(new DT());        // 2022-12-22T10:20:30+03:00

// Create date from timestamp
$timestamp = mktime(11, 12, 13, 10, 20, 2030);
echo dt(0);                               // 1970-01-01T03:00:00+03:00
echo dt($timestamp);                      // 2030-10-20T11:12:13+03:00
echo dt((string) $timestamp);             // 2030-10-20T11:12:13+03:00
echo dt($timestamp - DT::YEAR * 3);       // 2027-10-21T11:12:13+03:00
echo DT::createFromTimestamp($timestamp); // 2030-10-20T11:12:13+03:00

// Create start/end of day/hour
echo dt()->getStartOfDay();   // 2022-12-22T00:00:00+03:00
echo dt()->getEndOfDay();     // 2022-12-22T23:59:59+03:00
echo dt()->getStartOfHour();  // 2022-12-22T10:00:00+03:00
echo dt()->getEndOfHour();    // 2022-12-22T10:59:59+03:00
echo DT::createStartOfDay();  // 2022-12-22T00:00:00+03:00
echo DT::createEndOfDay();    // 2022-12-22T23:59:59+03:00
echo DT::createStartOfHour(); // 2022-12-22T10:00:00+03:00
echo DT::createEndOfHour();   // 2022-12-22T10:59:59+03:00

// DT is immutable
$dt = dt();
echo $dt->getStartOfHour(); // 2022-12-22T10:00:00+03:00
echo $dt;                   // 2022-12-22T10:20:30+03:00
echo $dt->setTime(3, 15);   // 2022-12-22T03:15:00+03:00
echo $dt;                   // 2022-12-22T10:20:30+03:00

// Another examples
sleep(DT::HOUR);                  // sleep for 1 hour
usleep(DT::getMicroseconds(1.5)); // sleep for 1.5 seconds

echo json_encode(['now' => dt()]); // {"now":"2022-12-22T10:20:30+03:00"}
dt()->format(DT::FORMAT_MYSQL);    // 2022-12-22 10-20-30
```

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~1 days

Total

2

Last Release

1245d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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