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daun/datetime-carbon-format
===========================

Format Datetime fields as Carbon instances

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ProcessWire Datetime Carbon Format
==================================

[](#processwire-datetime-carbon-format)

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Format Datetime fields as [Carbon](https://carbon.nesbot.com/) instances.

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

[](#installation)

Install the module using Composer. This will install Carbon as a child dependency.

```
composer require daun/datetime-carbon-format
```

> ℹ️ Installation via the module directory will only work if you already have `nesbot/carbon` required from the project root.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

All Datetime fields will now be formatted as Carbon instances instead of strings. Some examples of how to make use of this:

```
// $page->date is a Datetime field
// Output format: j/n/Y

echo $page->date;                    // 20/10/2027
echo $page->date->add('7 days');     // 27/10/2027
echo $page->date->format('l, F j');  // Monday, October 20
echo $page->date->year;              // 2027
echo $page->date->diffForHumans();   // 28 minutes ago
```

Consult the [Carbon docs](https://carbon.nesbot.com/docs/) for details.

Notes
-----

[](#notes)

### Frontend only

[](#frontend-only)

The ProcessWire admin expects datetime fields to be strings. That's why this module will only return Carbon instances on normal frontend page views.

### Date output format

[](#date-output-format)

When casting a Carbon instance to a string (usually when outputting the field in a template), the field's date output format will be respected.

### Empty values

[](#empty-values)

Empty date fields will be wrapped in a proxy object that silently "swallows" access to properties and methods without triggering an exception. That's because Carbon instances cannot be empty, i.e. created without a valid timestamp value.

Use either the `timestamp` property or the `isset` accessor to see if a date has a value.

```
// Date field with data
$page->date->timestamp;    // 1778870000
$page->date->isset;        // true
$page->date->year;         // 2027
$page->date->format('j');  // 20

// Empty date field
$page->date->timestamp;    // null
$page->date->isset;        // null
$page->date->year;         // null
$page->date->format('j');  // null
```

### `carbon` API Variable

[](#carbon-api-variable)

The module will create a pre-configured Carbon Factory and wire it into a new `carbon` API variable. This factory object can be used to create new Carbon instances, edit settings on it, etc.

```
// Create a new Carbon instance
$datetime = wire()->carbon->createFromTimestamp($timestamp);
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Pull requests are welcome. Please read the [Contributing Guidelines](./CONTRIBUTING.md).

License
-------

[](#license)

[MIT](./LICENSE)

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