DateExtension

DateExtension is a little Swift Library for formatting date strings or different dates, such as those returned by (REST) APIs in a human readable and type safe Format. It can process and automatically recognize different date formats and convert date strings into the desired format

Features

• Convert Date Strings to user readable formats to use them in a Text("") for example
• Convert Date Strings to use them in a func, for example for an API call

Installation

To install this package, follow these steps:

1. Go to General -> Frameworks, Libraries, and Embedded Content.
2. Click on the + button.
3. Click on the "Add More" dropdown and select Add Package Dependency....
4. Paste the following URL in the top right: [https://github.com/johannesxdev/DateExtension.git](https://github.com/johannes-bln/DateExtension).
5. Click on Add Package and then again on Add Package in the next window.

Then, import the library in your Swift files:

import DateExtension

Usage

Example Text() : Convert ISO 8601 Date to dd.MM.yyyy Format (31.12.2024)

import SwiftUI
import DateExtension

struct ContentView: View {
    var body: some View {
        
        let time = "2023-12-31T14:35:50Z"
        Text(time.formattedDate(.ddMMyyyy))
        
    }
}

In this example, a date in ISO 8601 format Text("2023-12-31T14:35:50Z") within a text is automatically detected and converted into the format dd.MM.yyyy Text("31.12.2023").

Example func() : Convert Date + Time to ISO 8601 Format (2023-12-31T14:35:50Z)

import SwiftUI
import DateExtension

struct ContentView: View {
    var body: some View {
        
        Button("func"){
            fetchFunc()
        }
    }
    
    func fetchFunc() {
        let time = "12:23:00"
        let date = "12.09.2024"
        let iso8601 = "\(date) \(time)".formattedDate(.iso8601)
        
        print(iso8601)
    }
}

In this example, a date and time within a text are automatically detected and converted into the ISO 8601 format 2023-12-31T14:35:50Z.