Extension:TimeConvert

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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: project page git repository URL [help ] commit history Note: No localisation updates are provided by translatewiki.net . README
Hooks used ParserFirstCallInit ScribuntoExternalLibraries

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

• Download and place the file(s) in a directory called TimeConvert in your extensions/ folder.
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

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

•  Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.