Thomas G. Lopes
IndexedDb & Structured output (#82)
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/**
* Formats a Date object into a human-readable string.
* @param date The Date object to format.
* @param locale The locale to use for formatting (e.g., 'en-US', 'fr-FR'). Defaults to the system's locale.
* @param options Optional formatting options for toLocaleDateString.
* @returns The formatted date string.
*/
export function formatDate(date: Date, locale?: string, options?: Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions): string {
// Provide a default locale and options if not provided
const effectiveLocale = locale || undefined; // Using undefined will use the system's locale
const effectiveOptions: Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions = options || {
year: "numeric",
month: "long",
day: "numeric",
};
try {
return date.toLocaleDateString(effectiveLocale, effectiveOptions);
} catch (error) {
console.error("Error formatting date:", error);
// Fallback to a simple format if toLocaleDateString fails
return `${date.getFullYear()}-${(date.getMonth() + 1).toString().padStart(2, "0")}-${date.getDate().toString().padStart(2, "0")}`;
}
}
/**
* Formats a Date object into a human-readable string including both date and time.
* @param date The Date object to format.
* @param locale The locale to use for formatting (e.g., 'en-US', 'fr-FR'). Defaults to the system's locale.
* @param options Optional formatting options for toLocaleString.
* @returns The formatted date and time string.
*/
export function formatDateTime(date: Date, locale?: string, options?: Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions): string {
// Provide a default locale and options if not provided
const effectiveLocale = locale || undefined; // Using undefined will use the system's locale
const effectiveOptions: Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions = options || {
year: "numeric",
month: "long",
day: "numeric",
hour: "numeric",
minute: "numeric",
second: "numeric",
// timeZoneName: "short", // Optionally include the time zone name
};
try {
return date.toLocaleString(effectiveLocale, effectiveOptions);
} catch (error) {
console.error("Error formatting date and time:", error);
// Fallback to a simple format if toLocaleString fails
return `${date.getFullYear()}-${(date.getMonth() + 1).toString().padStart(2, "0")}-${date.getDate().toString().padStart(2, "0")} ${date.getHours().toString().padStart(2, "0")}:${date.getMinutes().toString().padStart(2, "0")}:${date.getSeconds().toString().padStart(2, "0")}`;
}
}