briannesbitt/Carbon
Carbon
Carbon is a date and time manipulation library for PHP that extends the native DateTime class. It provides a set of tools for calculating, formatting, and comparing dates and times using a simplified, human-readable syntax.
The library utilizes a fluent interface and static factory methods to allow for chained method calls and intuitive object instantiation. It supports both mutable and immutable state options to manage how date objects are modified and returned.
The toolset covers temporal data management, including time zone handling and localization-based formatting to convert date components into strings for different languages. It also facilitates complex date arithmetic, such as calculating differences between timestamps and performing additions or subtractions of time intervals.
Features
- Date and Time Libraries - Provides a comprehensive set of utilities for parsing, validating, manipulating, and formatting date and time values in PHP.
- Time Zone Management - Manages time zones and localization to ensure consistent time representation across different user regions.
- Date Formatting Utilities - Provides extensive utilities for formatting date and time values into human-readable strings across different languages.
- Duration Interval Calculators - Implements complex date arithmetic including additions, subtractions, and difference calculations between timestamps.
- Language Helpers - Provides a collection of helper methods for common PHP calendar tasks like additions and relative time descriptions.
- Class Wrappers - Extends the native PHP DateTime class with a fluent interface for more intuitive date manipulation.
- Library Extensions - Extends the native PHP DateTime class to provide a richer set of manipulation tools.
- Factory Method Patterns - Uses static factory methods to instantiate date objects for common time offsets.
- Fluent Interfaces - Implements a fluent interface allowing developers to chain date modifications in a readable manner.
- Immutable State Patterns - Provides immutable class options to ensure date objects are not modified by side effects.
- Geolocation and Utilities - Extends native date and time functionality.
