Carbon

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Features

Date and Time Libraries - Provides a semantic interface for parsing, validating, and manipulating date and time values.
Temporal Type Wrappers - Wraps standard library time types in a custom structure to provide a more expressive and readable API.
Date and Time - Provides a semantic interface for performing complex date and time calculations without external dependencies.
Localized Formatting - Formats date and time output using ISO 639-1 language codes to support global languages.
Date Object Creators - Generates time objects from individual components like year, month, and day or from Unix timestamps.
Time Zone Management - Handles time zone settings and performs conversions between different regional time offsets.
Cross-Calendar Conversions - Transforms dates between Gregorian, Chinese Lunar, Persian, and Hebrew calendar systems.
Inter-Calendar Transformations - Transforms dates between various systems including Julian, Chinese Lunar, Persian, and Hebrew calendars.
Multi-Calendar Conversions - Enables transformations between Gregorian, Chinese Lunar, Persian, and Hebrew calendar systems.
Temporal Component Extractors - Retrieves specific units of time such as years, months, days, or timestamps from a given date.
Custom Date-Time Format Patterns - Converts time objects into strings using semantic tokens for custom formatting of dates and time zones.
Token-Based Templates - Uses alphanumeric tokens in format strings to map date components into custom output representations.
Date String Parsers - Converts date and time strings into usable objects using standard patterns and custom layouts.
Template-Based Date Parsing - Matches input strings against predefined or fuzzy patterns to resolve them into usable date objects.
Locale Mappings - Uses lookup tables and ISO 639-1 codes to map temporal labels into different human languages.
Relative Date Generators - Generates date objects for days preceding or following the current date using semantic shortcuts.
Date Localizations - Supports the translation of date and time descriptions into multiple languages using ISO 639-1 locale settings.
Date Difference Calculators - Computes the duration between two time points and expresses results in human-readable or numeric units.
Relative Time Humanization - Expresses the difference between two dates as human-readable relative time strings across multiple locales.
Time Zone Converters - Provides functions to set, retrieve, and convert time instances between different geographical time zones.
Multi-Calendar Converters - Implements mathematical algorithms to convert Gregorian dates into lunar, Persian, or Hebrew calendar systems.
Localized Calendar Labels - Translates calendar-related labels such as months, weeks, and seasons into multiple supported languages.
Date and Time Formatting - Converts time strings into objects and outputs them in ISO and RFC standards.
Internationalized Date Formatting - Provides locale-aware formatting to convert date and time objects into human-readable strings.
Time Freezing Utilities - Locks the system clock to a constant value to ensure deterministic results in unit tests.
Global Defaults - Enables setting global defaults for timezones, language locales, and weekend definitions.
String Localization - Provides mechanisms for retrieving and formatting localized time and date components.
Standard Time Formatters - Converts time objects into standards like ISO8601 and RFC series for display and transmission.
Deterministic Testing Clocks - Decouples time measurement from the system clock to enable reproducible Go unit tests.
Temporal Translation Mappings - Uses internal translation mappings to localize date and time strings into various languages.
System Clock Mocks - Allows freezing the system clock with a fixed timestamp to ensure deterministic behavior during unit tests.
Time Simulation Utilities - Intercepts native timing functions to simulate a fixed clock for subsequent date operations.
Global Configuration - Provides a centralized configuration system to synchronize default timezones and locales across the application.
Date And Time - Semantic and developer-friendly time package.

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