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| 1 | +# Date Format |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +Date Format is an extension that lets you create, format, compare, and manipulate dates. |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +## Blocks |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +NOTE: The ticket shapes cannot be displayed here, they show up as circular shapes. |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +### Creation & Format |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +```scratch |
| 12 | +current date::#59c074 reporter |
| 13 | +``` |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +Returns the current date. |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +--- |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +```scratch |
| 20 | +new date from [2025-03-12]::#59c074 reporter |
| 21 | +``` |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +Creates a date value from a string. Accepts most common date formats (e.g. `2025-03-12`, `March 12 2025`, `12/03/2025`). If the string cannot be parsed, it returns an Invalid date. |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +--- |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +```scratch |
| 28 | +format [date] as [dddd, MMMM D, YYYY]::#59c074 reporter |
| 29 | +``` |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +Formats a date using a custom pattern string. Tokens in the pattern are replaced with the corresponding date parts. Unrecognised characters aren't modified. |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +| Token | Output example | Meaning | |
| 34 | +| ------ | -------------- | ------------------------- | |
| 35 | +| `YYYY` | `2025` | 4-digit year | |
| 36 | +| `YY` | `25` | 2-digit year | |
| 37 | +| `MMMM` | `January` | Full month name | |
| 38 | +| `MMM` | `Jan` | Short month name | |
| 39 | +| `MM` | `01` | Month, zero-padded | |
| 40 | +| `M` | `1` | Month, no padding | |
| 41 | +| `DD` | `09` | Day of month, zero-padded | |
| 42 | +| `D` | `9` | Day of month, no padding | |
| 43 | +| `dddd` | `Wednesday` | Full weekday name | |
| 44 | +| `ddd` | `Wed` | Short weekday name | |
| 45 | +| `HH` | `14` | Hour (24h), zero-padded | |
| 46 | +| `H` | `14` | Hour (24h), no padding | |
| 47 | +| `hh` | `02` | Hour (12h), zero-padded | |
| 48 | +| `h` | `2` | Hour (12h), no padding | |
| 49 | +| `mm` | `05` | Minutes, zero-padded | |
| 50 | +| `m` | `5` | Minutes, no padding | |
| 51 | +| `ss` | `08` | Seconds, zero-padded | |
| 52 | +| `s` | `8` | Seconds, no padding | |
| 53 | +| `A` | `AM` / `PM` | AM/PM indicator | |
| 54 | +| `a` | `am` / `pm` | am/pm indicator | |
| 55 | +| `SSS` | `042` | Milliseconds, zero-padded | |
| 56 | +| `Z` | `+02:00` | UTC timezone offset | |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +--- |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +```scratch |
| 61 | +format [date] as [short v] locale::#59c074 reporter |
| 62 | +``` |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +Formats a date using the active locale. |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +Examples: |
| 67 | +- `short` looks like `Wed, May 20, 2026` |
| 68 | +- `long` looks like `Wednesday, May 20, 2026` |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | +--- |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +```scratch |
| 73 | +format [date] as [relative v]::#59c074 reporter |
| 74 | +``` |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +Formats a date using a special format type. |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +Examples: |
| 79 | +- `relative` looks like `3 days ago` or `in 2 hours` |
| 80 | +- `ISO string` looks like `2025-03-12T14:05:00.000Z` |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +--- |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +### Comparisons |
| 85 | + |
| 86 | +```scratch |
| 87 | +is [date] valid?::#59c074 boolean |
| 88 | +``` |
| 89 | + |
| 90 | +Checks if the date is a valid date value. |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | +--- |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | +```scratch |
| 95 | +is [date1] [after v] [date2]?::#59c074 boolean |
| 96 | +``` |
| 97 | + |
| 98 | +Compares two dates based on the chosen operation. |
| 99 | + |
| 100 | +--- |
| 101 | + |
| 102 | +```scratch |
| 103 | +is [date] [weekend v]?::#59c074 boolean |
| 104 | +``` |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | +Checks a specific property of a date. |
| 107 | + |
| 108 | +- `weekend` = if the day is Saturday or Sunday |
| 109 | +- `weekday` = if the day is Monday through Friday |
| 110 | +- `today` = if the date is in the same day as today |
| 111 | +- `yesterday` = if the date is in the same day as yesterday |
| 112 | +- `tomorrow` = if the day is in the same day as tomorrow |
| 113 | +- `first of month` = if the day of the month is 1 |
| 114 | +- `last of month` = if the day is the last day of its month |
| 115 | +- `leap year` = if the year is a leap year |
| 116 | + |
| 117 | +--- |
| 118 | + |
| 119 | +### Operators |
| 120 | + |
| 121 | +```scratch |
| 122 | +get [days v] between [date1] and [date2]::#59c074 reporter |
| 123 | +``` |
| 124 | + |
| 125 | +Returns the absolute difference between two dates in the given unit. |
| 126 | + |
| 127 | +--- |
| 128 | + |
| 129 | +```scratch |
| 130 | +get [year v] of [date]::#59c074 reporter |
| 131 | +``` |
| 132 | + |
| 133 | +Extracts a component from a date with local time. |
| 134 | + |
| 135 | +| Part | Returns | |
| 136 | +| -------------- | ------------------------------ | |
| 137 | +| `milliseconds` | 0-999 | |
| 138 | +| `seconds` | 0-59 | |
| 139 | +| `minutes` | 0-59 | |
| 140 | +| `hours` | 0-23 | |
| 141 | +| `day (week)` | 0 (Sunday) - 6 (Saturday) | |
| 142 | +| `day (month)` | 1-31 | |
| 143 | +| `day (year)` | 1-366 | |
| 144 | +| `month` | 1-12 | |
| 145 | +| `year` | e.g. `2025` | |
| 146 | +| `time` | Unix timestamp in milliseconds | |
| 147 | + |
| 148 | +--- |
| 149 | + |
| 150 | +```scratch |
| 151 | +set [year v] of [date] to [2026]::#59c074 reporter |
| 152 | +``` |
| 153 | + |
| 154 | +Returns a new date with one component replaced by the given value. |
| 155 | +Setting `weekday` shifts the date to the matching day within the same week. |
| 156 | + |
| 157 | +--- |
| 158 | + |
| 159 | +```scratch |
| 160 | +add [1] [days v] to [date]::#59c074 reporter |
| 161 | +``` |
| 162 | + |
| 163 | +Returns a new date with the specified amount of time added. Use a negative number to subtract. |
| 164 | + |
| 165 | +--- |
| 166 | + |
| 167 | +```scratch |
| 168 | +round [date] to nearest [minutes v]::#59c074 reporter |
| 169 | +``` |
| 170 | + |
| 171 | +Returns a new date rounded to the nearest given unit. For example, rounding `14:08` to `minutes` gives `14:08:00.000`, while rounding to `hours` gives `14:00` or `15:00` depending on which is closer. |
| 172 | + |
| 173 | +--- |
| 174 | + |
| 175 | +### Locale |
| 176 | + |
| 177 | +```scratch |
| 178 | +set locale to [English (US) v]::#59c074 |
| 179 | +``` |
| 180 | + |
| 181 | +Sets the locale used when formatting dates with the *format as locale* block. The option `browser default` uses whatever language the user's browser is set to. This setting is saved with the project. |
| 182 | + |
| 183 | +--- |
| 184 | + |
| 185 | +```scratch |
| 186 | +current locale::#59c074 reporter |
| 187 | +``` |
| 188 | + |
| 189 | +Returns the currently active locale code (e.g. `en-US`), or `default` if none has been set. |
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